no rules, just happy crafting
This project was inspired by a YouTube comment on a paint pouring video. Can I do this technique on a pot or a lampshade are the two that come to mind. Honestly I’m not sure and in this post I’ll share my thoughts as well as how I ended up with a marble-y pumpkin for my table!
Continue reading “Marbled Pumpkin with Acrylic Paint Pouring”
Ranger has a new release of Letter It goodies – and I’m in love! I’ve been a long time fan of both Perfect Pearls and Archival Ink so I got some of these new lovelies out to play today – and I had a blast!
Continue reading “Perfect Pearls shimmering card ‘just because’”
Well, technically not a canvas this is actually a wood shallow frame that I turned around to use the back. The results? LOVE this piece!
You can check out the whole how-to for this surprisingly easy background here is my YouTube video.
Affiliate links used
BlueMoonScrapbooking and Scrapbook.com carry most of the supplies I used, you can also use the affiliate links below to Simon Says Stamp.
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I love these cameos so much – this one inspired my canvas.
From the rosette (I used the snowflake design!) to the alcohol ink colored roses I just love how this turned out! It was surprisingly quick and easy too – which is always a bonus!
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and project. I’ll be doing more with stencils in the new class I’m just starting to develop (don’t hold your breath -it’s gonna be a while!) and you can bet the turn the stencil + use it more than once to get a design like this will be used.
but when he does, he prefers Blueprint Sketch! The new Tim Holtz Distress color? AMAZING. I’ve created a video showing it compared to other blues.
Here is my first project using this color:
This new color is definitely a favorite – you’ll be seeing it a lot!
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I’ve got a confession. I’ve always wanted to do the Ranger Designer challenge. I see the amazing things people make and I always thought it’d be cool to be asked. They display these pieces (all focused on a single product/line) at their trade show booth and it is always a favorite of mine to see.
Well… last November I got the call. I then stared at a blank canvas for something silly like 2 weeks unable to bring myself to make anything even though I had a vision almost immediately of what to do.
The focus was on Dina Wakley Media products, and I got to thinking about using just a few… and ended up using every single one except red. I sketched on this canvas. I added paper layers. metal. alllll kinds of things and initially very little color.
If you follow me on instagram (@may_flaum) you get all kinds of sneaky peeks into my happenings here.
What intimidated (and made me determined to work on my lack of skills) me was that I really wanted to doodle. Sketching with gesso helped me formulate my plan. The use of layers worked well for me. Once I got my petals down and my many things glued down it was just time to color and play.
I played. Then I painted and painted more.
I even painted + cut out “color” from cardstock. Yeah, my own handwriting. Then more texture. More colors. More play.
I was so very happy with this finished piece and I hope you’ve enjoyed looking at the absolutely wild canvas I made. Thank you to Dina Wakley and the Ranger Ink crew for inviting me to take part. It truly was an honor and my pleasure to spend so many hours crafting this.
