Break Free - Mixed Media Canvas - Donna Salazar Designs

Hi lovelies!

I've had this background ready for months, it was just needing the right words to go with it, and they finally came!  All it needed was the butterfly to go with it and it was finished.

It's only 4x4 inches, so very little... but Donna's small Brick Stencil from Want 2 Scrap was the perfect size.  The main word in the title was made using GCD's Chipboard Alpha Stickers, which were touched with Peridot Mix'd Media Inx and then coated with Fairy Dust Glitter.  The rest of the title was clicked out using my Dymo Caption Maker.

The butterfly was cut out of canvas with Donna's Wonderful Wings Die from Spellbinders... with my love of butterflies I'd be lost without this one!  It was coloured with Peridot Mix'd Media Inx and then  once dried I finished it with some matching Bling from Want 2 Scrap.

I have a step by step tutorial in PDF format on how I created the background for this one HERE.

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you are inspired to give the background a go, it's very simple and lots of fun!

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Art Soul Life Mini Canvas - Donna Salazar Designs

Hi everyone!  Today I have a little art canvas to share with you... I created this while I was procrastinating making something else, thinking it was supposed to happen that way!

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I have used Want 2 Scrap stencils with Texture Paste to created the brick wall background and layered it with loads of colour.  

I've cut some butterflies from Want 2 Scrap canvas, coloured them and added matching Bling to give them loads of wow factor.

I've made some flowers with the Mulberry Paper from the Mix'd Media Stax 2.  I love the different effect using the Mulberry has instead of using plain patterned papers. I have wet them after cutting and shaping them and the water made the paper soften even more and create this felt like look.

 I've also cut some shadow flowers from mulberry paper which I've coloured with smooch spritz, they add a soft contrast with the bricks.

I hope you like what I have created... I had lots of fun making a mess with this one!  I have a step by step tutorial also for you  on how I created the background, and how to utilise all the left over colour.

Brick Wall Canvas Background - PDF Download

The link links across to Box.net where you'll be able to preview and download the PDF.

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Products Used:

Papers:

GCD Studios Mix'd Media Stax 2 - Mulberry Paper

Chipboard:

GCD Studios Chipboard Alphas - Fun and Funky

Colour:

Clearsnap Smooch Spritz - River Mossy, Green Olive, Sea Kiss, Sea Breeze

Bling:

Want 2 Scrap Wonderful Wings Bling

Want 2 Scrap B.Y.O.B

Dies:

Spellbinders Wonderful Wings, Rose Creations, Bitty Blossoms, Shadow Flowers

Stencils:

Want 2 Scrap Brick Wall Stencil

Flowers:

Green Tara Roses, Cherry Blossoms

Other:

Zutter 5x7' Canvas Art Board

Want 2 Scrap Canvas

Green Tara Polka Dot Organza Ribbon

Jo Sonya Texture Paste

"Love Is" Wall Hanging - Donna Salazar Designs

Hi everyone!!

Today I have this sweet wall hanging to share with you all, featuring Donna's fabulous Denim and Canvas from Want 2 Scrap.  I love incorporating textiles into my work, so this was something I was really looking forward to playing with!

I have used the 6x6 chipboard from Want 2 Scrap as a base and decoupaged with torn pieces of Spring in Bloom paper and Crafty Chronicle.  I used the 7x7  Canvas and Denim to create 2 of the hearts and to also create a backing for the whole hanging {to hide the messy backs}, the third heart was made from Donna's Corrugated Card by Zutter.

Using Donna's Wonderful Wings die from Spellbinders and an offcut of Canvas I cut a butterfly from canvas, as well as from some sparkly paper and topped it off with the gorgeous Wonderful Wings Bling from Want 2 Scrap.

Donna's chipboard alphas from GCD Studios were perfect to use as is.  They are compatible with her Donna's Alphas Spellbinders Dies, so you can effortlessly cut patterned paper to match, but I just dabbed a little Patina Mix'd Media Inx onto them with a baby wipe and then dried it with a heat gun.  They 'Dymo' words were simply printed onto plain paper to the perfect size I wanted.

The large bouquet rose was cut using Donna's Grand Peony Die from Spellbinders, I have a tutorial on creating these HERE.  I used 2 different sizes on this hanging, one of them using the largest of the die set, creating a flower as big as my palm... impressive!!

I've added some chippy swirls and a birdcage, painted white and then coated with Fairy Dust Glitter in Mixed Berries, and added some rhinestone bling for more shine!  I tied some bows from gauze and also used gauze to make the hanger and then some pretty lace trim to the bottom of each piece.  Then as a final touch added some sweet beaded drops.

Here's how I created the hearts:

First I created a heart template and traced it onto the canvas, denim and corrugated card, then trimmed them out.

The fabric hearts had the edges frayed, I just use an awl to pull the threads.

To add to the worn look, I cut a slit into the canvas heart and frayed the edges.

I dry brushed both the canvas and denim with a warm white acrylic paint...

then sprayed some Smooch Spritz in Mixed Berries and River Mossy onto them randomly.

While the Smooch and the paint was still wet I next misted some water to soften and blend the colours and allowed the hearts to dry.

For the corrugated heart, after trimming out I tore the top layer from one side to reveal the corrugation and dabbed on some warm white acrylic paint.

And as a bonus... here's how I created the background {which I then went and mostly covered up with hearts LOL}:

Tear up some offcuts of Spring in Bloom White Roses patterned paper and Crafty Chronicle and then piece by piece adhere these to one side of 6x6 Chipboard using your favourite decoupage medium.

 

Until the surface is covered...

Once dried, trim of the salvage from the edges and add a few small dabs of paint across the top...

and then drag the paint across the surface with a scraping tool or old store card. 

This gives a very thin layer of paint, allowing the images to just show through.

Once the paint is dried, add some Wisteria, Peridot and Patina Mix'd Media Inx to the edges with an applicator.

And then blend with a baby wipe to soften... 

and it's ready to be used!!

I hope you found this inspiring!  Very soon this little treasure will be going to live on the other side of the world from me... one of my dearest friends gave me the 'pretty please with sugar on top' line when I showed her, how could I say no!!

Until next time, take care and be true to you!

Mis xo

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Products used:

Patterned Paper:

GCD Studios Spring in Bloom - White Roses
GCD Studios Crafty Chronicle Vol. 3

Chipboard:
Want 2 Scrap 6x6 Chipboard
Dusty Attic Birdcage & Mini Scrolls

Bling:
Want 2 Scrap Wonderful Wings Bling
ZVA Creative Crystal Swirl

Ink:
Clearsnap Mix'd Media Inx - Peridot, Patina, Wisteria

Colour:
Clearsnap Smooch Spritz - Mixed Berries, River Mossy

Medium:
Jo Sonya Warm White Acrylic Paint
Inkssentials Glue 'n Seal

Glitter:
Clearsnap Fairy Dust - Mixed Berries

Dies:
Spellbinders - Grand Peony Creations, Rose Creations, Wonderful Wings

Tools/Machines:
Spellbinders Grand Calibur
Clearsnap Stylus & Applicator

Other:
GCD Studios Compatibles Chipboard Alphas - Donna's Alphas
Gauze
Green Tara Lace
7 Gypsies Crystal Ring Dangles
American Crafts POW Glitter Paper

Adhesive:
Helmar Tiger Grip

Mixed Media Background - Tutorial

As promised... here is a step by step tutorial to create a mixed media background, similar to what I have created for "Where Thou Art".

You will need to download it as a PDF by clicking either of these links:

Onscreen View 1.4mb
Printable 6.8mb

I'd love the chance to see what you create, so don't forget to leave a comment with a link to your work so I can have a see also!







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