Dream | A Mixed Media Canvas

Today my canvas is featured at Unruly PaperArts. Unruly PaperArts is a collaborative blogozine featuring a panel of regular and guest columnists as well as reader-submitted articles. We hope you will join us and come back often as we feature articles on stamping, mixed media, collage, altered art, and scrapbooking.

Supplies

• 8×10" stretched canvas
• newspaper
• black paper for die cuts
• burlap for diecut circles
• Cheery Lynn Dies: Gear Mesh Border (Steampunk Series) - B361 , Hot Air Balloons w / Angel Wing (Steampunk Series) - B360 , Vintage Bicycle (Steampunk Series) - B356 , Steampunk Corner (Set of 2) Left & Right - B437 , Add a Flourish (Set of 2) - B456 , Buttons & Blueberries (Sets of 6) (Utility) - QF179 , Horizon Square Boutique Stacker Frames - DL253 , 
• Piccolo Craft Products : dream Word Accent W015, Vintage Gears Large #1 Accents LA101, Enamel Powder Adhesive Fluid, Enamel Powder VICTORIAN BRONZE, Enamel Powder COPPER KETTLE
• Various paints : Grey, dark brown
• Oil Pastels : brown and metallic
• Walnut ink spray and reinker
• Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink
• Beacon Fast Finish Decoupage 
• Generals Charcoal Pencils 
• Metallic set of Pan Pastel
• Bold Brush Sepia PITT Pen
• Art Glitter Glue Designer Dries Clear

Begin by adhering strips of newsprint (leaving part of canvas uncovered) and die cut burlap to canvas using Beacon Fast Finish Decoupage and Art Glitter Glue Designer Dries Clear. 

Adhere die cut pieces of the gear mesh to parts of the canvas that were not covered with newsprint. Brush over the die cut parts first with grey and then with brown set aside to dry. Once dry mark over canvas with oil pastels, accentuating the edges of the canvas, rubbing over die cuts to make them POP! breaking up the print surface with some color.

Next add some walnut ink mist and droplets to canvas surface. With Enamel Powder Adhesive Fluid, rub over edges of canvas and sprinkle with Vintage Bronze Powder--heat set. Add die cut balloons, compass rose, bicycle and flourish and corner. Add metallic Pan Pastel to die cuts.

With Enamel Adhesive Fluid, apply enamel powders to chipboard dream and gears. Heat emboss. Adhere to canvas with Art Glitter Glue. 

Print out quote and cut to fit Horizon Square die. Distress edges of quote and add Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink to quote. Adhere to die cut square and apply to canvas. Mark around gears with charcoal pencils to highlight the gears some more.

Read my Artist's Spotlight at Unruly PaperArts here.

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Weekly Challenge | Love You, Mom

It's time for a new challenge with Digital Delights by Louby Loo! This week at Delightful Challenges our challenge is Love You, Mom. I created this sweet circle card with Swinging Dolly, using die cuts to make the branch more dimensional. Using pre-colored digitals make card making super easy allowing your project to come together quickly!~I hope you enjoy my card! Thank you for stopping by!

Swinging Dolly

Card stock : Bazzill

Accessories : Foam Tape, Beacon 3in1, Artist Glitter Designer Dries Clear, Cheery Lynn Designs Dies

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This week's theme :

Love You, MOM!

Challenge Rules below

We are being sponsored by the fabulous

Your Prize:

Surprise package retails value $15 - $20

Now it's Your Turn!

You are not required to use a Digital Delights 

Image to join in the fun 

but if you do, you can enter THAT project TWICE.

To enter twice when using a Digital Delight image,

for your 1st entry use your card link.

For your 2nd entry use your blog address

 and add "2nd entry" after your name

Otherwise, only ONE entry person

**Please be sure to follow the challenge theme and rules or it will be removed.

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Weekly Challenge | You're Egg-stra Special

It's time for a new challenge with Digital Delights by Louby Loo! This week at Delightful Challenges our challenge is You're Egg-stra Special!  You include an egg or make and egg/oval shaped card. I included Easter Egg Molly in my card--she is SO cute! Molly paired with Wunderland Papers makes a great spring card!~I hope you enjoy my card! Thank you for stopping by!

 Easter egg Molly

Card stock : Bazzill

Markers : Spectrum Noir 

Accessories : Foam Tape, Wink of Stella Clear, Beacon 3in1

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This week's theme :

You're Egg-stra Special

 (include an Easter egg or oval shape)
Challenge Rules below

We are being sponsored by the fabulous

Your Prize:

Prize - $25 store certificate

Now it's Your Turn!

You are not required to use a Digital Delights 

Image to join in the fun 

but if you do, you can enter THAT project TWICE.

To enter twice when using a Digital Delight image,

for your 1st entry use your card link.

For your 2nd entry use your blog address

 and add "2nd entry" after your name

Otherwise, only ONE entry person

**Please be sure to follow the challenge theme and rules or it will be removed.
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Impossible Things

This article can be read HERE.

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Weekly Challenge | A new Release and Hip to be Square!

It's time for a new release and a newchallenge with Digital Delights by Louby Loo! This week at Delightful Challenges our challenge is Hip to be Square! We also have a super new release with 2 themes this time! You are sure to find something to love! Bobby Bluebird is so happy and cheery that he is perfect for all sorts of cards. I used the rainbow from the accessories set and placed a sentiment from the It's for You set into the cloud for a background for Bobby Blue Bird! It makes a great simple all-occasion  card for someone special...I know you're thinking, leslierahye I don't see a square...I promise I have one on the inside! I will add a photograph of the inside for you later today...I have to run to work right now~I hope you enjoy my card! Thank you for stopping by!

Arc Accessories set

Bobby bluebird

Its for you sentiment set

Card stock : Bazzill

Markers : Spectrum Noir 

Accessories : Foam Tape, Wink of Stella Clear, Beacon 3in1, foam tape

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You can see the entire release HERE

The theme for this week's challenge is

Hip to be Square

 (make a square card or use a square on the card)

Challenge Rules below

We are being sponsored by the fabulous

http://www.scrapland.com

Your Prize:

$10 store certificate

Now it's Your Turn!

You are not required to use a Digital Delights 

Image to join in the fun 

but if you do, you can enter THAT project TWICE.

To enter twice when using a Digital Delight image,

for your 1st entry use your card link.

For your 2nd entry use your blog address

 and add "2nd entry" after your name

Otherwise, only ONE entry person

**Please be sure to follow the challenge theme and rules or it will be removed.

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A Spring Ornament

 Happy Wednesday everyone! Today on the Globecraft and Piccolo Blog I share a fabulous Spring ornament. This project features the new pearl gel enamels along with some great Piccolos including the Chocolate Bunnies, the Tiny Flourishes and the Daisies.  I hope you enjoy!

Globecraft & Piccolo Products used

3D Enamel Gel DAFFODIL PEARL*
3D Enamel Gel ROSE PEARL*
3D Enamel Gel LEAFY GREEN
3D Enamel Gel BURNT UMBER

Enamel Powder AGED PINK*
Enamel Powder VICTORIAN BRONZE

Daisy Floral Accents & Frame A129
Tiny Flourishes Accents 1/2" A138
Chocolate Bunnies A146
DIY Landscape Ornament ORDIYL1

Glastique GLOSS Finishing Glaze 2 oz.

Enamel Powder Adhesive Fluid

Border Die BUNNY & CHICK B171

*=new release item

I adhered the chipboard pieces to book paper with Glastique I coated the Bunny with Burnt Umber Gel Enamel. once the frame was dry, I trimmed it out, sanded the edges and then brushed on a thin layer of the Burnt Umber Gel Enamel to tint the frame brown. 

The color on the flowers was added with a brush to get all the details of the dainty daisies.

Edges of the frames and the center frame for the ornament were heat embossed with Victorian Bronze.

Punches were diecut from the Bunnies and Chicks Cheery Lynn Border. I used book paper covered with heat set Aged Pink Enamel. They were added to the globe ornament for "confetti". The Bunny and daisies were added to the globe and the whole thing was glued shut with Beacon 3-in-1 to hold it tight. A pink hemp string was added to the ornament for a hanger.

I hope you enjoyed my project! Thank you for stopping by today!

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Hello!

Happy Tuesday everyone! Today on the Cheery Lynn Blog I share a cute shaped greeting card with the January New Release Bird House, my new favorite Sweet Williams Strip and the Tiny Flower Kit. Making shaped cards with the stackers is super easy. Fold your card stock and line up the fold to the inside of the cutting blade. Cut your shape. The fold will still be intact. Layer stackers on top and add you card front and embellish! For this card, I cut everything out of white watercolor paper and hand colored certain elements to match my digital image. I finished off the card with a bit of Wink of Stella glitter on the dragonfly wings, the sentiment and the edges of the flowers.

Cheery Lynn Dies used

Classic Birdhouse - B419
Tiny Flower Kit (Set of 3) - B376
Sweet Williams Strip - B307
Mini Fanciful Flourish - B117S
Circle-Classic LG Stackers Nesting Dies - XL-4
Horizon Circle Boutique Stacker Frames - DL272
Hello (Set of 2) - B346
Tiny Things with Wings - B266

 Thank you for stopping by!! I hope you enjoy my card!

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Remember there is still time to join the new challenge!!! Challenge #125 is Celebrate. There is a chance to win a $20 shopping spree at Cheery Lynn Designs. Thank you for stopping by today!

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Weekly Challenge | Welcome Spring!

It's time for a new challenge with Digital Delights by Louby Loo! This week at Delightful Challenges our challenge is Welcome Spring! Little Bird just screams Spring to me...the "poms" in the Mix Them Up paper pack looks like fun little spring flowers and is perfect for our wee bird! A luscious May Arts Ribbon finishes off the card!
~I hope you enjoy my card! Thank you for stopping by!

Little Bird

Mix Them Up Digital Paper Pack

Card stock : Bazzill

Markers : Spectrum Noir 

Accessories : Foam Tape, Wink of Stella Clear, May Arts RIbbon, Beacon 3in1

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This week's theme :

WELCOME SPRING

Challenge Rules below

We are being sponsored by the fabulous

http://thecharmbarn.com

Your Prize:

$15 store certificate

Now it's Your Turn!

You are not required to use a Digital Delights 

Image to join in the fun 

but if you do, you can enter THAT project TWICE.

To enter twice when using a Digital Delight image,

for your 1st entry use your card link.

For your 2nd entry use your blog address

 and add "2nd entry" after your name

Otherwise, only ONE entry person

**Please be sure to follow the challenge theme and rules or it will be removed.

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Weekly Challenge | Wearing of the Green

It's time for a new challenge with Digital Delights by Louby Loo! This week at Delightful Challenges our challenge is Wearing of the Green~use green on your card. We are of course getting ready for St. Patrick's Day. Digital Delights has several very cute images for St. Patrick's Day cards!! I picked St. Patricks Kiddle to color on tan textured paper. I love the canvas feel of this technique!
~I hope you enjoy my card! Thank you for stopping by!

St Patricks Kiddle

Card stock : Bazzill

Markers : Spectrum Noir 

Accessories : Foam Tape, Sharpie Paint Pen, gold doily and Beacon 3in1

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This week's theme :

WEARING OF THE GREEN 

(use green somewhere on your card)

Challenge Rules below

We are being sponsored by the fabulous

Your Prize:

Now it's Your Turn!

You are not required to use a Digital Delights 

Image to join in the fun 

but if you do, you can enter THAT project TWICE.

To enter twice when using a Digital Delight image,

for your 1st entry use your card link.

For your 2nd entry use your blog address

 and add "2nd entry" after your name

Otherwise, only ONE entry person

**Please be sure to follow the challenge theme and rules or it will be removed.

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Happy Steampunk Birthday

Happy Tuesday everyone!Today I am sharing a steampunk birthday card to kick off my birthday month on the Cheery Lynn Blog! I layered the compass die onto a piece of brown card stock before cutting the inner frame of the sentiment frame. Gears were cut from matte metallic card stock to be layered onto the steampunk bicycle! I love the layers on the cycle!

Cheery Lynn Dies used

Vintage Bicycle (Steampunk Series) - B356
Gears (Set of 9) - B340
Ship's Compass - B395
Sentiment Tag 1 (Set of 3) - B424
Birthday (Set of 2) - B231
Happy (Set of 2) - B226

 Thank you for stopping by!! I hope you enjoy my card!

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Remember there is still time to join the new challenge!!! Challenge #122 is Doilies. There is a chance to win a $20 shopping spree at Cheery Lynn Designs. Thank you for stopping by today!

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Inspired Owl Card

Happy Tuesday everyone! I am sharing on the Cheery Lynn Blog today a card inspired by my creative daughter and teammates. Last week when Fancy and I were making Valentine boxes for her teachers, she looked at the Heartland America Large die and said, "I see an owl!" I asked her to show me what she saw. She indicated that the doilies in the top of the heart were eyes, the heart in the bottom the body and she indicated that a heart on the doily was his beak! So, this week I have transformed my Heartland America die cut into this cute owl! Also, I have also been enamored by my teammates' use of the cuties dies into foliage like pine branches!! I tried my hand at this this week, as well as transforming another cutie die into pine cones! This card also serves to remind you of our current challenge : Shaped Card!

Cheery Lynn Dies used

Heartland America Large - DL110
Small Heart Lollipop Fringe Cutie - B391
Cuties 2 - B150
French Flair - Scalloped LG Stackers Nesting Dies - XL-13
French Flair Classic - Silver Stackers - L-12
Embellishment #2 - B188

 Thank you for stopping by!! I hope you enjoy my "inspired" card!

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Remember there is still time to join the new challenge!!! Challenge #119 is Shaped Card. There is a chance to win a $20 shopping spree at Cheery Lynn Designs. Thank you for stopping by today!

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