Project 5: Marie Antoinette Tag

HOW: Antique copper glimmer mist and regular blue mist for the background. Vintage image. Lace for the bottom. Lace for the tag string. And stamped words using a Antique copper and royal gold glimmer mist background that was crumpled up. 

SPA: Steampunk Christmas

This is my version of a steampunk christmas. 

Supplies: Washers, nuts, some stary looking things idk what it's called, letter stickers, glimmer mist, background paper was from Michaels.

Project 4: Sewing

An aspiring fashion designer / CEO needs to have some inspiration cards on had.

HOW: Mini 3 3/4" X 2 1/8" card. Sprayed black or black card stock can't remember. Sticker-ed the 'SEW' on the front of the card. Glued some embellishments to the front of sewing items (buttons, thread spool and a jar of beads) which was from my TJ Max purchase Jolee's Boutique. On the back stamped out the quote "Sewing mends the soul" on DIY glimmer mist-ed paper, cut it out. And bordered the edges of the card and quote with my Color Box Copper ink pad.

Mini Haul 12/07

The first batch was from TJ Max the Jolee's Boutique supplies. The big package was $4.99 and the little package to the site was $1.49. I bought these packages because it had sewing items in it. And if you don't know already I'm an aspiring Fashion Designer / CEO :)

And the second batch was from Walmart. I bought two empty spray bottles for $1.07 each and two metallic paint bottles for $1.something and poured half the bottle of paint in the spray bottles and filled with water, shook well and then sprayed. You can't really see it but there is a glimmer to the paper from the metallic paints.

That's all for now. As soon as I have free time I will be creating some art and posting it on this blog with the info on how I created it. Come back soon :)

Project 3: Time of Passion Tag

How: Old book page glued to card stock, cut out the top corners. Faintly painted over with white, pink, and blue watercolor. Adhered a vintage image. Took a quote/line from the book (Mill on the Floss) "Time of Passion". Glued two flowers. Printed a vintage clock and put one of those bubble 3d things on it. Outlined the images and for final touches spray painted some hem tape and stapled to the top. Top was inspired by RACHO113. I saw her use this technique on one of her vintage tags and wanted to try it. I really like the effect.

Sunday Postcard : Baubles

This is a postcard I made for the Sunday Postcard Art Challenge : Baubles

How: Watercolored the background (mixed blue and black), used green piping to create the tree, painted inside the tree with green acrylic paint for a more darker look, used some bauble cut outs, I had some christmas mini decorations laying around so I thought I'd use them for a more textured 3d feel, and finally using Studio G WM0172 alphabet stamp set I used the quote Twas the night ... (words didn't come out as nice) OH and the T in twas was used from Jolee's Boutique sticker letter set.

Weekend Haul

If you follow me on instagram @laadylizz I've posted these pictures up the same day I bought them.

First is my Walmart Haul : I got a set of foam brushes for $1.11 and a stencil packet that was $3.14

Second is my TJ Maxx Haul : There's a packet of letter stickers 3 different styles with about 4 or 5 pads each for $2.99 then I bought some tags 32 pieces for $1.49 and then a packet with various little trinkets to add as textiles and what not for $1.49

Third is from Ben Franklin : Two clear stamps #003383 and #003386 for $1.00 each and the See Clear Block for $2.10 and also not seen in the picture is the Color Box Catseye - Copper Ink for $3.13.

And finally another Walmart purchase : I bought two studio G stamp sets and four studio g ink pads in black (WM0125), gold (WM0789), Blue (WM0790), and Red (WM0786) all for $0.97 each.

Project 2: Vintage Anne

If you follow me on instagram (@laadylizz) I actually had a different picture at first. It was a small circle image and it threw off the feel completely so I went and changed the picture.

How I made it: I die cut the shape and spray painted it black. I used the snag 'em stamp #003386 for the front and some Jolee's Boutique sticker letters for the name. On the back I used the snap 'em stamp #003383 and a image I photocopied from one of my fashion books. The ink I used was Color Box copper. I also went along the edges of both sides with the copper to give it a sort of border. I also rubbed some copper on the image to give it a more vintage appeal instead of just a black and white photo.  

Project 1: John Dillinger

 

 

The top images are my very first attempt at mixed media. I didn't like the way it turned out so I tried a second time and it came out much better. 

How I made it: I sponged the black background. (In the first attempt I used white paint and created fingerprints, not used on the second attempt). Then I used some square stencils to add some texture, seen in silver. In the second attempt I brushed gold in various areas, not used in the first attempt, and I made a bullet stamp and stamped that in various areas. Then I burned newspaper that I bought from the Mob Museum in Las Vegas and glued that to both sides of my project. 

The bottom second attempt was die cut into a folded envelope.