Things to Alter~July Challenge Anything Goes~"Practice Kindness"

Happy July!

Today starts a brand new challenge at Things to Alter with a theme of Anything Goes! The lucky winner will receive some awesome MDF by Jac but you have to play to win, hope to see you soon!

This is the project I made as part of Jac's creative team.

The substrate is another dollar store plaque I found and lots of MDF goodness!

Our theme was Shabby Chic until we decided to do Anything Goes to encourage more mixed media players,  so with that theme still in mind, here is my attempt at Shabby Chic.

I really love the softer colors and how well they play with texture!

The canvas is 6 inches by 6 inches. 

My Ingredients:

Things to Alter MDF:

Bird nest

Birds

Leaf

Mixed mini shapes & flowers

Steampunk Corners

Paperclay flowers coated in gesso and layers of Distress Paint.

Highlights and some shine with Tattered Angels Glimmer Glam and Glimmer Glaze. I really love the Glaze for a 'sealing' layer.

The dollar store substrate is covered with lace from an old not so-old lacey dress. I attached the lace with some mat medium then gesso'd over the drop so the drippy drips would stay put.

I left the nest and sweet heart birds in the natural MDF color :) for POP

"Practice Kindness"

~always~

Have a great day and hope to see you play soon!

Happy Weekend!

~kim

*just added*
yay!

There are some wonderful challenges I would like to play along with, too:

Anything But Cute~Birds and Bees

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes

Rhedd's Creative Spirit Mixed Media Anything Goes

Altered Eclectics~Mixed Media Anything Goes

A Vintage Journey~Monochrome
so happy a GDT bit of arty goodness came across my wall
to remind me of this fabulous challenge :)

Things to Alter~June Challenge!

Hello!

Welcome June!

Today starts a brand new Challenge at Things to Alter!! Yay! We are now an Anything Goes Mixed Media Challenge. You can use anything you like and you don't have to use any of the MDF by Jac, but if you enter you might just win some!


This month my team project is a stand-up plaque I found at a dollar store. It was kinda of silly, so it hadddd to have a make-over!

Here is the before photo:

Cute but kinda plain for my liking :)

My makeover:

Loaded up full with MDF by Jac: 

Ornate Flourish

Steampunk Dragonfly

Mixed Flowers

Main color and texture is DecoArt:

Media Sprays

Texture Crackle Paste

Fluid Acrylics

Dragonfly is colored with Perfect Pearls

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have time this month to play along with us at Things to Alter. Can't wait to see what you make!! :)

Hugs
~kim

Things to Alter~May Challenge~Add DOTS!!

Hey there!

I have lots to share today for lots of different places, I really hope you have time to check it all out!

You can see my earlier post from today for my Visible Image Sunday Play HERE.

Today begins the May Challenge at Things to Alter and we would love to see you add dots to your project. Alter something and share with us, we really hope you do. Please don't bring your cards, we love to see anything but cards, thanks!

I am teasing a bit here, I have a step by step on the Things to Alter blog so you can see what I did with Jac's awesome MDF and DecoArt paint goodness.

So, come along for the ride and see all the awesomeness we made for Jac!

Click HERE for your magical transport!

Have an awesome day!

~kim

Things to Alter~ New Challenge Anything Goes, Twist add a Bird!

Hello wonderful crafty people!

Welcome to April! I don't have any gags planned, how about you?

Just some painty fun and a new challenge at Things to Alter to bring you today!

Here we go, I made a 5x7 canvas for this project and loaded it up with Jac's MDF shapes, DecoArt Media and Tattered Angels colors.

Click each photo if you'd like to see it larger.

"Use Your Wings"

5 inch by 7 inch canvas board
Things to Alter MDF used:
Spooky Tree
Bird
Diamond Trellis Fence

I used DecoArt Gesso, Crackle Paste, Crackle Glaze and Matte Medium 

in various layers along with masking tape and drywall tapes for texture. 

I used an Andy Skinner stencil also for more dimension with Deco Art modeling paste.

For color I used Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists Brights Starter kit. I love the blue Dragonfly and green Moss, the colors are very vibrant! On top of the mists, I applied a layer of DecoArt Matte Medium to seal the color once the color sprays were dry. The colors move some when the medium was applied with a brush but here it worked just fine.

On top I used some DecoArt Crackle Glaze for even more texture. I sprayed some more Tattered Angels, both Dragonfly and Moss and used a bit of water to get the color into the cracks. I also used some Glimmer Glaze Island Spring in some of the blue areas.

I used Glimmer Glaze Paint, Satchel, on the bird for a stained look. Then once dry I added some White Picket Fence Distress Paint and wiped some away.

Thanks so much for looking!

Please hop over to see the rest of the team's inspiration and enter the challenge when you have time! The theme is Anything Goes, twist add a bird.

Have a fun day!!

~kim

Things to Alter~New Challenge~MDF Altered Shadowbox

Happy March, Glad you all survived Leap Day!

Today at Things to Alter, we are happy to start our Second Month long challenge! Everyone is welcome to join in for this mixed media altering playtime. The theme this month is Steampunk. Can't wait to see what you make!

I altered on of Jac's MDF 4 inch open boxes for this play.

Parts list:
4 inch MDF box
Ornate Lamp Post
Plain Key

Click each image to see a bit bigger :)

Full sun outdoors to try to get the colors to show a bit better

No fillers inside the box so you can see the textures

One side, more textures...

Supplies list:
Metal Tape
Various embossing folders
DecoArts Blogger Outreach stash, Antiquing Creams, Media Fluid Acrylics, Ultra Matte Varnish

Play HERE

Visible Image Sunday Play~Learn to Fly Again...

Hi!

Today I have another Monolith I made fro Visible Image to share fro my Sunday Play!

Where I live it is sunny and too warm, we seem to skip seasons, Fall, Spring and Winter are days long instead of weeks :) It has been so sunny and warm, it really inspired me to go to the beach...well try to on board anyways! Seaside, whitewashed fresh and peaceful...

This MDF Monolith features the Learn to Fly Again stamps, a brilliant set by the awesome Duo that runs and creates Visible Image Stamps. Fabulous Mark and Helen do it all themselves from designing, to manufacturing and cutting to shipping and service!

I built ip the layers with DecoArt Matte Medium and DecoArt Acrylics and Americana acrylics.

I attached the layers using Decoupage Napkin medium. It works great with stamping on tissue paper.

Have an amazing day and treat yourself to some amazing stamps, you will love them!

Visible Image social media links:

Shop

Blog

Show & Tell Monthly Challenge details

Facebook Group

Facebook PAGE

Pinterest

Twitter

Instagram

Still One Week to Play at Things to Alter~MDF Mixed Media Challenge

Hi!

Still some time to play with us at Things To Alter. Our First Challenge is Anything Goes except cute. It is open to all mixed media and things you can/have altered. Have some fun and play along.

I have a new post on the Blog HERE, hope you can come over to see :)

I made a very(to me anyways) Finnabair-inspired small canvas.
Have a fabulous day!
~kim

Link to the Things to Alter Challenge HERE

Visible Image Sunday~ Unicorn Magic!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Hope you have a beautiful, wonderful day with friends, family, loved ones!

Today I have another Visible Image Monolith project to share, I will keep it short and sweet :) Today is double special: Visible Image is on Create and Craft UK television today! Mark, the awesome designer of the fab stamps is sharing some new demos along with Design Teamie Pauline. Hope you can check out the show. There are replays available for a short time to watch online. I will add the link as soon as I get it. Outside of the UK you can watch it online. It should be available HERE for a few days.

The MDF Monoliths are great fun to play with, very sturdy and an amazing substrate. The star today is the magical Unicorn Magic stamp set by Visible Image.  Unicorns are so wonderful, been a favorite magical creature of mine for ages!

Side one is bright and cheery with the bold sentiment. I wanted to keep it as simple as possible.
I used the Old Roses stencil with heavy gel medium and Nuance color powders on top. I used WOW Opaque Bright White to emboss the unicorn on black cardstock. I fussy cut the Unicorn leaving the small shadow border to pop away from all the other white.

Side two is a collage layered with gel medium and various tissues. I added some foil sparkle and DecoArt Interference Fluid Acrylic, it shows a bit in the photo.

Have a happy day!

hugs,

~kim

Visible Image social media links:

Shop

Blog

Show & Tell Monthly Challenge details

Facebook Group

Facebook PAGE

Pinterest

Twitter

Instagram

Happy Weekend! Things to Alter MDF ATC

Hello!

I am so happy and honored to share the news that I have joined the new Design Team for the Things to Alter Challenge blog!

Things to Alter is based in the UK and is a family owned and operated business featuring wonderfully detailed MDF cuts for all your crafting needs.

I received a welcome box full of wonderful bits. I will be putting them to great use. I have a project to share today and come back in a few days to see my second make.

We have a mixed media challenge blog you can play along and help spread the word, join up and play. There is also a Facebook Group with mini weekly challenges, too.

Visit the Things to Alter shop, HERE and see what the lovely owner, Jac, has created to inspire you!

For this project I used the blank MDF ATC, Framed Label,  mini Bird with Heart and 

Penny Farthing. 

The background is stenciled with heavy gel medium, micro beads and inked with Distress Ink.
The MDF is all natural, with the laser scorching, just gorgeous. Did not want to cover it up at all!

Click HERE to hop to the Challenge! The theme is Anything Goes, not Cute

Hugs and have a great day!

~kim

Visible Image Sunday~New MDF & Dragonfly

Happy Sunday!

Today I am so excited to share my first project made with the awesome new products by Visible Image!! Yay!

As part of the design  team, I was very grateful to be given some of the new MDF "Monoliths" and new stamps to play and share today. The Monoliths and Dragonfly "Live in the Moment" are available for pre-order, now.

This play was lots of fun and I really tried to use everything I love in making it!

~added March 10 2016.....so thrilled to win at Country View Challenges!!~

The Monolith is a wonderful size and is designed to work with the stamps perfectly. It is 17cm x 10cm. About 6 inches by 4 inches and a sturdy 3mm thick, laser cut and smooth. And I know it's weird, but the wood smells good, too. Yeah I know weird but I love the smell of pencils and wood :)

I created the background with my DecoArt Blogger stash. Yummy DecoArt Crackle Paste, Fluid Acrylics and Antiquing Cream.

The flip side is collaged with mat medium and DecoArt Fluid Acrylics. It is edged in the DA Fluid Acrylic Gold, love the shine it has.

Everything is heat embossed because I love embossing and dragonflies. So I had to combine all the things I love in this project. It makes them shine :) I used Ranger Extra Fine Black and Recollections Bronze powders.

Next Sunday Visible Image is on TV on Create and Craft. Pauline and Mark will be sharing some fabulous demos and all these awesome stamps. I will add the linky here to view it when I get it. Outside the UK, I found it can be watched on your PC using the Incognito mode in Chrome.

In the meantime see lots of great projects for Visible Image with these links:

Visible Image social media links:

Shop

Blog

Show & Tell Monthly Challenge details

Facebook Group

Facebook PAGE

Pinterest

Twitter

Instagram

Have a great day!

~kim

I am also linking and sharing with the following challenges:
Frilly and Funkie: Enjoy your Embossing
Rhedd's Creative Spirit: February Mixed Media Challenge
Country View Challenges: February Create your own Background