My Black journal - She lived forever

 Hello dear friends!

Today I'm presenting a special project I created for Finnabair CT,

doing wonders with Art Alchemy paints and an unexpected 'art supply' on my black journal.

I hadn't made any page in my black journal for a while and I really missed working on black background!

Of course I went for something colorful as usual, with a vintage touch and a photo from the Ephemera Vintage Collectibles helped me a lot to create this special 'olden days' atmosphere.

As I wanted to mix modern and vintage styles, I decided to create a peeled paint effect background.

First thing to do was to seal my page with the Clear Gesso.

In order to create the background I used my favorite shades of Art Alchemy paints and...Vaseline! That's right! Vaseline is oil based, so it resists the water based paints and creates the peeled effect. It is a very pleasant technique, you will see the whole fun process in my video below.

When my acrylic paints were dry, I used the Clear Crackle Paste (which is lately turning out to be my fave product) right onto the paints and let it dry naturally to get perfect results. I absolutely love the final look!

To embellish my page I used 7 Dots Studio stickers and some handmade butterflies I created with the 'Don't forget to fly' cling stamps set and black embossing powder.

I also used a couple of chipboard pieces which I painted white with Heavy White Gesso.

Last thing to do was to doodle on the photo with a black pen and make some splashes with the Art Alchemy paints and White Gesso.

Here is my video with the whole process. I hope you will enjoy it and get inspired. :)

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Thank you for visiting

have a lovely crafty day!

xxx

Athanasia

Snow Angels - Finnabair Art Recipe

Dear friends

The new Finnabair Art Recipe for Prima blog is here to inspire you.

Can you guess the art ingredients? :p

Snowflake Paste + Mica Powders + shimmery Glitter

 

Snowflake Paste is perfect for creating dimension on your projects. 
It has a snowy white, subtly sparkly finish when it dries, and it makes the perfect base for adding Mica Powders and Glitter!

Snowflake paste is the perfect product for me to use in wintery and Christmas projects. In this project, I used it in three different ways: 

1. After covering the tag (recycled Mechanicals package) with Black Gesso, I used the Stars Stencil with the Snowflake Paste and the Silicon 1' Brush. When it was dry, I covered the stars with Black Gesso. I absolutely love the texture it adds to the project!

2. My next step was to glue all the embellishments with 3D Gel. I used the Snowflake Paste again to paint the large chipboard snowflake. Apart from the white shade, it added a beautiful sparkle to the chipboard piece.

3. When I was done painting the background with the Mica Powders (pale Silver, Rust, Frozen Lake and Tangerine), I used the Snowflake paste here and there with a paintbrush to add a real snow effect to my project. As the final touch, I added some glitter from the Ebony & Ivory set to the veil of the vintage girls with the Soft Matte Gel. I also attached a cute tassel I found in the Mechanicals Tassel set with a small Jump Ring.

For more inspiration you can visit the Prima blog post to see 

what the rest of the Finnabair Team created.

Prima Products: Art Basics: Heavy Black Gesso 961459, Heavy White Gesso 961442, 3D Gloss Gel 961381, Soft Matte Gel 961428, Brush Set 962760, Mixed Media Silicone Brush 1" 963897; Art Ingredients: Glitter Set - Ebony & Ivory 961602, Micro Beads: Bronze 962586, Copper 962579; Mica Powders: Pale Silver 962517, Tangerine 962784, Frozen Lake 962821, Rust 962548; Art Extravagance - Texture Paste - Snowflake Paste 962906; Mechanicals: Tassel 961114, Jump Rings 960377; Stencil - Stars 961312, Clear Stamp - Music Notes 960803, Ephemera - Vintage Collectibles 962890

Thank you for visiting!

Have a lovely crafty day!

xxx

Athanasia

Hold on Time - art journal page

Hello dear friends!

This is my new journal page I created for Finnabair CT.

I was keeping the canvas sheet of my Denim Journal since I had the journal and I was waiting for the big idea to come - maybe something special or even better - something different that usual...

Even though it has been a really long time since I created something in vintage style, I wasn't going for this style. I had in mind something colorful, as always, but during the process I decided to keep it in natural shades.

I started with cutting and tearing the canvas sheet and when I was done with the destroying procedure  -lol- I used the Sculpture Medium to secure the torn pieces.
 Here is how it looked before I added all the mediums and embellishments.

 When it was dry I used two shades of homemade sprays with Mica Powders, Rust and Purple, and sprayed them all over the page.

Then I cut a sheet of watercolor paper in the same size as the canvas sheet as I needed to cover the whole space under the holes.

I used Modeling paste with the Lace stencil to create texture and stamps with black ink.

To embellish my journal page I used a vintage photo from the Ephemera - Vintage Collectibles, a Mechanical Flower, Copper and Bronze Micro Beads, wire, Art Stones and Mini art stones, Screw Brads, Melange Pebbles, wire and a couple of chipboard pieces. I glued everything with 3D Matte Gel.

To paint my journal I used two shades of Art Alchemy Opal Magic Paints: Rose Gold and Violet Gold.

I also used the Rust Pastes on the metal embellishments to make the project look even more vintage.

Finnaly I used the Black Gesso to paint the chipboard tittle and made some splashes here and there to add a little bit of contrast.

Here is my video with all the process. I hope you will enjoy it :)

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Thank you for visiting

have a lovely crafty day!

xxx

Athanasia

Autumnal ATCs

Hello friends!

Today I'm sharing a couple of ATCs I created for 

our October challenge at Scraps & Pieces.

The challenge is about 

Autumn

and we have this beautiful moodboard to inspire you.

You can create any kind of project you want, as long as it's relative to our subject.

For my ATCs I used ColourArte products to color them and 7Dots Studio stickers to embellish them.

 Here are some details.

Thank you for visiting

have a lovely crafty day!

xxx

Athanasia

Prima BAP layout

Hey friends!

I created a Layout based on Prima's BAP August challenge.

I hadn't really created for a long time something just for myself, as I'm always too busy with the design teams...I enjoyed it :)

My page is based on Prima's BAP sketch made by Riikka Kovasin...

...as you can see I turned the sketch vertically :)

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Prima products used in this page:

Ledger pack 12x12

Forever Green - Botanical Garden 6x6 

Flower 'Coffee Break' collection

Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint - Metallique - Light Patina

Art Basics - 3D Gloss Gel

Art Basics - Heavy Gesso - Black

Art Basics - Heavy Gesso - White

Art Basics - Mixed Media Silicone Brush 1"

Art Extravagance - Rust Effect Paste

Art Ingredients - Art Stones

Art Ingredients - Mini Art Stones

Art Ingredients - Mica Powder - Copper

Art Ingredients - Mica Powder - Rust

Mechanicals - Rustic Washers

Mechanicals Mini Brads

Vintage Vanity - Clear Stamp - Seamstress

Vintage Vanity - 3x4'' Clear Stamp - Adverts

Vintage Vanity - 3x4'' Clear Stamp - Book

Elementals - 6,5x10,25 Stencil "Harlequin"

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Other supplies 

2Crafty Chipboard

stapler

wire

craft grass

charcoal pencil

black pen for journaling

Thank you for stopping by

Have a lovely crafty day!

xxx

Athanasia

Textured background with Radiant Gel and Vivids

Hello :)

Just a quick post today, a couple of ATCs with a video tutorial

I created with amazing ColourArte products.

In this video I will show how to create an amazing textured background 

with a  Radiant Gel - 3D paint in no time!

I hope you will enjoy it with the process and get inspired! 

Don't forget to leave me a comment, as well give me thumbs up on my You Tube channel  :)

ColourArte products I used for this project

H2O: Siam White

Vivid Ultra Metallic- Ginger Peach, 

Vivid Ultra Metallic- African Jade
Primary Elements - "Mermaid" France Papillon Series: 

Nutmeg, Ocean Wave, Guatamalan Green & Copper Pearl.

Radiant Gel - Copper Pearl

The Solution

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have a lovely crafty day!

xxx 

Athanasia

tiny canvas #2

Happy Sunday!

Today I’m sharing a tiny canvas I created for ColourArte. It’s really a quick and easy project to do, it only took a few minutes to paint it!

To create this project I used:

ColourArte products

• Primary Elements: Summer Breeze, Burnt Umber, Black Emerald
• Twinkling H2Os: Siam White
• Silks: Vintage Mint
• All Purpose Clear Glaze Medium

Other products:

• small canvas 8×7 cm
• Finnabair Black Gesso
• Finnabair white crackle paste
• Finnabair white sand paste
• Metal embellishments
• chipboard embellishment (for the roof)
• wire
• screws
• word sticker (7 Dots Studio - Domestic Goddess)
• package card stock
• craft glue

First I cut the package chipboard in a house shape and glued it on the back side of the canvas. Then I covered everything with Black Gesso. When it was dry I applied the two texture pastes (crackle and sand paste) here and there. I placed the chipboard and metal embellishments in the wet pastes (they work as a glue) and left it dry naturally for 5 hours.

After it was dry I spread with a dry paintbrush the three colors of the Primary Elements here and there. I sprayed with water and dried it with a heat gun. Then I applied a thin coat of Clear Glazewith a paintbrush to make the Primary Elements permanent.

Next step was to highlight some spots with the Vintage Mint. I applied it with a dry paintbrush here and there. I really love this color because it gives a vintage touch at the project.

Last step of the painting process was to make some splashes with the Siam White H2O. You have to spray some water in the jar to activate the color and wait for a couple of minutes. Then your color is ready to use.

At the end I added two screws and twisted the wire in order to create a hanger for the little canvas. I also glued a sticker with my tittle: ‘Unknown’.

Here are some more closeups…

This is the first tiny canvas I created,

you can see it in this post

Thank you for visiting,

Have a lovely crafty day!

xxx

Athanasia