Mixed Media Heart Canvas

While looking at Pinterest at this project, I thought I would put my own little spin on and make a canvas using masking. I used a small 6x6 canvas and covered it with small 1x1 inch squares from the Lily Bee Head Over Heels 6x6 Paper Pad.

After I mod-podged them down using glitter mod-podge, I used my Cricut to cut out a large heart. Using removable Glue Dots, I attached it to the canvas and painted over the front with white paint. You can faintly see the squares under the white paint. A really light coat, even slightly watered down, is what I would suggest.

This is what you see when you pull off the heart. I also used bubble wrap and black ink to distress the corners a bit. I did that while the heart mask was still on the canvas.

I didn't like the white edges of the canvas so I used decorative tape (two layers deep) to finish the edges.

I also didn't like that the heart wasn't well-defined, so I put the heart back on and and used a thin black sharpie to outline it. I also doodled a bit on parts of the heart. Finally I added the words and the sticker to finish it off. I mod-podged a few more times to set everything.

From the side

A little close-up action

Products Used:

Lily Bee Head Over Heels 6x6 paper

Lily Bee Head Over Heels Cardstock Stickers

Lily Bee Head ABC Cardstock Stickers

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Day 13 - Altered Christmas Canvas

Hi all! Kay here with a project inspired by the fabulous Christy Tomlinson. I am just starting to dabble in the world of mixed media, and thought the Jingle line would be perfect for a Christmas tree!



Here's a view from the side. I bought these 8"x10" canvases in a bundle of 8 canvases for about $10.



Again I used the Glitter Mod Podge. LOVE this stuff!



More details



Once more, here is the canvas.



Supplies Used:

Jingle Mistletoe
Jingle Merry & Bright
Jingle Peppermint
Jingle Spruce
Jingle ABC Stickers
Jingle Mixed Cardstock Stickers

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Day 8: A Do-It-Yourself Christmas Tree

I am constantly inspired by all that I see on Pinterest, and when I saw this Christmas tree made from recycled wood, I knew I could put my own spin on it using the gorgeous Jingle collection.

Here is what I made.




When I showed the project to my husband, he thought the cedar shims he had in the basement would be perfect. Sure enough, 5 minutes later he had snapped the pieces into the shape of a tree.

First I sprayed each piece of wood with Glimmer Mist, in essence "staining" each piece. As it dried I cut strips of paper to fit each piece and inked the edges with chalk ink. Then using Glitter Mod Podge (AKA my newest obsession), I attached each piece to the wood. Finally I used Elmer's Wood Glue to attach the pieces to one center wooden piece.

Here is a view from the back. I am going to hang it using one of those 3-M strips. It's super light!



Here are a few close-ups:

See how shimmery the Mod Podge is? I covered this chipboard piece with patterned paper.



I liked the rough edges of the wood, so I tore the end of the paper to match the feel of the rough wood.






And again, the final product.



Products Used:

Jingle Mistletoe
Jingle Merry & Bright
Jingle Peppermint
Jingle Tinsel
Jingle Frost
Jingle ABC Stickers

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Focus On: Home Decor

Hey everyone! Hope You had a great weekend. And if you are in the US, hope you had a great Thanksgiving, too!

For today's Focus On, we challenged some of our team members to come up with projects to decorate our homes. We love what they came up with. (Click on photos to see a bigger version.)

Fall Frame by Piradee Talvanna

Lily Bee Supplies:

Pattern Papers: Harvest Market, Memorandum

Tiny ABC Stickers: Harvest Market

Others: Maya Road Chipboard, IKEA frame, String, Pearls, Silhouette Machine

Family Hand-Prints Frame By Lisa Dickinson

Lily Bee Supplies:

Memorandum: Grapefruit, Payday, Office Blue, Whiteboard & Lemon
Tiny ABC Stickers

Mixed Media Canvases by Kay Rogers

Lily Bee Supplies:
Harvest Market 6x6 Tiny Tablet

Harvest Market ABC Stickers

Harvest Market Pumpkin Seeds

Harvest Market Peach Crisp

Memorandum Whiteboard

Memorandum Clear Stamps

Altered Bird House by Julia Stainton

Lily Bee Supplies:
6x6 Tiny Tablet: Harvest Market
Cardstock Stickers:
Harvest Market
ABC Stickers:
Harvest Market
Clear Stamps:
Heads Over Heels

Thanks for the dose of inspiration ladies!

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Little girls, like butterflies...

..., need no excuse.
I just love using butterflies in my projects for my daughter. This canvas will find a special place in her room, she too loves butterflies:)

Here is a quick 'How to' on creating this canvas...

1. Paint your background, spray two different colors of mist and wipe over it while the mist is still wet to mix all the colors.
2. Cut out your background paper (I've used my Silhouette to cut the circle around the big butterfly).
3. Use some different papers for the strips down the right hand side (I've used a border punch for one of the strips and some ribbon)
4. Punch out lots of different butterflies and you are done!




Lily Bee Supplies:

Patterned Paper:
Harvest Market - Pumpkin Seeds
Harvest Market - Pumpkin
Memorandum - Time Clock
Memorandum - Grapefruit

Tiny Tablet:
Harvest Market
Memorandum
Head Over Heels

Other Supplies:
Paint, Glimmer Glaze, Mist, Ribbon, Punch

I hope you enjoyed this little tutorial!

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