THE SHIELD - 30x30 Donation for Auction

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THE SHIELD - 30x30 Donation for Auction

Hello sweet creative friends!  

I was honored to be asked to do a 30x30 canvas painting for an benefit auction.  I was given the words, the colors and a picture of the shield. 

Admittedly, it was scary... and I wasn't sure I could even do it.  But was definitely willing to try for the cause.  

Here is the finished project.  

The beginning was just slapping paint onto the canvas - so fun - so mindless - just laying down colors!!!  The background was to be shades of green, gold, and white.

The next layer was adding some stencils and stamps! 

I used: 

DecoArt Andy Skinner Tread Stencil

Rubber Dance Stamps - one from the "For the Birds" Set and the other one - I'm not sure which set.  I just love how sturdy Rubber Dance Stamps are and how easily they clean up.

Paper Inspirations - 1 Corinthians Background Stamp

DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics and Americana paint. 

DecoArt Crackle Paint - White

ColourArte - Silks Acrylic Glaze

Faber-Castelle - Big Brush and Pitt Pens

Then began the tone done using washes, splashes and gesso. 

It went through a lot of transitions... layer upon layer. 

And then I began adding the shield and words. 

Hubby helped sketch the outline and then I gessoed the design.

Since the goal was an "old world" look - crackle paint was added to the shield. 

Then began the painting of the shield and the words!

Hubby made a frame for the finished piece!

From what we were told - the painting was a big hit and was a great fundraiser! We even sold a few prints afterward!!!  What a blessing that was to us!!  

Thanks bunches for stopping by to see another of my creations!! 

And thanks bunches and bunches to those of you who have left me sweet comments.  My reply button doesn't work but your comments encourage me to keep creating - I'm grateful for each one of them.

Hugs, j. 

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So excited to share with the following challenges:

Mixed Media Place

Creative Gym, Exercise 12

Proverbs and Sayings;

You may create any type of art inspired by a proverb or saying. 

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The proverb that inspired my work was literally from the Bible!

Proverbs 2:7 - The shield in this picture was based on this proverb. 

The group the painting was done for is a Christian based group.

He stores up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield for those who walk in integrity.

Proverbs 30:5 - another proverb mentioning the shield.

He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.

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Leaf on Serenity Lane Canvas

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Hello and Happy Sunday to all my sweet creative friends.  

There was an old canvas hiding in my stash that I started but never finished and honestly - didn't like it at all.  So I redid it.  

For some reason, I put modeling paste all over it.  I remember that I had just received my "noodle" brush in the mail and I was playing with it!!!  I made long narrow lines of paste all over the canvas - how crazy is that???!!!!  

Here is the unfinished canvas. 

And so I began painting. Here it was after the first go around!! 

I used DecoArt paints.

The completed painting - Leaf on Serenity Lane. 

Hopefully you can see a bit of the texture on this one - just like on the first unfinished one!! 

Thanks bunches for stopping by to say hello and thanks bunches for your comments. My "reply" button doesn't work on the comments. Someday I hope blogger will help fix it! 

Have a SUPER FINE week. 

Hugs. j. 

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So excited to share with the following challenge:

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Anything But Cute

Challenge 5, September - Mixed Media Make-over

by Hostess Niki

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Tim Holtz, 12 Tags of 2015 - September

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Hello sweet artistic friends!!  

Here is my September Tag creation for:

 Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2015 . 

This is one of my fav tags this year because it was just fun to do. I decided to do mine in fall colors because it's Sept!  

Using the Ranger Adirondack Alcohol Ink Cardstock I added the Ranger Adirondack Alcohol Inks as follows: 

First try: gold mixative with peach and lemonade 

 I liked this and will use it another time. 

It's the first one in the picture below.

 Second try: watermelon, butterscotch, and gold mixative.  

As well as the blending solution, of course.

You can see below where I cut out the part used for the tag.

On the tag itself - Ranger Distress Sprays...

squeezed lemonade

ripe persimmon

antique bronze

I used a tag I had gesso on and for some reason my colors didn't want to blend right so I ended up with some unique blends - different on the front and the back. Crazy but fun!

There was no name on the stencil I used - it was a very old one. After the texture paste was dry I lightly went over it with Ranger Archival Ink in Black and Vermillion.  I love, love, love how the archival ink looks on the transparent gloss texture paste.  So much so that I even put it on another sheet that already had paint on it!

I will use it later but here is a sneak peak! 

Here is the "unknown name" stencil! 

The Ranger texture paste after applied is milky but dries clear!

Both of the dragonfly stamps are from Stampendous. I love dragonflies so chose to use those!

The first time around I forgot to stamp the dragonflies on first - under the texture paste.  Thank goodness I realize it before it dried and was able to wipe it off quickly!! 

I used my Misti for the stamping so I could double stamp if needed.  The dragonflies were stamped both on the orange card as well as on the Idea-ology frosted sheet.  

The dragonflies were fussy cut from the frosted sheet and formed with the heat gun to fit on top of the other stamped images.

Here are some close-up pictures. 

Thanks bunches for stopping by. And a big thanks to Tim & Mario for this super fun September Tag.  I enjoyed it!  Hugs. j. 

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Poetic Live Life, Scrap Around The World Layout

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Hello to all my sweet artistic friends.  

Hope you had a nice weekend! 

This is my take on the Scrap Around the World

September 2015 Mood Board by Lilibleu. 

Here are some of the products I used in my layout. 

I began with two 12 x 12" papers:

Brown Background - Fancy Pants Designs, Merry Little Christmas

Blue Floral - Craft & You Designs, Spring Garden

I added DecoArt Crackle Paste with an old stencil that has absolutely no markings left on it because I enjoy it so much so I can't tell you who designed it. It's clear plastic - small and narrow. 

After the crackle paste was dry, Ranger Distress Ink in walnut was used to accent the crackle as well as around the exterior of the page.

 Although the beautiful paper had some small writing it just seemed like I needed more!  I used Paper Inspirations, 1st Corinthians Background Script stamp with Versamark Ink. Then embossed it with Angel Wings Mauve by Lindy's Stamp Gang. 

Working on chipboard pieces - painting with my Faber-Castell Big Brush Marker and then adding DecoArt Crackle Paint was fun!  I believe some of the chipboard is from FabScraps but not marked. 

They turned out perfectly! I added Silks Acrylic Glaze, Azurite and Black Emerald to accent the cracks and then some Ranger Antique Linen Distress Stain lightly over the top so they would match the stenciling better.  I also added some of the Silks Glaze in those two colors to the paper - just here and there. There is also a piece of lace in this picture that I decided might add some pizzazz!!! 

It was interesting finding a way to get my feather - which I found here on the ranch! - to stand up but be flat.  Zots did the trick.

Neat picture of the background - it is so lovely in person.

I included some books tied with twin... they are behind the feather so a bit hard to see! But they do match the mood board! 

The stamp and other ephemera are from:

Idea-ology Thrift Shop Vellum. 

The lovely black cursive rub one is from:

Idea-ology Remnant Rubs Elements.

There is Ranger copper stickles on the rose as well as some faded jeans Distress Ink also by Ranger. 

There are some little filigreed accent balls inside the colored threads here and there too.

I included this picture so you could see the DecoArt crackle glaze I used on the scroll.  I had not used it before. It worked super fine!

I just had to include one of these adorable flowers with lettering I received from a friend! 

My vintage couple looks very prosperous and out for a day of fun together. They seemed to fit the mood board sentiment well!   Looks like they are out on the weekend - taking time to live... but he must work or be prosperous because they are dressed very well!

It was a fun piece to do because I really love the Scrap Around the World September Mood Board. Thanks bunches for the opportunity to submit my take on your lovely challenge. 

Hugs, j.

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