It's a Wonderful Life

 

Hi all!!  It's Kim today with a project that I'm really hoping I haven't shared with you yet...LOL!  That's what happens when you create a bunch of projects and then fail to post them.  You can't remember which ones you posted and which ones you still need to post!

When Tim first introduced his burlap panels, one of his samples included some of his Distress Paints and I absolutely loved the look and the color combo.  Once I finally got my hands on some of the panels, I did a big 'ol CASE to create this project!

I started by putting down a few pieces of tissue tape and then applying some random spots of gesso, using a palette knife.  This gives the paint something to "cling" to when it's applied.  Once the gesso was dry, I stamped a sentiment (from Tim) on to a #8 Manila Tag (using Jet Black Archival Ink), attached it to the panel and then used the sponge dabber top to add some Distress Paints all over the panel...even on the burlap itself.

 Once the Distress Paint was dry,  I layered a piece of filmstrip, overlapping the tag.  I then added my photo, black and white is perfect for such a colorful tag, and then added a bunch of Tim embellies!  The metal key was aged with more Distress Paint.  The tag was from my stash.

I had some of these tiny bottles in my stash and I added some random pieces of designer paper to give the bottles that "note in a bottle" look.  Tiny pieces of twine around the neck of the bottle was a perfect finishing touch.

My last step was to stamp these sentiment, from the Way With Words stamp set, on a manila tag.  I then cut the words apart and inked the edges with a blending tool and Gathered Twigs ink.  Cutting the sentiment apart allowed me to put the words where they fit best.

I hope you enjoyed today's project!  Supply list below:

Burlap Panels

Way With Words

Distress Paint (Seedless Preserves, Broken China, Wild Honey...my fav combo)

Manila Tag

Blending Tool

Distress Ink (Gathered Twigs)

Film Strip Ribbon

Metal Keys

Tissue Tape

Life Doesn't Have to be Perfect

Isn't this the best saying ever?!  I thought it was a great sentiment to go along with a photo of my two boys, who are always full of energy but also full of laughter, fun, and surprises.  Parenthood defintely isn't always perfect but there's no doubt that there is always something wonderful about each and every day!

On to the project!  Ever since Tim released these burlap panels, and since seeing some of his samples (which I also saw in person at a retailer show), I've wanted to create somethign similar.  I just love the look of the bright colors on the burlap background.  And they really stand out in person...love that combo of the soft and rough.

I started by stamping a sentiment, from the Way with Words stamp set, on a #8 manila tag (product links at the end of the post) and using Glossy Accents to attach the tag to the burlap panel.  One of the things I love about these panels is that there is a hard board behind the fabric so you're able to work right on the panel, applying pressure, with ease.

I then used a few pieces of tissue tape to make it look like it was holding the tag in place.  Next came Distress Paint!  I used a few different colors (love that Seedless Preserves) on the panels and just used my finger to rub the paint around.

Once the paint was dry I added my photo...in black and white, which is a good mix with all that color...and a bunch of embellishments (just random stuff that I had in my stash).  I finished with the sentiment and added a date.  A really fun project, which I enjoyed so much I want to make a whole bunch of panels to hang in my studio!!

Interested in making your own panel?  Join me for a class on June 18th, where we'll create this project!  Only $20 for the class and it includes all the materials needed to create this project...well....minus the photo.  **smile**

Enjoy!

Supply List:
6x8 Burlap Panel
Distress Paints
Way with Words
Tissue Tape
Manila Tags

Learn to pause

Hello everyone, Alison here to share a project using one of the fabulous Tim Holtz burlap panels with you.

I knew I would love playing with these panels the minute I saw them in the new releases earlier this year... and they are very yummy!  You get great texture, great dimension and a great shabby chic look before you've even done anything...

I've used one of the smaller sized 4x6 panels as the base "canvas" for this project, which also uses some of the new 8x8 TH Collage papers... very useful new sizing if you generally work smaller scale than a 12x12 page.

I started by tearing some of the papers into strips of various sizes... some music manuscript and some handwritten text - no surprises so far, then - and played around with their positions on the panel.

I used Distress Inks to stain the torn edges - makes such a difference to the overall look...

The little boy is from Nicecrane Designs, the Child's Garden of Verses V, beautiful vintage book illustrations all ready to be coloured, cut out, or whatever else takes your fancy.

I printed him out in a couple of different sizes, so that I could see what worked best, and then used Distress Stains to watercolour him in a neutral palette using a water brush.  A bit of simple fussy cutting, and he was ready to take his place on the layout.

A couple of Idea-ology metal embellishments take their place... some moulded corners and one of my favourite clocks, all shabbied up (down?) with some gesso and gilding wax.

Having decided where everything went, it was time to remove it all!  I wanted to add some gesso to the burlap to emphasise the texture, and now I knew whereabouts it would have the most effect.

(You'll notice things have moved around just a little by the time we get stuck down... for instance, the clock worked much better above the boy - as though it might be on the wall behind him - rather than by his left knee!)

The gesso emphasises the burlap by drawing a bit of extra attention to it, like a highlight.  Once the papers were stuck, I decided to experiment with adding an extra touch of texture using some of the fabulous Liquid Platinum embossing powder by Ranger.

Love how the effect is different according to whether it landed on the burlap or the paper!

The sentiment, by Tim Holtz, is stamped in Coffee Archival with some Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain DIs also blended onto the stamp, and then embossed with the SuperFine Clear embossing powder from Ranger.

So that was the straightforward view of the piece, but if you'd like a whole "different angle" on things, check out the photographs over at Words and Pictures today!

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today, and I'll see you again soon.
Alison x

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Canvas

Hello,  Anneke here.

This is already my last post as a guest designer for the eclectic Paperie blog. 

For today I decorated a burlap canvas with fabric flowers. These canvases are available in the eP shop (click) in different sizes. Mine is 6"x6".

 I covered the burlap with a subtle layer of gesso first.

To decorate the canvas I used 2 kinds of linen fabric, a few paint chip samples and some packaging material that's a little different form corrugated cardboard.

I colored the fabric with Dylusions Ink Sprays.

Glued a strip of the 'cardboard' at the bottom of the canvas. 

Cut two circles out of the fabric for each flower.

For the flower centres I used some linen cord .

Cut the stems and leaves out of paint chip samples.

Supplies from the eP shop

Canvas Corp-Stretched Burlap-6"x6"

Dylusions Ink Spray

Fresh Lime

London Blue

Vibrant Turquoise

Lemon Zest

Before saying goodbye I want to thank you all for your visits here and for the nice comments on my work. 

Thank you very much!!!

And a special 'thank you' to Kim for giving me the opportunity to be one of the guest designers. I really enjoyed it!