COUNTING BLESSINGS ONE DAY AT A TIME/THE CRAFTER'S WORKSHOP

Hello friends! I've been playing with stencils from The Crafter's Workshop's newest release and oh my goodness...I think this release is my favorite... Just wait until you see all of the beautiful stencils! Today, I'm sharing a Wall Art piece I created for my Craft Room. 

To create this piece, I used the TCW968 Summer Meadow 6x6 stencil, Cerulean Blue ColorSparx, Matte Gel, Clear Modeling Paste and acrylic paint to create this piece. Click here to see the full tutorial at The Crafter's Workshop!

Here are some close-up images of this piece. I am so stoked with how pretty this turned out...

Check out The Crafter's Workshop's blog for more inspiration! Thanks so much for visiting today!

YOU ARE A STRAIGHT UP GIFT TO HUMANITY CARD/THE CRAFTER'S WORKSHOP

Hello friends! It's been too long since I really played with my watercolors... so that's what I did and it felt sooooo good, getting messy. I'm going to share with you how to make these cards step by step and hopefully, it will inspire you to try this technique on your next project!

To begin, I mixed the Scarlet Colorsparx with water and painted a piece of watercolor paper that measured 2 1/2x3 3/4. I used a heat gun to speed up the drying time.

Once the base was completely dry, I pulled the Light and Fluffy Modeling Paste through the TCW935 Secret Garden stencil, making sure to apply a good amount of the paste and pull the paste from top to bottom in one fluid motion to prevent streaks.

 

 I used a card to go around the edges to smooth any excess paste from the edges.

After the Light and Fluffy paste was completely dry, I painted the patterns using a variety of Watercolor powders. The colors used on this card include: Scarlet, Lime Green, Marigold, Orange, Orchid and Cerulean Blue.

After the watercolor was completely dry, I used my fingers to rub acrylic paint all over in different areas. I had no idea how pretty acrylic paints would look against the watercolor!! Seriously, the combination is fantastic!

After the acrylic paint was completely dry, I mounted it to a 3x4 card. Then, I stamped the sentiment onto white cardstock and added it to the card with a few gems.

 Isn't this so cool!? I just love it. Thank you for visiting today!

MIXED MEDIA TIER TRAY FOR NOVEMBER/STUDIO FORTY

Good morning friends! Today I'm sharing a few pieces I created for my tier tray this month using some papers from Studio Forty's Herbarium Collection and Foundation Decor's Pumpkin Frame/Truck Tray Kit. It's super cute and I hope you like it!

While these wood crafts look simple, I can assure you, a lot of love and time went into each piece. :) To begin, I cut the patterned paper so that it would fit within the frame and then adhered it using Mod Podge. 

Then, I traced the pumpkin wood chips onto the patterned paper and cut them out. This process took a bit of thinking because I wanted certain flowers... LOVE this paper! It is my absolute favorite.

Next, I used Matted Gel Medium to adhere the paper to the wood chips. Initially, I was going to use the blue backing for the frame and then I changed my mind... Here are all of the pieces. You can see how I cut the flowers to fit properly. Aren't they lovely?

I glued them all together and added some string to one of the chips.

To complete the piece, I cut the "fall vibes" strip from patterned paper and mounted them to the pumpkins using foam squares and then I added a few gems. I just love how this piece turned out!

For the next piece, I painted all of the pieces using a light brownish/gray acrylic paint and let the pieces sit to try. The tires were painted with black acrylic paint. 

While this was trying, I carefully traced the patterned papers to the tiny pumpkins and then I cut them out.

Next, I glued the pieces together using a Matte Gel Medium.

Before assembling the pieces together onto a 4x4 wooden block that was covered with patterned paper, I added glitter all over the wood chips to add a bit of shimmer. Then I glued all of the additional pieces together for the truck.

I had so much creating these pieces and I hope you found this post inspiring! I try to create different things for our fans to give you different ideas on how to use Studio Forty's products! 

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BACK TO SCHOOL MIXED MEDIA TRAY/FOUNDATION DECOR/THE CRAFTER'S WORKSHOP

Good morning! Nicole here with a fun home decor project I created to get the little man excited for 6th Grade! As I type this up, I pray that they do not decide to do another year of virtual learning. I need him in the classroom. He is supposed to start on September 8th. We shall see...

I used Foundation Decor's Back to School kit to create this fun piece for my home. The stencils and mixed media mediums are all from The Crafter's Workshop. To see the full tutorial on how I created this Back to School Tier Tray, please visit The Crafter's Workshop blog, here.

The Time for Class Schoolhouse can be found here!

I glued fabric behind the windows and doors to make them look like curtains. Super cute. :) This was such a fun project and I enjoyed every minute of it.

The notebooks, flash card and pencil is all from the Sept Kit. It is available, here.

I plan on writing "Welcome 6th Graders" on the chalkboard as soon as I get some chalk. The other board will say, "Good Luck!"

Isn't this the cutest thing? I bought the Back to School Gnomie from Esty. Thanks so much for stopping by today!

SUMMER TIME TIER TRAY

Hi everyone. I have another fun summer themed tier tray to share with you. I created this fun project using a variety of stencils and mediums from The Crafter's Workshop and the Tier Tray and Kit is from Foundation Decor. If you haven't had a chance to check out their Tier Tray Kits, you are missing out! They have the cutest kits and beads... add some stencils and mixed media mediums to them and the possibilities are endless.

 I have a tutorial on how I created these pieces up on The Crafter's Workshop's Blog. Check it out here!

I used acrylic paints from Bad Girls Couture to paint the wooden pieces from the Lemonade Stand Kit. Once the pieces were completely dry, I used stencils to create the pretty patterns on each piece. The Summer Lemon was purchased separately.

Seriously... isn't this the cutest Lemonade stand ever? I just love it so much. :) The clear stickers are from Studio Forty and the "Hello Summer" speech bubble chipboard embellishment is from Elle's Studio.

I used a gel medium to clue the pieces down. I love using gel mediums because they are super strong once dried.

I struggled with this lemon... I spent a lot of time on this piece... it just didn't come easy for me, but I like the end result!

I decorated the back using another stencil and paint... just for fun. It was meant to be a fish, but it didn't work out... LOL.

Thanks so much for visiting today! See the full tutorial here!

SUMMER TIER TRAY

Good morning everyone! I'm sharing a fun piece I created for my home. I just started doing tier trays this year and it has been so much fun! Foundation Decor sells a variety of fun kits to go with your tier trays. I just love them. I really love the soft color palette in the Journal Stories paper pack and I thought it would look really great with the wood pieces. 

To begin, I painted the blocks using a light orange sherbet acrylic paint. These paints are from Bad Girls Couture. I love their colored paints! 

 

Once the paint was completely dry, I traced the blocks onto patterned paper and cut them out. I used matte gel to glue all of the pieces together.

I added a clear floral flower from the Lazy Days Collection and a few gems to the "Hello Summer" frame to make it more fun.

I placed another transparency sticker below the sunglasses and added a sticker dot for fun. ;)

Here are some close-ups of all of the pieces. I'm so pleased with how this turned out. I'm loving this so much!

Don't forget to check out the Journal Stories Collection and Lazy Days before you go. Both collections are perfect for documenting those special summer/vacation memories or if you're not a paper crafter, they are perfect to use for DIY (Do It Yourself) projects for your home!

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