Saturday, June 20, 2015

New Release at Aurora Wings


 Mitzi has done is again! She has wowed us with another amazing digital image, Owl Spirit, ready for your creativity in her Etsy Store. You are invited to check out our Aurora Wings Showcase blog to see the gorgeous projects from the Showcase designers, jaw dropping gorgeousness. It is joy to see the variety of designs from these artists.

Owl Spirit is an image I thourghly enjoyed coloring with Copics. I’ve got to admit that all of Aurora Wings images are a joy to color.

 Supplies used in my Owl Spirit project:
Fun Stampers Journey cardstock in Sweet Berry, Bubble Gum, Oatmeal Cookie,
and Hazel Nut Blend;
Designer paper from Heartfelt Creations (collection unknown);
Fun Stampers Journey Hazelnut Blend True Fusion Ink;
Taylored Expressions Designs Birch Trees die;
Fun Stampers Journey Spring Bloom Minis die and Tattered Bloom Mini die;
USArtQuest Prills (you can also purchase the lovely little round things from Heartfelt Creations.);

And now you can see two views of my finished project. The side view is showing the glitz a little more, I hope.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you all are having a great weekend. If you have any questions, please contact me.
Aletha Jane

Friday, June 19, 2015

SCACD Eclectic Sea Rubber Stamp Release


Today SCACD celebrates a newly released exclusive rubber stamp set Eclectic Sea (9 rubber stamps all together). The Eclectic Sea is a twist of sorts in how something land bound might be seen in the ocean; for example a Sunflower that is now a Coral Sea Flower and vice a versa. So check out the collection as these are really unique and elegant. SCACD Artist Carmen Medlin and Susana collaborated on the images and we are so happy to be showcasing them to you now.

This collection is now available for purchase in the USA. Please click here for the Eclectic Sea collection. For our interested international friends, please email Susana directly.

I was assigned the amazing Humminghorse rubber stamp to work with. Ocean themes have never been something that I would gravitate towards, but I am so glad I was sent this eclectic sea rubber stamp. I have created a mini mixed-media wall art and had a lot of fun getting out of my comfort zone. Thank you Susana!

My first step was the coloring of Humminghorsewith Copics. I wanted to also mention that there is a very similar digital image, Hoverfly, that is available in the SCACD online store.



Before I start with my process photos I wanted to give you a list of my supplies used in my Eclectic Humminghorse mini wall art.

Supplies:
6”x6” canvas
Copics
White Prismacolor pencil
Silver gel pen
DecoArt’s Media Matt Medium
DecoArt’s Media Carbon Black
DecoArt’s Media White Simmer Mister
DecoArt’s Media Turquoise Shimmer Mister
DecoArt’s Media Yellow Shimmer Mister
DecoArt’s Champagne Glamour Dust Paint
Black tissue paper
Other:  metal gears, sea shells, shell sequins, mica flakes

The photo above is showing the black tissue paper adhered to the canvas with matt medium. I did wrinkle the tissue before adhering it to the canvas. I added a layer of matt medium on top of the tissue paper. After that was dry I used the kelp forest stencil and modeling past for more dimension. After that was dry I brushed on another layer of matt medium.

 This next photo is the next step for the background. With the last layer of matt medium I used the patina green antiquing cream over the entire canvas. Then a baby wipe was used to remove most of the background green except for the kelp. After that was dry I added more patina green to the kelp only, let that dry, and added the shine with liquid glass. This added more dimension.

Now it’s time for all the fun embellishments that I have picked out. The Oceana Corner die and Steampunk Corner die were cut on brown cardstock twice. I glued each design together. When they were dry, I changed the color with the Copper Kettle Metallic Lustre. I added two coats of the lustre and they were shinning copper.


The above photos are the finished piece. I wanted to mention that after adding all the dies and embellishments I used the mister acrylic paints. The finished piece was rather bright, especially all the copper and yellow, so the patina green antiquing cream came to the rescue.


I hope you enjoyed my journey making this Humminghorse piece come to life. For you next stop please head to Dianne’s blog. If you are lost head back to the SCACD Store blog.

Thanks for stopping by. If you have any questions, please contact me.
Aletha Jane

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