Crafter's Companion Butterfly Mixed-Media Tutorial

Hey there, everybody!

I'm bringing something a little different to y'all today.

I've got a tutorial on Butterfly Mixed-Media Project

featuring stamps by Crafter's Companion.

The stamps I used on my project are:

Stamp-It Australia "Travel Script"

Sheena's A Little Bit Scenic "Flying Colors"

Sheena's A Little Bit Sketchy "Aging Beautifully"

but there are lots of awesome CC stamps 

that would work great for mixed-media.

I hope you'll check them out!

Enjoy the video!
And let me know if you'd like to see more projects like this!

Mixed-Media Canvas Share, Questions, and a Haul

Hey everyone!

I wanted to pop in and share my latest YouTube video.

In it I share a mixed-media canvas I've been working on,

ask a few questions about upcoming videos and projects,

and share a small haul from Crafter's Companion.

A look at the canvas:

And the video:

Thanks so much for visiting!

Your Love Gives Us Wings Altered Art Canvas

Happy Friday, everyone!

Today is my dad's birthday, and in honor of that, 

I wanted to share a project I made for him a while back.

Actually, for Father's Day.

I never got a chance to share it before the burglary,

and after it, I lost all the pictures I had uploaded onto my MacBook.

For some reason, I thought I'd taken the photos of it

with my camera, which was also stolen, but I recently

found them on my iPhone. Yay! :o)

This was an altered art canvas I made using book text

(which happened to be about bees, so what shows through

all coincides with the project),

I also stamped, doodled, painted, stenciled, and just had

lots of crazy, messy fun with it.

The bees were made using the fingerprints of my

husband, children and I, and our names are handwritten

beneath them for an added touch of whimsy.

Also, scrawled all along the sides (not pictured) 

are words that remind each of us of my dad.

Happy Birthday, Dad!

Hope you enjoyed it!

Lawnscaping Challenge #35 (Video Tutorial)

Before I jump in with this week's Lawnscaping Challenge,
I just wanted to give you guys a quick update.
My last post was actually scheduled since I was out of town,
so the last time I actually spoke with you all "in person"
was THIS POST where I shared the six piece card set I'd made
for the writer's conference I was heading to later that day.

Well, I'm back, obviously, ;o) and I had THE BEST time!
It was everything I'd hoped it would be and more.
I got to hang out with fabulous people,
stay in a gorgeous hotel with an incredible shower,
I learned so much about the craft that I am so passionate about,
I freaking WON third place in the Short Story contest
which was judged by industry professionals,
I placed sixth in the contest with the other short story I entered,
I won a "great-opening-lines" game played with my peers,
and most importantly, I came home with the self-confidence
that I've always been sorely lacking.

It was an amazing, amazing weekend, and I can't wait
for next year's conference!

So now, jumping right into the reason you're here:
Welcome to Lawnscaping Challenge #35!

Our challenge is generously sponsored by the

incredible Simon Says Stamp!

Since I've been home, I've been enjoying testing my wings,

trying new things, in particular, mixed-media.

I decided to alter a canvas for my design team project.

using Lawn Fawn's Critters Ever After and

papers from My Mind's Eye Lost & Found collection.

And, I even found time to film a tutorial,
which is a part of our new Lawnscaping Fresh Cuts video series.
I hope you enjoy it!
Watch here or on YouTube.
And please don't forget to rate and subscribe
and leave a comment if you enjoyed it. :o)

Thank you all so much for stopping by today.
Please head over to the Lawnscaping Challenge blog
to see the other amazing design team samples
and to get all the details on how to enter our challenge.

Have an awesome day!

Love Helps Us Grow Canvas

Happy Mother's Day!

I know you're all very busy eating breakfast in bed

and being completely pampered, right? ;o)

I hope so!

So I'll keep this short.

I wanted to share the gift I made for my step-mom.

I've been obsessively watching mixed-media on canvas

videos on YouTube for a few weeks now, 

and finally decided to take the plunge and try it myself.

Click on the photo to see all the details.

There's lots!

For this project I used a 10''x10'' deep-edge canvas

and added layers of book paper, acrylic paint, stamps in StazOn ink, 

Faber Castel markers, and black gel pen.

I had each member of my family finger paint a blossom

which I then turned into a flower.

Then we each thought of at least one word to describe 

my step-mother, and wrote those on the front, 

and along all four edges of the canvas.

I really hope she loves it!

And I hope each of you have a wonderful Mother's Day!

Thanks for stopping by.