Mixed Media Project by Carol Becker of our Design Team

Good Evening Bloggers:

Today we are releasing the 1st of our Mixed Media projects from Carol Becker from our Design team. This project along with the other projects are on shelves to the left of the register. Our Design Team is doing an awesome job on these projects and have inspired others to think outside the box!  Please feel free to ask any of our Staff for information on the products that were used on these projects. 

 

Dress Form by Carol Becker

Supplies:

1 Jar of Distress Glitter

1 Dress Form

1 package of ATC Cards with die cuts

2 little bundles of patterned  fabric

Other items used:

Vintage Photo Distress Paint

Glossy Accents

White Glue

Ranger Manila Cardstock

Victorian Velvet Distress Ink

Tim Holtz's Tape

Glue gun

Lace

Beads

Wax paper

Green or white tulle

Bling

water

DRESS FORM

Paint blouse area of dress form with vintage photo distress paint. Let dry. Spread glossy accents over the paint with  fingers  and sprinkle the  distress glitter over the glue. Let dry.

Roses:

While glitter is drying,  take manila cardstock and make a scallop pattern.  Cut out with scissor. Use the pattern to cut out fabric, alternating the 2 types of patterned fabric, cutting enough pieces to go around the waist of the dress form..

Make a mixture with water 50% water, 50% glue. Dredge each pice of fabric in glue and water mixture. Wipe off each piece as you remove from glue mix and place on wax paper to dry. Wipe off excess glue with a paper towel. Let dry. Fabric will be stiff when dry. This will keep fabric from fraying.

While the fabric is drying, take manila cardstock  and draw 3 rough circles and cut out with scissor, 2-1/2 inch diameter. Give each circle an uneven edge. Give each circle 5 flower petals.

Using sponge applicator, apply Victorian Velvet Distress Ink to flowers.  Spritz each lightly with water on both sides. Crumple gently, then spread out and dry with heat gun. Apply more ink as needed and distress edges with more Victorian Velvet. Blast with heat gun again to set ink.

Leave one flower whole, cut one petal from the second flower and 2 petals from the third. Glue together with a glue gun into rose shape.

Tim Holtz had a tutorial on how to make these roses a few years back. These  flowers can also be made with a die.

Repeat the flower again, this time with a 1-1/2 inch diameter.

Small flowers: Using manila cardstock cut 4 small 3/4 “ circles. Cut with scissor giving each flower 4 petals. Repeat application of Victorian Velvet Distress Ink and water as above. Put a green jewel in the flower center (or use distress glitter glue).

Base:

I used Tim’s decorative tapes to cover the base and applied with medium, let dry and distress with ink of choice.

Assembly, using glue gun:

Attach fabric to bodice of dress form.

Cut lace of choice and attach around waist of dress form.

Attach small rose to top of dress form facing forward.

Attach large rose to base.

Attach small flowers to body as shown.

Wrap beads around neck and drape as desired.

Great job Carol!

Mixed Media Project by Kim Greenfield

Good Evening Bloggers:

Today we are releasing our second Mixed Media project by Kim Greenfield.   This project along with the other projects are hanging up on the wall on the left behind the register at Scrapper's Playground.  Please feel free to ask any of our Staff for information on the products that were used in these designs.  

Karen Foster Design-It Draws Mixed Media Project by Kim Greenfield

(All products used on these layouts where bought/provided from Scrapper's Playground)

 Supplies:

Karen Foster Design it Drawers
Tim Holtz Distress Paint - Walnut Stain, Broken China
Adirondack Gold Paint
Radiant Rains - Teal Zircon, Copper, Solar Gold
Tim Holtz Collage Mini Paper Stash
Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paint - Clear Rock Candy
Collage Pauge
Tim Holtz Label Pulls and Keyholes
Long Fasteners
Tim Holtz Label Letters
French Industrial Salvage Stickers
Gypsies Square Hooks
Tim Holtz Swivel Clasp and Jump Ring
Skeleton Key
Sander

I’m excited to share my very first Design Team project with you - Karen Foster Design-it Drawers! 

First, I sanded the case and the drawer fronts.  Then I painted the case with Walnut Stain Distress Paint and the drawer fronts with Adirondack Gold Paint.  (I really like that you can use the dabber top to paint with, or open the bottle and use a brush).  I dabbed a combination of Radiant Rains (in Teal Zircon, Copper and Solar Gold) on top of the gold paint.  I love the patina effect they give.

The clock faces were cut from Tim Holtz’s Collage Mini Paper Stash, covered with a thin layer of Clear Rock Candy Distress Crackle Paint (love this stuff!) and attached with Collage Pauge (awesome stuff that adheres AND seals!).

The Tim Holtz Label Pulls and the Tim Holtz Keyholes were rubbed with a bit of Broken China Distress Paint.  I punched holes in the drawers and attached them with long fasteners.  Then I labeled each drawer with Tim Holtz Label Letters (because what good is having all these compartments if you don’t know what is in them?!).

Inside the drawers are squares of paper (cut from Tim Holtz’s Collage Mini Paper Stash and adhered with Collage Pauge) and French Industrial Salvage Stickers, just because. 

Using Walnut Stain Distress Ink, I edged some more French Industrial Salvage stickers, covered them with a thin coat of Clear Rock Candy Distress Crackle Paint (have I mentioned how much I love this stuff??) and placed them on the case.

I covered the entire case and the drawer fronts with Collage Pauge before adhering a 7 Gypsies Square Hook on the side.  I attached a jump ring to a Tim Holtz Swivel Clasp and hung a skeleton key that actually opens the middle drawer.

I had a lot of fun with this project!  Hope you’ll try one, too!!

Great job Kim!  What a great idea and so useful for all those embellishments we all have and not sure how to store them!