Saturday, September 21, 2013

Mixed Media Page

I've had lots of fun lately, and one of my projects was for a friend. 
I started out with a homemade paint spray of a mustardy yellow.


I sprayed over my all-time favorite key stencil. I have to say that I love this, all modesty aside.


I really like making my own paint sprays for a variety of reasons. The first is that I can custom make my own colors. The second is that they're permanent, which is SO convenient and often necessary when doing a mixed media technique. 


Mixed media is often about layering. Here is some stamping...


...and some painted bubble wrap over dress pattern paper...


...and vintage paper with gouache, India ink, versamark stamp with Perfect Pearls...


...and rubons...


...and vintage lace...


...and a shrink art key with gesso...


...and a custom color of crinkle ribbon...


...and a vintage flash card...


...and some more vintage lace...


...and some vintage buttons...


...and making some transparent pearls...


And, sorry for the teaser Peeps, but I can't show the rest until I give this to my friend. Thanks for checking in!
Fondly, Tami

Monday, September 16, 2013

More Stencil Designs

Hey, Peeps. I've been getting a lot of great feedback about my stencils. Some customers have said that they didn't expect them to be so nice. Of course, I have a wonderful machine (Black Cat Cougar) that cuts clean, crisp edges. It's amazing, and I'm so grateful that HubbyDoc encouraged me to buy it.
I've been having so much fun designing. Here are some of my latest designs.


This stencil has a lot of versatile uses, and I include the tree cutouts as well, that are great for using as a mask.


This is a whimsical design that can be used in part, or in its entirety. Just use the flower parts, or the circles, or the center section for a card. 




This is one of my favorites, since the tree section can be used as a tree, or a Santa hat, or you can turn it upside down and use it for a cornucopia for autumn or Thanksgiving. 



These are my new favorite masks. I like them almost as much as my keys.

So, feel free to check out my Etsy shop, and when you buy my stencils, you won't be disappointed. And as always, I ask my customers to send me pictures of their creations so that I can blog...and tweet...and Pin....
Fondly, Tami