Winter Mixed Media Canvas

This is the last day of the Creative Retreat Online Class I have been participating in over the past two weeks. I still have 1 or 2 more projects to go but this mixed media winter canvas caught my eye so I jumped over to it. The creative Tammy Tutterow was the designer for this project. I just love her work.

Here's my take on her fabulous project.

I did substitute a dryer sheet for a piece of cotton batting  called for in the project. I used Adirondack Paint Dabbers - Aqua for the main color of the project plus Distress Picket Fence Paint from Ranger - Tim Holtz. The greenery was painted with Distress Paint - Peeled Paint. 

Linking to:

Craft With May - Creative Retreat

Stamping On Bark and A Wall Hanging

I saved some of the bark from our River Birch tree and have been stamping on it for this project. The bark is very delicate and fine, it is not a thick bark. Take a look at my hanging art piece.

I started with a piece a corrugated cardboard that I sprayed with several layers and colors of ink using the heat tool between layers. Paints and stains were also used on the cardboard.  The bark was also sprayed with ink but very little Distress Ink was use since the bark was so delicate, I was afraid the bark would tear if I used a blending tool. The bird and branch were sprayed with ink then run through an embossing folder and dabbed with paint.

I used a die-cut on another small piece of bark after I had sprayed the piece with inks. Then I stamped on it and just hoped the stamping would show.                                                                                                                                                                                                                          I love the verse: It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see - Henry David Thoreau. 

Additional stamping was done on the larger piece of bark before the assembly of layers of the project. It was so delicate to work with but I am happy with the outcome.

Thanks for stopping by - Judy

Supplies: 

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist: Mallard, Pumpkin Spice, Tiger Lily 

Ranger Perfect Pearls Mists : Heirloom Gold

Dylusions Ink Spray: Squeezed Orange, 

Distress Paint: picket fence, vintage photo, peeled paint

Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabbers: Cloudy Blue, Pool

Distress Stains: vintage photo, gathered twigs

Graphic 45 Stamp & Die Cut

Tim Holtz Visual Artistry Collection Stampers Anonymous

Challenges:
Simon Monday Challenge: Stamping on anything but plain paper
Ink on My Fingers: Sunday Stamper Week 275 - Hang On Sloopy

Linking to:
Wow Us Wednesdays at Savvy Southern Style