How to Make and Use Your DIY Embellishments - Ideas and Project

Hi everyone!   Today I've got another video to share in my new DIY Embellishments series.  We are going to pick up right where we left off earlier this week from my previous video.  You can click here to see it.

Now, since I started this new series on making your own DIY embellishments, I've had questons from viewers about what to do with them.  I have mentioned a few ideas in my previous videos, but today I am going to start off with some actual visual ideas, and then I will alter a mini composition book cover with ColourArte Primary Elements Artiste Pigments and Silks Acrylic Glaze, and then paint some of these smaller pieces shown earlier.

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ColourArte Supplies Used:
Primary Elements Artiste Pigments:
  Solar Gold
  Sea Glass
  Black Emerald
Silks Acrylic Glaze
  Rusty Mauve
  Mediterranean Blue
The Solution Acrylic Wash Medium

Other Supplies Used:
Permastone casting compound
Product Packaging
Mini Composition Book
Decorative print paper
Liquitex white gesso
DecoArt Media Crackle Glaze
Claudine Helmuth Studio Multi-Medium Matte
Tim Holtz Ideaology Remnant Rubs - Life Quotes
Aleene's Fast Grab Tacky Glue

I hope I have been able to give you some ideas and inspiration for using these fun DIY embellishments, and hopefully peaked your interest in making your own embellishments from things you probably already have in your craft stash.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a super fun and crafty day!

Barbara

Let the Fleur Fly Mixed Media Canvas

Hi everyone!  Lately, I've been purging my supplies, and I came across some items that I thought would add some great texture to a mixed media canvas.    I found some thumb tacks, some old buttons, and even some broken molded pieces I had made from plaster on a texture sheet.    Some of these things are quite old, but I'm pretty sure if you don't have the same exact things, you can find something similar in your own craft studio.   

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ColourArte Supplies Used:
Silks Acrylic Glaze
  Olive Vine
  Emperor's Gold
  Solar Gold
  Orange Peel
  Cinnamon Brown
  Jasper Red
  Stargazer
Vivid Ultra Metallics
  China Black
  Siam White

Other Supplies used:
8x12 Canvas
DecoArt Media Modeling Paste
DecoArt Media White Crackle Paste
Treasure Gold Metallic Wax (Classic)
Fleur de lys resin piece (hobby Lobby)
Large metal key (hobby lobby)
20 gauge wire
Prima #599409 wings mold
Faster Plaster
Buttons, thumb tacks (my stash)
Floral embellishments
Metal embellishments
Bee charms
Faber-Castell Texture Gems (Pearl)

I hope you enjoyed my video project today and maybe you've been inspired to go through your stash and make use of some of those things that have been forgotten and abandoned.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a wonderful, creative day!

Barbara

How to Decoupage Napkins Onto an Art Journal Page

Hi everyone!  Today I have another video creator tutorial with ColourArte for you.  If you collect pretty napkins and you're not sure what to do with them, this tutorial is for you.  I will show you how to decoupage napkin images to an art journal page, but the process would be the same for any surface.

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ColourArte Supplies Used:

Silks Acrylic Glazes
  Pixie Pink
  Sunflower
  Carmen

Radiant Rains Dauber
  Passionfruit
  Solar Gold

Twinkling H20s
  Siam White
  Sky Blue
  Dreamsicle
  Sweet Lavender

Other Supplies Used:
Brea Reese Titanium White texture paste
DecoArt Matte Medium
Golden Retarder
Dylusions 5x8 stencil - Alphabet Border Small
Magnolia/butterfly printed napkins
Tim Holtz CMS060 Slight Alterations rubber stamp set
Tim Holtz Quote Chips
Black Soot Distress Ink
Jet Black Archival Ink
Black Fine Sharpie Pen
Uniball Black Vision Elite roller ball pen
Blending tool (Ranger)
Assorted Brushes

I hope you enjoyed the tutorial and have been inspired to give these techniques a try.  Thanks for watching, and have a wonderful, crafty week!

Barbara

Art Journal - Winter Stars with ColourArte

Hi everyone.  I thought I would play in my art journal today since I haven't does that in awhile.  I found this wonderful saying online, and used it for my inspiration for my pages.  

I made this video tutorial to share my process with you.  

I hope you enjoyed my project today and that you take a look outside some really cold, still and starry night, and see if you can feel the beauty and joy in the silence of the night.  

Thanks for stopping by, and have a wonderful, craft-filled week!

Barbara

ColourArte VIdeo Tutorial: 3D Mixed Media Canvas

Hi everyone!  Today I have a mixed media canvas video tutorial to share using ColourArte's Silks Acrylic Glazes.  This canvas is inspired by the very talented Finnabair.  I learned so much from her and I hope you will be inspired by my interpretation.

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ColourArte Supplies Used:

Silks Acrylic Glazes

  Pixie Pink

  Apple Blossom

  Sunflower

  Mediterranean Blue

  Jasper Red

Radiant Rain Dauber

  Solar Gold

Other Supplies Used:

Liquitex white gesso

Golden Polymer Medium (Gloss)

3D Gloss Gel (Transparent)(Finnabair)

AP-302 Chubby Cheeks collage image (www.alteredpages.com)

MicroGlaze (Judi-kins)

Tim Holtz Ornate Frame #2 Bigz die (Sizzix 661195)

Black chipboard

Recollections printed tissue paper (keys) (script)

Metal embellishments (Prima, Tim Holtz)

Flowers (Petaloo)

Clear glue (Paper Studio)

Beadazzles beads (Macarena)(Suze Weinberg)

Aleene’s Fast Grab Tacky Glue

Black Soot distress ink

Ink Blending Tool

Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a wonderful, crafty day!

Barbara

Art Journal Video Tutorial: Good for the Soul with ColourArte

Hi everyone!  I just wanted to share another art journaling video tutorial with you that I made for the ColourArte Video Creators team.  

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ColourArte Supplies Used:

Primary Elements
  Sunburst
  Orange Peel
  Plumeria
Twinkling H20s
  Beachhouse Blue
  African Jade
  Burnt Umber
  Raspberry Wine
  Ancient Coin
  Sweet Alfalfa
  Snap Dragon
The Solution Acrylic Wash Medium

Other Supplies Used:

Dylusion 8"x5" art journal
Paper Artsy HP1507EZ stamp set
TCW 554s Mini Butterfly Collage Stencil
TCW 490s Mini Tattered Lace Stencil
Kaisercraft Crackle Stamp
Montana White Acrylic Paint Pen
Uniball Vision Elite 0.8mm pen
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Walnut Stain reinker
Makeup sponge
Ranger Blending tool
Liquitex White Gesso
Dynasty #6 round paint brush
Assorted paint brushes
Spatula
Pipette
Mini Mister
1" masking tape

I hope you enjoyed todays art journal project.  And remember, art journals are really fun because you don't have to be perfect. It is for you and your enjoyment, and allows you to be free to try products and experiment without feeling like it has to be perfect. This is a good place to come, sometimes.  So, I hope you will give art journaling a try!

Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a super crafty day!

Barbara

How to Color Faces for your Art Journal

This is a process video showing how to draw and color faces for your art journaling.  Stencils, pastes, and other mediums are used in this video tutorial to help you get started playing with faces in your art.  This is actually my first attempt at face drawing, but I hope I have taken the fear out of it.  By doing this in your art journal will also help remove that fear and allow you to play, and practice to help improve your drawing skills.

ColourArte Supplies Used:

Silks Acrylic Glaze
  Oyster
  Rustic Rose
  Kiwi
  Pixie Pink
  Rusty Mauve
  Azurite
Vivid Ultra Metallics
  Siam White
  China Black
Radiant Gels
  Celedon

Other Supplies Used:

Dylusions 5"x8" art journal
Graphite Texture Paste
Stencils
  TCW585-Inspired Words
  Dylusions DYS44284-Diamond Large
  FolkArt 31476-Ornamental Flower
Fineline Applicator
Dynasty Brushes
  16 Flat
  6 Round
  5/0 Angler
LePen black marker
Fudeball black pen
Dylusions White Linen paint pen
Finnabair Don't Forget to Fly cling stamp set

I hope you enjoyed my attempt at face drawing.  More importantly, I hope I have been able to remove your fear of trying this by using your art journal for such purposes.  No one has to see your beginning pieces except you, and after all, practice does make perfect.  So I hope will will join me on my journey of, hopefully, improving my drawing skills and sharing my efforts with you.

As always, I appreciate you so much for stopping by, and if you feel inclined, please leave me a comment  and perhaps follow my blog so you can see my hopeful attempts at improvement.

Have a wonderful day, and take time to play!

Barbara xo