Ravenswood Manor with ColourArte

Hello and welcome everyone!  Well, here we are in the middle of October.  My, the time is flying so fast, and Halloween will be here before we know it.  I love making Halloween projects, and my ColourArte paints are waiting to turn this cute little birdhouse die from Eileen Hull into something spook-tacular!

I made a video tutorial to share the creative process and show you how wonderful the ColourArte products are, and how well they work together.

Just for fun, here are a few still photos of the project, but I hope you will take a few minutes to watch the video to see the creative process, as well as watch how well the ColourArte products work.  If you like my video, I would appreciate if you would give me a thumbs up, and subscribe to my youtube channel so you will be the first to know when I post my next video.

In honor of those we know who have battled with this disease, please be sure to make a generous donation to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. 

Supplies used:

ColourArte Radiant Rains Shimmering Mist:  Snapdragon
ColourArte Radiant Rains Dauber:  Solar Gold, Mallard Green, Yellow Rose, Rich Cobalt
ColourArte Silks Acrylic Glaze:  Carmen, Key Lime, Clear Clear Glaze Medium
ColourArte Primary Elements:  Vanilla Bean, Mandarin Citrine, Burnt Umber, Smokey Diamond

Other:
Black chipboard
Black card stock
Sizzix/Eileen Hull 658451 Birdhouse 3D 
Sizzix/Tim Holtz 658248 Mini Spider & 31
Sizzix/Tim Holtz 657458 Mini Bat & Skull Set
Sizzix/Tim Holtz 658725 Mini Owl & Crescent Moon
Sizzix/Tim Holtz 6572908 Mini Branch & Leaf Set
Tim Holtz THS014 Shatter layering stencil
The Crafter's Workshop TCW 169s Mini Kasbah 6x6 Template
Red liner tape
20 gauge copper wire
Miniature Halloween Ravens (Michaels)


I hope you enjoyed my video project today, and please visit ColourArte for some fabulous products to use in your next art project.

Happy October to you all!!!

Barbara

Altered Bird House with Gina's Designs

Hi everyone!  I am so happy to be here today, as this is my first post with Gina's Designs.  I was thrilled when I was asked to be their guest designer for June, and I hope I can inspire you with my creations.

I love birds and wings and feathers, so my first project is an altered bird house, using Gina's House Shrine Box.  

Assemble box with Beacon's Quick Grip glue.  Coat entire box with white gesso and let dry.  Then color inside of box with Spanish Moss, and the outside with Cascade chalk paint.

Measure and cut Border Sticks Lace to fit along roof eaves.  Coat both sides with white gesso and let dry.  

Paint both sides with ColourArte Indian Copper Radiant Gel.  

Use your finger to pick up a tiny amount of the Cascade chalk paint and dab randomly over the lace border to simulate patina on copper.  Set aside.

Cut a 2" x  8" piece of silver aluminum ducting tape, emboss with a decorative embossing folder.  Trim length of ducting tape to 1-3/4" to fit the roof.  

Paint the tape with Indian Copper Radiant Gel, allow to dry.  

Use your finger to randomly apply Cascade chalk paint to simulate patina on copper.  Set aside.

Adhere silver ducting tape to roof top.  

Trim a piece of print paper to fit inside the house, distress edges, ink with Chestnut Roan chalk ink.  

Adhere the paper inside the box.

Cut an irregular piece of the Chicken Wire Large, color with Krylon Silver Leafing Pen, and adhere to top of house.  Adhere Border Sticks Lace to front eaves on roof, and add two extra pieces to the center to disguise the join.

Coat one of the birds from the Birds on Branches Assortment with white gesso, let dry.  Color with Silks Acrylic Glaze in Nutmeg, Pretty Peridot, Silver Bells, Mango Mamba, Ocean Wave.   

Add shading with a charcoal pencil. 

Cut a few branches off of one of the Leafy Branches with Birds and coat with white gesso.  Paint the leaves with Olive Vine and the branches with Nutmeg Silks.

Make three eggs from Creative Paperclay and a tiny bird's nest from green excelsior.  

Paint the eggs blue and add tiny dots of brown to each egg.  Place inside the nest and then place the nest inside the house.

Add some details to one of the birds from the Birds Shape Set with pencil.

Color the bird with the Silks Pretty Peridot, Ocean Wave, Mango Mamba, and Nutmeg.  Add shading with charcoal pencil.

Glue nest with eggs to inside at the bottom of house, and attach the bird to the nest, as shown.  Add some small flowers and moss along the remaining area at the bottom.

Coat Hypericum Berries with white gesso, then paint with Olive Vine and Rusty Mauve Silks, let dry.  Add dots of 3D Crystal Lacquer to each berry.  

Adhere to front of house.

Gina's Designs supplies used:

House Shrine Box

Leafy Branches with Birds

Hypericum Berries

Birds on Branches Assortment

Birds Shape Set

Feathers Shape Set

Border Sticks Lace

Chicken Wire Large

Other supplies used:

White gesso (Liquitex)

Beacon Quick Grip glue

FolkArt Home Decor Chalk Paint (Cascade, Spanish Moss)

ColourArte Radiant Gel (Indian Copper)

ColourArte Silks:  (Nutmeg, Pretty Peridot, Silver Bells, Mango Mamba, Ocean Wave, Olive Vine, Rusty Mauve)

Chestnut Roan chalk ink

Tim Holtz Wallflower paper pad

Krylon Silver Leaving Pen

Green Excelsior

Light Green Moss

Petaloo tiny blue flowers

I hope you like my little bird house project, and I would love to hear what you think about it.  

Thanks for stopping by, and have a very creative week!

Barbara

Altered Trading Blocks and Altered Pages Birdhouse

If you've been following along this month, you already know that Altered Pages has partnered with The Artists on the Block, sharing our Altered Trading Block creations, aka, ATBs.  These fun, easy to alter, blocks are made with Eileen Hull's Sizzix block dies.  

As this is the last Thursday of the month, I believe I am the last to submit my creation.  However, I am so excited to present my double-decker bird house.  Can you see the tenants inside?  I had my husband hold a flashlight and shine it into the hole so I could take a picture.

Supplies used:

Altered Pages collage sheets:  AP-2220 Chirpy Goodness; AP-1566 Feathers; AP-1564 Vintage Eggs; AP-1478 Vintage Wings

Metallic Rubon Sets: Rich Primary #1; All Metals #2
German Scrap
Eileen Hull's Sizzix Box, Square XL die

Eileen Hull's Sizzix Blocks/Cubes, 3-D XL die

Sizzix mat board

Sizzix embossing folders: Bricked, Woodgrain

Metal candle holder

Rustique Tin Can embossing powder

Clear Embossing Ink Dabber

Corrugated cardboard from packaging

Acrylic paint, matte medium, Cobalt Teal, Rust

For a complete tutorial and more pictures of my double decker ATB bird house, especially a closer look at those cute little tenants living inside, please visit the Altered Pages blog.  

Check out this awesome special sale, through the end of the month.  We will add a FREE 6 well plastic palette and 1 ready to fill mister bottle when you purchase Splash Inks at the special limited sale price of 26.98!    Supplies are limited to on-hand quantities, valid until May 31, 2014 or until supply is gone. NO coupoon needed.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a wonderful weekend!

Barbara