Some Acrylic Pouring Fun with ColourArte Vivid Ultra Metallics

Hi everyone!  Today, I want to share my first acrylic pour using ColourArte Vivid Ultra Metallics.  If you've been here before, you know how I like to experiment, and so this video will do just that.  I decided to try playing with the pour to see what may or may not work.  I hope you will join me for this "adventure".  



Supplies Used:
ColourArte Vivid Ultra Metallics
  Bolivian Blue
  African Jade
  Lemongrass
  Pink Azalea
  Solar Gold
Americana Lamp Black acrylic paint
8"x8" canvas
Flood Floetrol 
3-in-1 All Temp Silicone
Silicone brush (Prima)
Aluminum foil roasting pan (Dollar Store)
Push Pins

I hope you enjoyed my project today.  I would love to hear what you think, and if you have any questions, please leave me a comment below.  I will check in and try to answer them.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a super day!

Barbara

Fairy Mushroom Mini Book Featuring Sin City Stamps and Altered Pages

Hello everyone!  Today is the start of a new month with Sin City Stamps, and August proves to be yet another fun partnership with our good friends over at Altered Pages.  The designers on both teams will be using the theme "Fairies" for the first half of the month.  So be sure to stop by both blogs to see all the inspiration from everyone.

In keeping with the fairies theme, and because I received this awesome little mushroom chipboard book  from Sin City Stamps and lots of fairy collage images from Altered Pages, I made this adorable little mini book.

I prepared this video preview showcasing each page and a brief description of how I put it together.

 

Supplies Used:

Sin City Stamps:  Mushroom Chipboard Book; Anime Fairies 2 Art Rubber Stamps; Fairies and Blossoms 2 Art Rubber Stamps; Fairy 2 Die Cuts; Fleur de Lys Die Cuts; Fairy Die Cuts; Vine Flourish Mask;

Altered Pages:    AP-1060 Fairy Dolls;  AP-1554 Little Fairies; Niji Oil Pastels; White Gesso; StazOn Jet Black; Delicata Gold; Petaloo Flowers; German border scrap; Stickles glitter glue; Art Anthology dimensional acrylics (Kona)(Terra Cotta)

Other:   Molding Paste, Acrylic Paints, StazOn colors, watercolor paper, crackle paint, glitter glue, various flowers and embellishments, Prima Pixie Glen paper pad

For a complete video tutorial on how I made this book, please visit my youtube channel by clicking this link.

Thanks for stopping by, and be sure to visit Sin City Stamps and Altered Pages for more shopping and inspiration!

Have a wonderful and crafty weekend!

Barbara

Sin City Stamps: Mixed Media Hot Air Balloon Chipboard Book

Happy Friday, everyone!  I have been a busy little beaver lately.  I finally decided to take the plunge and attempt to learn how to make a video.  I wanted to share with you this new Hot Air Balloon Chipboard Book from Sin City Stamps, as well as one of the newest stamp plates to go along with it, Up Up and Away 2.  There is lots of room to further embellish your book, add photos, quotes, or whatever you want to add to it.

Here is my first video attempt, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it for you.




Supplies used:

Sin City Stamps:  Hot Air Balloon Chipboard Book; Up Up and Away 2 stamp set; Gear 3 Die Cuts; Gear 17 Die Cuts; Gear 19 Die Cuts
Paper:  Carta Bella Well Traveled collection; 140 lb hot press watercolor paper (to stamp on)
Inks:  VersaFine Onyx Black; Distress Inks:  Evergreen Bough, Salty Ocean, Wild Honey, Brushed Corduroy, Peeled Paint
Ink Spray:  Maya Mist - Brown Mist
Acrylic Paint:  Fresco Blood Orange, Cinnamon (Paper Artsy); Malted Milk (Ranger-Jenni Bowlin);
Other:  White Gesso, foam brush, watercolor brush, matte medium, ink blending tool, Inka Gold: Gold, Copper (Viva Decor), Distress Markers, Derwent Inktense ink blocks, spinner, brad, various metal embellishments

Thanks for watching, and please be sure to visit the Sin City Stamps Online Store to see all the newest products, not only in new stamps, but also tons of new chipboard and die cut pieces for your crafting enjoyment.  And I hope you will visit the SCS blog often for lots of inspiration from the rest of the team.

Have a wonderful weekend, and happy crafting!!

Barbara