Believe (Mixed Media Project)

September 17, 2019 | Corner Scraps

My project “Believe” created for the August Challenge over at the Mixed Media Place blog.

Maybe it’s the fact that I feel like summer is never going to end where I live, but the second and third photo on the top row of the Mixed Media Place mood board, at first glance, looked like ice on the foliage. I’m not exactly a person who likes being cold, and I live in a southern state, but I’ve had it with summer this year! It’s the middle of September and we are still hitting the mid-90s! Which, according to the weather last night, is a full ten degrees above average! Too, too much I tell ya!

Beside the thought of ice, I really loved the colors in general on the mood board! It’s filled with most of my favorites! But once I had blue + white + ICE!! on my mind, I had to go with it! Below the mood board you will find a process video, some more photos, and a full product list.

Process Video:

Close-up Photos:

Products

AB Studio

Chipboard Background 30×30 (centimeters) ID-4

Creative Embellishments

Holly and Berry Flourish

Shimmerz

Vibez

Frost Bite
Snow Way Man

DecoArt

Weathered Wood

Crackle Medium

Ranger

Tim Holtz

Distress Crackle Paint

Clear Rock Candy

Distress Glitter

Clear Rock Candy

Embossing Powder

Blue
Snowflake Tinsel

Simon Says Stamp

Embossing and Watermark Ink

Clear

Krylon

Workable Fixatif

Liquitex

Gloss Gel

Unknown

All the artificial foliage. I bought it at JoAnn’s … last year.

Origin (Canvas) – MTW Sept. 2019

September 9, 2019 | Corner Scraps

Over on the More Than Words Challenge blog this month we were tasked with finding inspiration from the word “Origins” and using the colors of our country. I love genealogy, so for me “Origins” is “where did I come from?” I love seeing faces of people I never knew and finding some resemblance!

For this project I used a photo from Ancestry.com of my great-great grandparents and eight of their ten children and maybe a grandchild (the youngest being held). Based on records on Ancestry.com, this photo is over 104 years old. (The youngest girl passed away in 1905 at only 12 years old.)

I chose this photo for this project for a couple of reasons. First, it is representative of the Cherokee I have in my family history. Besides the red, white, and blue of the United States, I (tried to) incorporate the colors of the flag of the Cherokee Nation, orange, yellow, green, and black. The following is from Cherokee.org’s FAQ page regarding the flag and seal:

The seal of the Cherokee Nation was created by an executive Act under Chief Lewis Downing in 1869. The Act calls for the seal to contain a seven-pointed star inside of a wreath of oak leaves, symbolizing the eternal flame of the Cherokee people. The star is not designated to point a specific direction, but in the original version from 1869, it rests on a single downward point. The points of the star represent the seven traditional Cherokee clans. Within the rings of the seal, the words Cherokee Nation, September 6, 1839, are included, recognizing the date of the signing of the first Cherokee Nation Constitution after relocation to Indian Territory, as well as the date of the Act of Union, uniting the Old Settlers and Eastern Immigrant Cherokees into a single Cherokee Nation government once again.

The Cherokee Flag contains the Cherokee Nation seal (see the question above for the full symbolism of the seal) in the middle with seven stars in the outer field along with a single, black star. The seven stars in the outer field represent the seven clans, and the one additional star, which is black, is to remember those who died as a result of the Trail of Tears.

In addition to the Cherokee in my history, the “white” part of this particular branch of my family has been in the United States since before it was the United States! So, there you have it! The colors of my country and what “Origins” means to me!

Process Video:

Close-ups:

Products:

[From the] Tres Jolie Sept. 2019 Mixed Media Kit

9×12 Canvas
13@rts

Mixed Media Stencil

His & Hers Remastered

Mechanical

Ayeeda Paint

Red Bronze
Snow Cap

Ayeeda Powder

Rusty Bronze

Rust Reagent

Ayeeda Powder 3D

Old Gold XS Microspheres

Lindy’s

Starburst Squirts

Beaver Tail Brown
Hockey Puck Black

13 @rts

Ayeeda Mist

Patina Bronze

Prima

Prima Flowers

Item #637682
Item #632014

Resin Icons

Item #573355 (Feathers)

Finnabair

Metallique Paint

Royal Blue

Ranger

Tim Holtz

Mini Blending Tool
Splatter Brush
Distress Paint

Lucky Clover
Candied Apple

Dylusions Paint

Tangerine Dream

Glossy Accents

49 & Market

Vintage Shades Flowers

Yellow Cluster

Graphic 45

Rose Bouquet Collection

Triumphant Red

Folk Art

Enamels

Yellow Light

Liquitex

Matte Gel
Matte Super Heavy Gel

Unknown/Unbranded

Texture Pebbles

Fairy Mirror

August 5, 2019 | Corner Scraps

A little decorative mirror I put together for the July 2019 Mixed Media Place Challenge.

For this project I was inspired by the colors found on the July, Mixed Media Place, mood board, most specifically the yellows, reds, and seafoam green. Especially since the green on the ReneaBouquets Fairy “Belle” was a fantastic match!

Below the mood board you’ll find a process video, some close up photos, and a product list.

Process Video:

Close-ups:

And, because she happened to come along, Lucy (Great Dane) is helping to demonstrate how well the mirror works!

Products:

ReneaBouquets

Beautiful Board

Fairy Belle (Small)

Mulberry Paper Roses

Yellow & White Curly Roses

Double Sided Print, Premium Paper Butterflies

Salted Caramel

Dusty Attic

Chipboard Flourish (I don’t know which one)

49 & Market

Blossom Blends

Aloe

Prima

Finnabair

Wax Cire Cera

Firebird

Rust Effect Paste

Cream
Moss
Cool Grey

Flowers

A Victorian Christmas

Item #583507

Ranger

Tim Holtz

Distress Paint

Ground Espresso
Black Soot

Liquitex

Matte Super Heavy Gel

Daler Rowney

White Gesso

JudiKins

Diamond Glaze

Unknown/Unbranded

Mirror (I bought it at Dollar Tree)
Cabochons

A Strong Woman …

August 4, 2019 | Corner Scraps

“A strong woman looks a challenge dead in the eye and gives it a wink.” ~Gina Carey

A quick tag I did for the July More Than Words Mini Challenge using my gel plate, some stencils, thread, a Dina Wakley stamp, and my printer for the quote!

Process Video:

Font: BP Typewrite Damaged

Products used on finished tag:

Gel Press Gel Plate
Ranger

Dina Wakley

Acrylic Paint

Peacock

Stamp + Stencil

Essential Silhouettes

Tim Holtz

Distress Ink

Picked Raspberry

Mini Blending Tool

Archival Ink

Jet Black

Stampers Anonymous

Tim Holtz

Harlequin
Splotches
Tracks

We R Memory Keepers

Crop A Dile
Craft Knife

Tonic

Tim Holtz

Stamp Platform

Americana

Bright-Orange

Master’s Touch

Gold

Daler Rowney

Neon Pink
Neon Green

The Paper Studio

Rick Rack Scrap Pack

Other

Black Thread
Pink Thread

Paints found on other gel press pages

Ranger

Dina Wakley

Eggplant

Vicki Boutin

Sugared Strawberry
Juicy Pear

Daler Rowney

Neon Orange

Americana

Gloss Enamels

Black

DecoArt

Lavender

Stencil used on other gel press pages

Homemade
Ranger

Dina Wakley

Stamp + Stencil

Essential Silhouettes

Coffee Magnets (ReneaBouquet July Swap)

August 2, 2019 | Corner Scraps

For the month of July, ReneaBouquets had a magnet swap, and I decided to make a coffee themed set!

After the process video there are some close-up photos & a product list.

Process Video:

Products:

ReneaBouquets

Beautiful Board

Grid

Glass Microbeads

Gold
Dark Red

Mini Dusty Teal Mulberry Paper Roses

Ranger

Embossing Powder

White (Super Fine)
Black (Super Fine)
Enchanted Gold
Gold

Archival Ink

Black
Chrome Yellow

Emboss It Dabber

Tim Holtz

Distress Spray Stain

Ground Espresso
Weathered Wood
Gathered Twigs
Blueprint Sketch

Distress Oxide

Ground Espresso
Weathered Wood
Faded Jeans
Blueprint Sketch

Mini Blending Tool

Water Pen – Nib

Stampers Anonymous

Mini Flourish Stencil

Tonic

Tim Holtz

Stamp Platform

Prima

Ingvild Bolme

Quick Dry Fluid Chalk Ink

Worn Jeans

Finnabair

3D Gloss Gel

Simon Says Stamp

Embossing Powder

Ultra Fine Steel Navy

Embossing and Watermark Ink

Clear

Stamp Set

Coffee and Tea

JudiKins

Diamond Glaze
MicroGlaze

Liquitex

Clear Gesso

E6000

Unknown/Unbranded

Magnets

Beach Junk Journal

July 21, 2019 | Corner Scraps

A little, beach themed junk journal I made for the ReneaBouquets Mood Board Challenge this month.

Flip Through Video:

~~The Process Video will go here when I’ve finished editing & uploading it!~~

Process Video 1: Cover & Construction

Process Video 2: Ephemera & Such!

And here are a few close ups:

I received that beautiful, floral applique (along the spine & other bits on the inside) in the ReneaBouquet Canvas Swap (Oct. 2018) from Wendy M.! (Thank you, Wendy!!)

A close-up of the beautiful mermaid from ReneaBouquets!

A ReneaBouqet Beautiful Board Starfish!

Here you can see all three paperclips I quickly altered using ReneaBouquets Beautiful Bits – Seashell.

A closer look at the layers of lace! The scalloped lace I used on the edge of two of the pages I just received from Jenn D. in the ReneaBouquets June (2019) swap! (Thank-you, Jenn!)

Products:

ReneaBouquets

Beautiful Board

Tiny Starfish

Beautiful Bits

Seashell

Printed Beautiful Board

Tiny Ocean Orchid Starfish Mermaid

13@arts

Acrylic Modeling Paste

Shimmerz

Paste-eez

Puttin’ On The Glitz

Creameez

Berry Hot

Prima

Frank Garcia

Golden Coast

12 x 12 Paper Pad w/ foil
Ephemera (Item #995126)
Ephemera (Item #995133)

From Swaps

From Wendy M.

Floral Applique

From Jenn D.

Scalloped Lace (white)
Kraft Tag & Sleeve

From Yvonne (scrapbook.com swap … Sept. 2018)

The ribbon used to tie the journal shut

Webster’s Pages

Adrienne Looman

Designer Trim

Plum Seed

The Paper Studio

Bright Lace Ribbon Scrap Pack

American Crafts

Vicki Boutin

Blue Hawaiian Acrylic Paint

Ranger

4″ Brayer
Tim Holtz

Mini Blending Tool
Distress Oxide

Tattered Rose
Antique Linen

Distress Spray Stain

Mermaid Lagoon

Tonic

Tim Holtz

5″ Scissors

Heidi Swapp

Stencil (it doesn’t appear to have a name…)

Momentum Brands (pretty sure I got it at the 99¢ store)

Happy Holidays

Decorative Ribbon

Mod Podge

Antique Matte

Art Glitter Glue

E6000

Beacon

FabriTac

JudiKins

Diamond Glaze

Unbranded/Unknown

Paperclips
Pink & White Bakers Twine
Hairclips

Adventure

July 19, 2019 | Corner Scraps

For the More Than Words July (Main) Challenge: Discover & Stash

Discover made me think of maps, right away. Maybe my subconscious is trying to tell me something. After that I didn’t really have a plan, I just went where my stash led me.

Stash:
Clipboard – I don’t know how old it is, but I’ve owned it for almost two years now.

I think Tea Dye was one of my first Tim Holtz ink pads I bought! Way back when I wasn’t sure what “distress” really meant, but hey, “this Tim Holtz fella has stuff to make new stuff look like old stuff!” My husband could actually make a pretty good case claiming Tim was an original “supplier” that got me hooked leading to an entire spare bedroom being filled with paper craft related items! I love Tim Holtz so much I have hoarded his papers waiting for just the right time. I have been working on accepting the fact that it’s a lot more productive to make the right time myself rather than expect a sudden epiphany. Plus, I’m having a much harder time remembering EVERYTHING I own…so if I can’t even remember everything, how will I ever use everything?

Anyhow, all but 11 of the items on the product list are at least a year old (and that includes adhesives, the 3D Gel, the wax & such), of those 11 items, I think 5 have “appeared” within the last 6 months.

I used as much from my stash as I could, and I can’t tell. You’d never know anything was “missing.” I tell myself I should stop buying until I get my stash knocked down, but every time I think that something new is released & I realize I need to just stop thinking nonsense and do more projects!

Process Video:

Close-ups:

**Postcard Image from: Public Domain Pictures

Products:

ReneaBouquets

Glass Microbeads

Rose Gold

Creative Embellishments

Moroccan Lattice Panel

13 arts

Ayeeda Mist

Patina Bronze

Lindy’s

Magical Shakers

Grab A Guy Gold
Bratwurst Brown

7 Gypsies

Architextures

Ornate Garden Stakes

Silhouette

Cameo 3
Design Store

Design ID #34811

Ranger

Perfect Pearls

Blue Patina

Archival Ink

Jet Black

Tim Holtz

Distress Ink

Tea Dye

Distress Spray Stain

Rusty Hinge

Mini Blending Tool

idea-ology

Tim Holtz
Paper Stash

Memoranda
Lost & Found

Ephemera Pack

Expedition

Sanding Block

Tiny Attacher

Small Talk

Tonic

Tim Holtz

Paper Distresser
5″ Scissors

Stampers Anonymous

Tim Holtz

Harlequin Stencil

Prima

Finnabair

Metallique Wax

Bronze Age

3D Gloss Gel

Julie Nutting

Tag Pad

Hancock

Fancy Pants Designs

Me-ology

Button Set

Dear Lizzy Date Stamp

Mod Podge

Antique Matte

JudiKins

Diamond Glaze

Art Glitter Adhesive

Krylon

Workable Fixatif

Liquitex

Clear Gesso

Unknown/Unbranded

Twine
Metal Stars
“BINGO” Card
The “other,” non-Tim Holtz, ephemera
I got the roll of map paper at Hobby Lobby, so it’s likely by The Paper Studio.

Dragonfly Express

June 25, 2019 | Corner Scraps

The Dragonfly Express! (This photo was taken in full sunlight.)

This project actually had two sources of inspiration. The first was the ReneaBouquets June 2019 Mood Board Challenge, the second inspiration was the Creative Embellishments June 2019 Challenge. (Both sources of inspiration are below) I actually saw the Creative Embellishment challenge first, and I have a thing for hot air balloons. A looking at them from the ground thing, not an actually getting into one thing.

Anyhow, I also really wanted to use this dragonfly I had been working on, and a hot air balloon doesn’t need any help flying, so it (slowly) transformed into a flying ship! Besides the flying in the Creative Embellishment inspiration, I also love the whimsy of the image, and the Ferris wheels made me think of actual wheels!

Creative Embellishments Inspiration

ReneaBouquets Mood Board

Process Video:

The following photos were taken in a more shaded area, because my front porch had a convenient hook I could use to get some greenery in the background and not have to hold the project in one hand while shooting with the other! LOL!!

ReneaBouquets Glass Microbeads for the dragonfly’s eyes and ReneaBouquets Beautiful Beads on top of the masts.

ReneaBouquets Tiny Anchor and Creative Embellishments Pipes and Gears pieces.

And here are some photo of the dragonfly while it was still grounded! [Note: I found the dragonfly in my yard, buried in the dirt by a tree, apparently left by the previous owners. It was shortly after finding it that I came across a Finnabair DT members (I think) post in Instagram who used Finnabair’s Leaves to build butterfly wings (I think it was a butterfly) and a solution to my broken wing dragonfly was born!]

Products:

Ship

My SVG Hut (Etsy) – 3D SVG Pirate Ship Galleon DIGITAL download

(My SVG Hut Blog – Assembly Instructions) (Mine is smaller than the original, “intended” size)

ReneaBouquets

Beautiful Board

Tiny Nautical Anchor Laser Cut Chipboard

Beautiful Beads

Magic Stones

Creative Embellishments

Steampunk Pipe Corner
Gear Cluster Set
Gear Cluster Set 2

Ranger

Tim Holtz

Distress Oxide

Hickory Smoke

Distress Spray Stain

Rusty Hinge

Dylusions

Ink Spray

Melted Chocolate

Heidi Swapp

Color Shine

Tinsel

idea-ology

Tim Holtz

Metallic Kraft – Stock
Hitch Fastners

Prima

Finnabair

Rust Effect Paste

Brown Rust
Red Rust
Gold Rust

Metallique Paint

Rustic Brown

Metallique Wax

Brushed Iron
Bronze Age
Vintage Gold

Opal Magic Wax

Turquoise Satin

Sizzix

Big Shot Pro
Tim Holtz

Embossing Folders

Waves
3D Foundry Metal
Riveted Metal
Diamond Plate

Silhouette

Cameo 3
Premium Blade

Nicapa Cutting Mat

Best

Double Sided Tape

Spellbinders

Tool ‘n One

We R Memory Keepers

Crop A Dile

JudiKins

Diamond Glaze

Art Glitter Glue

Liquitex

Clear Gesso
Black Gesso
Matte Super Heavy Gel

Apple Barrel

Black Matte Paint

Unknown/Unbranded

Fishing line (used for hanging)
Kraft Cardstock
Chain
Eyelets

Dragonfly

ReneaBouquets

Glass Microbeads

Black

Prima

Finnabair

Mechanicals

Woodland Leaves

Mould

Mechanica

Opal Magic Paint

Rose-Gold

Metallique Paint

Royal Blue
Romance Pink

Opal Magic Wax

Vintage Silk

Metallique Wax

Bronze Age

Wax Cire Cera

Indian Pink
Blue Lagoon

Rust Effect Paste

Brown Rust
Red Rust
Gold Rust

idea-ology

Tim Holtz

Swivel Clasp

Ranger

Glossy Accents

JudiKins

Diamond Glaze

Creative Paperclay

Amazing Cast Resin

Liquitex

Black Gesso

Unknown/Unbranded

Gears

Transition

March 13, 2019 | Corner Scraps

“Transition” – My entry to the February Mixed Media Place Challenge

When I first saw the challenge board for the February Mixed Media Place Challenge I was immediately drawn to the mushroom. I don’t know why, but I love mushrooms…artistically. For food I can tolerate them to an extent. A very small extent! (except the white ‘button’ mushrooms, those are just a big ol’ NO!). Okay, that’s all besides the point, so back to my canvas.

I loved the color of the mushroom, and I am so over winter that I had no desire to do a winter themed project, but I also love the sepia of the top left photo, the close up of the water drop (I think that’s what it is) in the top center photo, and the color of the leaves of the top right photo. The mushroom and the three top photos were my main inspiration for my project. At first I had thought I would somehow use mushrooms, but after I did the paint pour I realized I needed something more. I don’t know how I came around to gears and rust paste, but it was something like this:

“I like the sepia and gold leaves, they look old. Those leaves look metallic. Rust is old. I have rust pastes. I also have some gold wax…and some metal flowers…and I made a bunch of resin gears & butterflies to have on hand…”

Basically, I think in run-on and/or incomplete sentences. The thoughts just go sometimes, and this time I went them!

I added the cabochon’s because the white space needed something, but I didn’t need more color! (Plus, they are what I thought of with the top middle photo!)

Mixed Media Place February Challenge Board (Feb. 19 – Mar. 19)

Products

Creative Embellishments

Baby’s Breath Chipboard

Prima

Finnabair

Rust Effect Paste

Brown, Red, and Gold Rust

Metallique Wax

Vintage Gold
Peacock

Mould

Mechanica

Heavy Body Gel

Ranger

Dina Wakley

Acrylic Paint

Peacock

Cell Creator

Liquitex

Pouring Medium

Daler Rowney

Acrylic Colour

Mixing White

7″x14″ Stretched Canvas

White Gesso

Master’s Touch

Acrylic Paint

Gold

Beacon Fabri-Tac

JudiKins Diamond Glaze

Art N Glow

Casting and Coating Epoxy Resin

Amazing Cast Resin

Unknown/Unbranded

Cabochons
Metal/Filigree Flowers

C.J.'s Corner Scraps

For the love of paper crafting…

distress

Believe (Mixed Media Project)

Origin (Canvas) – MTW Sept. 2019

Fairy Mirror

A Strong Woman …

Coffee Magnets (ReneaBouquet July Swap)

Beach Junk Journal

Adventure

Dragonfly Express

Transition