PaperArtsy Challenge: Sprays

I have been wanting to try acrylic paint on fabric and this challenge from PA was a great time to do this and, to use my spray vessels.

 

Prepping my fabric with water, which I have done with dyes seemed a good place to start. I didn't use PFD fabric so another experiment! Then I choose 5 acrylic paints, added water to the sprayers and then a bit of paint.  Each sprayer worked differently, some splatting and some small droplets.  I used
a 10 x 10" piece of white kona fabric and several small 10" strips.

 

The larger piece of fabric was sprayed with all 5 paints, letting some dry before I applied the next.  I finished up the large piece with some sprits of a glitter spray.

I have been finishing up some workshop pieces of fabric manipulation from a Cheryl Sleboda class two months ago and thought that would be a neat thing to do with my strips.  I ruched two of the strips and then used another for some puffs, making 3 puffs into flowers and adding filling to two others. 

My piece isn't complete, but I'm running out of time.  I'm planning on adding some embellishments to the larger piece and then adding my workshop pieces to make a wallhanging......and will probably end up quilting it too!

mmmc April Showers "Birds and Flowers"

April Showers.....Birds and Flowers

 

On my  container's lid,  displays a tin flower painted pink, a wooden bird with yellow paint and quilled feathers, and a wooden rain cloud painted to show where the "April Showers" colorful "rain gems" came from.  On the tag I wrote:  "April Showers brighten both birds and flowers".  All are displayed on  painted corrugated paper.

 

Polymer clay was used for the bird, eggs and base for the quilled flower. I cut the nest from a woven twig ball that I added some burlap pieces and then the eggs.  A bit of ribbon was added to two of the backgrounds and the bird has a feather behind it.

 

 A quilled flower, leaves and buds displayed on corrugated paper is in one of the containers sections.  The last little section has a flower button and two butterfly charms.

 

A ribbon was added around the container and tied in a bow to hang my display.

MMMC: April Showers: "Butterflies and Flowers"

 "April Showers" is the theme this month at Mixed Media Monthly Challenge.  My "Butterflies and Flowers" display inatin show lots of butterflies flitting around the raindrops.  Lots of raindrop dots are used on the tin front and pages to show how the flowers love the spring showers too!

 

The tins outside base is painted with purple acrylic, then using a dot stencil I spread crackle texture paste over and let dry.  The flower stamp I used on the front is also used on some pages inside.  I found this lonely butterfly and gave it a coat of paint then a bit of paint on its edge, then embossed it with clear powder.

 

On the pages inside the tin I stamped flowers, butterflies, doodled and dotted with paint, did a bit of embossing, added some washi tape, a lovely silk flower and several burlap flowers with a shiny gem on each.  Both sides of the pages have this décor!

 

I used some ribbon for an easy way to lift the pages.

PaperArtsy Niches: "April Showers....Birds and Flowers"

How wonderful to have just the right things on hand for a challenge.  This little green plastic container was perfect for the PaperArsy Niches Challenge!

Polymer clay was used for the bird, eggs and base for the quilled flower. I cut the nest from a woven twig ball that I added some burlap pieces and then the eggs.  A bit of ribbon was added to two niche backgrounds and the bird has a feather behind it.

 

 I also made a display in one niche of  a quilled flower, leaves and buds.  The last little niche has a flower button and two butterfly charms.

 

 

 

The container's lid displays a tin flower painted pink, a wooden bird with yellow paint and quilled feathers and a wooden cloud painted to show where the "April Showers" colorful "rain" gems came from.  On the tag I wrote:  "April Showers brighten both birds and flowers"

Corrugated paper was used as a base on the lid and in a couple of the niches.

A ribbon was added around the container and tied in a bow to hang my niche.

PaperArtsy: Niches "Butterflies and Flowers"

 

I emptied an Altoid tin for this PaperArtsy Challenge.  I have been wanting to try some tin-art,  and decided to insert an accordion folded display.

 

The outside base is painted with purple acrylic, then using a dot stencil I spread crackle texture paste over and let dry.  The flower stamp I used on the front is also used on some pages inside.  I found this lonely butterfly and gave it a coat of paint then a bit of paint on its edge, then embossed it with clear powder.

 

On the pages inside the tin I stamped flowers, butterflies, doodled and dotted with paint, did a bit of embossing, added some washi tape, a lovely silk flower and several burlap flowers with a shiny gem on each.  Both sides of the pages have this décor!

 

I used some ribbon for an easy way to lift the pages.
 

MM Card Challenge: Flowers (2)

The background for this card is stamped with a lovely butterfly stamp and a dot stamp.  I cut out paper flowers and stitched them to the card.  Along the right side is a swatch of handmade paper with zigzag stitches and a decorative stitch in the middle.

"Thinking of You" was hand printed!

MM Card Challenge: Flowers

This card started with a background of Gelatos using 5 colors and then blending them.  I cut out some fabric flowers and stitched them to this background.  The stems are a zigzag stitch and leaves a straight stitch. 

Along the right side are zigzag stitches in two sizes and in the middle a decorative stitch.