Handmade Mixed Media "Violin & Bow"

Hi there, thanks for stopping by.

Today I have a new project to show you, a little mixed media VIOLIN

that my hubby helped me make.

I found a template online, altered it, enlarged it & then transferred it
onto a pizza box which my hubby then cut out for me.
He is always so supportive of what I do, he is definitely a keeper. 💖

Lots of gorgeous Prima flowers & blings, pearls, prills, paints, sprays & more.

Some lovely pieces of 2Crafty Chipboard too.

I have used lots of textures & mediums, all from Prima Marketing Inc of course.

As well as the violin I also made a matching violin bow & I found this

masquerade mask in my stash & so I thought I would include it in my project also.

See a full product list at the bottom of this post.

I adore those pearls that they do, they give the project an air of oppulence.

 I truly enjoyed making this project as I have wanted to create one of these

 violins for such a long while, ever since I saw one on the internet a few years ago.

I hope you like it.

 PRODUCT LIST

Prima Marketing Inc

"Magic Love" flowers #652746
"Magic Love" flowers #652784
Say It In Crystals #996864
Memory Hardware "Pearls III" "Fantasy" #995812
Finnibair Wax Paste "Brushed Iron" #964009
Finnibair Wax Paste "Sweet Rose" #966782

Finnibair Texture Paste

Finnibair Heavy White Gesso #961442
Finnibair Sofy Matte Gel #961428

2Crafty Chipboard
Mixed Fine Border Set

Steampunk Gears Corner Piece

Various Cogs & Gears

Until next time....

A NEW Release Kit"A Gorgeous Girl"INCLUDES BONUS Embossing Ink & Embossing PowderMy Latest Creation ForA.B.Studio & 2Crafty Chipboard

Hi there, thanks so much for stopping by the blog today.

Well here we are with yet another NEW RELEASE KIT.

I created this one for some DT work for both 

2Crafty Chipboard using some gorgeous pieces of their chippies

& AB.Studios using their fabulous papers.

This kit comes with all these beautiful papers, two packs of flowers,

all these beautiful 2Crafty Chipboard pieces, (don't you just love those

chipboard scissors at the right of the flowers)

PLUS

this kit comes with a BONUS

 "Embossing Ink Pad" & "Gold Sparkly Embossing Powder" too !!

In the private access "Video Tutorial" that comes with this kit I will show

you how to actually heat emboss your background !!!

This is such a great technique & I know you will love it.

I will also be showing you how to heat emboss all your chipboard 

pieces too for those that haven't done it before.

It is always fun trying out new techniques to add to your repertoire!! 

In this kit you will receive a spray & I will be showing you how

to custom colour your flowers & gauze  too.

This is a really good TECHNIQUE FOCUS KIT.

COST of this kit is $55 AUD (Aussie Dollars)

or $42 USD (USA Dollars)

Plus postage which is $10 AUD

I post anywhere in the world.

This kit will be ready to go out in the post in two weeks.

For pre orders or enquiries either private message me on facebook

or email me at vgarling@bigpond.net.au

 

A NEW RELEASE MIXED MEDIA KITIncludes BONUS "FOLIAGE DIE""Adore"For Prima Marketing & 2Crafty Chipboard

Hi there paper friends, thanks for stopping by. 

Today I have another NEW mixed media layout to show you that is currently up on the 

2Crafty Chipboard blog

and naturally I have used some of their awesome chipboard pieces on it.

I am now taking PRE ORDERS for this as it will be my newest KIT.

It will be ready in about two weeks time.

This kit contains new release Prima Marketing papers, cut outs, flowers, feathers, gauze,

 paints & more.

PLUS the BONUS "Foliage Die too.

When you look closely at the layout you will see I have added pieces

of these little die cut foliage pieces all throughout the flowers. 

They are the icing on the cake.

  You can see the gorgeous little chipboard

dressmakers mannequin tucked in on the left of the photo. I have given it a little

mixed media makeover. I will teach you how to do that too.

The kit comes with absolutely everything you will need to re create this layout.

No need to buy extras. Everything you see on the layout is in the kit.

The kit comes with both full & comprehensive written instructions as well

as a “Mini Tips & Tricks Video Tutorial”.

  

COST of this kit is $55 AUD (Aussie Dollars)

or $42 USD (USA Dollars)

Plus postage which is $10 AUD

I post anywhere in the world.

For pre orders or enquiries either private message me on facebook

or email me at vgarling@bigpond.net.au

Until next time...

Another "Create With Prima" LIVESTREAM"Dream"

Hello there & thanks for stopping by.

Today I have a layout to show you that I created in a LIVESTREAM 

"Create With Prima" facebook group

way back last year & I never realised it never actually published here on my blog!!!

It was on all my social media but over on the it never actually published here!!!

If you are not already a member of this facebook group, be sure to join

to be inspired by so many people, especially while we are all in

lockdown, all the Prima design team & the Prima education team

girls are all doing livestreams to help inspire you all with lots

of great projects using their fabulous products.

I created this layout using Prima "Apricot Honey" papers &

lots & lots of their older flowers from previous collections.

I hope you can join me over on the "Create With Prima"

facebook group every Wednesday at 

10am AEST (Aussie east coast time)

Noon in New Zealand

8pm New York time

Until next time...

(Inter)National Scrapbook Day 2021For AB. Studio"Remember This Moment"

Hi there friends, thanks for stopping by.  

Today I have a layout to share with you that I created on behalf

of A.B.Studios to help celebrate (Inter)national Scrapbooking Day.

They asked all their designers & Brand Ambassadors to create a project,

 using their gorgeous products & basing it on this sketch below.

This was my interpretation of the sketch....

SKETCH

I used these photos of one of my granddaughters as I have lots of these from a 

photo shoot we did of her & it is always a pleasure to scrap them.

I used one of their lovely stencils & added a little

mixed media down the bottom of my page.

 

I have used various AB.Studio papers & did a little fussy cutting

from some of them. Their papers are just perfect for fussy cutting.

I have used this collection a few times now as it is 

definitely one of my favourites.

All of the gorgeous chipboard I used is from 2Crafty Chipboard.

Well thats all from me today.

Until next time...

A Mixed Media CanvasFrom my Recent LIVESTREAMFor Prima Marketing

Hi there & hello. Thanks for stopping by.

Today I have this little mixed media canvas to share with you that I created
over on the "Create With Prima" facebook group over the weekend to celebrate
(Inter)national Scrapbook Weekend.

It was a great little Technique filled class tutorial.

FULL PRODUCT LIST AT BOTTOM OF THE PAGE.

If you missed it live, be sure to pop over the the "Create With Prima"
facebook group & simply scroll down to find it as you can still
watch it now, after the fact.

This was a great little full length tutorial on how to make & use moulds

& Prima Wax Pastes. I think you will find it very informative.

Lots of great techniques.

I really do adore these fern leaves I made with the Prima Moulds. 

I also used some of their new release flowers, butterflies, mini frames,
watercolours & so much more.

So remember if you missed my tutorial LIVE, you can still watch it now
as it will stay on the facebook page &

REMEMBER

If you are not yet a member of the "Create With Prima" facebook group,

be sure to join up as there is always so much inspiration on their for you.

List of Prima Marketing Products Used...

Script paper from the "Lavender Frost" collection #655350848934

Yellow "Diamond " flowers #653248
"Diamond Butterflies #653224

"Dreamland" Crystals #651657

Wood Frames #648121

Art Daily "Rusty Paper Clips "968472
"Tropicals" Watercolor Confections #584269

Moulds #648138 (fern leaves & birds)
Finnabair Wax Paste - White Gold #964016
Finnabair Wax Paste - Rich Copper #963989

Finnabair Art Basics-Clear Gesso #961466

Finnabair Art Basics -Heavy Black Gesso #961459

Finnabair Crackle Texture Paste #961541

Until next time......

 

"Beyond the Page" Mixed Media Inspiration"Smile"

Hi there lovelies, thanks for stopping by.
Today I have a little "Beyond the Page" mixed media project

 to share with you.

This project is one of the five classes I will be teaching up at
"LOVE TO CREATE" in Maitland on 10th & 11th July.

For those that don't know the area, that is up in the
Hunter Valley area of NSW here in Australia.

Contact me for more details either by private message
on facebook or email me at vgarling@bigpond.net.au

This is currently up on the 2Crafty Chipboard blog as I have
used lots of their gorgeous chipboard, 

including this fabulous big 12" clockface frame.

Lots of mixed media in this project using Finnibair mediums 
& so much more.

This will be a wonderful technique class!!!

Also lots of gorgeous NEW RELEASE flowers from Prima Marketing too.

This class kit has an awesome little BONUS SCRIPT STAMP included too!!

 I have used lots of awesome crackle medium on this project, & I

just know the ladies in class are going to love working with that !!!

This class kits will also include all the paints, mediums, cutouts & more.

Well thats all for today, back soon with more.

Until next time....

Some Mixed Media Vintage InspirationWith AB.studio Papers & Cut OutsandPrima Marketing Flowers, Moulds & Mediums

Hi there friends, thanks for stopping by.

Today I have a vintage inspired mixed media layout & featuring these very old

photos of my dear departed Mother in Law, to show you.

This photo is over one hundred years old, hence the quality.

 I created this one for A.B.studio using their gorgeous papers, cut outs,

gold foil leaves & butterflies as well I used one of their lovely stencils too.

AB.Studio Products Used....

"Old Dreams" Sheet #1  (background)

"Old Dreams" Bonus Page From Pack

"Old Dreams" #7 Tags

"Unexpected" Sheet #8..Word Strips / Quote

Gold Vellum Leaf Paper #0129

Gold Vellum Butterfly Paper #0117

Stencil - "French Romance" ID-246

I also used some of the NEW Prima Marketing "Diamond" flowers.

Aren't they the most gorgeous shade of yellows ever !!!

Prima Marketing Products Used...

"Diamond" Flowers #653248

Bling Crystals #651657

Moulds "Nature Lover" #648138

(Fern leaves & Birds)

Finnabair Icing Paste in Vintage Gold

Finnabair Wax Paste in "Aged Brass'

Finnibair Wax Paste in "Lucky Emerald" green

I created all the little fern leaves, birds & the old spoon using moulds & liquid resin

& then coloured them all up with wax paste to match my layout. 

I had so much fun doing this.

I have used the Finnabair wax pastes to colours not only the resin pieces 

but also to colour a bunch of die cuts too. Really happy with the 

result of combining the two coloured waxes on my pieces.

I have used the "Aged Brass" wax paste to add some colour to these beautiful

"Gold Foil Vellum Leaves" from AB. Studio too. I love these & you get lots & 

lots of them on the one sheet, plus they are a really easy shape to cut out too.

I have also used this little quote that I had cut out from the AB.Studio

 "Unexpected Sheet #8" paper. I thought it was the perfect quote for my photos.

A 2Crafty Chipboard fine "Word Title", some Prima Bling Crystals,

a bow tied in string & some Prills scattered around my layout

& all teamed with lots of cut out pieces from AB.Studio

as well as some background stencilling too.

This layout was such a pleasure to create & although a lot of work,

it just came together sooo easily. I wished that happened all the time.

Always easy when you are working with such beautiful products.💖

Well thats all from me today.
I hope you like my tribute layout to my Mother in law.
I am going to hang this one on the wall.

Well thats all from me today.

Until next time....