The Goddess

The Goddess Mixed media painting on Paper, 6.5"x9"

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Today on the day of Durga Ashtami, I am sharing a painting in my Art Journal. Durga, the goddess is the woman power present in each one of us and no better day than today to celebrate her.......

The Goddess Mixed media painting on Paper, 6.5"x9"

I have mainly used DecoArt colors and mediums and paint pens here. I primed the page using DecoArt MediaMatte Medium  which along with its many uses works like clear Gesso too !!

The Goddess Mixed media painting on Paper, 6.5"x9"

Stenciling with White Modeling paste from DecoArt  I created the heart shape with air dry clay, colored and added some glitter, then I added DecoArt Media Liquid Glass

The Goddess Mixed media painting on Paper, 6.5"x9"

I think this is the first time I have drawn and attempted to paint a face on my own, earlier I tried stencils and image transfers to add beautiful faces on my canvases and other creations. Good or bad I am sharing my journey with all of you, do give me your critical feedback........I do know that Ineed a lot of practice :) 

The Goddess Mixed media painting on Paper, 6.5"x9"

The Goddess Mixed media painting on Paper, 6.5"x9"

linking to simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/-anything-goes

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A double panel Tag with DecoArt

 Double panel Tag ' Brave, Bold... you ' with DecoArt 

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I have created a double panel tag with DecoArt Paints and the beautiful Andy Skinner Stencil - Strike the Pose (12"x3")

 Double panel Tag ' Brave, Bold... you ' with DecoArt 

I used a pattern paper and covered with DecoArt Matte Medium, Allow to dry and using the DecoArt White modeling paste , I created some texture with my finger. added fluid acrylics +tinting base to color . dry brushed with white Gesso. added some more texture with rub-ons and texture stamping with Archival ink.

 Double panel Tag ' Brave, Bold... you ' with DecoArt 

stenciled with Black and white Modeling paste, 

 Double panel Tag ' Brave, Bold... you ' with DecoArt 

The butterfly is a diecut which is colored with acrylics and stamped with a text stamp..the sentiment is computer generated..... trimmed the tags and mounted on black card stock cut and scored to size.............do hope you like this grungy creation.

 Double panel Tag ' Brave, Bold... you ' with DecoArt 

linking to .....

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/-anything-goes

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Extreme Upcycled glass-on-glass bottle

Extreme Upcycled glass-on-glass bottle

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I am sharing an extreme recycled project today made for PaperArtsy  2017 Topic 13: Metallics and  A Vintage Journey-altered-art.

I was inspired by the mason jars shared on the main challenge post on PaperArtsy  and other upcycled bottle projects on the vintage Journey blog this month. I started with an empty liquor glass bottle and broken toughened glass from ....well...a broken windshield ( ahem* collected from a car repair services shop ) . I was looking for colored glass pieces from quite some time as I wanted to work Glass on glass but was not able to source it ....so I improvised and made my own colored glass using the Alcohol Splash colors from Itsy Bitsy . The benefit of working with  toughened glass is that it is safe to handle as there are no sharp edges. Also I had the amazing Silicon Glue to stick the glass pieces securely to the bottle. This is by far my most favorite glue as it dries clear, is fast, the bond is strong and is safe unlike some super glues. 

 My initial idea was to create colored glass mosaic pieces and for that I sprayed the glass with Alcohol Splash colors and mixed colors with a popsicle stick. it did not take much time as the alcohol colors dry real quick......you can see the colored glass pieces in the pics below.........

Extreme Upcycled glass-on-glass bottle

       

But then I decided to add colorless glass pieces on the bottle with silicon glue in a composition where I roughly created flower and leaf shapes with glass pieces, see the back side of the bottle below........          

Extreme Upcycled glass-on-glass bottle

After that I added Alcohol splash colors ,sprayed,misted with Alcohol Solution,then adding some with a brush, some drips....adding and subtracting colors till I was happy with the result......

The pic below shows the 'Flowers' , I added a second layer of glass pieces to create some dimension too :) ......

Extreme Upcycled glass-on-glass bottle

the 'flowers at the back'........

Extreme Upcycled glass-on-glass bottle

I highlighted all the edges of glass with Metallic Lustre in Rose Gold and Gold Rush from DecoArt 

Extreme Upcycled glass-on-glass bottle

Extreme Upcycled glass-on-glass bottle

I created a dangler with some leaf charms,glass beads and feathers, I just love the contrast and movement of delicate soft feathers with cool glass........I added some micro beads and sequins too to add to the texture ...

Extreme Upcycled glass-on-glass bottle

Extreme Upcycled glass-on-glass bottle

I am quite happy with this crazy extreme upcycled project with all the metallics adding an oomph factor , do hope you all will like it .......and did I mention that the Alcohol Splash colors also have added Mica in them so the colors are rich and vibrant. 

I now also have multicolored Glass mosaic ready for other projects neatly sorted in an ex-sprout maker container with cardboard partitions :) , care to see :) 

also linking to simonsaysstamp/mondaychallenge/Shimmer and Shine

My blogger friends know I love to alter bottles, In fact my crafting journey began with painting on bottles with glass paints. You can see some of my earlier posts where I have shared my altered bottles with my blogger friends  here, here, here, here,here, here, here , here and here. 

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Pure Metal Mica Magic with ColourArte

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I had a post on the ColourArte Blog using Vivid Ultra Metallics and Bronze Medallion Primary Elements Art Pigments ........

I started with creating texture on the canvas panel using some chipboard and stencils and modeling paste,  then added a piece of plastic mesh and some beads in different shapes and covered all with white gesso

the first layer is Vivid Ultra metallics in African Jade

then Teal Zircon…..

added Cherry Sorbet Primary elements ……..

allow to dry between layers of colors….. I added Blue bayou and Black china and misted.

For the focal point I created a heart shape out of air dry clay and stamped with a text stamp…

I covered the heart and the sentiment with Wine & Roses, Silks Acrylic Glaze which is a beautiful deep red-lilac wine in a violet-red pearl. dry brushed with Bronze Medallion, Metallic Pure Mica Minerals (PM-013) to highlight the texture and create  the melt metal effect on canvas.

Please visit the ColourArte blog for more pictures and tutorial.

linking to Paperartsy-topic-13-metallics
simonsaysstamp/mondaychallenge/Shimmer and Shine

thank you so much for your visit today :)

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Crackle Magic with DecoArt

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sharing a small altered card board box using paints and crackle paste by DecoArt

hope you did not miss the handmade flowers in the pic above  .......

The bird is a Die cut colored using Decoart Fluid acrylics :)

linking to A Vintage Journey-altered-art.

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Thanks Cards using Primary Elements Arte-Pigments

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I have a new post on the ColourArte blog with these cards 

 I started by creating a mask for my background stamp as I wanted a more organic form than a rectangle and applied the stamp through a hand torn mask of card stock

I sprinkled Snapdragon, Sunburst and Summer Breeze Primary Elements , these are water activated pigment powders and spritzed with the Solution+water to get the water color effect . 

added some die cuts and splatters in Egyptian Gold and snapdragon

I made another one with Summer Breeze for the background

Added Kiwi Primary Elements Arte Pigment in modeling paste and used through a stencil…added die cuts and mounted on to mint color card stock

I think I was able to capture the shimmer of Primary elements in the picture below ……….

 I do hope you would take the time to visit the ColourArte blog where I am sharing the easy steps to create these cards and also the recipe for the Home made water colour ground which allows you to treat and use any card stock as a water color paper.

Linking to :happylittlestampers-september-watercolour-challenge

stamplorations-summer-cas-challenge

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