The Butterfly King - for the Tresors de Luxe November Challenge

Hi everyone!  I dyed the Tresors de Luxe cream colored lace orange,by dipping it in a mix of  Dylusions inks, and water.  Donna Stanek gave me the lace.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TresorsdeLuxeChallenge/?fref=ts

I was so inspired by the warm autumn colors of the beautiful mood board,especially the orange.

Thanks for looking!

Red and Blue Christmas Cards

Hi everyone! Melissa here with two cards for Gina's Chipboard Laser Designs.

I thought the chipboard here added so much to the design; that makes it fun to work with.

To decorate the chipboard I first prepped them with gesso.  The leaves are Utee sprinkled on wet chalk ink that I then melted with a heat tool. The scroll at the top is is just gold leaf paint brushed on.  

The snowflake on the right is silver leaf paint. I added a couple pieces of bling.

Thanks for looking!

Chipboard used:

Snowflake Shape Set

Flourished Frame Bella

Papers from Kaisercraft and K and Company

Prima and Petaloo flowers

Prima bling

Vintaj metal

Jaquard Pearlex Powder

Plaid Liquid Gold Leaf paint, also silver

Distress Crackle Paint-Clear Rock Candy

Tsuineko chalk ink

Viva Modeling Cream

A few pointed back Swarovski crystals

Silver Stickles

For the background I painted watercolor paper with red acrylic paint. I sprinkled on Utee while the paint was wet, then melted it with a heat tool.  I brushed over the top of the Utee with gold leaf paint.

On top of the watercolor paper is a piece of canvas. I painted it with Viva Modeling Cream. When it was dry I rubbed on some gold Pearlex Powder.

Let It Snow

Hi everyone! Melissa here with a 12 x 12 mixed media layout for Gina's Chipboard Laser Designs. 

The snowman, title, and tree go with the photo pretty well, don't you think?  I especially love the intricate detail on the tree.

To decorate the chipboard I first prepped them with gesso. I experimented with the snowman, trying to get a lot of texture. I put on:

1.  Texture paste , make some swirls in it with a small paint brush. Let dry.

2. pale blue watercolor paint,let dry

3. viva decor metallic paint in pearl,let dry

4. It wasn't white enough so I applied white puffy paint

5. utee while the puffy paint was wet

6. heat till puffed up

7. sprinkle on some clear glass glitter

 The scarf is blue watercolor over swirled texture paste, then viva modeling cream, and silver pearlex powder.

For the hat , I pressed it on a black ink pad. I put on glossy accents, followed by white pearlex .

For the title, I used pale blue watercolor, then a thick layer of Viva white metallic paint. I topped it off with a thick layer of Distress Crackle Paint.  I put some silver stickles around the edges.

For the tree, I put on texture paste in a small blobs.  I pulled and twisted them lengthwise with a straight pin, to make it look like tree bark.   I painted on a coat of pale brown watercolor,followed by a coat of silver ink on the raised areas.  I rubbed some blue-purple pearlex powder on the "ridges", then another layer of silver ink.

Thanks for looking!

Chipboard used:

Winter Shape Set

Other:

Paper from Pink Paislee and UHK Gallery

Gesso

Viva Modeling Cream, in pearl

Lindy's Spray

Viva Color Precious Metal Effect Paint,in white

Foam core board

Utee(ultra thick embossing powder)

Clear glass glitter

 Plaid Liquid Leaf Silver Paint

Jaquard Pearlex Powder

Distress Crackle Paint - Clear Rock Candy

Windsor and Newton Watercolors

Swarovski pointed back crystals

Pearl swirl by Prima

Vintage in Lavender

Hi everyone! Melissa here with a 12 x 12 mixed media layout for Gina's Chipboard Laser Designs.

I found the flourishes,leaves, and butterflies both beautiful, and a pleasure to work with. With their delicate shapes, I think they complement the vintage photo perfectly.

To decorate the chipboard I first prepped them with gesso. The purple flourishes and butterfly were painted with Twinkling H20's . After they dried I quickly smeared on diamond stickles with my finger.  While wet I dabbed on Pearlex Powder. I added silver stickles and bling on the butterfly.  The gold flourishes are gold ink brushed on. The green leaves are chalk ink with "veins"scratched on with a straight pin. The little flower by the lower right of photo is greenish blue pigment paint, Lindy's spray, then purple chalk ink dabbed on with a small piece of cosmetic sponge.

Thanks for looking!

                                                                              

Chipboard used:
Mini Flourishes Bella
Flourished Frame Bella
Scribble Frames Butterfly
Scribble Frames Hearts & Flowers


Other:
Watercolor Paper
Prima and Petaloo flowers
Jaquard Pearlex Powder in pearl
Jolees bling, and a few Swarovski crystals on the butterfly
Twinkling H20 Watercolors
Winton and Lewis Watercolors
Vintaj bead cap
a little piece of Tresors De Luxe lace
Plaid Liquid Leaf Gold Paint
Tim Holtz Rub ons
Distress Crackle Paint - Clear Rock Candy

Lindy's Spray
Versacolor Ultimate Pigment Ink
VersaMagic Chalk Ink Pad
Tsuineko Chalk Ink
Lindy's Stamp Gang
Viva Modeling Cream


To make the background I took a piece of water color paper and ran it under the faucet to get the whole thing wet.  I took a one inch brush and quickly painted on alizaron crimson watercolor, mixed with water. I used a heat tool to dry it.   I then mixed a blue purple color by Twinkling H20s, a blue watercolor, and water to make the shade I painted on next.

I put on texture paste with a Crafters Workshop stencil, and a butterfly one by Martha Stewart.    I painted the texture with green and brown watercolors mixed together.  I brushed liquid gold leaf on top of the green-brown.

Red and White Christmas Cards

Hi everyone! Melissa here with two Christmas cards for Gina's Chipboard Laser Designs.

I made these for the Christmas card swap with the other design team members.These are two of the five cards I'll be swapping.

I love the delicate beauty of the flourishes, snowflakes and birds I used here.

To decorate the chipboard I first prepped them with gesso. I followed this by brushing on gold ink. I used Winton and Lewis watercolors to paint the bird and branch.

Thanks for looking!

Chipboard used:

Layered Border Victoria Small

Snowflake Shape Set

Scribble Frame Birds

Cut Out Tags Snowflake

String Alongs - Gothic

Other:

Graphic 45 paper

Prima flower and some of the bling

Vintaj metal

Tresors De Luxe lace

Plaid Liquid Leaf Gold Paint