Rita Barakat Art Foamie Princess

Happy Monday! So excited to show Rita Barakat's newest Art Foamie Princess. Measuring in at 4" x 4.75" she is not only beautiful, but the perfect size for card making and art journal.

 

I used Ken Oliver's Color Burst to create a watercolor background. When using Color Burst powder, make sure to gently tap the bottom of the bottle onto your water color paper. Don't squeeze unless you are looking for a heavy pigmented water color background.

After the Color Burst dried, I inked the Art Foamie Princess with black Memento ink. I used a black Le Pen Drawing pen to scribble the frame.
I colored in her eyes with a brown alcohol marker so she wouldn't get lost.

I then splattered gold metallic ink masking off her face. Adding the "keep believing" was an after thought. The full sentiment did not fit on the card, so I masked it off and only stamped "keep believing".

I added white pearly sequins and she was complete. She is gorgeous and I can't wait to add her to my art journal.

Look for Rainbows #ritabarakat

Mixing it up with Rita Barakat's Fairy Tale Ephemera and the Magical Theater book. I used Little Red Robin Hood image and switched up her clothing with the Magical Theater images.
I had extra images printed on vellum and just envisioned Red with this adorable raincoat.

Using Westcott's non-stick scissors, I cut all the pieces including some of Red's limbs, ouch. I then adhered the raincoat with Scrapbook Adhesives tape runner.

I digital created the sentiment, 'always look for rainbows', printed and then used a circle punch and popped it up with Scrapbook Adhesives foam dots.

The rainbow background and raindrops are also images from the Magical Theater. I love the of that plastic raincoat!

Now it's your turn, to play dress up Rita's dolls with different outfits. Have fun!

Spring Lantern

It's late May and in Southern California, we are still getting rain. Spring made an appearance with the Super Bloom, but then quickly disappeared. The plan was to make a Summer Lantern, but I'm still in the mood for Spring. I used the Lantern Cage Style and added a faux patina with lots of blooms.

To create the faux patina, I first painted all the pieces, front and back with metallic copper and allowed the paint to completely dry.
I then painted the pieces with black chalkboard paint and before the paint dried, wiped it off with a paper towel.
Next, I painted the pieces with aqua drift and again, before the paint dried, wiped it off with a paper towel.

I then assembled the Lantern using a bit of Beacon Power-Tac adhesives to secure it in place. 

I added pretty blooms and a couple of resin butterflies.

Here's a closeup of the beautiful faux patina. I added the butterfly as doorknob to open the lantern door.

Hoping Summer is delayed so I can enjoy the Spring Lantern a little longer.
Thank you so much for visiting today and enjoy your week.

Supply List:
Lantern Cage Style No. C41C
Plaid Crafts paints: Black Chalkboard, Metallic Copper, Aqua Drift
Beacon Power-Tac adhesive
Flowers
Resin butterflies
Battery operated tea light

Sparkle Mermaid #ritabarakat

Hello and welcome! Can't believe Summer is almost here and you know what that means....it's gonna be Mermaid Season! Today I am sharing a fun mermaid card using Rita Barakat's ephemera collection, Mermaid Tails.

I used trimmed off the white outline around the image and darken her skin with alcohol markers. I wanted the hair to flow, so I cut into the waves of her hair. I gently curled her hair and added pop dots to raise the wavy hair.
I wanted the appearance of her under the sea, so if you look closely, I strategically added pop dots to hips but kept her tail flat onto the card.

I used dove tail banner dies to die cut and a circle tag die.  I used an ombre ink pad and stamped the sentiment onto the tag. I embellished with sequins throughout and added a bit of silver floss.

Here's a better look of her hair flowing in the water.

Thank you so much for visiting today. I hope you enjoyed my card.

A Vintage Girl Birthday Blog Hop

This month the DCC Designers are celebrating {A Vintage Girl} Birthday and the launch of her new product line with a blog hop. Please visit the DCC blog for the complete list of designers participating.

For this blog hop I created with the Steampunk Gears Chipboard Album, Vintage Dress Form Chipboard, Steampunk Gear Set Chipboard, Pipe Dreams Large and Small sets.

I used several several acrylic paints by Plaid Crafts including black Chalk Paint, Mod Podge Matte and Mod Podge Spray On.

I created the sand texture using Plaid's Mod Podge Matte and sand. I applied onto the corrugated page and after it dried, I dry brushed Jute, Dark Brown and Black acrylic paints.
To create the heavy rust, I brushed on Mod Podge Matte different spots of the gears, then sprinkled cinnamon, allowed to dry, then added a second coat. After it dried, I lightly sponged on the Jute, Dark Brown and Black acrylic paints. Once the paint dried, I added patina and bronze wax for a metallic finish. I used this method throughout the album.

I added plenty of pockets and journal spots throughout the album. Lots of inked and distressed edges too. I used Mod Podge Spray On to adhere the pattern papers onto the chipboard pages.

I painted theVintage Dress Form Chipboard and stamped the bodice with a script stamp. Once it dried, I sanded the edges and lightly sanded the bodice. I then added a tassel necklace.

There are lots of gears and pipes throughout the pages.

I hope you enjoyed my project today and don't forget to visit the DCC Blog to continue the blog hop and enter for a chance at the giveaway and wish Candy a very Happy Birthday!

Thank you for visiting.