The Art of Well Being

Art has always been necessary for my survival and well-being.  I am very serious about the survival part.  For since childhood, I needed art as a way to escape from some of the harsh realities of life.  Making things with my hands kept my mind from dwelling on what scared me.  I was a very sensitive child, I was told, I could play alone for days and hours.  My solitude was not self-imposed but more of a reality of my circumstances.  Whenever I had the opportunity to share with others in any social situation I was at ease too.  I loved being creative and sought to share that with anyone who was interested.  throughout my postgraduate studies, I turned to my love of sewing to relax. Not only did I have a nice wardrobe to go to the University and to work, but I also designed and made my wedding dress for our wedding following graduation.  Art making whether With paints or threads continued to be my salvation through life's challenges.  My love of crafting branched out into some business, writing, and teaching opportunities. Over the years my hobbies evolved into my present profession, and I am very pleased.

Today I want to share my latest project that I created with the Gel Press® reusable gel printing plate, Stencil Girl stencils, and some acrylic paints by Deco Art®. My project is one of the many shared by the Gel Press® Design Team.  Links to other pages are below.

Materials used:  

6" x 6" Reusable gel plate by Gel Press®

6" x 6" StencilGirl Products Stencil S110 Stegmiller

8" Round canvas board

Coffee Filter

Acrylic craft paints by DecoArt®

Decou-Page™ by decoArt®

Rubber stamps and Ink

Variety of embellishments (EK Success™)

Trim (my stash)

Hot glue gun and glue (AdTech™)

To make this project I made several different prints using the materials mentioned.  I applied acrylic paints to the Gel plate and pulled prints.  I covered the Gel plate with the stencil, added some paint and laid the dried print over to pull another print.

I chose to use this print as my focal point.  

I added some green paint at the bottom.

I chose to use the round canvas board as it matched the coffee filter.  I used some of the same paint used in the print to paint the round canvas while leaving the centre white.

Once all the paint had dried I adhered the coffee filter print using Decou-Page™ medium, to the canvas.

I decorated the picture with some scrapbook dimensional embellishments using a hot glue gun by

 Ad Tech™.  

To finish off the piece I attached some jute string to make a hanger.  I covered the edges with more jute string and made a bow with the same string to add to the top.

To see what the other Designers of the Gel Press Team have made click on the following links:

Ann

 Cindi

Cynthia

Elena

Kathy

Keri

Kitti

Jen

Sandee

Teresa

Gel Press

**Below are links to similar products I used in the above project.  Note, if you purchase through these links I am an Amazon affiliate and will receive compensation.  Thank you for your support.

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Chibitronics Bird House

Chirping with chibitronics Bird House how to today as part of the DCC blog hop forApril.  Hi, thanks for hopping on over to my blog today to check out my latest project using Chibi Lights Led Circuit Stickers from Chibi®Tronics.  I am "electrifying my World" one crafty project at a time, and so can you.  It is easier than you may think, and oh so fun!

Check out what all the Designers have made and enter the contest for a chance to win your very own Chibi Lights kit.


Here is a look at my project:

Note the little bird is out so the lights in his house are turned off, as he is very conscious of conserving energy.  Below when birdie is home the lights come on:

This project was achieved by using some Chibi Lights that come in an easy and well explained kit.  Try it yourself and let your imagination soar!

Supplies:

Chibi Lights Led Circuit Stickers by Chibi® Tronics (provided to me)

Wooden Birdhouse making kit from the Dollar Tree (I purchased)

Acrylic paints from Deco Art (Sponsor program)

Faux leaves, nest, and bird Dollar Tree (I purchased)

Home Tweet Home sign made by me with a scrap of paper and some decorative adhesive tape from my stash.

To make I assembled the house following the kit instructions, leaving the front panel off.

I painted the house, let it dry, and then applied the copper tape, and Chibi  led circuit stickers according to the Kit's instruction.  I used hot glue to adhere the leaves, nest, and bird.

Thanks again for stopping.  Please leave a comment, follow me if you are not already.  Click on the this link to be brought to the DCC Blog and start hopping to the other Designer's blogs.

Tweet Tweet Card

                                                            Cute card crafting today.

Hi, thanks for stopping by to check out my project that I made for the "Buttons" theme over at the Blue Moon Creation Crafting Station, hope you find it "Tweet". :)

See more digital stamps at: https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/SpicedSunshineDigis

"Buttons" theme challenge going on for one more week over at the Blue Moon Creation Crafting Station blog.

Thanks for stopping by,

"Let me tell you about the birds and the bees....."

We are having another challenge over at the Get Inky! blog and the current theme is based on Jewel's song "the Birds and The Bees", this is my take.  I really like working with those buzzing Bees  stamp set from Get Inky! for Blue Moon creation.


Products used:
Pre made base card "recollections" (Michaels)
Yellow card stock (stash)
Honey Comb embossing plate (Fiskars)
Permanent black ink (Staz-On)
Wild Honey Distress ink (Ranger)
White card stock (stash)
Black striped paper (stash)
Faux amber gens (Michaels)
Jute cord (Dollarama)
Copics


I apologize for being so brief but I am really under the weather right now.

Thanks for stopping by.