A Beautifully Broken Life Inspired Art Canvas

Hello Creative Friends!

Welcome to INSPIRE!

Today I want to share with you

my latest DT project for Rita Barakat Designs.

A colorful canvas, inspired by one of my favorite songs, by a favorite recording Plumb.

The song "Beautifully Broken" instills hope in knowing that 

no matter how beat up, broken we become in life, God see's as BEAUTIFUL.

Once I had used remnants of designed paper using 

Plaid Mod Podge Matte, I applied a thin layer of white gesso over the surface.

I wanted to be certain I got the exact lines of the stamp face, so I first stamped on white paper, cut out the design, and traced around it directly on the canvas.

Once I had traced the design, I used my finger to add 

flesh-tone acrylic paint to the face and neck.

I then used archival ink in black to stamp the face unto the painted face after it had dried.

To color the face, I used Faber-Castell PITT Brush Markers.

Rita's "Reflections" Technique Junkie Stamp was absolutely perfect to catch a likeness of the recording artist.

However, I decided to add a wild mane of hair, but I did keep to the original face design of the stamp.

I also used the same stamping ink, and a floral silhouette design stamp from my stash, across the bottom of edge, in keeping with the floral paper design in the background. 

Followed by adding "drips" of color using 

Aladine Izink inks, for pops of vivid color.

I used  butterfly and honeycomb stencils, 

using Aladine 3D Texture Paste in Pearl, applied with a spatula, to add a bit of texture throughout the design.

To finish, I stamped butterfly images, and stamped the title

"BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN" and added to the design using Beacon Mixed Media Glue.

And there you have it, a simply made canvas, as a gentle reminder that regardless of who we are, where we have been, and the scars we may bare, we are still beautiful.

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Live Life Inspired!

From Drab To Fab: How To Make An Artsy Pillow Cover Plus A Blog Hop

Hello Creatives!

Welcome to INSPIRE.

Today do I have a fun project share for you, 

PLUS links to an FAB Blog Hop collab with 

Rita Barakat Designs & Aladine Ink.

My project was a beyond anything I had made before, and I have to say, I just love how it turned out!

A colorful, decorative inspiration pillow cover, perfect any creative space!

For my project I used the following supplies:

Rita Barakat Designs:

Art Face Stencil

https://www.etsy.com/shop/RitaBarakat?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=620574332

Aladine Ink:

Diamond Glitter Paint

Izink Dye Ink Pads

Izink Dye Ink

Izink Dye Spray

3d Izink Paste

Trio Geometric Stencil

https://www.aladine.com/en

Addtional Supplies:

Beacon Mixed Media Glue

Paper Flowers

Flatback Rhinestones

Metallic Thread

Acrylic Paint

If you have never worked with Aladine products, I encourage you to give them a try. 

The colors are rich & super concentrated, and the texture and glitter products, are just.......AMAZING!

So, using a blank canvas round pillow cover (I had purchased some time ago), my project began. 

I first added a variety of color and finish using the Izink Dye Spray, being careful to not overlay the colors too much, and letting dry between each spray of color.

I then added encouraging words, using a stamp from my stash and permanent black ink, randomly over the surface of the pillow.

Using the GORGEOUS Diamond Glitter Paint and the Trio Geometric Stencil as well as a couple of different stencils from my stash, I began adding texture, and glitz to the pillow.

I also used a distressed floral motif stencil, along with the 3d Texture Paste, which has a beautiful pearlized sheen, and such a creamy texture, applied with a spatula.

Once I had layered the color and texture on the pillow cover, I set it aside to set and dry.

Now for the the face element.

I am absolutely in love with the Art Face Stencils by Rita Barakat. Even if you can not draw faces, theses stencils make it so easy to draw and create art.

I used a 12x12 canvas sheet to illustrate the face.

I first traced the stencil, using a #2 pencil. 

Next, I used a flesh-tone acrylic paint, and painted the face. 

Once the paint had dried, I then reset the stencil, and traced using a black Sharpie, Fine Point marker, to retrace the face design, making sure that the intricate details would be visible with out the stencil.

For the hair, I used the Izink Dye Ink, applying each color with a paint brush, because a girl has to have colorful hair right?

Once the face and hair coloring had dried completely, I then finished the face using additonal acrylic paint and the Izink Dye Ink, to color her lips and add eyeshadow.

I also fussy cut the design from the canvas sheet, and frayed the edges before adhering it to the pillow cover using Beacon Mixed Media Glue.

For finishing touches, I added some soft paper flowers with rhinestone centers, as well as some metallic silver thread, for an added pop of texture.

And there you have it, a fun, inspiring decorative pillow, to place in a chair in a creative space!

Now, for more inspiration created by the talented 

Rita Barakat Design Team!

Just hop along with each link provided here: 

Rita Barakat https://ritabarakat.com/?p=5195

Martha Lucia Gomez Hernandez - https://wp.me/p5TnaH-72P

Betz Golden https://betzgolden.com/?p=4476

Margie Higuchi - https://margieh.blogspot.com/2019/08/rita-barakat-designs-mermaid-to-be.html

YolieBurke-
http://www.justyolie.com/.../rita-barakat-aladine-blog...

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