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!

Inspire, Dream, Imagine Colorful Canvas Banner How To

Hello Creative Friends!

I wanted to stop in and share with you,

 my recent project for Rita Barakat Designs.

A colorful banner, using Rita's 

"Reflections" stamp from Technique Junkies.

I had a few left over canvas banners from a couple of other projects, so I used them together to make a fuller length banner.

I also used PLAID Watercolor Acrylic Paint, in a variety of color, as well as few other stamps from my stash.

To make one for yourself, you will also need ribbon ( I used seam binding colored with ink to coordinate with the paint), burlap felt, stencil design, and a punching tool and eyelets to secure the holes for the ribbon to pass through.

BUT...first things first.

The main image for the center banner.

I first used an archival ink to stamp the image directly to the banner surface.

To color the "Reflections" stamped image, I also used a flesh tone paint marker along with a variety of markers and gelato's, as well as paint markers in pink and blue for just a subtle pop of color for her face and eyes.

I wanted my banner to be much stiffer and weightier on the center flag, so I added a piece heavy felt to the back of it using Beacon Multi-Grip Glue.

Next I used a stencil design and a dauber style sponge, to apply the paint to each flag, alternating the designs per each flag.

Using a design roller stamp, I went around the edges of each flag, to give a faux/sewn look, and added stamped images to the 2 remaining flags.

I then used my Crop-A-Dile to add the hole and eyelets to the center flag, and preceded to do the same to the remaining flags.

For sentiments, I stamped the words "Inspire, Dream & Imagine" on the scraps of burlap, and added them to the center, and each of the flags on each side of the center, using Beacon glue once again.

I also used a couple of phrase stamps, and image stamps, on the remaining burlap, and added them to the end flags on each side, to add texture and interest.

For final touches, I threaded the seam binding through the eyelet holes to bring the banner together, and added the ink dyed ribbons as tendrils to each flag.

And there you have it!

A colorful, fun and inspiring banner to hang on the wall for daily inspiration!

For the Rita Barakat "Reflections" Stamp used in this project, and much more from Rita Barakat's Designs, be sure to visit her Etsy store at:

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PLAID products can be purchased from your favorite craft retailer or online at:

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Living the Creative Life!!!!!

Michelle

Bright & Colorful Journal Page With A Shimmering Mermaid How To

Hello Creative Friends!

Welcome to INSPIRE!

Today I want to share with you my latest

Rita Barakat Designs DT project,

a bright and colorful journal page

featuring a shimmering Mermaid.

I love the ocean. My most favorite thing to do

is to sit along the beach,

 and watch in wonder, as waves roll, and think about the magnificent life that lives beneath the waves.

Just imagine, a mermaid swimming to and fro beneath the waves, in search of treasures of the sea's.

And of course she would shimmer in beautiful color!

This is my inspiration of this weeks project.

And you can create one to, and here is how!

Using an outdated planner, I first prepped the pages with

white Gesso. Once dry, I used ocean themed wording scrapbook paper, torn and randomly placed, applied using Mod Podge by Plaid.

I then followed using Watercolor Paints by Plaid, along with White paint to add the colorful background. Once I had created "bubbles" I used Glitterific medium also by Plaid to a bit of glitz to the design.

Now for the BEAUTIFUL Princess Mermaid stamp created by Rita Barakat & Technique Junkies!

 I first used colored pencils to lay down the color for her, then followed using coordinating glitter gel pens so that she would shimmer with beauty.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/614565492/princess-mermaid-under-the-sea-mermaids?ref=shop_home_active_14

Finishing touches, I used phrases taken from

Tim Holtz Chit Chat stickers, and a seashell stencil to complete the look.

A cheerful and beautiful journal layout!

Please visit the Rita Barakat Designs Etsy store to purchase this stamp, as well as a variety of other designs in stamps, embossing powders, die cut images and more!

https://www.etsy.com/shop/RitaBarakat

For the Plaid products used, visit your local craft store OR Plaid online at:

https://plaidonline.com/products/category/specialtypaints-finishes?category=Shop_Brand_FabricCreations

Be sure to stop by the Rita Barakat blog to check out projects, links & more, created by the talented 

RBD design team!

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Thanks so much for visiting today!

Until next time......

Be Crafty!

Beautiful Tag Of "Reflections" Full Of Texture And Vibrant Color

Hello there creatives!

Welcome to INSPIRE!

My latest project for the Rita Barakat Design Team

features the "Reflections" stamp from the 

Rita Barakat Collection by Technique Junkies.

For this project, I chose to use a window tag from my stash, 

as a layer to a regular tag, textured with embossing ink along with clear embossing powder to create a type of resist for the colors that I would be adding to the tag.

Looking to add vibrant color, I used Distress Oxide Inks by Tim Holtz for Ranger, as well as for the versatility of it's use. I texture embossed the window tag using an embossing folder along with my Sizzix Big Kick, and used Distress Oxide Inks on it to add color. 

After stamping  the "Reflections" image using archival ink onto watercolor paper I used my Faber-Castell Aqua pencils to color in the image. Resulting in nice soft reflective color.

I wanted the ribbon embellishment to match the colors on the tag, so I chose white seam binding ribbon, and used the Distress Oxide Inks along with water, dipping the ribbon

to add the color and set by using my heat tool.

The word embellishments I chose to use were also by 

Tim Holtz. I used the word HOME & 

OBJET TROUVE' (an object found that is considered aesthetically pleasing).

My flower embellishments I created using Rita Barakat's Magical Mysteries Embossing Powder in "Kiss of the Fairy", along with a stamped flower image using embossing ink and my heat tool to set.

I used double sided tape and double sided foam squares to put it all together in layers. 

This tag that looks as if the image is in a reflective mode, of all that surrounds her, as she peers from a window.

To purchase the "Reflections" stamp visit the Rita Barakat Designs online store at:

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