anniversary gift

Hi all!

Made this canvas for my best friend as an anniversary gift.

The papers are from the gorgeous 'Vintage Spring Basics' collection from Maja design:

All the flowers were made with these papers.

Distressed the papers and the flowers with the handy

 and great distressing tool from Ingvild Bolme.

All the chipboard is from Imaginarium Designs.

Isn't that heart shaped mini bottle the cutest?!!

Found this mini at an annual hobby event.

Found these fabric buttons at a local Brocante fair.

Some embellishments are just waiting for that special project!

4 small butterflies IDT0014

Bird Cage (small) IDT0019

Flourish 1 IDFL0001

Enjoy your day!

Ingrid xxx

Birthday gift canvases

Hi all!

Just love to make these birthday canvases!

I think they are much nicer than a blank money filled envelope.
Today I want to share two masculine ones.

The metal clip can hold the money.

Started this canvas by glueing down some bits of paper from the Engraver colllection from Prima.

Glued some tissue paper with Mod Podge and glimmermisted the colors.

Toned it down with some gesso.

And here is the other masculine gift canvas:

Lots of metal and paints!

I used two clothes pins to hold the money.

Loolabelle's Chevrons #1 IDDL0020

Enjoy your day!

Ingrid xxx

layout for Yiscka

Hi all!

Made this layout for my youngest daughter, Yiscka.

My 'little' girl: sweet, cute, lovely, precious, adorable and most of all, beloved!

Photo was taken in Paris in 2008, where we had a fabulous time together visiting the Orangerie with the gorgeous paintings from Claude Monet.

Started with painting the background with blue and green glimmermist.

Made some splashes with distress stains, just dabbing the bottle firmly to the paper.

Added the lettering with fiber paste using a template.

Randomly applied some extra spots with the fiber paste.

Layered some pieces of paper and started to embellish the page.

The papers are from the Sweet Baby collection from Pion Design:

Blue forget me not PD4005

Blue baby blanket PD4008

The chippies are from Imaginarium Designs:

Enjoy your day!

Ingrid xxx

We love Greece!

Hi all!

A big project today!
Found this photo frame at a local annual market and thought it would be perfect
as a wall hanging in my living room.
It measures 48x26cm / 19x10inch.
These photo's are a great reminder of all the lovely and sunny days we had in Greece!
Just love the weather, the scenery, the beautiful views, the people, the food,
our trips (walking,boat and even the bike trips up the hill!lol)....oh well..
just LOVE it all and we can't wait for next year!

For the background I mixed some gesso with sand.

Added some blue paint and blue and brown glimmermist.

Used lots of flowers, some handmade, some got a coat with gesso.

All the beautiful chipboard is from Imaginarium Designs.

The bike from Prima was waiting for a long time to be used.

Here are some details:

Imaginarium Designs chipboard:

Capital letters IDAUC0001 A

Wrought Iron IDFL0017

Kerri Flourish Extra Tiny IDT0028

Two Hearts with cross flourish IDDL0004

Other products used:

Prima flowers

Prima- bike-

Petaloo flowers

Acrylic paints

Glimmermist

Gesso

Sand

Enjoy your day!!

Ingrid xxx

mirror with drawer

Hi all!

Made this mirror with drawer with the Sweet Baby collection from Pion Design.

Anna Frame IDFR0013

Enjoy your day! 

Ingrid xxx

13 arts GD projects october

Hi all!

Today I want to share my 13arts Guest Design projects,

 two canvases using lots of mediums and flowers. 

Created the background with 13arts modeling paste.

Pushed down the metal parts into the wet modeling paste,

also sprinkled some glass filler for extra texture.

Made the circles with the end of my paintbrush.

Started to paint with Ayeeda's paints:

Matte Lavender

Matte Turquoise

Matte Peach

Matte Pink

Matte Lime

Sprayed it with some water to let the colors blend in with each other.

After drying, toned it down with 13arts gesso.

Now it's time to embellish with lots of 13arts flowers.

The lovely metal frame (painted white) is also from 13arts.

Just LOVE all the texture from the modeling paste and glass filler!!!

And here is the other canvas:

For this canvas I started the background by creating all that texture with 

modeling paste mixed with the glass filler.

After drying, I misted with chalk turquoise and chalk fuchsia.

Toned it down a bit with some gesso.

ALL the products, the mediums and embellishments

 for this canvas are from 13arts!!!

Check out all of 13arts mediums and embellishments here!!

Feel free and create!!

Enjoy!

Ingrid xxx

gift canvas

Hi all!

Instead of a money filled envelope, I made this canvas 

where you can roll up the money and tuck it under the metal heart.

Used a template and modeling paste for the lettering on the background.

And than the fun part: layering with lots of laces!!!

Found the metal heart at a local home decor shop.

Enjoy your day!!

Ingrid xxx