Autumn Cards ~ Creative Embellishments

 Hello, Creative Embellishments fans! 

Sandi Clarkson here with you today sharing a couple of slimline cards for the Autumn season. One for Halloween and the other geared toward Thanksgiving. 

With the ongoing popularity of more DL or slimline cards, Nicolle created a couple of frames that are geared towards that size. I used the Slim Frame and the Slim Frame 2 and used them a bit differently on each card. All my chipboard pieces were altered with the Distress Black Soot mist along with Shimmerz Hot Fudge mist. I added the Hot Fudge because it is a brown mist with gold shimmer. Made for a nice alter, I thought. 

This first card was made a bit wider than the second. I wanted to see how this would look with more margin around the frame. The frame is layered over a couple of pieces of Graphic 45 Place in Time papers. After adding the frame, I added some additional focal notecards along with some embellishments. For the title piece I used the word Bountiful from the Autumn word Set. 

A few splatters of mist and some dabbing of white gesso and this was complete. 

Here is a close-up of the title piece. You can also see how intricate the frame is. 

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This is my second card where I went more narrow and really like how this turned out. 

In fact, I actually backed the Slim Frame 2 with layers cut to the frame dimension and it worked perfectly here. 

I think this frame might be my favorite of the two but really, I like them both so much! 

And here's a close-up shot of the Autumn title from the Autumn word Set.

I don't normally work with orange and black but I figured it was time to break out of my comfort zone. Now I have a couple of cards handy for the upcoming holidays. 

I hope that you've had a chance to see this month's Challenge and hopefully, you will be able to participate. Busy time of year, I know! 

Thanks so much for coming by today! 

Sandi

Creative Embellishments products used: 

Slim Frame

Slim Frame 2 

Autumn word Set

Chunky Christmas Canvas for 13 Arts using Rice Paper

Hello, 13 Arts fans! 

Sandi here with you today sharing a chunky 6x6 canvas created with some 13 Arts Rice paper from the 13 Arts Dreamland collection. 

My canvas was purchased from a local craft store and was actually already gesso prepped. I just did a bit of touch up to it. 

Then I measured and cut all my Rice Paper pieces to approximate the front and side measurements of the canvas. Next I began applying some gel medium to one section at a time and adhered the Rice paper with a smoothing motion and then pounced with a stiff brush. 

When the front and sides were adhered and nearly dry,  I sanded away any random edges. 

I then protected it all with another layer of gel medium on the top of the paper. 

Although the sides were covered with Rice Paper, I opted to further decorate with a sheer, wired ribbon from my stash. I glued the ends of the ribbon together and then added a pretty matching bow. The flowers and pine cones were added at the end. 

Next, I moved on to my embellishments in the upper left corner and layered some of the gorgeous ephemera found in the Dreamland ephemera pack used cardboard and dimensional foam squares to elevate. 

I chose some chipboard pieces from the chipboard set and colored them brown. When they were dry, I glued them onto the lower right using gel medium as my adhesive. It simply say Merry Christmas. 

Lastly, I added some flowers and 13 Arts pine cones.

For blending and to help them pop, I dabbed the pine cones with white gesso. 

I hope you will visit the 13 Arts blog and see what the rest of the Design Team has created. We are posting them over the course of several day: the 18th, 20th and 21st. 

Here is a list of products used: 

 13 Arts products used:

Winter Dreams Rice paper, Dreamland

Dreamland Ephemera Pack

Dreamland chipboard

Natural Cones

Brown Rainbow Color

 White Gesso

Gel Medium

Thanks so much for dropping by! 

See you next time! 

Sandi

Summer Memories layout ~ 13 Arts

Hello, 13 Arts friends and fans, 

Sandi Clarkson here with you today sharing my most recent project for 13 Arts featuring the new 13 Arts End of Summer collection. The end of Summer (with Fall on the horizon) is a favorite time of year for me. Those beautiful Indian Summer colors we have in the Northern Hemisphere are also my favorite to work with. And ha, ha, my personal clothes closet reflects that love as well. 

Let's look at today's project. 

This photo is from one of my horse-loving granddaughters. I thought it would looks great when paired with the End of Summer papers. 

As usual I prepared my paper On the Porch paper with 13 Arts Clear Gesso and then did some random stamping with the Stamp A7, End of Summer.  Next I stenciled a few areas with 13 Arts modeling paste which was pushed through the Vintage Letter Stencil. Before applying, I added both black and brown Rainbow Color to my paste for an interesting effect.

You can see a bit of that here. 

Then it was a matter of adding papers from the End of Summer A6 paper pad for my focal point and to serve as photo matting. I added lots of corrugated cardboard between my layers for dimensional and to enable me to tuck in my embellishments. 

I adore the gorgeous rust and cream sunflowers in this End of Summer Ephemera Pack. So, I added with abandon as I wanted a very full look. Also, we now have the wonderful Art Book, vol 1 for fussy cutting even more images. 

I also used some of the chipboard from the collection for further embellishing. 

When my composition was nearly finished, I added both Brown Water Ink as well as Yellow Amber Water Ink (links below) to make the focal area dominate. As an additional layer, you can see that I also used some cheesecloth from my stash. 

I finished the layout with some splatter of watered down 13 Arts White Gesso. 

While I was creating I thought it would be fun to toss in a few embellishments from the Travel the World Ephemera pack, the mushrooms and the hiking boots. My granddaughter usually wears cowboy boots when she works with her horses but it gave the illusion of walking around outside. 

The butterflies from the End of Summer Ephemera pack are bright and beautiful. I just had to use a few for whimsy and to brighten things up. 

My main layer was adhered to the Daydreaming paper, End of Summer for additional stability of the overall project and for interest. 

I hope that this will inspire you to create and make use of your 13 Arts products. 

Below is a list of products used in case you need to shop: 

13 Arts products used: 

End of Summer Ephemera Pack

End of Summer A6 paper pad

On the Porch paper, End of Summer

Daydreaming paper, End of Summer

Stamp A7, End of Summer

End of Summer chipboard

Vintage Letter Stencil

Travel the World Ephemera pack

Rainbow, Brown

Rainbow Duo, Black

Yellow Amber Water Ink

Brown Water Ink

White Gesso

Modeling Paste

Gel Medium

Silicone Brush 50 mm

Splash Brush

4mm round Watercolor Brush

Thank you for stopping by today! 

See you next time, 

Sandi

 

A Wedding Layout with Sandi ~ Creative Embellishments

Hello, Creative Embellishments friends and fans! 

Sandi here with you today sharing a wedding layout featuring some of my favorite Creative Embellishments products. 

(Papers and mediums are all 13 Arts.) 

I loosely based my layout on an old "Sketchabilities" sketch that I liked and chose some 13 Arts Rosalie papers that seemed fitting for this photo of my niece and her husband from their wedding. They are celebrating 5 years already! 

First I painted my 2 chipboard pieces with Old Silver Paint and let them dry. While they dried, I applied clear gesso to my already distressed papers and dried that with the heat gun. Then I added some stenciling with modeling paste and the Flourish Stencil 3. 

I had already drawn off where my focal area would be, so I went ahead and added Pink Chalk mist using the transfer technique. I wet the ink with a water mister for more subtle coverage. 

Next it was a simple matter of adding my embellishments.

The Infinite Circle Frame is one of my all time fave CE chipboard frames.  It is simple enough that it can go a variety of ways from masculine to romantic and beyond. I like how the Old Silver paint gives it a bit of metallic shine.

The Lacy Border is a newer piece and WOW, it is a beauty! 

You can use it unaltered or glam it up all you want. 

It is stunning either way.

This was my first time using the Flourish Stencil 3. 

It is really pretty but again, very versatile. 

I amped it up by highlighting it with a vibrant pink mist. 

Lastly, I splattered white gesso over everything and dabbed it on my embellishments for blending. 

Tuck in a bit of gauze and you are good to go! 

Thanks for coming by today. 

See you next time. 

Sandi

Creative Embellishments products used: 

Chipboard:

Infinite Circle Frame

Lacy Border

Stencil:

Flourish Stencil 3

October Challenge ~ Creative Embellishments

Happy October, y’all! 

Bed Head or Dryad? Either way, you need a little coffee in your life! Right?

 Anyway … although I rarely do black and white layouts,  I was really feeling this photo.  In Greek mythology, Dryads were the Forest Fairies but right now in 2020, this represents all things Bed Head to me and maybe even 2020 in general. It’s been a doozy. 

Despite all that, I had lots of fun with my chipboard pieces: Leafy Vine Frame Life Happens Coffee Helps Flourish Butterfly Set 2 Typewriter Keys Alphabet Blocks and Alphabet Game Pieces. The great thing about the alphabet sets is that you can create your own custom titles. 

Here are some close-ups: 

Now it’s your turn! What will you create for the challenge this month?

Here is the inspiration photo: 

The twist is to add wings. 

You can find the October Challenge on the Creative Embellishments blog: 

RIGHT HERE

Can't wait to see what you create! 

Sandi

Creative Embellishments products used: 

Leafy Vine Frame

Life Happy Coffee Helps

Flourish Butterfly Set 2

Typewriter Keys

Alphabet and 

Alphabet Game Pieces