Wednesday 15 October 2014

Visible Image wednesday plus 199.

Hello my lovely crafty peeps.

Good morning , I have a gorgeous altered frame for your today ( well least I hope you all think it is gorgeous anyway.)lol
I always reach for my browns and blues lately so just for this time I went for purple and green tones, lots and lots of texture and some gorgeous flowers to add to the mix too. I have a step by step for you today as this sort of frame can look daunting if you aren't really a mixed media boff like me but would love to have a go at it.

Before I go into the tutorial I am soooo close to the give away I can almost taste it haha... 199 of you lovely blogglies on here now and 1 more is all we need to get the ball rolling on our little celebratory giveaway  for me to give something back to you my Internet family and let you know just how much I appreciate you being here with me. If you have popped over from facebook to have a look today all you need to do is be a subscriber and we will have  the giveaway which I will use random.org to pick the number to make it fair for everyone entering.

So here is my Create Your Future altered frame for The amazing Visible Image.

This picture doesn't show off the subtle greens in the spritzes but they are there and you will see them as we get further into it.
So I started with this blank frame which was in a grey sort of lime washed shade and I covered it in a light coat of off white paint as my base to blend into.
 My brush was almost dry and I wanted to keep the grain in the wood as you can see above.



This is an Imagination crafts stencil that I saw used with the ferro paste in a demo and I loved how it sparkles like crazy for other projects but for today I wanted to use it purely because if you heat this stuff lots it swells up and does not collapse as it cools so it creates something that stands off the sundrie and look great as is or painted as I did on this occasion.

 This is what it looks like before heated and I just wish you could see the Graphite sparkles cos it is pretty amazing. do any of you have this product? I know it comes in lots of colours but isn't easy to find.

Next I took this Dreamweaver embossing crackle paste and smeared it loosely over the frame, thick in some places thin in the other and heated it til it cracked like crazy, here it is before heated.

Here is is after heating so on to the next step. Are you keeping up lovelies?
Do you think you will try this with me?.

I Took a regular old cheapy tissue and separated the plys so I just had the 1 thin ply and took my Music Background stamp and used Versafine archival ink to stamp and Image which I then heat set to prevent smears. I ripped it out of the tissue and you want raggedy edges.

 Like this .


This product is a runny gluey item to add tissue and other things to frames etc, if you have Mod podge, decopatch glue, slap-it-on , cosmic shimmer watered down a little or even a regular old white pva glue with water added any of those do the exact same job, I prefer a matte finish but you can go for gloss, sparkle and all manor of things and I will be showing you how to make your own texture pastes and gesso's etc very soon too. So add a layer quite generously but not too much to the areas you want to add the tissue then lay the tissue on and coat a thin layer on top to seal it and then heat it up to set it or walk away and make that tea, and I have 1 sugar and milk if your offering, thank you muchly.lol.
 So these are the sprays I chose and they are ink spray misters without mica so they do not clog although if you have the ones that do please remember to store them on their side as it is easier to disperse the mica and do not shake them up and down because you send the mica straight up the sprayer and block it before you even start, while the bottle is on its side roll it between your palms until the mica mixes and you will get less blocking although due to the nature of the product you will always get some. I know though if they are Creative Expressions ones you can always ring them and they will replace the sprayers if you are having issues of that kind. The colours I used here were , Grape mist,Soft Moss and Evergreen.


So after spraying the above colours in layers drying in between coats I took my off white paint and a dry brushing technique to bring out the raised details in the frame and all that texturing we did.
Here is the frame after doing all the above, the frustrating thing is in person you can see the music still through the ink but you cannot see the layers on cam I'm afraid. So now I wanted to work out what I would put in the frame with the sentiment I had chosen.
I cut a piece of card in Milk colour and randomly stamped the Music Background stamp irregularly all over the piece of card with Vintage photo Distress ink. I dried it and added some of the crackle paste to the top left corner and the bottom right corner and dried, I spritzed it lightly to match and dried (see the theme  lol) I used my vintage photo all around the edges of this little piece too. I took another piece of the same card and stamped with the same ink my Create your Future sentiment , I cut it out on the trimmer and inked all the edges again same ink and added all to the frame with glass in from and a picture stand on the back.
 I went back to the frame and took my Grunge flourish stamp , versamark ink and gold embossing powder and added a little detail around the frame first then i went back over the raised pieces and added a little white fire Treasure gold wax to parts of the patterns which we added our off white paint too earlier.Next all that is left is to embellish and add the beauty.

 I took a large Wild Orchid craft white rose and sprayed some of my misters onto the craft sheet and just used my finger to dip in an add to random petal edges on the flower , once dry I added a little white paint and spritzed with water , the ink bleeds onto the paint and gives an interesting effect. I dry it completely at this stage and add a little wax again to make pretty.

Here you see my flower in the centre and the rest of my arrangement for this corner, including green wire twirlies and little buds and stamens etc and I spritzed three leaves to match too.
 The frame came with a little hanging heart which I crackled and spritzed the same I then added a little sweetheart blossom and some bling to the centre , a little bud and a wire twirl, I also cut some seam binding down the centre to make it fray and tied it too the cord the heart dangles from and added more bling to the bow so it isn't showing a naked knot.

I moved the Little heart out of the way here so you can see the centre section and the white and gold on the raised textures also some inking to the edges of the frame and some of the grunge flourish too.
I also added a little angel/cupid in the centre of the aperture at the bottom and a little bling in the hands, Maybe hes holding his halo lol.

So here we are guys My finished Create your future altered Frame from start to finish, although my heart had twisted in this picture ..arggg.
Here we go this is the completed piece. Is it for you? what would you do different, what colours would you use?
Back to the first picture , oh the measurements for this frame is 6x6 inches and the stamps I used from our lovely Visible Image were.

                      Grunge Flourish.                                           Create your future.

                                                                Music Background.

Well dolls I hope you enjoyed today's altered frame and that you will give it a go with the products you have at home and of course your stunning Visible Image deeply etched stamps make life very easy as they stamp so perfectly every time.

Who is going up to Birmingham in November for the NEC then?

Thank you to everyone for being here with me i appreciate you all so very much, welcome to any new bodies joining and I hope you have enjoyed looking through the items I have created since I started the blog.

Have a great Wednesday and I will see you all tomorrow . Also look out as I will have more days and blog posts coming soon too.

Hugs for now

love
Kim
XXXX


24 comments:

  1. Morning Kim, wow, this frame is gorgeous, love all the elements, and thanks for sharing the techniques. Well I am sure that you will reach 200 today. Have a great day. Bx

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    1. Morning bridget. I am so pleased you like the frame. Thanks for kindness as always
      Hugs Kim xx

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  2. Hello Kim, not sure if I am the 200th follower of your lovely blog . I have often looked at your pages but not commented before. I enjoy your style and projects and today's frame is beautiful. I love the colours you have used and the step by step. It would look great in lots of different colours but I do like lilac/blues a lot. Thank you for the inspiration. Craft hugs x

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    1. Hi Carol, certainly looks like you were Mrs 200 desn't it , I am glad to see you have looked here before but feel welcome to comment anytime, I dont bite ... much lol
      You are welcome for any inspiration I can give.
      Hugs
      Kim xx

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  3. Thank you for a great step by step tutorial Kim.
    I love all the stencilling and the crackle effects , all in all a fab project.
    I don't have all of these products but there is always room for a bit of adjusting!
    I love the flourish stamp.
    Hope you are keeping well , take care,
    Ruth

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    1. Hi Ruth ( I always want to call you Ruthie, I dont know why lol)
      Glad you enjoyed the step by step, they take a long time but are fun to do (not so much on the editing lol
      Don't wrry if you dont have the products, as I will be showing how to make some too hehe cheats...
      I hope you are doing well and I think of you oftern as I feel I know you a little now too.
      Hugs
      Kim xx

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  4. Hi Kim. Congratulations on reaching 200 followers : ))
    I love your frame, beautiful colours and embellishments, stamps, in fact all of it.
    Don't think I will get to NEC this time. Are you planning on going?
    Congrats again. Take care.

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    1. Hi Mrs B.
      Thank you so much for the congrats. I appreciate that. I am thinking of going to the NEC but I knw lots of the girls are busy this time but we will see. I would lik to do some classes down this end of the world what do you think?
      Hugs Kim xx

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  5. Hi Kim,
    Well My Dear Friend This Is The Type Of Projects I Like To Attempt At
    Work Shops, I Attended A Workshop Recently Where We Had To Cover A Set Of Small MDF Drawers That Was Great. I Just Love This Creation You've Done Using Visible Image Fabulous Stamps, I Love The Grunge Flourish,
    Create Your Future, And The Music Background This Is Such A Useful Stamp
    I Love The Frame You've Created I Love The Stencil Youve Used, And The Fabulous Product Called Ferro, Love All The Inks And Flowers I Get Mine From Wild Orchid As I'm Rubbish At Making My Own. I Just Love This Frame Kim.
    Love and Hugs from Sam x

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    1. Hi Sam my lovely.
      Oh good so we can do a worksop on mixed media then , tat sounds like fun hey. Oh I love covering wood in mixed media , its such fun.I am pleased you like this frame too.
      Hugs as always . Kim xx

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  6. Hi Kim,
    Me again "Congratulations" on your 200 Followers here's to the next 200 and many more.
    Love and Hugs from Sam x

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    1. Thank you Sam. well when I get to 500 followers I am going to do something very special as a give away for sure. Not that this isn't but its good to give back I think and I love spoiling people xxx

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  7. Wow Kim! I love it, but then I seem to say that about most of your creations! I don't think i'd change very much. Purple is my favourite colour and your composition is just stunning. My "off the page" projects sometimes work but not all of them! Looking forward to seeing more projects and blogs from you soon. Any news on C&C having you back on our screens again? Lots of love Sarah

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    1. Hi Sarah
      Oh I am soooo pleased you love it Sarah. that really made me smile thank you.Yes I have a show on the 27th October and another on the 3rd Nov and possibly one at the end of Nov too so we will see if it stays that way hey.
      love
      Kim xxx

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  8. Afternoon Kim, Woweeeeee !! Now I would have loved to have watched you create this 'masterpiece', it is absolutely stunning. Fabulous colourways and brilliant composition and techniques, I love it !!
    Lots of love from Patricia xx

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    1. Hi Patricia
      ahhh I like that reaction haha. thank you so much for calling it a master piece wow, thats so nice, you are very good to me.
      Hugs as always Kim xxx

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  9. This is lovely Kim and great to see step by step how you made it. I adore those colours, I use colours as the mood takes me and sometimes the weather or the season will influence my choices, but I do love purples and lilacs and it suits this really well. Don't think I will be at the NEC, but it you are I hope it goes well, which I'm sure it will as it is a huge event and vastly popular. x

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    1. Hi Pat
      I am the same, I do not stick with the seasons or events I think that is boring, I like to take inspiration from what my thoughts are at that moment or what i see when i look at the stamp or piece of material or whetever is my focal point. Well I hope I get to meet you one day for sure
      Huge Hugs
      Kim xx

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  10. Lovely altered project,Kim. I love the colours and texture. If I changed anything it would probably be to have fewer flowers on mine. My husband even commented on this!! He's thinking of starting to make frames, so I'll be getting into this sort of project more!! A suggested shopping list for beginners would be really good for me!!?? Thank you Kim. Take care, Jan

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    1. Hi Jan
      Thank you, I do enjoy altering things I must admit, I am definitely more a mixed media artist than just papercraft.Oh that is nice of your husband , please thank him, I wish more men woud join even if it means I can say guys and dolls more hahaha
      I hope you will give these a go they can be so effective with half the steps I did, I just like to push outside the proverbial box you know. I have thought about a beginners list and will be doing a whole series on this kind of thing, which you inspired me to do Jan so thank you for this.
      Hugs Kim xx

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  11. Evening Kim, wonderful piece of work I love the purples and lilacs but that green just goes so well with it. Well done on getting to 200 followers.

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    1. Hi Stephanie
      Oh thank so much, good to see you here as you must find it difficult to relax right now. remember I am here and thinking of you lovely . Thank you for the well done, and I am pleased I got the giveaway in before the 20th. hugs Kim xx

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  12. Hi Kim,
    perhaps 3rd time lucky........ keep trying to post but bloody Google keeps swiping the comments and I have to write it all again!
    Which is why this one is the shortest yet - but I have to say your frame is absolutely gorgeous, I wouldn't change a thing about it, the colours are divine. So is your flower arrangement - another Kim masterpiece. Congrats - it would make a lovely present.
    Have got quite a lot of the stuff to do mixed media type projects but haven't yet had the time to really settle down to it. Perhaps next year........ so many things I want to do and so little time to do them all in.
    Take care of yourself,
    hugs, Rose

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    1. Hi Rose.
      I am so sorry google has been playing you up to leave a comment, I sometimes have that about leaving a post too, bliking thing hey. Perhaps next year will see the start of a mixed media revolution here in uk hey , it certainly has taken america by storm. Id love to help you get into it bit more Rose. Maybe this year we will meet up , you never know. Hugs Kim xx

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