Melissa Frances

Mixed Media Canvas By Phyllis

Hey Crafty friends,  Phyllis here to share my DT project for Melissa Frances.  I created a mixed media canvas.  I had alot of fun using Melissa Frances items including Art Anthology colorations, dimensional paints,  microbeads, and glass glitter.

At the end of this post you can check out my YouTube video to see how I created this mixed media!

 

These are some of my favorite colors to create with!  Art Anthology's Colorations,  Sorbets,  Metal Effects and Stencils.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope I've inspired you to get messy can create something beautiful!

 

 

 

 

Items used from Melissa Frances:

Brown Zipper Ribbon Trim:
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Blossom Assortment Roses Resin:
http://www.melissafrances.com/cart_co...
Heaven sent Angel Wings resin pieces:
http://www.melissafrances.com/cart_co...

Please visit Melissa Frances for more beautiful products:
http://www.melissafrances.com/

Art Anthology products:
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Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

 

 

Simple cards by Anna Komenda

Hello. It's Anna here. Today I want to show You two simple cards. They are in different styles but both contain Melissa Frances wooden embellishments.

 

 

First card is in a little vintage style. I used craft paper as a base, sew it with the gold thread and added some gold labels too. I used old lace in beige color together with the line of tickets. I decided to add the wooden winodw and word "Thanks". After all You can never have too much greeting cards, right?

 

 

 

 

Second card is in square shape. It's more romantic and whimsical but once again I used gold. This time I chose golden doily and paired it with round frame. I added few flowers and butterflies along with word "love". It can be used for wedding or a Valentine's Day cart.

 

 

 

 

That is all for today. Thank You for stopping by and see You in August.

 

 

 

Fun with Mixed Media by Marta

Hello!! It's Marta again!! 

Today I would like to show you my mixed media tag - ART, with a little bit of magic. 

This time, I used some paints with glaze and shine effect. 

I painted the frame with Art Anthology - Gold - Metal Effect. The center of  frame is made of zipper ribbon. 

The tittle was covered of Turqouise Splash Ink. Under the tittle I putt Flea Market Find painted of Art Anthology - Blue Topaz - Gemstone. 

Resin white rose.

On the background I created some messy texture with Blue Topaz and Glow in the dark Paint through the AA stencil. I used this same chipboard frame as a stamp, to create the background more interesting. 

This effect on the frame was created by using my fingers. 

Some details with White Sharpie. 

I covered some parts of tag with Glow in the dark paint, so IT glow in the dark. A little bit. 

I used:

Zipper Ribbon - White

Resin - Blossom Assortment

Milan Metal Applique

chipboards "Art" and frame 

Thank you for stopping by, 

Marta De. 

Chalkboard Mini Canvas by Kathy

Hi creative peeps! Today I have a mini canvas with a fun chalkboard message cut from a Melissa Frances envelope.

List of Supplies

Melissa Frances Wood Circle Frame Embellishment

Melissa Frances Chalk Talk Treat Bags

5" x 5" Deep Edge Canvas

Art Anthology Cotton Velvet

Art Anthology Desire Velvet 

Art Anthology Ferrari Sorbet

Art Anthology Heart, Raider and Warm Colorations Sprays

Crackle Medium

White Upholstery Tacks

Gesso

Tutorial

First, place the chalk talk treat bag saying under the wood frame and pencil inside the circle. Cut the saying out and set everything aside.

 Paint a coat of gesso on the wood frame and let dry.

 Paint a coat of Art Anthology Cotton Velvet onto the wood frame and let dry.

Paint Crackle Accents onto the wood frame and wait for it to dry and form cracks.

Once dry, spray Art Anthology Colorations Spray in Warm, which is a medium brown, and Raider, which is black. Let the colors seep down into the cracks then blot with a baby wipe.  Set aside. 

Paint the canvas with Art Anthology Desire Velvet, which has a matte finish, and let dry.

Paint a coat of Art Anthology Ferrari Sorbet, which has a glossy, shimmery finish.

While the canvas is wet, spray Heart Colorations Spray and let everything dry.

To embellish the sides of the canvas, I used white upholstery tacks and gave them the same treatment that I used on the wood frame.

 Put it all together. Glue the chalk talk saying to the canvas with glue stick or matte medium, and use Beacon 3-in-1 for the wood frame.

It's that easy!  I love these chalk talk sayings. They are not just for treat bags!

Thanks for visiting the blog today.  I hope you will check out Melissa's wonderful scrapbooking, mixed media and home decor products.

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Best Friends by Marta

Hello, today I would like to show you my next mini canvas.
It's about 5x5 inches.

I decided to use one of my favorite technique.
 I just transfer the pattern from paper bag to the canvas, by using Art Anthology velvets and gel medium.

You can see a little bit of color, where the dots were white. Look at the frame of my photo. 

It's still the same paper-a piece of paperbag, but colored with Lemon Tart Velvet. 

Some velvets on the Flea Market Finds. 

I created round texture by using AA stencil and velvets. More details with white sharpie on the top. 

A piece of beautiful and soft flowers. I painted it a little bit. Now it fits to the project. 

Close up's on the wooden embellishments.

The tittle covered with white gesso. 

And again some velvets. The texture was created by applying paints with my fingers. 

Let's take a look at it again

This time I used :

GNWY003 - Chalk Talk Treat Bags

GN626 - Black Bags & Tags

JK003 - Pisa Metal Applique

GN573 - Shabby Pink Flower Ribbon

and two wooden shapes from MS. 

Thank you for stopping by, Marta De. 

Love rules here by Anna Komenda

Hello. It's Anna here today. I would like to show You a pendant created for my daughter's room. She is only seven right now but she starts to have her own opinions about everything. She also usually disagree with the sentence that I rule the house :D Because I do, right?

That's why I created this pendant with inscription "Love rules here". Because it's the most important thing to remember everyday - that all I do, even if she don't like it, I do because I love her very much. And I really hope that everytime when she will feel angry of me, she will look at this sign and cheer up a little.

I used few wood elements like hearts and a crown.

I covered them with gesso. It was a good base to apply some colorful medias like sprays and paints. I also added resin heart from "All my heart" set.

I also have a process video for You:

Thank You for stopping by and see You soon.

Anna

Inspire canvas by Marta

Hello, today I would like to show you my canvas. I created it in a vintage style, inspired a little bit more of an old french style.

 

I used a lot of gesso in this project. And some Art Anthology mists and paints to create vintage look. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I used:

 

 

 

• JK011 - Latina 6" Metal Applique

• JK012 - Latina 4" Metal Applique

• DSSA002 - Glamour & Grunge Washi Banner Stickers

• GN573 - Shabby Pink Flower Ribbon

 

• And some of chipboards and wooden frames from Melissa Frances. 

 

Thanks for stopping by, Marta De. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Journey Canvas by Lanette

Hello All!  Lanette Here ! Today I wanted to take a minute and share a quick little canvas that I created using a mix of our amazing products! First lets take a look at my canvas:

 

Here you can really see our stunning resin wings.

Here you can see the the way our wood veneers take color. 

Here you can really see our amazing Flea Market Finds, I had so much fun playing with them I just loved how flexible they really are.

If you would like to see how I created my canvas from start to finish you can check out my Snapguide over at Art Anthology: Check out How to Create a Mixed Media Canvas by Art Anthology on Snapguide.  

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

I hope that I have inspired you to get a bit of ink on your hands :)

  

Qulit Card created by Emeline

Hi everyone, this is Emeline.

I'm here to share with you a card which I created using Melissa Frances chipboards, Key hole resins and pattern papers. 

 

I've always intended to create a quilt-like card using pattern papers and I'd finally crystallised the idea. Pretty Melissa Frances embellishments and frill made the process really easy. Ivory coloured ruffles were twirled in a circular manner to create the flower. 

 

 

 

 

Key shaped chipboard was painted in white and I used it to mimic the flower stem. Simply love how sweet it turned out. 

 

 

 

thank you for dropping by!

 

 

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Sun Printing With Wood Veneer by Kathy

Summer is in full swing and it's hot and humid where I live in South Carolina.  Kathy here today to share sun printing with you using Melissa Frances laser wood embellishments and Art Anthology Minx Shimmering Inks and Colorations Sprays.  I experimented using both raw canvas and mixed media paper.  I created this summery sun printed canvas and I have a tutorial showing you how it was made.

Summer Fun Sun Print

Sun Print Tutorial

 

Supplies

 

 

Melissa Frances Wood Veneer Embellishments

Art Anthology Minx Shimmering Ink in Bankroll, Stargazer and Panache

Art Anthology Colorations Sprays in Guacamole, Waimea Bay, French Toast and Sandcastle

Art Anthology Leaf Sorbet

Raw Canvas Fabric 8" x 10" or larger

Strathmore Mixed Media Paper 11" x 14"

Spray Bottle of Water

A Sunny Day

 

Step 1

 

The Background

 

 

Place the canvas on a mat for easy transport. Saturate the canvas with water using the spray bottle.

 

 

Spray Guacamole Colorations Spray and brush Bankroll Minx onto the lower part of the canvas.  Add water to spread the color around if needed.  

 

 

Spray Waimea Bay Colorations Spray and brush Panache and Stargazer Minx to the top using the same method.

 

Step 2

 

The Technique

 

 

 

Place wood veneer pieces onto the canvas and put the whole thing in the hot sun.  Let it dry completely in the sun with the wood pieces in place.

 

 

It may take over an hour depending on where you live. The sun will lighten the covered areas.

 

Step 3

 

Adding Details

 

 

Add some painted details by splattering pink and orange "flowers" on the green using a fan brush.

 

 

Add green grass using Art Anthology Leaf Sorbet and the edge of a plastic gift card.  I also painted three strips of canvas using Leaf Sorbet and Guacamole Colorations Spray.  Once they dry, sew them onto the bottom part of the canvas.

 

 

Step 4

 

The Embellishments

 

 

Paint the butterflies with orange and white paint and let dry.

 

 

Spray the bicycle with French Toast and Sand Castle Colorations Sprays.

 

 

Paint the bird with green and orange paint and highlight with black marker.  Stamp the butterflies with black ink and color the body black.

 

Step 5

 

Putting It Together.

 

 

Glue the sun printed canvas to an 8" x 10" burlap canvas.

 

 

Glue the embellishments to the canvas.

 

 

Hammer black tacks into the sides of the burlap canvas at one inch intervals.

 

 

I also added a little strip of music paper to show the bird singing.

 

 

 

I also did this technique using mixed media paper that holds up to lots of water. 

 

 

Add lots of wood veneer embellishments randomly and set in the sun.

 

 

 

What I learned by using both canvas and paper for sun printing is that using mixed media paper creates more detail.  

 

 

This background paper will make fun cards, an art journal page, or some other mixed media project. Share your sun prints on Art Anthology Adventures in Art on Facebook.  Check out the wonderful products that Melissa has on her website.

 

Thank you for visiting the blog today!

 

 

 

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