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Awesome canvas by Anna Komenda

Hello Melissa Frances fans. It's Anna here with my newest project created with Melissa Frances goodies.
I created this mixed media canvas with a picture of my nephew. I wanted it to be cheerful and vivid but also boyish.

I created a mixed media background using some great Art Anthology paints and mists. I used my favourite color palette - blue, yellow and lime green.

 

I chose this gear border as a background for my picture. It's a chipboard piece that comes in brown color. I painted it with gesso to light it up and then I applied navy paint.

 

 

One of the frames from Polaroid Hearts Set was just perfect to highlight part of the picture. I covered it with white embossing powder and heated it with heat gun. It's really cool way to color up Your wooden elements.

 

 

That's all for today. Thank You for stopping by.

 

XO Anna

 

 

Chalkboard Canvas by Kathy

 Hi creative peeps! Kathy here to show you a chalkboard canvas to go with this mini canvas I made for the blog last month.  I love the messages on Melissa's Chalk Talk Treat Bags and wanted to give these cute canvases to my daughter for her dorm room.

 

 

Supplies

Melissa Frances Chalk Talk Treat Bags

Resin Butterflies

Art Anthology Ferrari Sorbet

Art Anthology Desire

Art Anthology Raider and Heart Colorations Sprays

5" x 7" Deep Edge Canvas

White Upholstery Tacks

Crackle Accents

 

 

Tutorial

Cut the saying out of the envelope and set aside.

 

 

Paint the canvas with a coat of Art Anthology Desire Velvet, which has a matte finish.  When that dries, paint with Ferrari Sorbet, which has a shiny finish. 

 

 

Use a distress tool on the edges of the saying to rough them up a bit.

 

 

Glue the chalk talk saying to the canvas using gloss gel then cover the top and sides of the canvas with the gel.  This will seal it and protect the paper while giving the canvas a glossy finish.

 

 

Paint the tacks and resin butterfly with Crackle accents and let dry until cracks form.

Spray the butterfly with Heart Colorations Spray and the tacks with Raider Colorations Spray to bring out the cracks. Wipe any excess spray off.   The butterfly needed more color so I added Ferrari to it and wiped a bit of away.     Glue the butterfly to the canvas using Zip Dry liquid adhesive.   Hammer the tacks into the edges of the canvas.     Here is the finished canvas.       Thank you for visiting the blog today!  Make sure to visit the new and improved Melissa Frances website. To see how I made the smaller chalkboard canvas go to this blog post.

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Triple frame with Anna Komenda

Hello everyone. It's Anna here with my newest project created with Melissa Frances wooden elements.

But first - have You seen the new site? It looks fabulous.And all those wonderful products... I am speachless.

My project was inspired by the chipboard frames. I have few of them in my DT pack and I thought that they would look great combined as a one triple frame.

I used this, this and this chipboard frame and connected them with a white twine using hot glue gun.

I painted the frames on blue and pink colors, because I am not a fan of vintage look.

I used three pictures of my daughter Gabrysia from one photo session. She looked so cute and girly then and I wanted to highlight it by adding flowers and pastel colors.

I also added word "beautiful". This is a wooden element coverd with white embissing powder. I added too much of embossing ink and my powder just falled out in some places but I really liked this effect. It is one of those accidental discoveries :)

That's all for today. I hope You like my frame and see You in two weeks.

Thank You fro stopping by.

Anna

Wedding Card by Marta

Hello, today I would like to show you a Wedding Card. 

Summer is a perfect for Wedding. I created this card in white, beige and pearls. 

 

 

I created it in simple style, very clean.

 

WHITE SPRING SPRUNG FLOWERS 

                                                           fits perfect to this composition.

 

 

 

 

Thank you for stopping by, Marta De :) 

 

Envelope with Love by Emeline

Hi all, 

 

This is Emeline showcasing an up cycled project using white glassine paperbag and a kraft tie-string envelope. I adhered the white glassine directly onto the body of the bigger kraft envelope. Love the many opening (flaps) this piece has! 

 

 

On the glassine paperbag, I adhered another kraft pocket to hold tags, little notes/ ephemera. Great for little pieces of treasures. 

 

 

 

One cannot go wrong with trims and frills! Especially so with Melissa France's White ruffles. I adhered a strip of ruffle at the bottom of the envelope for a lovely hand-made touch.

 

 

There, kraft and white are a perfect pair! Just love how these two compliment each other. 

 

 

You Inspire Me by Debbie

Hello friends!  Debbie with you today sharing a new shabby card using Melissa Frances products.
The wooden heart shaped frame surrounds the beautiful resin butterfly both by Melissa Frances.

Add flowers and Ribbon and you have a beautiful shabby chic card for giving.

Be sure to stop by Melissa Frances store and check out all the fun home decor and unique embellishments to make any scrapbook page or card amazing!

Debbie

Stunning Layout by Phyllis

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Hey Crafty Friends,  Phyllis here again to share my latest DT project for Melissa Frances.  I created a scrapbook layout page with lots of embellishments including resin and chipboard pieces from Melissa Frances they're so fun to create with!

Below is a bunch of close up close ups followed by a youtube tutorial from start to finish of this layout.  

 

Here is With all my Heart Resin with a heat set embossing powder.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I also heat set embossing powder to one of Melissa Frances resin butterflies.

 

And here is Tea Party Applique resin basket also embossing powder heat set with beautiful colors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This layout was really fun to create!  I hope you get crafty today and create something beautiful!

 

Below is my tutorial on youtube!  Hope you have time to check it out!

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Crafting!!!

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Trio of Tags by Emeline

Hi everyone, this is Emeline.

In today's post, I'll be sharing a set of tags using gorgeous embellishments from Melissa Frances.

 

You can never go wrong with layered pieces of white resin to create an elegant look. Here, the distressed effect of the resin blends perfectly with Melissa Frances pattern papers.

On my 2nd tag, chipboard was coloured in beige and positioned in the middle of a white resin flower wreath. I love how it draws the eyes to the beauty of its intricacy!

Lastly, I painted this chandelier chipboard white and applied glitter on it for some sparkles. Just look at how delicate and intricate this piece of chipboard is!

I hope you've been inspired today and we sure do hope you'll visit us again for more inspiration...

Thanks Card by Debbie

Hello friends!  Debbie with you today sharing a card I made using some fun Melissa Frances chipboard pieces.

To alter these chipboard pieces I simply painted them with Art Anthology Sorbet Dimensional Paint - Ferrari Red.

To give them even more sparkle I embossed them with Distress Glitter.

Adhere them to your card base and add your embellishments.  The flowers are some from my stash and Melissa Frances Pink Delicate Blossom Flowers.

Thanks for stopping by the Melissa Frances blog today!!

Debbie

Resin Painting With Flea Market Finds Appliques

Hi crafty friends!  Kathy Adams here to share a different kind of background that pairs well with Melissa's Flea Market Find Metal Appliques.  I recently discovered resin for molding embellishments and jewelry making.  But when my friend showed me how she paints with it, I knew I had to try it! I've tried all different brands and they all work basically the same.  Resin comes in white and clear and for this project, I use the clear.  Amazing Resin brand even makes dyes to color the resin.  I've prepared a tutorial to show you how I made these art pieces.

Supplies

Melissa Frances Flea Market Finds Appliques

Amazing Resin Clear Cast 

Alumilite Dye

Dick Blick Square Birch Wood Panels 6" and 8"

Wire

Glitter

Tutorial

I made the lighter blue resin panel first before knowing that I wanted to do this tutorial.  While creating it, there was lots of drippage, which created a really cool design that I thought I wanted to use somehow.

I only had an 8" square wood panel that matched the smaller one so I decided to pour more resin on the background and use the "waste" from the last on the top.

After mixing the resin according to the directions, I added a few drops of blue Alumilite dye.  I wanted contrast between the resins.  I let it drip over the side and used an old brush to paint all four sides with the drippage.