Birdhouses in the Garden

WOW! We have a fun week planned for you! Stampendous is working with the wonderful products provided to us by DecoArt for our projects. Our two teams will share ideas all week with a grand finale hop on Friday!

Of course there are Prizes!!!!! 
Comment to win one of three HUGE prize packages that includes Andy Skinner stamps and DecoArt Media™ Paint plus more!  US winners only, see Stampendous Official Contest Rules here for more details.

Want to see all that’s in each prize package? Take a look below:

Stampendous:
ASCRS07 Cling Handle with Care ASCRS08 Cling Skuldoggery ASCRS09 Cling Unexplained
DecoArt:
Quinacridone Magenta Cobalt Turquoise Hue Cobalt Teal Hue Primary Magenta Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide Paynes Gray Carbon Black Titanium White Prussian Blue Hue Phthalo Blue	Quinacridone Gold Diarylide Yellow Pyrrole Red Green Gold Primary Yellow Media Mister Titanium White Antiquing Cream Patina Antiquing Cream 8oz Bottle Lamp Black Americana Acrylic Pain

Today I've created a little canvas that combines stamps and stencils from Stampendous along with paints and liquid glass from DecoArt.

Birdhouses in the Garden

Here are the  supplies and instructions:

Stampendous:

CRP297 Cling Script Lines
FMS4013 Birdhouses Metal Stencil

Dreamweaver:

DWDGP Gold Embossing Paste
DWDPK Palette Knife

Plus:
6" x 6" x 1" Canvas
Flat broad paint brushes
DecoArt White Gesso
DecoArt media Fluid Acrylics - Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide, Primary Magenta, Green Gold, Cobalt Turquoise Hue, Prussian Blue Hue, Paynes Grey, Titanium White
DecoArt media Liquid Glass
Archival Ink - Jet Black
Removable Tape
Heat Tool

Instructions:

Step 1:  Paint a coat of DecoArt White Gesso over the canvas, let dry
Step 2:  Paint the canvas with the fluid acrylics and let dry thoroughly (or use a heat tool)

Step 3: Stamp the Script Lines randomly on the canvas with Archival Jet Black ink, use a block behind the open part to get a better impression, heat set

Step 4:  Place a block under the open part of the canvas, use removable tape to place the birdhouses stencil near the left side of the canvas, use a palette knife to apply a coat of Gold Embossing Paste over the image, remove stencil and place in water for cleaning
Step 5:  Apply various sizes of Liquid Glass drops over the canvas randomly, let drops and paste dry well

Hint: pasting on canvas can be difficult, if some paste slips under a bridge, simply use a pointed tool (a toothpick will work too) to carefully clean out the bridge areas

Step 6:  Use a small  brush to add some white highlights around the Liquid Glass and around the canvas, use a moist cloth to wipe some off if it gets too heavy

I loved each stage s0 it was hard to keep adding layers, but I love the finished product too! It fits into my studio display great!

For a complete list of today's designers:

Stampendous Blog

DecoArt Blog

Happy Creating,
Louise