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Splash of Snowflakes via Heather

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Recently, I used a kit to help me make some necklaces for the Birthday girl and her friends. Using the same kit (by Maya Road), I made these very different and also very cute snowflake necklaces that I can give as gifts. 

The snowflakes are from the Decked Out line of papers.

I used a layer of Viva Colour's Magic Transparent Blue Pearl Pen to add shimmer under the square dome that gets glued on top. 

 The May Arts lace added the perfect icy effect.  

 

 The other cool feature is the altered color of the metals. I used Viva Colour's Inka Gold in Steel Blue to create this cool patina on all the keys.

 

 I used Viva Colour's Precious Metal paint in Lagoon to paint the chains.  

 Super simple and fantastic results! Enjoy adding color! -heather

Be sure to stop back by the blog on Noon
to see what DT member Lisa Gregory has up her sleeve,
using Spash of Color product an May Arts Ribbons!

Frog Dog Studios Blog Hop Day 2 with Lisa

  Welcome to day 2 of the Frog Dog Studio and Splash of Color Design Team Blog Hop!
Today the teams are showcasing projects from the Frog Dog Studio December Mixed Media kit, featuring Luminarte Acrylic Silks and Viva Colour Modeling Creme.  Both teams are excited to share their kit projects and show you how they were inspired.  

Each day (December 9-11th), on the Frog Dog Studio and Splash of Color Blogs, we will be sharing Design Team projects with tips, how-to's, and Kit and Product shares.  Be sure and visit both blogs for daily inspiration. 

We love Frog Dog Studio kits and Splash of Color product so much, we are sharing them with you!  Visit the Frog Dog Studio blog and Splash of Color Blog each day and leave a comment for a chance to win the following:

 

1.  ONE winner will be selected to receive a Frog Dog Studio December Mixed Media.

2.  ONE winner will be selected to receive a $25.00 Luminarte and Viva Prize Package! 

 

Leave a comment each day on each blog for more chances to win.  You must visit each blog and leave a comment on both blogs in order to qualify for a chance to win. 

 

Comments are due by midnight MST, Sunday, December11th to qualify for the drawing.

 

Winners will be announced shortly after the end of the comment period, so be sure to check back to see if you've won.

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I decided to create tags!! How perfect that I get to work with this wonderful Frog Dog Studios/Splash Of Color Mixed Media  kit right before Christmas. The tags I created will go on a couple of very special art gifts.

I die cut 2 tags from the peice of chipboard in the kit. I also die cut tags from the canvas in the kit and adhered it to the chipboard. Because the tag is 7 inches long and the canvas was 6 inches, I just cut a smaller piece of canvas and adhered it to the bottom of the tag, because I primed  the canvas with the  Viva Colour ~ Modeling Cream ~ Pearl, you can't see where I pieced it together! Once the tag was dry, I ran it through my Big Shot with a piece of the red mesh on top and embossed the tag. I pulled off the red mesh and the texture that was left on the tag  is wonderful!!! I used the Prima checkered stamp using the Luminarte ~ Silk Acrylic Glaze ~ African Jade and stamped the textured background. Then I used the Luminarte ~ Silk Acrylic Glaze ~ Carmen to edge the perimeter of the tag. I also used it to color the seam binding I used. If you wet the seam binding slightly with water and paint a little silks on the binding, it acts like a dye with shimmer. I love the effect. I took apart a piece of the burlap and strung it with the ribbon.

I loved the little images on a sheet that is in the kit. I fussy cut the image of the gift holding little boy and backed it with the chipboard to make it a bit stronger. I used pop dots to to pick him off of the tag for dimension. I layered the burlap ribbon, red mesh, fussy cut photo, another one of the images backed with the chipboard, and the roses.

I absolutely adore the Tim Holtz fabric pack that came in the kit. To create my roses, I took one piece of the fabric and adhered it to a peice of red card stock using a decopage medium. Once it dried, I ran the fabric through a Tim Holtz Tattered Pinecones die. They make the perfect little roses. Then I just rolled them up and curled back the ends a little to shape the petals. It was so simple and easy!

For the next tag, I created the background the same way as the tag above. The seam binding was treated the same way with the exeption of using  Luminarte ~ Silk Acrylic Glaze ~ African Jade to color it. I mixed the tinsel trim with the seam binding for sparkle.

 I die cut the bird and cage using the chipboard. I primed them both with the Viva Colour Modeling Creme in Pearl. I mixed a little of the Luminarte ~ Silk Acrylic Glaze ~ African Jade and Luminarte ~ Silk Acrylic Glaze ~ Fern to create a sea  green color for the cage.

 I took another peice of the awesome Tim Holtz fabric and made some more roses. I also die cut the leafy vine from the same die. Adhereing the fabric to card stock gives the fabric great body! You can treat it like paper.

Here is a closeup of the paper backed fabric roses.

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Frog Dog Studio Blog Hop by Shelley Hamilton

 Welcome to the Frog Dog Studio and Splash of Color Design Team Blog Hop!

Today the teams are showcasing projects from the Frog Dog Studio December Mixed Media Kit, featuring Luminarte Acrylic Silks and Viva Colour Modeling Creme.  Both teams are excited to share their kit projects and show you how they were inspired.

Each day (December 9-11th), on the Frog Dog Studio and Splash of Color Blogs, we will be sharing Design Team projects with tips, how-to's and kit and Product shares.

Be sure and visit both blogs for daily inspiration.

We love Frog Dog Studio kits and Splash of Color product so much, we are sharing them with you!  Visit the Frog Dog Studio Blog and Splash of Color Blog each day and leave a comment for a chance to win the following: 

!.  One winner will be selected to receive a Frog Dog Studio December Mixed Media kit.

2.  One winner will be selected to receive a $25.00 Luminarte and Viva Prize Package!

Leave a comment each day on each blog for more chances to win.  You must visit each blog and leave a comment on both blogs in order to qualify for a chance to win.

Comments are due by midnight MST, Wednesday, December 11th, to qualify for the drawing.

Winners will be announced shortly atfter the end of the comment period, so be sure to check back to see if you've won.

 

Shelley Hamilton, here, to share my project with you!

Here is my canvas using the Frog Dog Mixed Media Kit.

 I began with the Tim Holtz fabric pieces cut into fourths with pinking shears.  I glued these down in a pattern I was happy with, then painted the middle portion of the canvas with the Luminarte Acrylic Silks in Carmen.

 I used the Prima stamps to make some patterns on the green banner pieces.  I then used lettters on the banner pieces, and pop-dotted them to the page, and put them together like they were hanging on a piece of twine.
  I used butttons on each end of these hangings.

 I painted the Tim Holtz tree with Luminarte Silk Acrylic Glaze ~ Fern.  It made it a beautiful color, and then I touched it up with a bit of the Carmen.  I finished off the tree with a few ornaments and a couple of packages made with tiny kraft tags.  I used the tinsel from the kit on the tree, also. 

 In a few places around the canvas, I used a snowflake stencil and the Viva Colour ~ Modelng Cream in Pearl. 

I cut out a few of the images from the kit, and placed them at the bottom of the canvas, using a bit of the red netting in the corner of each.

I really hope you guys enjoyed how I used the Frog Dog Studio December Mixed Media Kit and the Splash of Color products!  I know I loved using them, and I ejoyed sharing!  Have fun with the blog hop!     ~Shelley

 

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Splash of Frog Dog Studio Kit via Heather

Welcome to the Frog Dog Studio and Splash of Color Design Team Blog Hop!

Today the teams are showcasing projects from the Frog Dog Studio December Mixed Media kit, featuring Luminarte Acrylic Silks and Viva Colour Modeling Creme.  Both teams are excited to share their kit projects and show you how they were inspired.  

Each day (December 9-11th), on the Frog Dog Studio and Splash of Color Blogs, we will be sharing Design Team projects with tips, how-to's, and Kit and Product shares.  Be sure and visit both blogs for daily inspiration. 

We love Frog Dog Studio kits and Splash of Color product so much, we are sharing them with you!  Visit the Frog Dog Studio blog and Splash of Color Blog each day and leave a comment for a chance to win the following:

 

1.  ONE winner will be selected to receive a Frog Dog Studio December Mixed Media.

2.  ONE winner will be selected to receive a $25.00 Luminarte and Viva Prize Package! 

 

Leave a comment each day on each blog for more chances to win.  You must visit each blog and leave a comment on both blogs in order to qualify for a chance to win. 

 

Comments are due by midnight MST, Sunday, December11th to qualify for the drawing.

 

Winners will be announced shortly after the end of the comment period, so be sure to check back to see if you've won.

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Happy Holidays! I was thrilled when I opened up my kit from Frog Dog Studio and found a bottle tree, tinsel, a sheet of images, and lots of other goodies! I went for a vintage-glitz style for my creation this year.

 To get a super sparkly background, put down liquid adhesive, spread it out evenly, pour in glitter. Let it dry, then pour out (back into the bottle) what ever didn't stick. I then sprayed the surface with Luminarte Radiant Rain which adds a little binder with the shimmer it sprays. 

 The great thing about the white bottle trees is that they can become any color and any style! I started painting the tree with Luminarte Silks Fern green. Dab the paint on with a brush or sponge. Watch out, if you drag your brush up and down you will splatter paint everywhere! Once you have put globs of silks on the tree, spray it with Luminarte Radient Rain. Use any color you want; I used the Ice Blue. The spray will spread the Silks across the depth of the bristles. 

 The cute tinsel and white bead chain made simple and vintage looking decorations. 

I love the vintage inspired image of this girl! It is hardly noticable that she is cut in half to take up two boxes. I covered her with a thin layer of Perfect Pearls Pen Blue, accented her hat, muff and furry coat with Viva Colour's Cream Paper Pen and outlined the edges with Viva Colour's German Glitter Pen in Champagne. 

I used several pieces of German foil at the top. The "chandelier piece" is plastic and painted on the back only with Luminarte Silks Silver Bells. The banner is from an image  form the Frog Dog Studio Kit  and has the edges coverd with the Viva Colour's German Glitter Pen. A short piece of the burlap was the perfect foundation. 

Finally the bow, my favorite part! Its all about the layers: red mesh (pulled diagonally), burlap trim, several "chandelier pieces," 1/8 inch silk ribbon, white raffia, scallop flower, and delicate lace bow. The scallop flower becomes really special with Viva Colour's Champagne German Glitter on all the edges of the scallops.

I love it! Hope you enjoy creating and have a wonderful holiday season! -heather

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Cardinal Christmas Album by Shelley Hamilton

Shelley, here, with a Christmas Album to share with you!

This album has a neat acrylic front, so I put a few things on it, but not too many.  That way, the pretty paper shows up nicely from underneath!

I used buttons, tulle, buttons, bling, and strips of paper on the front side of this acrylic page.

This is what it looks like on the other side.  Notice I only embellished exacly on the other side of the embellishments on the first side.  That way, you don't see any of the back side of embellishments(or any glue).

 

On this page, I used Red Viva Pearl Pens to help give dimension to the already beautiful paper.  This paper is by Creative Imaginations, the company that now is SPLASH OF COLOR.

 

I used a sticker, pop dots, and some twine to make this page.

 

Up close, you can see the lovely Pearl Pen by Viva.  These pens are awesome, and I absolutely have EVERY color!!  I use these as frequently as I use any item in my studio!  Love them!!

 

More Viva, more paper, and a touch of flowers and some tinsel make this page twinkle!

 

 

This is my daughter at her Christmas play last year!  She is a sweetie and I love her so!

 

Here, just a few stickers, some writing around the edge, and more of the wonderful pearls!

 

 

Here, a few mini-ornaments and bling brighten up the page!

 

On the roof top, here, I used cut up strips of tissue paper, then painted it with Splash of Color's Silks in African Jade.  I hope you can see the shine.  It is a beautiful color of paint!  After this completely dried, I used the Red Viva Pearl Pen!

 

 

This paper is Cream Music by Splash of Color.  I painted it lightly with watered-down Olive Vine Silks to give it just a hint of color.

 

This is the back of the album! 

I hope you enjoyed looking here today, and I hope I've given you a bit of inspiration for the upcoming HOLIDAY!

Stay warm, peeps!!

~Shelley

 Splash of Color Products

 

Red Viva Pearl Paint Pen 

Ice Pearl Viva Pearl Paint Pen

Green Pearl Viva Pearl Paint Pen

Silks Acrylic Glaze - African Jade

Silks Acrylic Glaze - Olive Vine

Cream Music Paper 12"x12"

 

Splash of Magic via Heather

 'Tis the season for cute decor! 

I have been really excited to create something with the glass domes that are made by Ranger. The vintage inspired images on the Frolic paper were perfect!

I smeared in some Viva Color Magic Transparent Blue shimmer inside the dome.

Then I used the beautifully pearled Modeling Creme to create snow drifts in the domes and on the background.

 

 

Then I traced the dome shape on the Frolic paper, cut it out and put more Viva Transparent Blue on the images. When it was all dry I put it together and added some May Arts lace ribbon. 

 

The other images in the shadow box are from the collage sheet: Vintage Christmas.

 

 

Here it is again finished with: May Arts 1/8th Inch Silk Ribbon

Tricolor seasonal twine 

Black plastic letters with German Glitter Pen

seasonal found objects (santa hat, etc)

Blue sequins

Light Siam Swarovski Crystals

 

Happy Holidays! -heather

 

 

Christmas Card 'tover

Howdy Peeps!!

I have been a creating machine lately.
I decided to use up some of my 'tovers
from all my creations!

I colored the die~cut flower with 
Luminarte ~ Poppy ~ Twinkling H20's
and accented it with 
Viva Colour ~ Gold ~ Precious Metal Effect Paint.

I used the Holly Branch Die~Cut,
and cut several out of Distress Cardstock.

I painted the Holly Leaves with
Viva Colour ~ Gold ~ Precious Metal Effect Paint
and the Holly Berries
were accencted with Viva Colour ~ Red ~ German Glitter.

 

 

An Artful Journey by Lynn Kopas

Hello Everyone!  I wanted to share my altered journaling page from a couple of month ago during the hectic Christmas holiday season! I thought i would share some of the technique i used as you can incorporate these into any theme or project!

I like to use different journals and I learn something new with each adventure. This month's page was created in my 5.5 x 8.5 Strathmore Mixed Media vellum surface wire-bound journal ... (that was a mouthful!!) This journal is excellent for handling wet, messy, goopy mixed media mediums and will not disappoint! The journal lays flat nicely but the wire binding does get in the way and wet mediums can pool in the middle. I don't mind it so much, but for those that do Strathmore also makes a hardbound journal in various sizes with the same amazing paper.

I kept my page fairly simple this month. It's hard to know when to stop with art journaling and yet you can always go back and add more later!! I used a variety of Luminarte to create my background. I started by spraying a blank, dry page with a generous amounts of Luminarte Radiant Rain Shimmering Mists in Bashful Blue and Ocean Wave. I let the mists sit for a minute or two and then wiped them off with paper towels. Next I placed the trio of Christmas trees from the 12 x 12 Christmas Time Stencil Kit over the page and sprayed over the stencil with the Ocean Blue again - using the stencil as a mask. The result was a subtle image of the stencil - with color still in the background.

Next I used a background stamp and Manganese Blue Archival Ink - a permanent ink - and randomly stamped images on the page. I then used a dotted roller stamp and some gesso and rolled it onto the page. I tore a piece of Monarch Allegro paper and cut a few strips from the Noel Transparency and placed them below the masked image - this provided a base for my transparency girl to stand on. I also liked the pop of red the transparency strips add to the page.

 I added another tiny strip of paper and transparency in the upper right corner of the page.

 I found a Christmas quote from the internet and printed it out onto plain paper.

I dipped a pen cap into Silks Acrylic Glaze in Carmen - a luscious red paint and added a few small circles to add more red to the page. I added a resin star to the middle tree. Lastly I added some rub-ons in black and a red ornament rubon and viola - done ... for now anyway!!!  

Supplies Used:

Creative Imaginations:

• 28585 - 12 x 12 Christmas Time Stencil Kit
• 28069 - Monarch Allegro DS Paint it! Paper
• 21351 - 12 x 12 Noel Transparency
• 29317 - Preposterous Die Cut Transparency Shapes
• 29175 - Oceanside Resin
• 18894 - Swatch Book Impress-ons - Narratives
• 20224 - Swatch Book Impress-ons - Narratives

Luminarte:

• 26392 Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist - Ocean Wave
• 29523 Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist - Bashful Blue
• 29519 Twinkling H20's Grande (10 gr) - Ice
• SLK-102 - Silks Aacrylic Glaze - Carmen

Other:

• Archival Ink - Manganese Blue
• Gesso
• Roller Stamp
• Background Stamp

 Thanks for hopping over and enjoy the Holiday Craziness!!

Decorating the house for the holidays

Jules here to share a quick decoration i made for my home this Holiday season! I was missing something for our hall mirror and thought to myself, why not make a NOEL sign to greet friends and family when they visit.   This same concept can be adapted for any Easter, Spring, Summer or really any occassion!

 

Because the letters are all backed with vellum, these pieces could be placed in a window allowing the light to illuminate them as well. 

I used several of the oh so pretty papers by IOD for Creative Imaginations. I punched out the letters from the chipboard  squares  by Bare Elements.  I covered the squares with the papers. I backed each square with a piece of vellum . I used the Viva Colour glitter pen in Champagne to out line each square.  I also used the pen on the poinsettas to pop them from the paper.  To add interest to the various papers, I used Luminarte's Primary Elements in Dragonfly Wing and Hot Cinnamon along with the Viva Colour Precious Metal Color in Blue Lagoon. 

 

 

 

PRODUCTS

IOD

29815 Rejoice Stripe 12x12 Double Sided Cardstock paper

29811 Holly & Birds 12x12 Double Sided Cardstock paper (both sides)

29810 Rejoice 12x12 Double Sided Cardstock paper

Viva Colour

 30130 Glitter Pen in Champagne

30108 Precious Metal Effects Paint in Blue Lagoon

Luminarte

29531 Primary Elements Dragon Dance (Hot Cinnamon)

29533 Primary Elements Fairy Tales (Dragonfly Wing)

Other

Bare Elements chipboard letters

Petaloo Poinsettas

 

Have a wonderful holiday!

 

Guest Designer Barb King- Owl I Want for Christmas

 

 

I'm back again with some fun owl themed Christmas cards.  I love the Holiday Joy papers by Christine Aldolph, and I used the Joyful Stripe and Holiday House pieces to make this card.  I cut out two owls and a section of the branch from the Joyful Stripe paper.  I applied a light spray of Pearl Gold Radiant Rain to the branch piece, and inked the edges of the owls with Antique Linen Distress Ink.  The card base was made with more of this patterned paper, and the sentiment was embossed with gold embossing powder to make it stand out.  The owls have pop dots behind them to give them dimension, and some stickles on the pom poms on their hats.  What a cute pair!

This next card was made with a Lawn Fawn Set called "Winter Owl". 

 I stamped the owl on white cardstock and painted it in with Autumn Butternut, Indian Copper, Olive Vine and Egyptian Gold Twinkling H2O's, and then cut it out.  I find it much easier and faster to paint with my Twinks than to color an image with markers, and I love the shimmer that I get with the watercolors.   I stamped the owl again on the polka dot paper, and just cut out the scarf.    The front of the card was made with a piece from the Holly Jolly Paper Pad layered over a base of green cardstock.  Before I added the white snow piece it was sprayed with Pearl Gold.  The die cut tree branch is from Tim Holtz, and was spritzed with Egyptian Gold.  A ribbon, a button and a sentiment from the Holly Jolly Die Cuts finished it off!  Doesn't that owl look comfy in his warm scarf?  I will be back soon with a few more projects.

Supplies for Owl I Want Card

• Christine Adolph Holiday Joy Collection ~ Joyful Stripe Paper
• Christine Adolph Holiday Joy Collection ~ Holiday House Paper
• Luminarte Pearl Gold Radiant Rain Spray
• Gold Embossing Powder
• Star Dust Stickles
• Sentiment from Lawn Fawn Winter Owl set

Supplies for Holiday Wishes Card

• Art Warehouse ~Holly Jolly 6x6 Paper Pad
• Art Warehouse ~ Holly Jolly Die Cuts
• Lawn Fawn Winter Owl Stamp
• Luminarte Romance Twinkling h20 12pk Petite 5g  = Autumn Butternut         
• Luminarte Twinkling H2O Indian Cooper 10gr Grande

• Luminarte Twinkling H2O Olive Vine 10gr Grande
• Luminarte Pearl Gold Radiant Rain Sprayer
• Luminarte Egyptian Gold Radiant Rain Sprayer
• Seam Binding Ribbon and button from Stampin Up
• Tim Holtz Die Cut- Christmas Cardinal