Thursday, January 19, 2017

Vintage Winter Wonderland Canvas-Guest Designer For Frilly and Funkie

Welcome friends and visitors! I'm so honored to be crafting along side the talented Design Team at Frilly and Funkie as their Guest Designer after winning the 'Bountiful Harvest' challenge in November. Today I am sharing a canvas for the current challenge theme 'Winter Hues''  chosen by the talented Suzz.

Winter time brings such a beautiful mix of colors. This challenge requires you use any or all of the following colors:blue, white, silver, gray in your vintage or shabby chic project.


I started by adhering Tissue Wrap on my 3 1/2 x 5 canvas using Multi Matte Medium and wrinkling it up a bit. When dry, I trimmed the excess tissue and painted the surface with various Distress paints in blues and Picket Fence. While still wet, I added a sheet of Saran Wrap (plastic food wrap) and wrinkled that up. I set it aside to dry overnight. The photo below shows what it looked like after removing the plastic wrap.


I sprayed with Picket Fence Distress spray  and Perfect Pearl mist and wiped it back, resulting in this toned down shimmery surface.


I stamped some trees from the Woodland Scribble set in the background using Jet Black Archival ink, some with Picket Fence ink and some embossed with Emerald Creek Soft Fallen Snow embossing powder.  I stamped and embossed the cabin from Holiday Drawings on Plain Tissue Wrap, using Versamark ink and Watering Can and Soft Fallen Snow embossing powders, tore it out and adhered it to the surface with Multi Matte medium. 




Splattering on Picket Fence paint and adding Remnant Rubs add to the snowy atmosphere.


 

You can see in the photo below and on the finished canvas that blending some paints around the tissue edges blends this into the background. I also highlighted the windows with Fossilized Amber Distress ink and my water pen.


Distress Crazing medium was added and allowed to dry and Distress Crayon rubbed into the cracks around the edges and randomly over the canvas. I mixed crushed glass glitter with Multi Matte medium and wiped it on with my finger to finish it off. You might notice the tree inked in Picket Fence, but not heat embossed disappeared when I added the crazing! Oops!



The crazing looks great around the edges to give this a real aged look.


I took a few photos outdoors when the sun finally came out.



Most of the products I used can be found at The Funkie Junkie Boutique:



Additional products used:
Canvas, Saran Wrap, Emerald Creek Soft Fallen Snow embossing powder, Stampendous Silver Crushed Glass Glitter, Tim Holtz Christmastime Remnant Rubs

I am sharing with the following challenges:
Thank you for taking your time to visit my blog today, and I hope I have inspired you in the tiniest way to join the 'Winter Hues' challenge at Frilly and Funkie!
Hugs and Blessings!
Sara Emily


30 comments:

  1. Oh, this is awesome, love love love it. The techniques with the tissue paper and plastic wrap are so cool. Love the embossing on the cabin and trees. I just love this overall, it's gorgeous!

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  2. Lovely creation! Thank you for all of the great step-by-step directions. Did you leave the plastic wrap on the canvas, or was it there just to add dimension to the paint?

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    1. Dodie, thank you for your question! That's a very good question and I've changed my text to clarify. I removed the plastic wrap after the paint dried to leave behind the pattern. I'm so happy you like my canvas! Hugs!

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  3. Congratulations on your GD spot! Sara Your canvas is a real beauty . Love the snowy, wintry scene you have created . Thanks for sharing all the stages and close up shots . So lovely to see the texture and shimmer in the nightsky .
    hugs x

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  4. Wow Sara, what a beautiful canvas, I love the winter scene, it looks even more beautiful embossed and the tissue and wrap have created the most wonderful background. The crushed glass glitter was a lovely finishing touch and gives a lovely icy touch to the canvas. Beautiful! Congratulations on your GDT spot! Hugs, Anne xx

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  5. I am head over heals in love with this Sweetie! I love the way you've used these incredible stamps and the amazing colors and inspiring textures here. What a great blow our socks off guest post! Biggest congratulations to you!!! <3 Hugs, Autumn

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    1. My sweet friend, how thrilled I am to see you featured at SSS in the spotlight with this TO DIE FOR project! Well done, sweetie! Hugs, Autumn

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  6. First of all, huge congrats on your so-deserved guest design spot, Sara Emily!! You totally hit the ball out of the park with this one!! It's another masterpiece to hang on the art wall!! I absolutely love, love it!! The texture is spectacular!! I love the colors and the cabin and the trees!! The crazing is such a perfect touch!! The crushed glass, too!! Simply amazing my sweet friend!! Wow!! I love it so much!! Have a great day!! Big hugs :)

    Lisa
    A Mermaid's Crafts

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  7. Gorgeous shimmering textures in your wonderful winter scene - congratulations on a fabulous and well-earned guest spot.
    Alison x

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  8. Stunning canvas Sara, love the textured background and it has such a gorgeous shimmer.
    A fabulous winter scene.
    Avril xx

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  9. Beautiful canvas! beautiful photo of you at Frilly, Beautiful YOU! Sara Emily , you are amazing in my eyes!
    xoxo

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  10. I don't comment often enough really. I love most of what you create. I really love this one though. I keep coming back to look at it. I had forgotten about the clingfilm techinique. Time to make Christmas cards etc methinks :-)

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  11. Congratulations on your Guest Designer spot Sara! This is just beautiful so atmospheric and gorgeous xx

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  12. Wow Sara, you have knocked my socks off with this one! I want to shrink down and live inside this magical winter wonderland you have created!!

    I can imagine the cool air as I step outside the cabin door, I can see my breath, but it's not overly cold. The night sky goes on forever, it's filled with twinkling of a billion stars, and a big moon smiles at me as it lights up the surface of the glittering snow! I can hear the crunch of the snow as I walk towards the deer that have gathered at the edge of the property. I slowly lift my camera and take a few shots, the lightly falling snow landing on their fur and creating a saddle of white. The deer watch me for a few minutes, then turn and head off to the woods. I snap a few pics of the fields of white, then I head back to cabin where the fireplace is burning and a hot chocolate awaits. Another wonderful day in a perfect world.

    OK, how I am supposed to go back to reality after that!!!!!!!!! You rock girlfriend, have a great weekend, hugs :)

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  13. Stunning canvas! I love how warm and cozy the cottage looks amidst the beautiful textured background you created. Thank you for GD with us at Frilly and Funkie!

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  14. Sara, this is a fantastic canvas! Love, love it to bits! Texture is awesome, the scene is beautiful, love the music and sparkly edges! thanks so much for joining us this week at Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge! hugs, Maura

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  15. lovely thanks for playing at Mixed Media Place challenge !!!

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  16. Now this is what I love about being on a DT - you get to pick up on pieces that you missed! How did I miss this one sara - its a stunner - gorgeous scene combined with wonderful texture - I adore what you have done! Thanks for joining us at CVC and goodluck! Hugs rachel x

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  17. A gorgeous wintery feeling project! Thank you for joining us at Creative Artiste this month, Jane (DT) :) x

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  18. Sara Emily!!!!! This is magical! You captured the cold beauty of a winter night perfectly with the colors, finishes and imagery of this gorgeous canvas. I can almost hear the trees cracking in the cold and smell the wood fire burning inside that cozy cabin. Your use of techniques here is beyond fabulous. I am especially impressed with the use of Saran Wrap!!!!!!! Wow, wow,wow...just a glorious piece in every single detail!

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  19. Exquisitely beautiful! I wish I could reach out and touch this one, as do I wish I could do that with your abstract canvas too. Fabulous details, awesome texture and mega inspiring too xx

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  20. Beautiful canvas!!!! Thanks for playing at Mixed Media Place challenge!!

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  21. I LOVE the texture on your project. Just beautiful. Thanks for playing along Simon Says Stamp Anything But a Card Challenge. Gayatri xx

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  22. Great canvas Sara!! Its very dreamy with that amazing little cabin and fabulous texture. Great guest designer piece. Karen.x

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  23. So beautiful and sparkly and frosty! Wonderful layers of texture.

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  24. Congratulations, my friend, on your GDT spot! Your canvas is magically beautiful with such a fabulous texture! You have managed to create an awesome depth and a fantastic wintery scene! I love this one to bits, Sara! What a stunning piece this is! Lots of love to you! Branka xx

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  25. Beautiful creation! Thank you for joining in The Artistic Stamper Creative Challenge this month x

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  26. This is what the cabin looked like after the last snow here but the snow went all the way to the roof. Haha. Beautiful and serene landscape you have designed. The tissue paper technique is a fun one and one that I need to do again. Thanks for the inspiration! I so enjoy what the mists have down for your background. Lovely and gorgeous dearie! Hugz to you muffin! ~Punkin

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  27. Congratulations on your Guest spot! This is such a fabulous scene - the tissue paper gives it a lovely icy look! Chrisx

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