eclectic Paperie and Add a Little Dazzle Blog Hop. Welcome to our joint blog hop with Add a Little Dazzle. We are so excited to partner with them and have had so much fun playing with their products. They have a beautiful collection of metal sheets, in a variety of colors, that are perfect for mixed media projects. Both design teams have combined our products and are ready to share some inspirational projects with you. Join in on the fun and make sure to enter for a chance to win an amazing prize.
Welcome to Day 1 of the Eclectic Paperie & Add a Little Dazzle joint blog hop! We’re so excited to be sharing some fabulous creations featuring the wonderful products from both companies in today’s hop. We have two amazing days of inspirational projects so make sure to stop by tomorrow.
First we’d like to share a little bit about the two companies…
eclectic Paperie is a different breed of craft store, conceived as more than just a place where you can purchase supplies, we believe in the strength of collaboration, in coming together and sharing with like-minded crafters. Our goal is to offer a mixed media marketplace where a generation of artists can congregate, explore, imagine, and inspire one another.
We specialize in an exclusive line of craft metal sheets that helps you take your crafting to the next level. Whether you are a seasoned or new crafter, our craft metal sheets will help you create unique projects that will make you stand out among the crowd. Are you ready to take your crafting to the next level? Add a Little Dazzle Craft Metal Sheets will help you turn the ordinary into the extraordinary.
Prize Alert!
Make sure to stop by and visit each of the Design Team Blogs for a chance to win 1 of 2 prize packages from eclectic Paperie and Add a Little Dazzle valued at $25. You have until Friday, June 27th to enter. The winners will be announced on both blogs on Saturday, June 28th. You must leave a comment on all blogs.
For my project, I decided to make a mixed media canvas using a 6×6 stretched canvas and a Precious Pearl metal sheet.
Using a sheet of Precious Pearl Metal from Add a Little Dazzle and the Spellbinders 3D M-Bossabilities Labels 34 Medallion, the metal was embossed and embossing paste was applied to the back to ensure the embossed areas did not flatten.
The canvas was painted with shades of buff, gray and linen before highlighting with copper and bronze patina paints applied with a sea sponge. The canvas was allowed to sit and dry, then sponged again with the copper and bronze patina paints. A reactive solution was misted on while the second round of paint was still wet. After sitting over night, the canvas looked like this (the green areas are the patina).
At the same time the patina paints were applied to the canvas, a lighter version was applied to the metal. This was also misted with reactive solution and left overnight to dry.
I wanted to have the medallion raised on the canvas, so chipboard was die cut with Spellbinders Labels Thirty-Four
and glued together to make a base for the metal medallion, which was trimmed out from the metal with scissors.
Because I wanted the edges of the chipboard to match the canvas, a coat of Bronze patina paint was painted around the edges and top before misting with the reactive solution.
The medallion was then glued to the front of the canvas was E6000 adhesive.
I don’t know where I’m going to hang this yet (maybe the remodeled bedroom), but I do know that there needs to be a couple of companion pieces made (once I settle on which embossing folders to use).
How about a close-up of the medallion on the canvas. I love all the patina areas (so glad I decided not to sand the metal).
Tomorrow You Can See More!
Visit Eclectic Paperie and Add a Little Dazzle tomorrow for Day 2 of the Blog Hop!
Please make sure to visit all the other designers participating today:
Monica Weaver
Bonnie Irvine
Kim Schofield
Martha Lucia Gomez
Sherry Cheever YOU ARE HERE
Sue Lelli
Toni Burrows
Lydia Walker
Adriana Templeton
Thanks for stopping by and joining me today!
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