Craft Hoarders Challenge Blog - Challenge #10

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Today, I am sharing my project for Challenge #10 at the Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog! Remember, you have two weeks to play in the new challenge! Challenge #10 closes June 29th at midnight PT. 

This week the Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog is changing it up...with a blog hop! Challenge #10 is ready at the Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog but we are doing things a bit differently this time! We are doing a week-long blog hop with STENCIL GIRL!

Each day this week you will visit the Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog see the fabulous designs of the Craft Hoarders Anonymous Team, and then you will visit the StencilGirl Talk Blog to see what their team is doing! 

Today, join Jan Marie Ennenga, Karen Zueger, and me as we strut our stuff! For a full designer list, see the end of the post.

Now, for the challenge!

Challenge #10 Spray It! Ink It! Paint It! Smear It! Emboss It!

Show us your inner mixed media diva! Use spray mists, inks, paints, modeling paste, embossing powder, pastels, chalk, and whatever messy media you can find! Let's dig into that hoard, pull out some of that "messy stuff," and use it up! There is a mess-maker hiding in all of you! Let her/him out to play!

I love to play with my messy stuff! I don't do it as often as I wish, because I hate cleaning up the mess when I'm finished! I created a 12 x 12 inch home decor piece, with a scripture focal point. I love how this turned out!

This was the first time that I tried the "gesso" technique that I learned from Arlene at Butterfly Kisses. I love the blue and white, with pops of black.

My favorite part is the modeling paste "doily"! 

I bet you want to know how I created this project! {grin} I will tell you, before we get started, that this project has approximately 8 layers! And there is A LOT of dry-time! So be patient!

To start, I used WorldWin Papers Tube cardstock in black. The Tube cardstock has a matte finish that is similar to chalkboard paper, and it is also a heavy weight cardstock. I coated the paper with a thin layer of white gesso.

Once the paper is covered with gesso, I allowed it to dry. Then, I added Distress Stains and Paints in blue and silver, with white to tone down any colors that got too bold. I dabbed the ink and paint on, and then spread it with a foam brush. However, during the process, the Silver Distress paint dabber popped off and I spilled an entire bottle of paint on the center of the project! I blotted it up, spread it around, and made the most of it! It gave a unique, shimmery look to the paper.

Once the paint and ink was dry, I sprayed the paper with a few mists in clear and white, just to add some sparkle. The piece is messy and blotchy and perfect!

I allowed the piece to dry overnight. Then, using Liquitex Modeling Paste, I spread paste in some areas, using the StencilGirl Stitch A Doily stencil as a mask. I used Distress Stain with the StencilGirl River Rocks stencil to add some "bubbles."

I allowed everything to dry completely. 

While I was waiting for the base page to dry, I used some of my die cut templates to cut various shapes from WorldWin Crafty Board Heavy Weight Chipboard. (Purchase HERE.) I painted all of the chipboard items, plus a few metal items with white gesso. I allowed everything to dry.

The next step was to attach the base page to a 12 x 12 inch piece of the WorldWin heavy weight chipboard to give the project stability and make it easy to frame or place into a shadow box. I then stamped some text and other images randomly with Staz-On Jet Black ink. 

I then began to glue the chipboard and metal elements onto the the base page. I added some white and cream paper flowers. 

Once I had the layout the way I wanted it, I sprayed with various mists in blue, white, and clear. I allowed some of the ink to pool and then drip down the page. In some areas I used a baby wipe to blot off some of the ink.

Once the ink was dry, I added a bit more stamping and stenciling, plus a few more elements, such as glass light bulbs. I sprayed again in a few areas, and basically fussed until I got the look I wanted. 

For the focal point, I trimmed a doily shape from WorldWin ColorMates Smooth and Silky Black cardstock. I stamped the sentiment onto Smooth and Silky White cardstock with black ink, then trimmed it out with a circle die template. I rubbed some blue ink on the edges of the sentiment circle.

I attached the doily and sentiment to the page with foam tape. I added a few blue flowers, that I pained with gesso, to get a bit of a "reverse effect." 

I continued to add bits here and there, like the black gem for the bird's eye. If I needed to add more spray, I covered the sentiment with a piece of paper to keep it "clean."

I love seeing the stamped text image peeking out, and all the texture of the modeling paste, plus the metal and chip items!

I added a bit more texture with some white paint and the River Rock stencil. I am so impressed with how well the WorldWin Tube cardstock accepted all the wet media! The paper did NOT buckle or pucker! Likewise, the WorldWin Chipboard worked perfectly.

I hope  you enjoyed this mixed media lesson! Thanks for visiting the blog hop! Check the list below to visit the rest of the designers!

Remember, you have two weeks to play in the new challenge! Challenge #10 closes June 29th at midnight PT. Link up your project here to Challenge #10.

One talented participant will receive this prize, donated by Stencil Girl and WorldWin Papers.

Stencil Girl stencils are made by artists for artists. Unique designs for people who LOVE stencils like we love stencils. Owned and operated by artist Mary Beth Shaw. Visit the Stencil Girls Website and Blog, Stencil Girl Talk. 

Visit the WorldWin Papers website, worldwinpapers.com for more information. To locate a WorldWin retailer near you, call 1-888-843-6455 or email worldwin@worldwinpapers.com. Visit the WorldWin Blog for more projects.

This Week's Blog Hop Order:

June 16

Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog

Amber Milone

Christy Butters

StencilGirl Talk Blog

Janet Joehlin

Michael  Trent

June 17

Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog

Debbie Seyer

Donna Idlet

StencilGirl Talk Blog

Mary C. Nasser

Jennifer Priest

June 18

Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog

Ginny Nemchak

Glenda Brooks

StencilGirl Talk Blog

Gwen Lafleur

Linda Kittmer

June 19

Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog

Gloria Stengel

Jan Marie Ennenga

Karen Zueger

StencilGirl Talk Blog

Carolyn Dube

Maria McGuire

June 20

Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog

Kathy Clement

Pam Bray
Tammi Bennett

StencilGirl Talk Blog

Kirsten Reed

Leslie Tucker Jenison

WorldWin Papers Cardstock: 
ColorMates Smooth and Silky White, Black
Tube Black
Crafy Board Heavy Weight chipboard

Stencil Girl:
Stitch a Doily Stencil
River Rocks Stencil

Other:
Stamps: My Favorite Things Distressed Background Blocks, Typewriter Text Background; Our Daily Bread Designs Scripture Collection 1
Ink: Ranger Distress Stain Broken China, Faded Jeans; Staz-On Jet Black; Clearsnap Colorbox Chalk French Blue
Spray mist: Lindy's Stamp Gang Frozen Jack Frost, Teeth Chattering Teal, Twinkling Tinsel; Ranger Dylusions White Linen, Vibrant Turquoise; Ranger Color Wash Stream; Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Moonlight; ColorBox Spritzers Glacier Lake
Paint/Media: Liquitex Modeling Paste; Liquitex Gesso; Ranger Distress Paint Picket Fence, Brushed Pewter
Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts
Light bulbs: SkyBluePink
Pearls: Recollections; Melissa Francis
Metal items: Tim Holtz, 7 Gypsies
Die cut templates: Spellbinders Circles; Taylored Expressions doily; Sizzix Tim Holtz flourish, feathers, bird/birdcage, weathered clock
Adhesive:Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares; Aleene's Fast Grab Tacky Glue