a shabbified tresor box 36

Hi! Tonight I was in the mood to get crafty and create an altered shabbified tresor box  for the Creative Carte Blanche April's Art Adventure where the theme is to alter a cigar box. I combined a variety of Prima products including pretty flowers, resin pieces, die cuts, crackle paste, acrylic paint and so much more!

Here's the before photo:

and here's the after altered photo:

For color inspiration, I joined along with April's Prima Product Pick:

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Be Sweet ;)

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happy birthday 26

Hi! Hope you are having a great week so far! Today I have a birthday card to share that I made for a dear friend featuring pretty papers from the Prima Vintage Emporium collection.

The butterfly was made using a Spellbinders butterfly die set that I've had since 2010 when I was on the Spellbinders DT and probably has been retired since but in my mind, one can never have too many butterflies :) 

For sketch inspiration, I'm joining along with the current CAS(E) this sketch sketch challenge:

and for theme inspiration, I'm joining along with the current paper players Clean and Simple: Butterflies challenge:

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Be Sweet ;)

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A luminous rose lesson 24

Hi! I hope you are all having a fantastic weekend! This morning Tina and I went for a hike on San Tan mountain which is located nearly in my backyard. I was practicing my painting skills last night as I painted along with a Gary Jenkins video to create this 12" x 12" piece:

This lesson was all about luminosity. I admittedly got a bit carried away as I was having fun painting all the foliage :) LOL Orange is my least favorite color and wish I had used more yellow in the background. Practice, practice, practice...

I'm joining along with the current Paint Party Friday link up:

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Be Sweet ;)

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Yellow Roses 28

Hi! I hope you are having a great weekend! Today I have an 8" x 8" oil painting to share featuring yellow roses. I'm trying to take the time to practice painting but sometimes it just doesn't happen.

I'm enjoying the process as I practice in search of my own style. This painting combines strokes and techniques inspired by two of my favorite floral artists: Gary Jenkins and Nancy Medina. 

 For color inspiration, I'm joining along with the Color Throwdown:

and I'm also linking to Paint Party Friday:

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Be Sweet ;)

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