Pink Roses 21

Hi! I hope you are all having a great week! I had a really busy weekend helping my dear daughter Angie with her vintage market boutique. I haven't had the mojo to craft or paint other than a few pieces of furniture for her until tonight. 

I'm working on improving my rose painting skills so I keep practicing while trying to find my own style and I think a slightly abstract style is what I'm loving. I painted a couple of pink roses inspired by Gary Jenkins Pink Delight video tutorial.

I'm joining along with Paint Party Friday:

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Be Sweet ;)

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Grungy goodness 23

Hi! I hope you are all having a great weekend! It's my turn to share a project on the Prima blog featuring products from Finnabair's new release. The product line is simply amazing! And what a selection of mixed-media items it offered. From shimmery Art Alchemy Acrylic Paints to Sculpture Medium, Rust Paste to alterable flowers and fabric...there's something for everyone!

I was inspired to create a shimmery textured tag featuring a variety of the new Finnabair art products. “I love all the rich color and depth that can be easily achieved using the Finnabair art products.”

Here's a glimpse of just a few products that I used to create this tag:

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed my projects. Please be sure to visit the Prima blog for loads of awesome inspiration!
Be Sweet ;)

Prima products: 963095-Finnabair art alchemy Acrylic Paint Metallique Brass Hardware, 963576-Finnabair art Extravagance Rust Effect Paste-Brown Rust, 963149-Finnabair art alchemy Acrylic Paint Metallique-Black Berry, 961459-Finnabair art basics-Heavy Gesso Black,961398-Finnabair art basics-3D Matte Gel-Transparent, 961503-Finnabair art Extravagance White Crackle Texture Paste, 963323-Finnabair art ingredients-Melange Art Pebbles, 960322-Finnabair Vintage Trinkets, 960407-Finnabair Vintage Trinkets, 588113-Gypsy Cord-Naomie, 584979-Chipboard Tags-Large, 941864-Sandra Everton Relics & Artifacts-Archival Cast Figureheads 11, 570002-Prima Resins, 583538-Metal Embellishments, 892227-Ingvild Bolme Junkyard Findings-Key Holes

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know in your heart you are loved 23

Hi! Today I'm very excited to share with you that I am honored to have been invited to join along with the entire talented Frilly and Funkie DT as their guest designer for the current challenge over at the Frilly and Funkie challenge blog site! Thank you ladies for inviting me to join along in the fun!

The current Challenge Theme is: Boy oh Boy! 

Description: Create a vintage or shabby chic project with a man in mind. Let's see those male themed creations come to life.

For my sample, I was inspired to create my dear husband Scott a rusty textured steampunk tag to remind him how much I love him.

To get the rusty look, I applied a variety of ColourArte Acrylic Silks over all the embellishments and textured background that had been painted with Black Gesso.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Again, I'd like to thank the ladies for inviting me to join along in the fun! Please be sure to visit the Frilly and Funkie site for loads of inspiration from the DT and to join along in the fun!

Be Sweet ;)

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Bright Poppies 24

Hi! I hope you all having a great week so far! Scott and I spent the weekend in Los Angeles watching Connor run in a track meet and to photograph all the beautiful roses that are in full bloom. Today I have an 11" x 14" gesso painted canvas art board featuring a couple of oil painted poppies which were inspired by a Gary Jenkins video tutorial:

I love experimenting with color and various backgrounds. A black background really seems to make the colors pop right off the canvas. I'm getting pretty brave and I think I'm going to attempt a bigger size canvas to hang in my home this week :)

I'm joining along with Paint Party Friday:

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Be Sweet ;)

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