Month: April 2019

Sketch It: dream & fly

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Hello! It is Crystal with Pineapple Paper and I am up on the Crafty Maven Getaway with a scrapbook layout based on this awesome sketch from Laura Whitaker.4cmg

Then I took inspiration for this months inspiration board. Mainly the mint color and the butterflies. I pull in the colors of the butterflies as well as it inspired my title.

 

I stick pretty close to the sketch including the circle elements and tags.

I love how this turned out. Make sure that you head over to the YouTube channel as well as the Facebook group to see all of the daily inspiration.

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Remember to wear your crown and we will see you next month.

Crystal

 

Art Party: Canvas (Crystal Barrett)

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Hello! It’s Crystal with Pineapple Papers and I am up today on the Crafty Maven Getaway YouTube Channel with something a little bit different. I have been cleaning and organizing my craft room all week. I ran across this canvas from Crate Paper. I got it on clearance for $2.99 at Ross of all places. It has been sitting in my stash for probably a year. It was time to either make it or pass it on.

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So I am going to play with it today. The letters are gold and designed to resist any media. It says watercolor but I am going to use distress oxide instead. I am using the packaging technique with colors: Abandoned Coral and Peacock Feathers. I did use my heat gun to dry in between colors.cmg9.jpg

I topped it off with some Heidi Swapp Color Shine in gold. Once everything was dry I added sprinkles of water to let the oxide do its thing!

I finished the canvas off with just some left over bits and bobs hanging out on my desk. I really love how it turned out. It will be a great addition to my crafty space.

Head over to the Facebook group and YouTube Channel for more inspiration.

Remember to wear your crown!

Crystal