Showing posts with label Designer Team. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Designer Team. Show all posts

Monday, July 18, 2011

Ribbon Art Canvas

 Hi Everyone! Finally, I can show my first project I designed for MayArts as one of their official May Arts DT Member. I am excited to share some Ribbon Art Canvases I created using MayArts Ribbons and the Stampendous Jumbo Peony Stamps. I was inspired with some Fabric Art Canvases I saw online so I decided to try it with ribbons. I love to incorporate 3D items that are functional in my projects, that's why I make sure that there are 3D objects on these Ribbon Art Canvases.

Series of Ribbon Art Canvasses

I enjoyed working on this Art Canvas. The combination of MayArts Ribbons and Stampendous Stamps is perfect.

Don't you just love my 3D Stamp Peony Flower? It looks so real, beautiful and Jumbo! I love it !  To get more realistic look, shape your flower cut-outs using a bone folder and use a 3-dimensional adhesive when you create your layers.

Closer look of 3D Peony Flower
Supplies:

A piece of pre-stretched canvas (I used 3 pieces)
Acrylic Paint
Paint brush
Stampendous Cling Jumbo Peony Stamp Set
Stampendous Jumbo Perfectly Clear Handle
Stamp Ink Pad (I used Eggplant Purple & Cameo Pink)
Versa Mark Ink Pad
Embossing Powder
Heat Gun
Adhesive Spray
3D Foam Dots/ 3D Silicone Glue
Sponge Daubers
Sewing Machine(optional)

MayArts Ribbons: (I used tons of Ribbons)

TG97    BK46ED47   DD92    
HC22BK32WH47  WH47  
HC46ED17  WF28  YD93

Ribbon Art Canvas Tutorial 

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Ribbon Art Canvas Tutorial
  1. Paint up your canvas using a color that harmonizes with all of your ribbons. 
  2. Cut enough ribbons depending on the design you want to achieve. Add enough length to each end to allow it to wrap around to the back of the canvas. 
  3. Lay out the ribbons on the canvas to get an idea of the look you want to achieve. At this point, also decide on the placement of your stamp image if you are stamping your canvas. 
  4. Stamp canvas, emboss and color depending on your liking. ( I did stamp my canvas using the Stampendous Cling Jumbo Peony Stamp SetStampendous Jumbo Perfectly Clear Handle + Eggplant Purple ink pad . For the focal point, I used VersaMark Ink and heat emboss it.  I then  stamp more Peony image  on a textured paper and color ed it with Cameo Rose using the sponge dauber. I cut-out the flowers image from the textured paper and created a 3D Peony Flower.
  5. Spray adhesive directly at the backside of the ribbon and attach it to the canvas. Note: if you are covering the whole canvas with ribbons, it is more easier to spray the canvas with adhesive and lay your ribbons on the canvas.
  6. Optional: If you want to create a Ruffle Pleated ribbon. Just create pleates on the ribbon of your choice and sew a straight stitch. 
  7. Attached the 3D Peony Cut-Outs right on top of your embossed flower. This is your focal image. 
  8. Hang on your wall and admire! 

I enjoyed making these Ribbon Art Canvases. I made a couple more. I think they are beautiful. I will try to make more with some hardware embellishments attached to it. And when I'm all finished I will hang it on my home office wall.

Pink & Black Ribbon Art Canvas
Give this awesome project a try . This is an inexpensive way to decorate a wall. You can even make a new look on every season or when you are tired of  the design. Just remove the ribbons and re-use them on other projects and start over! 

Orange+Purple+Green Ribbon Art Canvas
Thanks a lot for stopping by. I hope you LIKE my projects and that I inspired you today! -  Jinky



Friday, March 4, 2011

My First Design Team - Crafter's Companion



I have some very exciting news to share. I was lucky to be hand picked as a member of the Designer Team for Crafter's Companion. I love this company and I love their products. You can learn more about this Award Winning company here.

I started my blog in May of last year, so I have not been blogging that long. I have tons to learn in the Blogosphere, like Blog Candy, Contests, and being part of a Design Team. I consider myself lucky when Bindy of Crafter's Companion emailed me and asked if I would like to be part of Crafter's Companion Design Team. Of course, I replied YES.. it is an honor!

So, without further ado.. here are the 10 Designers of Crafter's Companion.



Mary



The Ultimate Crafter's Companion Tool


Here's one of Crafter's Companion Award winning products that I  purchased  last Christmas - The  Ultimate Crafter's Companion Tool . I absolutely love this tool, and I have been using it a lot!  Below photos are some of my finished  projects using this amazing tool.



I want to thank Bindy of Crafter's Companion  for this wonderful opportunity. I am so excited and thrilled to get to know and work with everyone of the team. I love to CREATE, SHARE and INSPIRE... but I also love to LEARN too. So, stay tuned and please support me on this new endeavor.

I will be giving away my very first Blog Candy in a separate post . Crafter's Companion was generous enough to provide some cool prizes. Please stay tuned  and follow me over to Crafter's Companion blog so you can stay in the loop. To follow my blog, please check on the FOLLOW link on the right side bar.