Just a Little Canvas

Another attack of insomnia, and this was the result :) This midlife stuff is pretty bad for the body, but great for my creative juices. Wait until you see last night's creation!

This is a 6 x 6 canvas from Dick Blick. A nice size for a little middle of the night creativity.

I painted the background all kinds of bright summer colors, then painted over the colors with light blue and white. You can still see shades of the other colors underneath. It makes for some nice texture.

 I stamped the bicycle from Unity with gray ink, then painted over it. I did the same with the flowers and the sun. The sentiment is stamped in Black Staz On. 

 The highlights are done using the Sharpie paint marker.

 I don't have any particular plan for this little canvas. For now it just sits on my table and makes me happy ;) 

I will link this up to All Things Unity Challenge #36, Summer Feeling.

 Thanks for stopping by :) 

Have a fantastic day!

Unity Circles Challenge

My first thought for this card was the Unity Blog Challenge; Circles, Circles, Circles and Friday Friends With Flair! 

I knew I wanted a round card, and I knew I wanted black and white. The teal was a happy discovery when my three year old grandson was "helping" me pick colors :)

 The dragonfly was chosen by him too! That may be due to him being terrified of a real one at the beach last week ;) 

The dragonfly is from the Unity Store Kit, Bold Insight. The dragonfly is colored with Copics (BG10, BG13, BG15, and BG18), then I went over it with Copic Spicas in Buttermilk, Gold, and Clear. 

The script on the circle beneath the dragonfly is from Unity's December, 2009 Kit of the Month. It's a big rectangle, but I punched a circle out of it.  

I'm entering this in the Play Date Cafe's challenge 91, Just a Splash. You are to use black and white and just a splash of one other color of your choice. There's still plenty of time to play! 

I'm also linking up to All Things Unity Challenge 35, Wrap It Up, using twine and ribbon. 

Thank you so much for stopping by. I appreciate it so much! And if you leave a comment I will stop by your blog and leave some love too ;) I would love to see your creations!!!

Have an awesome weekend!

Restoration Shabby

Shabby as all heck :) I wanted to go really shabby on this card, and I think I did that.

 I used Crate Paper's Restoration paper. Love it! I've had it for awhile, but I've hardly used it. 

The doily is sponged with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Old Paper, then Shabby Shutters around the edge.

I made the little flower out of white crepe paper. I cut a piece lengthwise in half. I then folded that in half lengthwise. I stitched right at the fold with a running stitch. Next I colored the whole strip with a couple of Copics. I pulled the thread to gather the crepe paper. It curls up on itself, forming a flower. I put a stitch in it to hold it together, then sewed a button on it. I thought it turned out so cute ;)

The ribbon was white seam binding colored with Vintage Pink Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist.

The butterfly was heat embossed with Zing Embossing Powder, cut out, and mounted with glue dots. 

I'm submitting this to CPS Sketch 121 Challenge,

and All Things Unity's Butterfly Challenge.

Thanks for stopping in! 

Have a phenomenal day!