Tag: Distressed

Ali the Angel Assemblage Art

Ali is all about hospitality. She believes in being kind to everyone.  Her favorite colors are deep red and teal and she just loves her little crown with it's mix of pearls and rhinestones.  Her wings look a bit like fairy wings and she has a dress fashioned from an old tea bag.  She loves…

Time 2 Save

"Time 2 Save" is a bank made from a cigar tin. I covered the tin with hand stamped and painted collage papers. I embellished it further with brass wire, glass beads, a length from an old ruler and found pieces.

Watch Time Fly- Make Mine Mini Challenge

I has so much fun with the Make Mine Mini Challenge. I have been wanting to make a altered piece using my old favorite watch and the older I get the more I feel the time flying by. So much to do and so little time it seems to do it. This is my ode…

And Knew I Was Too Late Mini Canvas

This 4 x 4 canvas was painted off white with acrylic paint. I then applied a think layer of glue and laid down a piece of mesh from a Halloween curtain. I then applied layers of moss green acrylic paint and used rubbing alcohol to take that paint off. I then glued a dried leaf…

Possibilities Mini Canvas

I made this piece using tree seed pods from a tree my daughter planted. I added some antiquing medium with some glaze to brighten them up. I applied several coats of midnight blue, ivory, and moss green acrylic paint to the 3 x 3 canvas and applied rubbing alcohol to each layer of paint and…

Wait Patiently Mini Canvas

Winter has always been a quiet time for me. I love the long nights and the cloud covered skies. I used this as inspiration to create this 4 x 4 mini canvas. I painted the canvas and then scrubbed off the paint with steel wool. I made the tree by gluing together several pieces of…

Piece of Time

Mixed Media ATC. Background: Office Highlighter Pen toned down with distress Ink. Stamped Image but then heat embossed the whole card with embossing powder to give a texture effect. Added a small pocket watch

The Butterfly Conservatory – An Upcycled Project

This piece was created using an old jewelry box. I stripped it, removed the glass, covered it in sewing paper, hand painted butterflies and other bugs on the exterior and filled the inside with natural moss, paper butterflies, handmade paperclay toadstools and ladybirds, and acorns and other natural goodies. Some of the butterflies are mounted…

Three Birds

This mixed media painting/collage is done on a 16 x 12 canvas panel in beautiful, vibrant fall colors.  Multiple layers of collage elements, aluminum foil, aluminum tape, molding paste, cheese cloth, paper scraps and acrylic paint…give this artwork luscious texture and dimension that make you want to reach out and feel all the various nooks…