SIMON SAYS SHOW US A RECIPE

SIMON SAYS STAMP AND SHOW is all about details this week....in the form of a "RECIPE"...as in the ingredients for a project.  If you haven't already, stop by the challenge blog and take a look at all of the wonderful projects the Design Team has posted for you this week!!  Mind blowing!!

I went WAAAAAY outside of my comfort zone this week!  I did something I have never done before but I had so much fun doing it!  I have wanted to try this for a while but I had to work up the courage.   Why are we like that?  That fear of trying something different?

Anyway....

This is an 8x10 stretch canvas.  I saw this technique on a YouTube VIDEO posted by the very creative, talented artist and a fellow Ranger U grad in my class last April, Christy Tomlinson.Take a few minutes to check it out.  It's way cool!

My dimensional canvas has a lot of "ingredients" in it's "recipe", but that is what makes it so unique. I think the end result is worth it!  Here are all of the "ingredients" for this recipe:

The Basic Canvas

1. Gesso

2. Classic Teal Studio Paint

3. Matte Multi Medium

4. Blank Canvas White, Altered Orange, Dab of Yellow Studio Paints

5. Copper Inka Gold

The Dimensional Heart

1. Terra Cotta Paint Dabber

2. Teal, Landscape Green, Dash of Red, Altered Orange, Dab of Yellow Studio Paints

3. Wild Honey, Broken China, Picket Fence Distress Stains

4. Vermillion, Lettuce, Jet Black, Monarch Orange Archival Inks

5. Bitty Grunge, Artful Artifacts, Ultimate Grunge, Papillon Tim Holtz Stamp Sets

6. The Right Words Dylusions Stamp Set

7. Black Embossing Powder and Versamark Embossing Ink
8. Book pages

Embellishments

1. Various sizes of White Prima Roses

2. Marigold, Jazz Blue, Dreamsicle Glimmer Mist

3. Word Keys, Ornate Plates, Keyholes Ideaology

4. Juniper, Gold Paint Dabber

Here are the instructions for putting all of the ingredients together:

The Basic Canvas

Begin by painting the canvas with Gesso.  When dry, cover the canvas with a basecoat of Classic Teal Studio Paint.  When that is dry, add some old tissue pattern pieces to the canvas using Matte Multi Medium to glue them in place.  When that is dry, add interest to the canvas by stamping the wire mesh looking image from Tim Holtz' background stamps onto the canvas.  Paint Blank Canvas directly on to the stamp, stamp the design and then be sure to immediately wash off the stamp.  Make a thinner paint out of the Altered Orange by adding just a little water and mixing it with a brush.  Flick the paint on the brush onto the canvas, creating the little random orange splotches on the background.  After I added the dimensional heart, I went back and added some Copper Inka Gold in random areas of the background before I added the embellishments.

The Dimensional Heart

The dimensional heart is made out of rolled pages from an old book.  Using thinner paper works better on this as it rolls so easy.  Tear pages out of a book.  You can leave them plain or add patterns and color to them.  Above are the pages I made using various paint and stain colors.  The polka dot patterns was achieved by stenciling paint through some sequin waste.  When I finished applying all of the color I wanted to, then I used Jet Black Archival Ink to stamp random images onto some of the pages.

Closeup of a section of the rolled book pages that formed the heart shape.

I began in the center of the "heart" and worked down to the small point at the bottom of the heart.  I used Matte Multi Medium as my "glue" to adhere the rolled paper to the canvas in the shape of a heart; measuring and tearing smaller strips when necessary to achieve the heart shape.  Once I completed the bottom of the heart, I moved from the center upwards to create the top of the heart.  Then I stamped Dyan Reaveley's sentiment out on manila cardstock and heat embossed it using black embossing powder.  I cut out around it and used color coordinated cardstock to double mount the sentiment.  Then I pop dotted the sentiment onto the dimensional heart.

The Embellishments

Some of the embellishments are made from Prima Roses that are lightly sprayed with Marigold Glimmer Mist.

The largest of the roses is nestled in a shabby bow made from white Hug Snug that is sprayed with Jazz Blue and Dreamsicle Glimmer Mists.  I tipped the edges of this rose with Altered Orange Studio Paint.

The little Prima roses at the lower left are glued into two large plastic buttons: one bright yellow and one bright orange to coordinate with the canvas and the dimensional heart.  There is also sprayed ribbon behind them.

The little Prima heart on the lower right side of the canvas is nestled in the center of an ornate plate that has a key hole stacked on top of it.  The Ideaology pieces have been given a patina look by rubbing a little Juniper paint from a dabber onto the metal surface, using my finger.  The ornate plate is glued onto a corrugated heart that has been painted first with gesso then Altered Orange Studio Paint. I then added a touch of Picket Fence followed by edges of Juniper paint to antique the heart and pick up more of the colors from the canvas and dimensional heart.

The upper right corner of the canvas features a Tim Holtz Word Key with some more dyed Hug Snug ribbon dangling from it.  This ribbon was sprayed with Dreamsicle and Marigold Glimmer Mist.  Finally, the little "broach" attached to the dimensional paper heart is just a little decorative brad I had laying around and loved the touch of "bling" it added.

So, that's my recipe and my finished dimensional canvas.  I love it and it will be hanging in my studio as soon as I can find a nail and a hammer. (smile)  

Now it's YOUR turn to share your recipe for your entry into our challenge this week.  If your entry is chosen by a random drawing, you could win a .....

And... if you are chosen as one of the TOP THREE entries this week, you will receive that special recognition on our blog and also a TOP THREE BLINKIE to proudly display on your blog!  So...get out your "ingredients" and start creating!