May Arts Ribbon Retro Color Themed Craft Challenge

Welcome! If you haven't stopped by the May Arts Ribbon blog lately, you are in for a treat! This week the "Retro Color Themed" Craft Challenge was announced! If you haven't played along with one of these challenges yet, you MUST play along with this one! 

Here's why....

You get a sampling of these lovely ribbons to play with!!! The challenge- you combine 4 of them in a project. So easy & fun, right? 

As a Ribbonita, I got a change to play along with the challenge first.... just to provide inspiration for you :-)

Here's my project! I had SO much fun playing along with this one! The colors are so great and they just scream Spring to me. 

I started with a 4x4 canvas, my ribbons, some Fireworks sprays and a Spring/Retro looking stencil. I never know where these canvas projects will go when I start them, but they are always fun to create. 

I started by laying my stencil over the canvas and just spraying away with my Fireworks. As you can see, in the middle the spray bled together a little which is normal on these canvases, it all depends on how heavy you spray. It can be covered up, but just be careful with spraying too much or you won't see the stencil marks.

I had SO much fun embellishing this one! I just HAD to use all of these yummy ribbons. 

I used a sticker sheet from Authentique's "Delightful" collection from last year... so I guess that's where my "Retro" comes in hand since the collection is now considered "old." hehe!

I wanted to tie it all together with this photo of my husband and I from our 3rd anniversary last year. The colors in the photo matched well with some of the ribbons, so over all, it all tied together nicely. This little gem is hanging front and center in my craft room! 

Good luck and I hope you all decide to play along! More inspiration projects can be seen today on the May Arts blog! 

Products Used:

May Arts Ribbon- NV18, DA12, 462-17, FP17, 350-58-94, 338-12

Authentique Paper- "Delightful" Collection 12x12 Details Stickers, 6x6 Bundle

Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko- Fireworks in Angel Pink, Tangelo, Dandelion

The Crafters Workshop- 6x6 Spring Fling Stencil

Canvas Corp- 4x4 Stretched Canvas

Petaloo- Orange Velvet Hydrangeas

A "Thrilling" Canvas with Authentique Paper & Imagine Crafts

Welcome! This month the Imagine Crafts AIRs are featuring Authentique Paper's new "Thrilling" collection in their projects. Lucky me, I am an AIR and a member of the Authentique Paper DT, so I wanted to make this post double the fun! 

I decided to play around a little. One of my favorite things to alter with Imagine Crafts products are canvases. I have an abundant amount of little canvases in my drawer just waiting to be inked. This was the perfect project for today, a little canvas makes a great piece of seasonal home decor! 

First, you will need to gather up some supplies. The canvas that I used is a 4x4 stretched canvas from Canvas Corp. I also used Authentique's "Thrilling" collection along with some Fireworks and NEW Memento Luxe from Imagine Crafts. 

I LOVE stencils from The Crafters Workshop. They are perfect to pair with sprays and inks. First, I took some Tingelo Fireworks spray and misted the canvas lightly. 

I wied the stencil and let the fireworks dry a little, then proceeded to add some Memento Luxe in a few places with a sponge dauber. This gives a nice smoky Halloweeny look. 

I didn't like the white edges, so I also added Memento Luxe to the edges.

This is what my canvas looked like after inking.

I decided that I wanted a little bit of sparkle, so I added some Sheer Shimmer Spritz in Frost to my canvas.

Go figure, I wasn't thinking, the ink began to bleed a little after spritzing, but I kinda like the look. Kinda looks eerie, right?

Now it's time to embellish! I wanted a little rosette to add to my canvas, so I made one with my scor-pal!

I also LOVE to use stickers as embellishments. Sometimes I don't need the back to be sticky, if you are the same way, you can de-activate the sticky by adding powder to the back. The cool thing about the Authentique stickers is that they are printed on a nice heavyweight paper so if you de-activate the sticky, it's just like having a little die cut to use. 

I added some fun tulle from Maya Road and then some stickers from the 12x12 sticker sheet.

When I make canvases, I never know what I'm going to do, I add and subtract little pieces here and there, but I always end up loving the end result! I think that the Petaloo webbed flowers & May Arts jute string were both perfect finishing touches to this piece! 

Here's a few more peeks for your viewing pleasure :-)

Products Used:

Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko- Memento Luxe: Tuxedo Black, Fireworks: Tingelo, Sheer Shimmer Spritz: Frost, Sponge Dauber

Authentique Paper- "Thrilling" Collection: 6x6 Bundle, 12x12 Details Sticker Sheet

The Crafters Workshop- TCW156 Cosmic Swirl

Canvas Corp- 4x4 Stretched Canvas

Maya Road- Tulle

May Arts- SM28, SM08

Petaloo- Mixed Textured Layers Flowers

Inked Up Canvas Mini Album

It's my day to share what I made for my Imagein Crafts dt challenge project. I REALLY love this project. I have been anxious to make something with Purple. It's so hard to find paper with purple as a main color. Authentique Paper has done a fabulous job with their Remembrance collection, so I had to create something with it and my Imagine Crafts products (they coordinate soooo well with Authentique products!). 

Gather your supplies. You will need a blank canvas, I used a canvas book because I wanted to make a mini album, embellishments, paper, walnut ink, fireworks, dew drops. 

Begin spritzing your canvas. Get messy! This is the fun part because you can just go wild until you reach the look that you desire.   

I decided to add some stenciling, so I misted over my houndstooth stencil. 

After that, I sprayed a little more walnut ink & fireworks in various colors to get a nice blend. 

Next you will need some stamps. I don’t have many background stamps, so I chose a few versatile stamps to use throughout my book.   

Start stamping all over the place. It’s good to be random, especially if you are planning on covering up parts of your canvas with paper, photos, & embellishments. 

You can also add stencils to the inside of your book (if you do a book). This works on any canvas, I just love the idea of a canvas mini album because every page can be a new project in itself. 

Be sure to stamp with a darker color so you can see your stamped images. 

Once you are finished misting and stamping, take a heat tool and dry your canvas or if you don’t have a heat tool, you can let it air dry. 

Your canvas book will be different depending on the colors and stamps that you choose. Once it is dry, you can begin adding in the fun stuff to make your project come alive. 

Embellish and add photos and you have yourself one awesome project! 

I added photo mats to the inside and embellishments  I didn't add my own photos because I wasn't sure if I wanted to keep this one as a gift or not. It's always good to have a sympathy themed card or gift on hand. 

Thanks for stopping by! 

Products Used:

Imagine Crafts: Memento- Pear Tart, Sweet Plum, Elderberry; Fireworks- Pear Tart, Lulu Lavender, Grape Jelly; Walnut Ink- Lilac, Willow

 Authentique Paper: Remembrance Collection: 12x12 Paper & 6x12 Components Stickers

Canvas Corp: Stitched Canvas Book

Petaloo- Flora Doodles flowers

Unity Stamp Company: SMAK Kit: Jan 2012

The Crafters Workshop: 6x6 Template – Mini Swiss Dot, Houndstooth 

May Arts: Various Ribbons

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A Colorful Canvas

Today is finally the day that I get to feature my last February project for Imagine Crafts! Also, I'm a guest designer over on the Sweet Stamp Shop blog, so I figured I'd combine the two with an EXTRA sweet project! 

I decided that my craft room needed a little color added to it and the new "Color Wheel" stamp set by Sweet Stamp Shop was calling my name! 

 I am in love with the Imagine Crafts Fireworks sprays, so I wanted to create a project using all of the colors that I possibly could. I ended up going with a fun little 4x4 canvas. It was really simple to create! I even made a tutorial so that you could create your own too! 

Gather your supplies. You will need lots of colorful Fireworks Sprays, some fun stamps, stazOn ink, and a blank canvas

This step is optional, but if you want to lay a template over your canvas, you can do so. Spritz randomly with all of your Fireworks colors. 

Don’t forget to spray the edges!  

My first take on the template didn’t work, the colors bled together, so I tried it again.  Set your canvas aside and let it dry completely. 

Next, get out your StazOn, a sentiment stamp, and some plastic. I used some plastic packaging that I found in my wastebasket. Stamp sentiment onto the plastic and set aside to dry. 

You can stamp another fun image from the stamp set with StazOn onto a plain piece of white cardstock. Spritz wildly with your fireworks.  

Once everything has completely dried, add it to your canvas. Embellish with ribbons, bling, etc.  

Products Used: 

Imagine Crafts- Fireworks- Rose Bud, Lady Bug, Tangelo, Dandelion, Pear Tart, Summer Sky, Bahama Blue; StazOn- Jet Black

 Sweet Stamp Shop- Color Wheel

The Crafters Workshop- 6x6 Template – mini Star Shower (TCW170s)

Canvas Corp- 4x4 Canvas

May Arts- 443-58-28, WQ27, EA-9-14, 377-38-46, 377-38-04

ZVA Creative- Bling