A gift box: Lavinia meets DecoArt

Hello My dear blogger friends:

To make this gift box I used the line of Mix Media fluid acrylic paints from "DecoArt", various stencils and a stamp from "Lavinia"

Cover first the entire "Papier Maché" box with "Gesso" from DecoArt, this primes the surface and the paints will stick and flow better.

Proceed to apply the layers of color...
The line of Mix Media acrylic paints are more fluid and blend easier than regular acrylic paints which are more opaque and thick...

I added on top some layers of "Media Interference Fluid acrylics" in blue and green:
These layers will add shine depending where the light comes from. When applied over a dark color, the effect is more opalescent. When applied over light colors you can see a sheer opalescent  (see photo)

Apply some geometric shapes with stencils (from "Memory Box") using a stencil brush and getting off the excess paint with a paper towel. (always apply the paint in circular motions).

Stamped the image (from "Lavinia" stamps) with Archival ink...I fill some holes with black paint
The wings were made with acetate and glitter

Make the flower arrangement in card stock (I used the poppies from "Heart Felt Creations" stamps and dies)

and Voilà a pretty box...

NOTE: I made this box for the "Memory Box Program" from the painting/decorative painting  chapter that I belong "Tolling Belles of Santa Clara"

{This "artist program"is an all-volunteer effort to provide boxes for families who suffered early pregnancy loss, a stillbirth or lose a child of less than six months.  The Memory Box is given to the parents of the child, so they do not leave the hospital without any acknowledgment of the child's life.  The boxes are filled by hospital staff with mementos of the child, i.e. photograph, blanket, hat, footprints, lock of hair, etc.

The program is  all volunteer and all donated funds are used for reimbursing the shipping costs of the artists supplying the finished boxes.  Please contribute at http://memoryboxes.org/contribute.html

Thanks for the company and I will see you for another project!

until then check out the supplies below

last view 

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Lavinia's Cards - Challenge and some Techniques

Hello Dear Blogger Friends:

Here I am sharing with you several cards made using Lavinia's Stamps...

The first set of cards are made following this month theme challenge "Spring Blooms"...

I used the masking technique on both...just in a different way for each card

On This one, I mask the bottom and top and I sponged different inks and stamped the sprigs on the aperture...

I added some "Wink of Stella" glitter on the wings of the fairy (see photo)

This second one has lots and lots of masking...each section is sponged individually and stamped using the same color of ink

detail of the different "spring blooms"
The sections were marked in black with a "black sharpie"

Note: Lavinia's challenge changed it's format...
Now it is being held at Lavinia's main Facebook page, it is no longer hosted at the challenge blog...
But the rules are the same and the prize too! 
use a Lavinia stamp with this month theme "Spring Blooms"
post it on FB and have a chance to win £40 in merchandise from Lavinia's main website...good luck!!!

These other cards were featured for the 2 last  Challenges on Facebook
These 2 cards were all about Glitter

 a pink card using glitter paper frames from "Impression Obsession" with some die cuts from "Memory Box" in gold topped with some Frosted "Stickles" for the flowers

ans some stripes of paper in blue glitter. On the corner adorned with this beautiful fern from "Tattered lace" and the word "dream" from "Elisabeth Crafts"

and this last one; the background was painted using "Silks acrylic glaze" paints from Luminarte

last view to see the shimmer of that paint
Die cut word is from "Sizzix-handwritten love words/Tim Holtz"

thanks for the visit 

and see you soon for another craft project

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