Prima Holiday Packages...

Happy Holidays Creatives....

I have a packaging idea for you using PRIMA brand products and a simple lunch bag. I made these for my Sister In-Laws and Love to give them gifts. I am hoping for a few squeals of delight. My Mom always told me good things come in small packages.

Step 1:
I started out painting the bags with cream, white and then Distress Ink in Peacock and a bit of walnut stain.

Step 2:
Pulled out some of my favorite PRIMA flowers, leaves and gave them a coat of white paint. I wanted everything to have a muted winter feeling.

Step 3:
I love making my own embellishments with UTEE and Melting Pot. I make a silicon mold from door knobs or anything ornate. Then I pour the melted UTEE into the mold and once dry and cured I add Viva Decor Inka Gold to the backs and surfaces.

Step 4:
Embellish the bags with twine, flowers, leaves, tag, Prima Say It In Crystals, UTEE made embellishments.

Hope this gives you some fun ideas for your packaging this Holiday Season.

Warm Wishes-
Sarinda

Mixed Media Place Challenge: Glimmer Mists

Hello Lovelies....

I am entering my new art journal in the current challenge at Mixed Media Place, How U Use...Glimmer Mists.

These images do not to the glass bead gel medium justice... the way the light picks up each glass bead and the glimmer mist adds just enough shine to pull your eye in closer. I love layering with gesso, then molding paste and gel medium with stencils. This creates the depth that I am always looking for in my pages. I also included two inside images, just for fun.

Thanks for checking in.

Cheers-

Sarinda

 Here is what I did for the cover:

1- I layered two coats of gesso waited until dry and used the Playful Pods Stencils from Artistcellar and added some background texture with gesso and a stencil. Then I used another stencil and molding paste to add another layer of texture. THIRD time is the charm?! So I took a Crafter's workshop stencil Microbial and used gel medium with the glass beads. I love the way the light picks up the glass beads and creates that bit of shimmer to the matte look of paint. And it suits my purpose pretty well.

2- I added color with Tattered Angel Sprays, Distress stains, Silks Paints (colors I used: Honey Amber & Key Lime) and Viva Decor's Inka Gold in Old Silver just to add some pop to the gesso'd stenciled bits.

3- Then doodled a page liner on chipboard and some small doodles to get it all going.

Here is what I used:

Mixed Media Place Distress Stains

Mixed Media Place Tattered Angels Mists

Mixed Media Place Silks

Mixed Media Place Palette Knife

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Artistcellar Layering Stencils for Journaling

Hello There and I am Happy to say that it is HUMP Day-!!

Sarinda here for your mid week muse.

Recently, I was lucky enough to attend a Glass Residency at Pilchuck Glass School. It had been 10 years since I had been to this magical place located in Stanwood, WA. Dale Chihuly, a blown glass artist that is the co-founder for the school since 1971.

I wanted to do a small journal page that really does not even skim the surface of the 10 day residency. But every time I look at the page it will flood my mind with all the experiences that reside in my minds eye. I hope you will enjoy this.

What you will need:

§  4-5 Artistcellar stencils

§  Journal

§  Distress Paint in various colors

§  Distress Ink pads in various colors

§  2 Distress blending tool (one for inks and one for paint)

§  Gesso

§  Brush

§  Water

§  Spray Bottle

§  Viva Inka-Gold in Old Silver

§  Craft Mat

§  Heat tool

§  Paper Towels

Step 1:

You will gesso your journal page and dry with heat tool.

Step 2:

Using your stencils in various places on your journal you will apply the Distress paint with a foam blending tool. How I do this is add the Distress paint to my craft mat and then pick up the paint with the blending tool and dab over the top of the stencil. Dry with heat tool after every layer of paint. This will create a paint resist for the following layers of ink.

TIP: You will want to remove the paint from your stencil with water, ASAP as it will become permanent.

Step 3:

Continue to layer paint until you are happy with the base layer. We will be adding more layers in ink so it is ok to have is sparse.

Step 4:

You will now add the Distress Ink in the same way. Layer after Layer.

Step 5:

Edge your pages with Distress Ink in a dark color, I used black soot and walnut stain. Then you will with spray a little water onto the page start to dry with heat tool and pick up excess with a paper towel. This will show the layers of paint resist underneath.

Step 6:

I used Viva Inka-Gold in Old Silver to add a bit of shimmer to my pages. Then embellish to your hearts content.

Step 7:

Enjoy your pages.

Thank you for joining us for the mid week musing. I wish you very well this last part of the week. Much Love to you.

Sarinda

Paper Blog: www.AggregateMemories.blogspot.com

Glass Site: www.SarindaJones.com