Bling Challenge by Suzanne Franin

Hey Everyone Suzanne here

This months challenge for Art and Soul Studio is all about Bling and who doesn't like bling 

I love the whole mood board this month it's so feminine, soft and pretty

If you enter the challenge on our Facebook page Soul Sisters you have the chance to win one of three $50 vouchers to spend at the store

The photo is of my chandelier in my bedroom I told hubby when we finally did our room no matter what we are having a chandelier in our room 

It's not a huge grand one it's perfect for the size of our bedroom

I played underneath to take it as it's over our bed

I started off with a timber frame and gessoed it so when I painted it the paint would go on smooth

This is the back of the frame which I painted with gesso as well so I could use the mix of Heavy Body Gel and a fine glitter

I used the mix through the Bohemian Bouquet Stencil

I then used Colour Blast Snow White Embossing Powder randomly on the frame for a bit more bling and sparkle

I had some tulle that has bling in it so of course I had to use that 

I added the stem of flowers and then added some of the other flowers in amongst it all

Then added some plastic bling randomly through out the mix

I had the large blog flower which I love - it fit perfect on this project

As you can see I used a lot of the Rose Gold painting all the metal and paper clay

Products from Art and Soul Studio 

Art Basics Heavy Body Gel

Ultimate Crafts Bohemian Bouquet Stencil

Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint Opal Magic Rose Gold (sold out)

Little Birdie Crafts Flowers (sold out)

Kaisercraft White Flowers

Prima Say it with Crystals from my stash

Prima Flower stem from my stash

Paper clay from Mum

Metal and some bling from my stash

Colour Blast Embossing Powder Snow White

Thank you for visiting and I hope you come back soon x

Bloom by Suzanne Franin

Hey Everyone Suzanne here

It's my turn on the Art and Soul Studio Blog today and I created this canvas around this quote 

I like to collect quotes I see on the internet or Facebook and use them for inspiration and motivation 

We also have a Facebook Group - Soul Sisters so make sure you check that out for loads of inspiration 

I started off with using some modelling paste through a Couture 

Creations stencil - Rosy for some texture

Then painted the canvas with black gesso so it added atmosphere of the quote 

Then I cut up a piece of  7 Dots Studio Paint Chips Nightshades cardstock into random sizes including one to mount the photo on

Awhile ago mum gave me some pinking shears and I thought these would be perfect with the zig zag in the paper 

So I randomly cut one edge of each piece with the scissors

And this is a paper clay piece from mum that she made for me from a Prima Mould (she has the moulds and every now and then if I can afford it I will buy her one to add to her collection not that she needs me too she has LOTS - which in the long run helps me cause I get more patterns to use lol)

I used some Finnabair Art Alchemy Metallique Pink Blush and Opal Magic Aqua-Rose on the background 

I love the way the Opal Magic paints work

On the black it's Aqua and if you use it on a light colour it would be a Rose colour (so clever)

As you can see I used the Acrylic paints on all the embellishments as well

I added white flowers from KaiserCraft and Art Stones from Prima to finish it off

Products I used from the Art and Soul Studio Store

7 Dots Studio Paint Chip Nightshades Cardstock

Couture Creations Stencil - Rosy

KaiserCraft - White Flowers (not on the site but I'm sure they have them in store if you just ask)

Finnabair Art Stones

Finnabair Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint Opal Magic Aqua-Rose

Finnabair Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint Pink Blush

Finnabair Mechanicals Mixed (out of stock)

Prima Mould (mum's)

Paper Clay (mum's)

Prima Modelling Paste 

Colour Blast Black Gesso (my stash)

Helmar Premium Craft Glue (my stash)

Thank you for visiting and I hope you will be back soon x

The Girls by Suzanne Franin

Hey Everyone Suzanne here

This is my take on the RED Mood Board challenge 

This is my daughter and her girls on her wedding night by this stage they were very merry and had enjoyed the evening

This months Challenge is RED 
The mood board bellow is for inspiration and you can use that as a starting point but you MUST use RED
There are 3 x $50 vouchers to win
One for a card 
One for a layout
One for a journal page/mixed media project 
Check out the Art and Soul Mixed Media Blog for more Details

And make sure to share your project to the Soul Sisters Facebook Group for the chance to win

Some of the metal I was lucky enough to have leftover from doing Finnabair's classes in early November I flew up to Hervey Bay just to do the classes and meet Annette and Amanda and was lucky enough to meet lots of other lovely ladies too

And of course meet my Mixed Media Idol Finn what a beautiful soul so down to earth and she was so patient with everyone wanting photos and autographs (I didn't do either I felt bad to ask)

Thats how I found out about the embellishments under the glass counter and a few other bits that haven't made it to the website - there are SO many things in the store so if you're after something check with them and you never know they may have it that's why sometimes I may use something that's not on the site

so as you can see all my pieces are painted red I started off by painting them with clear gesso 

Then painted them with Finnabair's Acrylic Metallique Royal Red and it wasn't quite the colour I wanted so I added a coat of the Red Wine over the top it's so rich not that you can tell by the photos

I used the Dusty Attic Mandala Stencil with some Finnabair Heavy Body Gel when it dried I painted it the same as the embellishments 

The metal embellishments are a mix of Finnabair mechanicals, Art and Soul Studio (from under he glass counter make sure to take a look) and the large flower is a Little Birdie Sharon Cherry

Heres a close up of the little bird in the cage - the place the wedding was held is called the Budgie Smuggler so I had to put a bird there (they have a huge cage of budgies as you walk in it's so cool)

The Pearls underneath are from Frank Garcia Memory Hardware Pearls  

This is one of the embellishments that live under the glass counter (they are all silver to start with)

I used Finnabair's Art Alchemy Metallique Wax in Old Silver over the top of everything to show all the details some of it is just from how the paint strokes left their mark 

I love the Little Birdie Flowers they are textured so when I rubbed the wax it enhanced the texture

I used Finnabair's Art Pebbles on the page these are so versatile and make great space fillers

I used the was on these after painting them with the clear gesso first 

Products I used from Art and Soul Studio

Dusty Attic Mandala Stencil (sold out)

Little Birdie Sharon Cherry Flowers

Finnabair Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint Royal Red

Finnabair Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint Red Wine

Finnabair Art Basics Gesso Clear (sold out)

Finnabair Art Pebbles (sold out)

Finnabair Mechanicals (sold out)

Finnabair Art Alchemy Métallique Wax Old Silver (sold out)

Finnabair Art Basics Heavy Body Gel (could still have some in store)

Frank Garcia Memory Hardware Pearls (could still have some in store)

Frank Garcia Memory Hardware Resin Frame Oval (Sold Out)

Lace (from my stash)

Kaisercraft White Cardstock Coconut (Sold Out)

Thank you for visiting and I hope you come back again soon x

Art Journal Spread- "Hope is Never Lost" by Dutt Preety (November Challenge Inspiration)

Hi friends :)

Good Morning !

Preeti Datta (aka Dutt Preety) here. 

Today, I'd like to share an Art Journal Spread- "Hope is Never Lost".

This is my inspiration for the November Challenge.
The theme for November is to "Use Red"

I've prepared a lil' pictorial for this spread. 

Hope you are inspired to use red & join the challenge to win amazing prizes! 

Art Journal Spread- Hope is Never Lost 

Pictorial:

Step 1: Created the basic composition by adhering washi tapes to the art journal pages. Applied clear gesso to the pages to prepare them for media work. Then added color by using Lindy's sprays. 

Step 2: Mixed Modelling paste with black gesso & applied the black paste through a script design stencil 

Step 3: Sponged on distress oxides in shades of red through a floral design stencil 

Step 4: Did background stamping using archival inks & distressed the edges of the pages with black soot distress ink

Step 5: Created the clusters by layering die cuts, Tim Holtz paper dolls, burlap, chipboard, thread & gauze. Adhered everything using Tacky glue or Soft Gel Medium. In the end, added a few ink splatters & accents of teal/blue with paint. 

Products Used:

Dina Wakley Media Clear Gesso

Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Design Tapes- Merchant 

Prima Finnabair Art Basics- Modelling Paste

Dina Wakley Media Black Gesso

Little Birdie Stencil- Flora Design

Little Birdie Stencil- Script Design

Lindy's Stamp Gang Flat Fabio- Rizzio's Rowdy Red

Lindy's Glitz Spritz- Steel Shimmer 

Lindy's Stamp Gang Flat Fabio- Sandra Dee Sepia

Lindy's Stamp Gang Flat Fabio- Blazing Black

Distress Oxides - Abandoned Coral & Fired Brick

Aleene's Tacky Glue

Soft Gel Medium

That's Crafty Textures Collection Clear Stamp- Set 1

Prima Finnabair's Impasto Paint- Jade

Prima Finnabair's Patina Paste

Ranger's Archival Inkpad- Jet Black 

Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Paper Dolls

Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Quote Chips

Distress Ink- Black Soot

Please don't forget to join Art & Soul Studio's November Challenge. There are awesome prizes on offer & we have a stunning mood board every month. For inspiration, please check out the gorgeous projects made by my talented team mates. All the details about the November Challenge can be found HERE.

Lastly, please do share your beautiful work with us on our Facebook group- Soul Sisters, we would love to see what you create with supplies from the Art & Soul Studio Store.

Thanks a lot for your precious time :)

Stay Blessed!

Preeti