Patina and Stone Birdhouse Upgrade

Time again for a blog post from the 

Finnabair Ambassadors.

This time we're showcasing the Stone Effects Pastes.

A couple of years ago Anna moved into a Irish countryside home.
She took a walk around the neighborhood to photograph the
old buildings and farmland.

This is my rendition of the old buildings she photographed along the way.
They were covered with vines, moss and wonderful patinas.

 I love using the Stone Effects and Patina Pastes on a small wooden
 birdhouse that was totally transformed into a little ancient
 church-like building. 

 First I painted the birdhouse from a craft store with a light 

acrylic paint to seal it.

Then I added Concrete Stone Effect Paste with a stencil on the sides. 

 I used the palette knife to add it all around the base and chimney.

I spread Limestone paste on the roof in a splotchy pattern. 

Layers of Patina and Rust Pastes as well as some Metallique Paints

are used on all areas of the house until it looks old and patinaed. 

The Mechanicals are painted and sprayed with Mica Powder+Water sprays 

until you get the color you want.  The stars were painted a different blue

after this photo was taken to blend in better. :)

I used 3D Matte Gel to add the stars and other embellishments. 

The wonderful thing about the Metallique Paints is the way they shimmer and 

shine when you turn them in the light. 

This is a picture of  my little house while sitting on the sun porch

with the sunset coming in the windows all around us waiting for 

the paints to dry.

I hope you enjoy this. Remember....this is small....it is so much fun

and easier when you work on something that isn't so large that

it intimidates you....

And it's just a fun way to play with a simple little wooden house.

Check out the other Ambassador's projects on the blog 

at http://finnabair.blogspot.com/ later today,

You can do it...just play!

Your Friend in ART,

Linda

Timeless Beauty Vintage Photo Tag

This tag is everything I love.....

Vintage Photos

Metallic Paints

Embossing Folders

Large Tags

Script

Scroll Die Cuts

Gorgeous Paper

I made it just for me, using whatever I liked, and it was great to be

 using things that had been chucked away .

No deadlines....no product restrictions....nothing but

 whatever

 came

 into my head.

It was great.

Not that I'm not grateful for all of the above, but sometimes 

it's just wonderful to make whatever you want without any restraints.

This starts with a large manila tag that has been run through

 an embossing machine using the Nouveau folder from Vintaj.

 (sadly it has been discontinued)

Then I added Metallique Paints and Archival Inks in many layers.

This is one of the first layers. I found I needed a lighter background, 

so lighter colors were added with more inks,

but I loved the colors in this layer.

Flowers, Beads, Mechanicals, Mica Sprays, Vintage Trim, Die Cuts,

Canvas, and Vintage Images all took their places on the tag.

This is a shot in between layers. More flowers and beads were added.

And just a note. I was thrilled and honored to be invited to the 

"Friends Helping Friends" auction to raise money for the Hurricane Harvey 

Victims. Ten Artists donated pieces and Cat Kerr posted them for bid.

I was extremely pleased to have mine sell for $150. 

 Everyone else's sold for an amazing total of almost $2600.

 One of the buyer's husband agreed to match that total! 

What a great auction it turned out to be.

Thank you to everyone who helped make it happen. 

 Cat is now under the gun of  Hurricane Irma herself. 

Be safe, my friend.

Your Friend in ART,

Linda

Two Tombstones Done and on the Blog !!!

 The last of the Tombstones is complete. 

I wasn't sure if I'd be able to get 4 done this year, but 

they came together.

These are the highlights of the last 2 and all the links.

The Angel Wings have Antique Silver Art Sugar on them and they do

sparkle nicely. 

The small bat wings are painted, as are the rest of the pieces, with

Metallique Paints. 

The Bat Wands were a last resort to give the piece a bit 

more height. 

As much as I love the Graphic45 papers, I added Tombow markers

here for brighter colors and some shadows.

This is the base before everything was added.

Products Used:

Gothic Tombstones ATC Bases VI 2017

Gothic Tombstone ATC Stands

Witch Wands - Bats and Jacks

Pocket Watch Trinket Shrine

Halloween Word Scrolls-Mat Board

Extra Small Bat Wing Cut-Outs

Angel Wing Cut-Outs Style 3

Label Pull Style Frame Cut-Outs

Small Carved Stone Ivory Skull Beads

Heavy Black Gesso

Antique Silver Art Sugar

Sharpied Extra Fine Poster Paint Marker

Metallique Paints-Green Olive, Coral Reefs, Crocus Fields

Liquid Gold Opaque Paint Marker

Black Glaze Pen

Heavy Body Gel

Glossy Accents

Tombow Markers

I always have to do a Tombstone with a Vintage Skeleton Cut-Out.

They creeped me out at first, but I've grown to love them.

It is what it is.

I used a variety of paints on the masonite cut-outs to achieve the 

contrasting colors I wanted.

More Products Used Here:

Antique Skeleton Paper Cuts

Candelabra Cut-Outs

Engraved Pumpkin Cut-Outs

Sugar Skull Cut-Outs

Spider Web Corner Cut-Outs

Ornate Flourish Cut-Out

Mini Dried Pumpkins

Furry Spiders

Clear Rhinestones

Metalliques

Alcohol Inks

Black Pens

I hope you've enjoyed these 2 little ATC size creations. They always are 

fun to play with to get the creative juices flowing.

There's still time to join in the Tombstone Swap going on.

So order yours and get creating!

Linda