Pumpkins from the past ~ Fall fun!!!

Hi!!
Turkey day is almost here.  I love Smoked Turkey and
Pumpkin Pie! and Sweet Potatoes and homemade
Chicken and Noodles. So Grateful!! I could go on and on as I'm 
sure you could too.  Anyway I thought I would share some
past projects using these key words I have highlighted.
Hope you enjoy ~

I used these as toppers for the Pumpkin Pie one year
at Thanksgiving.  The kids ended up taking them a turkey home:)
Using Sizzix die by Tim Holtz.

My youngest son made this Turkey in kindergarten and I still
have it.  Made with pipe cleaners and a spool, feathers, hand 
drawn turkey head.

A spooky clip board. Using products by Clear Scraps.  A fun one!!

Love this Fall card using stamps by Darkroom Door
and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L.

Using Pouring Medium by DecoArt to cover some old
Pumpkins (Dollar Store) that had seen a better day.  Love the
mixed media look!!

This is a wood pallet by Clear Scrap.  Still put this on my door.
acrylic paint.

One of my favorite mini albums by Clear Scraps. 

These were fun! Stamps by Joy Clair.

This is a die by Stampendous! and adhesive by Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L
  Another fun one!!
Thanks for staying with me to the end.  I could
go on and on but I will spare you all the cuteness :):)
 
See ya soon!
Connie
crafty_mercer

Fall Canvas Bag with Topflight Stamps~

Hi guys!
Today is my turn on Topflight Stamps Blog.  I'm
sharing a mixed media Fall themed Canvas bag for
all of our crafty/junk:):)  I have four of these full!!!

The background or ground cover:) is acrylic paint with a
Gel Press and some really cool stencils by Darkroom Door
and PaperArtsy.  As always I have ALL the details over on the 
Topflight Stamps Blog.  I hope you will take a look and
check out all the stencils Topflight Stamps has in the store. Lots.

Products Used:

Gel Press 6X6 Square

Gel Press 6X6 Round ( I used a 4X4 Round)

Speedball Brayer

Darkroom Door/Med. Stencil/Numbers

Darkroom Door/Med. Stencil/Journey

Darkroom Door/Script 

PaperArtsy/PS232

PaperArtsy/PS145

Thanks for stopping by!!
Connie Mercer/DT

New Stencils by Darkroom Door~

 Hi guys!!
Darkroom Door is launching a new release and it is fabulous!!!
I will be showcasing the Small Stencils.  They are about a 4"X6" size.
Just the right size for a card front.

I started with the Moon Stencil~

Products used:

Darkroom Door: Moon Stencil, Number Medley, Sketchy Stars,
Dream Big and Torn Text.
Other: Ranger, TH Idea-ology and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Next up is the Rainbow Stencil and the Sun Stencil~

Products used: 

Darkroom Door: Sun Stencil, Rainbow Stencil, Sm. Handwritten
Script stencil, Love & Sunshine Small Stamp and Grunge Marks.
Other: PanPastels, Ranger and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L.

Last is the Cloud Stencil~

Products used: 
Darkroom Door: Cloud Stencil, Love and Sunshine Small Stamp, 
Biggest Hugs Small Stamp. Grunge Marks, Wellbeing Med. Stencil,
Bird Life.
Other: Ranger, DecoArt and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L.

Thanks for stopping by~
Check out all of the new release at Darkroom Door.
Connie

Try It Tuesday ~ Mixed Media Canvas Bags!

Hi guys!
Thanks for stopping in for

I have been creating using, stencils, a 6" X 6" gel-press and paint. 
Love it so much!!!  A little messy, but tons of fun !

Load the Gel-Press up with paint, then doodle in it and stamp ~ that's
 how these were done.  Simple process getting the canvas covered
with color.  Stencils were added with black paint.  Border stencils
were used with white paint.  Details added with a liner brush to
highlight areas on the bag.

Buttons were hand sewn on the front of the bags.  Trim added in the
zipper pull.  

Try it~ ok?
You will love the process and the really cool thing is, it is

really hard to mess up :)
Products used:
Canvas Bags: Amazon
Gel-Press (affiliate link)
Stencils: Darkroom Door, Clear Scraps,  DecoArt/Andy Skinner, 

Stencil 1 and The Crafters Workshop
Paint: DecoArt
Buttons Galore & More
May Arts/ seam binding

Try It Tuesday~ Mixed Media Canvas Apron!

Hi guys!
 I have a really fun project to share. Mixed Media and with lots of paint!
Our insurance agent gave hubby a canvas apron to use when he grills. 
I got a hold of it before hubby did and did "my thing" on it.

I started with all these fun colors, stencils and one stamp!
I started by adding color to the apron using Tumble Dye's by S.E.I.

I then added stencils with modeling paste. More stencils with acrylic paint
Brush work with acrylic paint.  Just kept adding until I got
the look I was wanting.  I still think I could of added stronger color to
the apron before I started applying stencil work.

The stencils were applied in random spots using different colors of paint. A sponge
was used to apply the color.

Products used:
S.E.I. Tumble Dye
DecoArt/acrylic paint and modeling paste
StazOn ink
Clear Scraps/stencils
Darkroom Door/stencils
Dylusions/stencils
Jenni Bowlin Studio/stencils
Canvas Corp.
Blue Knight Rubber Stamps/cowboy and dad image

Thanks for stopping by~

{{{{This isn't a sponsored post just me creating with some
awesome products}}}}

Try It Tuesday~pickin' in Indiana!!

Hi guys!

We had such a great time in Indiana with our kids. We lucked into

a pickin' opportunity and, if you know me, I was all in. 

A view of the things I got but let me back up and start at the beginning~

This is the house that is set to be torn down.  The doors were open and all

 were welcomed.  We had permission, from the owners, that we could

take what we wanted.  The house had pretty well been picked over

 but what is one persons trash is another persons treasure.  So true!!!

The old chairs, with a wicker bottom in them, caught my eye first.

They are pretty rough but will look great, just like they are, with a succulent

on them. That's the plan~

The door was taken from under a stairwell.  It is much smaller

 than a normal sized door.  It was love at first sight!!

We got three sets of black porcelain doorknobs and some hardware.
I will do something really neat with these.  They have paint on them
but other than that no chips.

 The first thing I did (like last week) cleaned the door and

 painted it  with chalk paint by DecoArt.  After each coat

the door was sanded down.

The old coat hook was also picked from the old house. It fir perfect

on the old door.  I painted one of the pallet signs, by

Clear Scraps, to make a sign for the door.

A stencil from the Farmhouse Collection was used to create the

"Amazing Grace" sign.

This is how I used these picks from Indiana~

The door, taken from under a stairwell, with the old coat hook.

The old chairs with the wicker bottom, perfect to set a plant on.

Products used:

Paint: DecoArt

Stencil: Clear Scraps

Pallet board: Clear Scraps

and

elbow grease, lots of it!!!

Thanks for stopping by~

Stamping with Stampendous! and Clear Scraps~

Hi guys!
Your read right, stamping with Stampendous! and Clear Scraps.
I have a couple of projects to share using Clear Scraps wood
 shapes with Stampendous! stamps.  I have never just stamped on wood, treating
it like paper but I did just that.

I created a short tutorial, with photos, to show how this was put together~

#1.  The wood hearts were sanded lightly and then painted with a coat of acrylic paint.

 Color you choose~

#2. The image was stamped on the wood using Distress Oxide/Jet Black.  I heat set it with a heat tool.

#3. Acrylic paints were used along with a no.0 size paint brush.  

#4. After the image is painted. heat dry, speckle with black acrylic paint.  I use an old toothbrush brush.  Gives you good control on the splats.

#5. The Stampendous! stamp set comes with a die, so I die cut the branch with leaves from green cardstock.

Another key ring was created using the same supplies, except for the stamp.
 Take a look~

Here is a short tutorial~

#1. This one was created a little different.  The stamp used is a 6"X 6" background stamp by Stampendous! and the wood heart by Clear Scraps is 4"X 4".  Sand the wood heart lightly and wipe down with a soft cloth.

#2. Add spots of color (Distress Oxide) in random areas on the stamp.

#3. Lay the wood heart on top of the inked stamp and press all around making sure the heart has been inked.

#4. Heat set with a heat tool and then splat lightly with black ink.
#5. Punch a hole in the top of the wood heart, add an "o" ring and trim with fabric strips.

Products used:

Clear Scraps: 4" wood hearts

Stampendous!: Monkey with die set

Stampendous!: 6" Fern Garden stamp

Ink: Distress Oxide

Paint: DecoArt

other: "o" rings, fabric, cardstock

Thanks for stopping by~
Connie Mercer/DT Member