Coloring with Leisure Arts

Hi everyone, I'm having some fun with this page from a Leisure Arts coloring book. 

Along with their coloring books, Leisure Arts has some amazing colored pencils.  I'm using a page from the Art of Coloring Flowers.  Once colored, I cut the page to fit a card.  The page was matted with 4 layers of black and white cardstock before being added to my card.

I scored along the bottom of my card for added dimension.  Next, I added dew drops from the Robin's Nest along the top edge of the card and an extra next to the sentiment.

With the left over page, I created a bookmark. 

Coloring pages are extremely fun and relaxing to work with.

Thanks for stopping by

Steph

Never Lose Hope

Hi everyone, I love butterflies and this page from a Leisure Arts coloring book was the perfect starting point for a card. 

Leisure Arts has some amazing colored pencils and coloring books and I'm using a page from the Art of Coloring Animals.

I colored one of the butterflies with assorted colors, then cut a panel to fit my card.  I wanted the focus on the butterfly so I left the background white.

I wanted a spring feel so I inked the panel with purple ink and matted it with purple cardstock.

I wrapped purple ribbon around a gray card, then placed the panel on top with foam adhesives for dimension.

A Unity stamp was inked with purple and then die cut and matted with 2 layers of purple cardstock.

Robin's Nest Dew Drops were added about the butterfly for some added dimension.

What do you think?

Thanks for stopping by.

Steph

Summer Days Canvas with Leisure Arts

Hi everyone, now that summer is here, it's time to get your summer crafting on.

Have you tried your hands at the coloring book craze yet?  Leisure Arts creates some amazing adult coloring books and I was pleased to receive the Art of Coloring Coastal.  This 24 page coloring book has pages consisting of everything ocean-related;  think water, boats, fish, and more.

 

Just because this is a coloring book doesn't mean you  need to leave the pages in place as we did as children.  The pages are perforated so they come out easily.  I chose to use one of the pages to create a summer days canvas, coloring the images with Copic Markers.  But you could also use colored pencils, crayons, inks, chalks and more.   

 

To ensure I had a nice smooth effect, I used 3-in-1 beacon Adhesives.  This adhesive does not wrinkle your papers.   Using Spellbinders dies, I die cut "summer days", adding the letters to a tag which I adhered to the canvas.

 

In keeping with the summer theme, I added some gauze along the left edge and added assorted die cut summer elements from Spellbinders.  For dimension, I used foam adhesives from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L.

Why not try your hands at adult coloring books.  You can see the wide variety of coloring books available here at Leisure Arts.

Thanks for stopping by.

Steph

You Are Loved

Hi everyone,  today's project features some amazing products I received from CHA 2016. 

This is my entry into the FaveCraft Blogger Contest. Voting has started and I would love it if you voted for my project. Follow this link to vote for your favorite project - http://www.favecrafts.com/voting/Blogger-Contest/

 

 

Supplies:

Design Master - Tint It, Ultra Matte

Leisure Arts Coloring Book - Arts of Coloring Flowers

Sizzix Stamps

Testors Acrylic Wash Paint

Thermoweb - Deco Foil, Adhesives

 

 

 

 

This 6" x 6" canvas started out white. Using some amazing colors of Tint It from Design Master, I was able to transform this canvas.  Tint It dries almost immediately and I was able to achieve some layered effects by adding Ultra Matt as the top layer. 

 

 

 

 

I colored a page from a Leisure Arts Coloring Book - the Art of Coloring Flowers.  This coloring book is packed with flowers of all styles and sizes.  Once colored, I fussy cut a corner selection of flowers, then layered a number of them together.  Using Testors paint with an Art Screen from Clearsnap, I added the swirls in the blank space. 

 

 

I added foils to all the leaves using Therm-o-web green foil.  Then, for dimension, I used Therm-o-web foam squares to adhere the flowers to the canvas.

 The stamped phrase is from Sizzix.

 

What do you think?

 

Thanks for stopping by today.

 

Steph