Field Guide - Week 3 - Paint on my fingers

May Flaum over at Big Picture Classes is running a class called Curious Scrapbookers Field Guide. This is an anything goes class - not just scrapbooking.  Each week we get a new technique, tool, you name it - to challenge us to try something new.  This week - Acrylic Paint.  I cannot remember the last time I dug those paints out.  Imagine my surprise when they were all in great shape.  I tried something different this week - inspired by a project I saw on May's site.  I found a stretched canvas box in my 'stash', and got started.

I base coated the canvas with Claudine Helmuth, Traditional Tan paint.  I now know why Hels uses this all the time.  Such a great color!  I cut Tim Holtz Heart Wings out of swirls embossed grunge board.  I painted the wings and crown with an adirondak gold dabber.  The heart was spritzed with Polka Dot Pink Chalkboard Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist (isn't that a dreamy color!)  The edges of the canvas were painted with butterscotch and lettuce adirondak shimmery acrylic paints.  I used White liquid pearls to do the canvas (Wouldn't do that again....ugh).  I also highlighted wings with Rock Candy Stickles.  We were encouraged to use glitter - but omg...the mess that makes.  Distress Stickles are really the all time best glittery item on the market - just go get them :-)

I am having a blast getting back into my craft room and 'creating!'.  I hope you are having fun too.