Spring Colors AVJ Style!

Spring Colors are in order at AVJ and chosen by the lovely and fabulously talented Astrid! Keeping in Tim style (but of course) the team has some really wonderful and inspirational art to share with all of you, so be sure to hop on over and even better, join in! There is a prize offered from Country View Crafts, our generous sponsor!

The burlap panel was painted with Distress Peeled Paint, Deco Art Desert Turquoise and Hansa Yellow. The outer edge was shaded using Vintage Photo. When dried, I applied modeling paste through the Harlequin stencil and while still wet sprinkled on Distress Powder Peeled Paint, Verdigris, Antique Linen, a dark blue unknown name and gold. Let that stay on for awhile and then heat set to get a little shine and rough texture from the bubbled paste. Next I added some tissue tape and colored the butterflies with Sharpie Markers and a little trim.

The paper flower is one I have had for a couple of years and liked how the colors worked for this canvas, so I distressed the edges with Vintage Photo. Using the Pine Cone die, I cut the little branches from grungepaper, colored with Distress Stains Peeled Paint, Wild Honey and shaded in Vintage Photo.

The little birds were cut from Tim's Wallflower Paper and applied with gel medium. Next added a couple of Chit Chat stickers.

Thank you for stopping by today and have a glorious weekend!

CC#3C - Altered Burlap Panel

Open up your Compendium of Curiosities, Page 37, Lesson Altered Burlap Panel and Linda and the Curiosity Crew have us enjoying another chapter in Tim's fabulous technique book. The Funkie Junkie Boutique is the wonderful sponsor of this challenge and there is a little surprise for someone from Tim and Mario, so come on and join in!

As always we cannot give out any details out of respect for the hard work and time Tim puts into his books, so if you don't have the book, click above and have some fun while learning.

What I can tell you is that this Altered Burlap Panel is for my dear friend, who just had a birthday on the 11th and is more like a sister to me.



I had a great time searching for little embellishments to tie in our friendship over the last 14 years. It is amazing how friends can become so much like family.  All these little Chit Chat stickers are so true of the two of us and life's events we both share in common. In fact tomorrow we will be joining them for brunch and that is always a great time.

Thank you for stopping by on my creative journey with the Curiosity Crew!