Creative Heart Monday - How to Make a Wooden Letter Box with Hot Glue and Stencils

Happy Creative Heart Monday!

A few years ago I found an old wooden letter box at Goodwill.  I, originally, painted it with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint and distressed it.  However, at some point, I removed it from the wall and it ended up in the back of the closet.  I happened upon it yesterday and thought it would be a good time to fix it up a little.  I've been painting lots of things in my art room with teal paint, so I slapped some on this, then used one of my favorite techniques......adding texture with hot glue.

Here we go...................



Supplies

Old wooden letter box
Sandpaper
Liquitex White Gesso
Acrylic Paint - I used Valspar House Paint in a teal color that I had mixed for another project.  You could use any acrylic paint that you have on hand.
Hot Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
Black Faber Castel Pen
Inka Gold - Copper
Caran d'Ache Classic Neocolor II Water-Soluble Pastels
Floral #1 Stencil
Minwax Polycrylic Spray Sealer

I decided to add CeeCee Art to the box.  I think I'll use it to display my brochures at the art fair.

We have another Art Journal JAZZ video coming up this week!

Check out my new CeeCeeART Patreon Page for special videos and projects, exclusively, for CeeCeeART Patrons.

Have a great Monday and a wonderful week.

PEACE!

Cyndi

Creative Heart Monday - Uh oh....it's Tuesday!

Happy Creative Heart Monday!

I know, I know.....it's Tuesday.  Things just ran away from me last week.  But, I did finish a quick project today.  Since, I'm completely out of new canvases, I grabbed an old canvas and used acrylic paints and Inktense pencils.  I bought these Inktense pencils awhile back because I always saw people using them and creating beautiful things.  I need to try them more often.

So.......here we go................



Supplies

Canvas
Liquitex White Gesso http://amzn.to/2gzQxjM
Daler Rowney System 3-Neon Pink  http://amzn.to/2j3YoE2
Daler Rowney System 3-Cadmium Red Deep  http://amzn.to/2iVjl77
Derwent Inktense pencils
Prismacolor Black Pen
Black Oil Pastel

Please check out my new CeeCeeART Patreon page.  I'm just getting started this month.  I'm doing some special "real-time" start-to-finish projects just for me Patrons.  Depending upon the level you chose, I'm also giving my patrons handmade cards, prints, etc.

a great Tuesday and a wonderful week.

PEHave ACE!

Cyndi

Creative Heart Monday - Colorful Circle Cards How To

Happy Creative Heart Monday!

Lots and lots of color today.......and lots and lots of different supplies.  I started out making a very colorful background, then cut the paper into smaller pieces to make cards.

Here we go..................



Supplies

Canson XL Watercolor Paper 11" X 15"
Ken Oliver Colorbursts
Lindy's Stamp Gang Flat Fabios Set, Caribbean Cruise
Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Spray Set, Bottle, Industrial Chic
Liquitex White Gesso
Golden Quinacridone Magenta
Daler Rowney System 3-Neon Pink
Daler Rowney System 3-Cadmium Yellow Deep
Homemade Ink Sprays made from:
Bombay India Inks
Spray Bottles
Black and White Acrylic Paint
Fineline Bottle 
Miscellaneous Stencils
Blank Greeting Cards

Have a great Monday and a wonderful week.  Check out my new CeeCeeART Patreon page.  I've uploaded my first full project and one mini-project, so far, for February.

PEACE!

Cyndi

Creative Heart Monday - Sea of Flowers

Happy Creative Heart Monday!

I have accumulated quite a few watercolors over the past year.  On top of everything that I already had, I just had to buy the new Jane Davenport waters.  They are so bright and beautiful.  In this painting, I'm using all of my different brands together.  I just went nuts making lots and lots of watercolor blobs, hoping that they would look like flowers in the end.

Here we go.......




Supplies

Canson XL Watercolor Paper 11" X 15"
Daniel Smith Watercolors
QOR Watercolors
Jane Davenport Watercolors
Sakura Koi Watercolors
Black Prismacolor Pen
White Sakura Gellyroll Pen

Please check out my new CeeCeeART Patreon page.  I just finished my first project on Patreon and am getting ready to do a mini-project.

Have a great Monday and a wonderful week.

PEACE!

Cyndi

Creative Heart Monday - Girls, Girls, Girls

Happy Creative Heart Monday!

Today, I'm using several of my Gel Press plates as stamps.  I'm creating a very, very, very layered background, then using some, handmade, masks to develop the design.

I had an old, never finished, piece of art way back in my closet, so it was time to make something happen with that pitiful canvas panel.

Here we go.........................



Supplies

20" X 24" Canvas Panel
6" X 6" Round Gel Press Plate
6" X 6" Square Gel Press Plate
8" X 8" Round Gel Press Plate
8" X 10" Gel Press Plate
Rubber Brayer
Miscellaneous Acrylic Craft Paint
Dylusions Paint
Liquitex White Gesso
Black Charcoal Pencil
Handmade masks

COMING SOON - CeeCeeART Patreon

Also, don't miss the second Art Journal JAZZ this Thursday.....we'll be making the first journal page!!

Have a great Monday and a wonderful week.

PEACE!

Cyndi

Inspiration from the Greats - Jackson Pollock

Inspiration from the GREATS!

Welcome to our first Inspiration from the Greats video.  This month we are being inspired by Jackson Pollock - originator of American Abstract Expressionism!

This video is, primarily in "real time".  I've tried my best to use his techniques.  Of course, I don't believe that he was using small bottles of craft paint.  He used large cans of paints!  He also created very large paintings (which I would like to do someday).

Since this is going to be a monthly thing (we'll focus on a different artist each month), I created a Facebook Group where we can share our painting inspired by the artist of the month.  I would love to see your paintings inspired by Jackson Pollock!!

Here we go...............

I hope that you enjoyed the video and would love to here your comments.  Join the Facebook Group!!

PEACE!

Cyndi

Creative Heart Monday - Pink Watercolor Face

Happy Creative Heart Monday!

Today, I'm painting another face with watercolor.  For years, watercolor was my nemesis. I found this product terrifying.  However, a few hundred Christy Sobelewski videos later, I'm, fearlessly, opening that watercolor palette, spritzing those paints, and applying brush to paper.

Here we go.................



Supplies

Canson XL Watercolor Paper 11" X 15"
Daniel Smith Watercolors
QOR Watercolors 
Prismacolor Pencils
Fineline Bottle 
Liquitex Black Acrylic
Daler Rowney System 3 Titanium White
Painters Tape

If you are an art journaller, or would like to start, check out Art Journal JAZZ.  The first video went up on the 12th and the next video will be up on January 26th.

On January 20th, the first Inspiration from the GREATS! video will be uploaded.

Have a great Monday and a wonderful week.

PEACE!

Cyndi