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 - 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 - Group of Girls Mixed Media

Happy Creative Heart Monday!

I've spent the past few days making prints for a purchase in my Etsy shop......then I just couldn't stop. I used this Donna Downey stencil in my art journal the other day (here's a video if you want to see it). I wanted to use it again on something so here it is......

Supplies

Strathmore 300 Series Bristol Pad - 11"x 14" 

8" X 10" Gel Press Plate  

Miscellaneous acrylic paint

Miscellaneous Stencils

Texture Plate

Prismacolor pen - black

Black Charcoal Pencil  

Rubber Brayer  

Matte Mod Podge

Check out my new Patreon page.  I'm getting ready to start the February project.  Here's a short video about the supplies that we'll be using.

Have a great Monday and a wonderful week.

PEACE!

Cyndi

Creative Heart Monday - Caribbean Queen Mixed Media Painting

Happy Creative Heart Monday!!

Today's painting turned out a little different than I had planned.  My girl was going to have teal hair. I added a little black around the face to add some drama....it looked like black hair and I liked it, so I went with it.  It just goes to show that you never know what might happen when your painting.  You have to keep an open mind!!

Supplies

11" X 14" Canson Watercolor Paper

Matte Mod Podge or Gel Medium

Stabilo Pencil

Acrylic Paint

White Paint Pen by Painters

Napkins

Washi Tape

Ranger Chequered Dots Stencil

I'm not sure who makes the other stencil

                                          

Have a great Monday and a wonderful week.

PEACE!

Cyndi

Creative Heart Monday - Jar of Flowers

Happy Creative Heart Monday!!

Donna Downey came out with a new line of stencils.  She's been putting up a video, by a different artist, every day all month.  The stencils are great, so, of course, I had to get them.

I'll tell you a little story about painting glass jars.  In my art class in high school, we had to paint a still life.  The teacher had placed a box, a shoe, and a glass jar on a table together for us to paint.  I just could not paint the jar.  I didn't know how to paint glass.  Finally, my teacher came over and painted it for me.  When I took the painting home (and for years after), people would look at the painting and always comment on the glass jar.  I hated that because I knew I didn't paint it.  They never said "nice shoe" or "nice box"....it was always the, freaking, jar.  Now, I was honest...I would always say that I didn't really paint the jar....but it really bugged me.

This is why, when my, 10 year old protege, Alicia, comes over to paint, I never, ever touch her work.  She has her canvas, paper, etc. and I have mine.  When she takes her paintings home and people compliment them.....she knows it's "all her".

I still can't paint glass....but....this new stencil is going to change that for me.  I figure that if I can get better with the glass by using the stencil, then, eventually, I will be able to do it without the stencil. We'll see.......

One other thing.....Nika Rouss (Nika in Wonderland) did a video and my painting looks a lot like hers, because she is one of my favorites and I am very inspired by her paintings.  I used different stencils and paint.  After you watch my video, you should check out hers....it's fantastic!!





Supplies

11"X 14" mixed media paper
white gesso
Donna Downey Petite Pot DD-108
Donna Downey Floral in Striped Vase DD-100
Golden's Heavy Body Teal
Golden's Heavy Body Quinacridone Magenta
Liquitex Heavy Body Medium Magenta
Windsor and Newton Studio Acrylic - Red Deep
Grumbacher - Cobalt Blue Hue
Black Oil Pastel
Black Charcoal Pencil

Check out my art on clothes, cellphone covers, rugs, etc. on Society 6!!

Have a great Monday and a wonderful week.

PEACE!!

Cyndi

Back to Basics with Gel Press® Blog Hop

Gel Press 101 Back to Basics

With all the kiddos heading back to school, Gel Press® thought we should take you back to the basics!  Please visit each blog for an idea or technique that you may or may not have seen before!  Happy Hopping!

I love this technique.....letting the paint on the plate dry completely before adding another layer.  You can add as many layers as you want before making a print on paper.

Supplies

5" X 7" Gel Press® Plate

5" X 7" Mixed Media Paper

The Crafters Workshop #355 Stencil

"Gears" Stencil

Acrylic Paint - Titan Buff, Teal, Green Gold, Black, Copper

Black Charcoal Pencil

White Sakura Gellyroll Pen

Step One - Place stencil on plate and sponge on some Titan Buff

Step Two - After the paint dries, sponge on some Teal

Step Three - After paint dries, sponge on Green Gold

Step Four - After paint dries, brayer on black through the "Gears" stencil.  Remove stencil.

Step Five - After paint dries, brayer Bronze over entire plate.

Step Six - While the bronze paint is still wet, place paper over plate and rub for approximately and minute or two, then slowly pull print.  Check while you're pulling to make sure that all of the paint layers are lifting....if not, replace paper and rub some more....then pull.

I added a little shading with a black charcoal pencil and little white dots with a Gellyroll pen.

Now, hop on over to the next link, below, to see more great "Gel Press® 101 Back to Basics" projects.  

Ann  

Cindi 

Cyndi   You Are Here!

Elena 

Kathy 

Keri 

Kitti 

Lea 

Sandee 

Teresa 

Gel Press® 

Check out other great projects on the Gel Press® Blog, on Facebook at Gel Press® Junkies, Pinterest, and YouTube

 PEACE!!

Cyndi

I'm on StencilGirl!!!!!!!

I am so thrilled to have a video on the StencilGirl Blog today.  Oh, and.....Happy 4th of July!!!!

You all know that I love the hot glue...and I love to make boxes.....soooooo

So, check out my video!


Peace!

Cyndi

Creative Heart Monday - "Circles"

Happy Monday to all of you Creative Hearts!

Today, I'm into circles, circles, and more circles.  This is a playful piece with lots of color and a nod to Valentine's Day.......and my 26th anniversary.



List of Supplies"

Liquitex Gesso - White
Liquitex Basics Acrylic Paint - Cerulean Blue Hue, Alizarin Crimson Hue, Medium Magenta, Deep Violet, Black, Cadmium Orange, Cadmium Yellow Light, Green Gold,
DecoArt Media Sprays - Magenta, Turquoise
DecoArt Decou-Page
Various stencils - hand-cut and purchased
my Gel Prints cut in circles

Stay tuned - this week I'll be trying out my new, round, printing plate by Gel Press.  I plan to video my printing process

Have a wonderful week.

Peace!!

Cyndi