Cristarella Creates: Finnabair wax

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I decided to use some Vintage Girl wings and create a steampunk Dragonfly!

and how cute are those masquerade glasses from Retro cafe art? along with some off her gears as well!

I used Finnabair matte waxes for the gears and metalique waxes for the dragonfly!

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Sunday, September 30, 2018

HI! Thanks for stopping by! Today I have a Big Canvas 10x20 to show you!

Starting off I took Finnabair Rust Effect Paste and layered it through a stencil until I got the color Combo to look rusted.

Next I took My Rice paper from Stamperia and fussy cut the dress form,I kept the trimmimgs from the paper. I traced the dress onto chipboard and cut that to size also, giving the dress some sturdiness.

Here You see I add the trimmings of left over rice paper with soft gel medium and trace the outline of the dress to canvas so I know my focal point!

I added stencil with Brown Archival ink and some stamping with black archival, This helps blend the rice paper into the background.

I added a few spritzes of Lindy's gang sprays in (Merci Beaucoup Mint) I add extra cardboard to the back of the dress so it sits higher up on the canvas, I'm playing around with the postion of all my bobs and bits.

After figuring out my composition I give everything a layer of Black gesso and glue down with heavy gel medium

I take rust paste and also the turquoise paste from the Norther Lights Texture fantasy set and add it to all my embellishments.

Next I add all my finishing touches Prills in (Aqua Net) Tim Holtz (story sticks) Finnabair Vintage Melange art pebbles, and Finnabair waxes in (Vintage Gold) and (Bronze Age). Thats It! hope you like it! X0x0

Friday, August 31, 2018

Shabby Chic? Altered Dessert plate!

Hiya! Happy Friday! Today I am gonna show you how I designed this dessert plate! Project for My Rusty Crown DT

Well your gonna need a plate LOL I didnt prep it at all but, you totally could add texture with a stencil or crackle pastes!

So I got out all my embellishments,my main ones at least, I coated my Prima resin pieces with clear gesso and went about gluing them down with heavy Body Gel.

I used Cosmic Shimmer Shimmer Shakers in colors (Delicate Blossom) (Rich Wine) (Grass Green) and (Bright Sunshine). These little jars have a shaker top, so easy to sprinkle on.. After I Sprinkled my colors I lightly sprayed them with water and dried with a heat gun, I did each color separately.

Here Is what It looked like right after drying, I purposely shook some on the other side of the plate for a cute splatter effect. I Took a dry brush and dry brushed on some white gesso to bring all of the texture to the surface. I then added (Blush Haze) Holographic Glitterbitz and Prills in ( Coral See). for the last added touch I took (White Gold) Prima Finnabair Metallique wax half way around the edge of the plate.

Done!

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Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Steampunk Styled Top Hat

Steampunk Hat anyone? I haven't posted anything in a while So I'm starting the new year off with a bang!

I found this hat at My local craft store, Snowman Hat? NOT what I'm doing LOL

This hat Is about 6 inches high,and when I'm done the light bulb makes it 10.

I cut out some gears using my sizzix machine, I just used old cereal boxes.

I went crazy gluing them all over the whole thing

Here I used different sized little cups and dipping cups to make the googles, This one I used some old mesh and layered the cups. Using Prima Finnabair Art Basics Heavy Gel medium. Them a heazy spread of Black gesso!

Here you can see a little better how I layered the cups, I added a chipboard gear and a huge metal gem I used the same heavy gel medium to glue it all together. I used a piece of Velcro for the strap in-between them both.

Now I'm just adding plastic pipes and more gears

I took an old lightbulb and colored it with Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink In Honey Comb

Another layer of Black Gesso

Here I added a strip of foam and added flat gems for the back strap to the goggles

I added more metal and glued the light bulb to the top of the pipe.

And Now its time to bring this baby to life! the only coloring on this whole hat are these little four waxes! powerful little things and I adore them! Prima Finnabair Art Alchemy Metallique wax! I used Vintage gold,Bronze age,Brushed Iron and Rich Copper!

I also added in Emerald Creek Factured Ice embossing powder into this goggle eye, It really gave a blue effect I was looking for!

This Clock piece on top I poured resin in a fantastic Stamperia mould to make

Okay I went a little Picture overboard!

Items I used and links where they can be found below.

Store Link so you can just browse around

My Rusty Crown

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Finnabair Heavy Gel

Finnabair Art Alchemy Wax

Gears and cogs chipboard Embellishments

Emerald Creek Fractured Ice Embossing powder

Stamperia Moulds

Thursday, November 9, 2017

Heart Of Thorns!

Today I bring you My Heart of Thorns Canvas! I really had fun making this one and it now resides on my living room wall!

Oh, Did I mention I meant a real heart? LOL I love it!

I got out all my Grunge looking embellishments, and cut up a cracker box to make a smaller box to be centered in the middle of the canvas

I used Dina Wakley Media White Gesso to cover the box.

After the gesso dried I used Finnabairs White Crackle paste to add some texture to the box

Adding more gesso to all my chosen embellishments

my resin heart I just used some plain old red acrylic paint dried it and used watered down black acrylic over top and blotted off. I just kept adding black and blotting off until I liked the outcome.

another pic of my loved heart!

Now for the canvas! I crinkled up some gold tissue paper and attached it with Mod Podge.

I took more white gesso and did a heavy dry brush on it.

Here I'm starting To add My embellishments using Heavy body gel.

Now I'm lightly adding my color I used Lindy's Stamp Gang Sprays in Rusty Lantern Lime,

Screamin Banshee Black, Shabby Turbine Teal, and Steampunk Sepia. Also Prima Color Bloom in Glistening Waves. I sprayed my canvas down with water added my colors and blot with a baby wipe until I got what I was looking for.