Old Treasures

                                                      Hello Happy Tuesday Everyone!
Today I created this underwater seahorse for the Old Treasures YouTube hop challenge!

 

I started off with this old seahorse that a friend sent to me. I think she said she picked it up at an estate sale,

I started giving it a coat of gesso then a second coat of Fiber paste (Little Birdie Crafts brand). Just the perfect amount of texture!

now here I take shells,embellishments and some (little birdie crafts) Flowers and get them glued down with gel medium and let it dry!

Next step, I cover all shells with White Gesso, Just a light coat. I kinda let some color still peak through.

Now its Time to Color!!!! I used sprays From Little Birdie Crafts and Lindy's Stamp Gang

(Time Travel Teal) (Merci Beaucoup Mint) (T-bird Turquoise) (Kissin Kenickie Coral) (Steampunk Sepia) From little Birdie (Paprika)..

I took white ribbon and sprayed them with cordinating colors of lindy's and tied them on the "neck" Used Finnibair sugar pebbles for eyes. and lastly a dry brush of white Gesso to tie it all together!

Thanks for Stopping by!!! XOXO Nicole Palos Cristarella!

Stampotique Altered Vinyl Record

Hello! Hi!  Today I'm showing you my process on altering this Vinyl Record.

I start by using a Stamperia stencil and modeling paste

 I get all my bits and bobs out and give them all a good layer of white Gesso

I'll have the links below with everything I used,the foliage is from a Tim Holtz die set. 

Now I start my composition by gluing it all down with gel medium.

                                         Now for Color!!!! Its always my most favorite part!

I went super colorful with this one! I used Dylusions some  Cosmic Shimmer Shakers and Tattered Angels color wash

Now here I add white dry brush. When your using colors that are water reactive you really need to make sure the whole thing is super dry!

I added Oh Jackie and then some white splashes and call her done!

XOXOXO - Nicole Palos

Do you believe in fairies?

Do you believe in fairies?

 I started with a random book,cut layers of wholes then ripped each whole even more.

i then separated and glued each and every page to each other in the thickness and look that I wanted

I used gel medium added green moss in all the nooks and crannies!

then gave it a good coat of clear gesso.

I used an instant coffee mixture to add that old book look to the pages

Added my flowers,clipboards,bobbles,sequins,glitter,prills and art stones.

Gave it some splashes with green and purple color wash sprays some gesso dry brushing and some sentiments! xoxo