Deep Sea Diver Gear

Deep Sea Diver Gear

With Crafting On A Budget (Mai Larsen)

I Got the Stamperia Sea world paper from Crafting on a budget

I started by Cutting all my paper elements and gluing them down to Stamperia stone Paper. Stone paper is made of stone and can not be ripped or torn. But it cuts beautifully with scissors. Stone paper is perfect for gluing paper to for sturdy layers in mixed media. then giving them a protected layer of decoupage glue. 

Here I cover the whole gear with Stamperia Sea world rice paper. and decoupage glue will work just fine.

This Mould is also from the Sea world Collection, its nice and thin! I took prima modeling material and pressed little sections, while still soft I glued them down to my gear. I also used modeling paste through a stameria stencil to add more texture to the backround

Close up of that gorgeous stencil!

You can see here I start layered my paper elements along with some finnabair gears made from her mould.

 I added the seaworld wood shaped UNDERWATER No 297! love the look of that! When everything is all dry I added Aniquing cream then wiped it off gently to give a vintage look.

 I'll link everything I used below  Thanks for looking!!

Stamperia Seaworld paper pad 12x12

Stamperia Mould

Stone paper

Stamperia Stencil

Finnabair gear mould

Stamperia Indrustrial rice paper

Stamperia wood shapes

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Thanks so much for taking a peak at my project!

SteamPunk Blog Hop

 A SteamPunk Blog Hop Hosted By Cathy Fraily

We have 16 prize sponsors for our Steampunk Hop - we're proud to say these are small businesses run by artists. Let's show them some love!

1) A Vintage Girl- $20 prize package

2) Angel Dream Crafts  - $20 gift certificate (shipping not included)

3) Linda Israel Art  - $50 gift certificate (shipping not included)

4) A Matter of Crafts  - $20 gift certificate (shipping not included)

5) Expressions Craft - $25 gift certificate (shipping not included)

6) Nellys Artistic Creations  - original artwork (see link for examples of her work)

7) Gecko Galz  - $25 in digital products

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9) Emerald Creek  - $25 gift certificate

10) Electric Pandemonium  - choose a $45 original artwork piece (shipping not included)

11) Thompson's Craft Supplies  £20 (approx $25) (shipping not included)

12) It's Oddly Appealing  - original artwork (see link for examples of her work)

13) The Funkie Junkie Boutique  - $25 gift certificate

14) Hobbilicious  - £15 (approx $19) (UK shipping free)

15) ITD  - prize package worth £2

16) Stamperia (https://stamperia.com/) - a pizza box prize pack

To have a chance of winning one of the 16 coveted prizes, leave a comment on this post, along with your email address or social media contact (IG, FB, etc) and what country you're from, from now through Monday, 22 June. Sixteen winners will be picked randomly from all comments left from all of the artist's participating! The winners will be contacted via email/social media so it's important you leave your address/social media contact! Good luck and enjoy the hop!

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!

and here is your list to hop along!

 

It's Oddly Appealing

Ink Stained Roni

Electric Pandemonium

Crafts From The Fairy Den

Chaitali Dekhtawala

Nelly's Artistic Creations

Jane Austin

Priya Mishra

Archana Sehgal

Bhavani Balaji

Cassandra - Scrap Savvy Creation

Monica Longard - MonDo Creations

Shraddha

Amy Love's Designs

Kanika Jain

Empire of the Cat

Shwetha's Art

Sonika Agarwal

In Search of my Creative Side 

The Journey is the Start

Crea-Red

Orquide'art

Juli Loves Paper

Kim Slade-Fuller

Leslie Lineberry

Linda Simpson

Jessica Larios

Riddhi Jani

Lynne Joncas

Zoe Bateman

Pooja Sharma

Nicole Palos  YOU ARE HERE!

A Vintage Girl

xoxo

Vintage bride Dress Form!

Hello overyone! Today I'm showing you a little walk through of this little dress form I transformed I got 2 links for you that will work to create something similar!

Dress up set 

Vintage dress form

wing it chipboard wings

 

I start off painting the whole base white with gesso, I cut off the feet and glued them through my resin gears

Next I'm taking this fantastic vintage paper and decoupaging it to stone paper. this will be cut down to make the dress! 

As you see, I have added paper to the wings and painted them green.

Along with painting the dress form green as well!

now to the fun stuff!!! I took Decoart Antiquing cream covered everything. let that dry a minute and wipe the access off with a babywipe.

Now to just assemble!

also a link to A Vintage girl 

xoxo Nicole

winter wonderland LO

I'm joinng the Lindy's Stamp Gang challenge for the month of Dec.! Blues and purples!

You can find more on joing the monthly challenges

HERE

I decided to do a winter themed layout! Thanks for stopping in to look!

Urban Amethyst (HERE)

Danny Zuko's Denim (HERE)

TiffanyLou Blue (HERE)

xoxo Nicole

Tell Your Story

This month I decided to enter the Bleeding Art Challenge you can find the blog and info HERE

I altered a really old polish book that was givin to me from a friend! Altering books is my biggest love! 

It says "Tell your Story" 

xoxo

you can more of my project on Instagram

Transform

Lindy's  September Challeng!

Come join us in this months Challenge, you can find where and how HERE

I created an Art journal spread! Journaling has be come my favorite for of art!

I used Banff Blue Sqirts, and Shakers in Yodeling Yellow and Polka Purple

Banff Blue 

Yodeling Yellow

Polka Purple

xoxo Nicole

Lindy's May Challenge

                                I decided To alter an old cell phone box for the may challenge! you can find all the details on how and where to enter HERE

These Colors are just fabulous together and gave me so much inspiration!

I used the new Lindy's Squirts in (Polite people purple)

and (Poutine Gold) along with (High Maintenance Magenta) magicals Link to the Drop Dead diva magical set HERE

XOXO Nicole

Walking Away

 Today I have a pretty big canvas using stamperia rice paper(walking away) and finnabair fantasy paste! What a combination! Im just in love with all the texture I got here!

 

            Xoxo Nicole Palos

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!

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