Saturday Showcase - The Colorful World of Dyan Reaveley

Hello friends, Maggi here to share with you the colorful world of Dyan Reaveley! I adore her bright quirky style that is just a little to the left of reality. My approach, as usual, is to simply sit down and "play" with my supplies. I don't usually have any concrete ideas in mind, I just let my projects evolve.

I started out by gathering up my Dylusions supplies: stamps, paint , paint pens, quotes and mists.  The Funkie Junkie Boutique carries a great line of Dyan's Dylusions products, take a look here.

My Inspiration

I recently returned from a cruise to the ABC Islands and fell in love with the bright colored buildings that populate the islands. I took a look at the flamingo head stamp and remembered the beautiful flamingos we observed on Bonaire, ha! My first idea, this silly fun flamingo representing the beautiful colorful island of Bonaire.

The Process

Step 1:

I began by using a sea sponge and dabbing Dylusions paints onto paper made for mixed media applications. After that dried, I stamped the parts I wanted onto the painted paper using archival ink and then fussy cut the pieces. You can apply the Dylusions paint anyway that you want. I watched some of Dyan's videos and she uses different things including baby wipes and ink applicators.

Step 2:

I followed the same process applying blue and white Dylusions paint to the paper and then stamping on this image. Be sure to use archival ink for stamping so that the image doesn't smear if you use any other medias over the stamped image.

Step 3:

Ok, now lets prep our tag. I'm recycling a Graphic 45 large product tag. I used paper from the Graphic 45 Kaleidoscope Patterns and Solids pad and G45's large tag die to cut a cover for the product packaging tag. Now it looks brand new. At the bottom of the tag, I used the burlap stencil and Vanilla Custard Dylusions paint. At the top I used the Rosette stencil, Vibrant Turquoise and a little White Linen.

Step 4:

Next I wanted to add a slash of bright green and I wanted to specifically use just a part of the stencil. This is easy to do, just use tape (I find Timmy's tissue tape works great for this) to cover the part of the stencil you don't want.

Step 5:
Now it's just a matter of assembling the bird and layering on the pieces. I first added the blue pieces representing water and waves. I cut two pieces and layered one over the other and popped up some parts to create dimension. Then added the flamingo and flowers. Her hat is something I drew free hand and then fussy cut.

Step 6 - How to resurrect chipboard!

I made a boo-boo, it happens right? Well it was the only chipboard piece I had that spelled out Bonaire and I really wanted to use it. I had first painted it green and then covered it with Baked Velvet embossing powder. Well that was pretty BUT it got lost over the green stenciling. What to do, what to do?? Ok here goes nothing I thought as I peeled the layer of embossed chipboard off leaving a distressed looking piece of chipboard. So I painted that orange, then applied Sedona Baked Velvet embossing powder. Well at that point, it looked ok but kind of rough. IDEA! Try some UTE embossing enamel on it. Oh yeah baby, I covered it with clear thick (UTE) embossing powder and that did the trick! I just love it when something like this works out.

Add some flowers, a bow, whatever your heart desires and you've got a funky colorful tag!

A Garden Tag

It's springtime and of course, I start thinking about gardening and that was the inspiration for this tag. I just love this caterpillar on legs. Seriously, how fun is that?

Step 1:

Again, I recycled a Graphic 45 package by cutting a large tag from mixed media paper, using Graphic 45's large tag die. I wanted a really solid seal between the paper and tag since I would be applying wet media to the tag. I used my Xyron Creative Station to apply adhesive to the back of the die-cut tag and then firmly pressed it onto the tag.

 

Step 2:

Next I created a background on the tag by using a baby wipe to apply color to the tag. The baby wipe worked great and the best part, apply the color and throw the baby wipe away. No paint brushes etc to wash!

Step 3:

Now to create a fun little creature! I stamped these images onto mixed media paper and fussy cut them out. To give the legs some strength, I cut really narrow strips of chipboard and glued to the back.

Step 4:

Let's paint! I sprayed just a wee bit of Dylusions mist into my paint tray, really you only need a drop or two. Then I dipped a Ranger water brush in the mist and colored the adorable little guy. This works great because the mist does not color over the black stamping so you don't have to be too careful about keeping in the lines.

Step 5:

Next, I stamped flowers on the bottom of the tag and did some coloring with both Dylusions Paint Pens and waterbrush/mists. The difference between the two is that the paint pens are opaque whereas the mists are transparent. I added some pretty Little Birdie flowers to complete my garden.

Step 6:

I stamped the sentiment onto mixed media paper, colored it with mist and then doodled on the flowers and around the edge.

Time to be a Unicorn

This is a larger tag as I used a medium Etcetera tag which is 5 1/2" x 10". Sometimes I get so engrossed in what I am doing that I forget to take the pictures. Opps, I am sorry but I think you can see what I did.

The background is paper from Graphic 45 Kaleidoscope Collection. I think it looks just grand together. The blue "waves" are left from the first tag, I just thought they looked fun on the unicorn's back!

To create the Unicorn's dress, again I used mixed media paper that I dabbed with white and pink Dylusions paints. After it dried, I stamped the dress image and cut it out. Dylusions Paint Pens were perfect for coloring. I love how they are opaque and work perfectly over top each other without creating a muddy color. (Be sure the paint underneath is dry though) I used a waterbrush and mists on the head and mane.

The leaves are die-cut and I just used my Dylusions Paint Pens to doodle on them. Doodling is fun and addictive. AND easy!! Try it, there is no wrong way to do it.

The sentiment is from the Dylusions Stickers - White Chat Large. I think we all feel this way sometimes! I used a white pen for the edge doodling and black pen around the sentiment.

Thanks so much for joining me today! It's a good day to try something new, get out your vibrant colors and create!

Links to the products used on these tags and available from The Funkie Junkie Boutique:

Dylusions Stamp Set - Nuts In MayDylusions Stamp Set - Just Breathe

Dylusions Stamp Set - I Believe in Unicorns  

Dylusions Stamp Set - Waddle Waddle (out of stock)

Dylusions Paints - White Linen, Vibrant Turquoise, Squeezed Orange, Vanilla Custard, Fresh Lime, Cut Grass, Funky Fuschia

Dylusions Paint Pens - Basics 6PK

Dylusions Paint Pens Black Marble/White Linen

Dylusions Shimmer Sprays - Funky FuchsiaDylusions Ink Spray - Squeezed OrangeDylusions Ink Spray - Lemon Zest

Dylusions Stickers - White Chat Large

Tim Holtz Water Brush, Detailer Brush Tip

Tim Holtz Layering Stencils - BurlapTim Holtz Layering Stencils - Rosette

Tim Holtz Mini Layering Stencils - Set 36

Seth Apter Baked Velvet Embossing Powder - Sedona

Graphic 45 - Kaleidoscope - 12x12" Collection

Graphic 45 - Kaleidoscope - 12x12" Patterns and Solids Pad

Graphic 45 - Staples - Large Tag and Flowers Dies

Tim Holtz Etcetera Medium Tag Thickboards

Saturday Showcase - Techniques with Emerald Creek embossing powders and Distress Oxide Inks

Hello dear friends! It's Maggi here and I'm excited to share my very first Saturday Showcase on the Frilly and Funkie Blog. Today I want to show you some of my favorite coloring techniques.  We'll use Distress Oxide Inks, Emerald Creek embossing powders, and mists.  And in that process we're going to make a really pretty Etcetera tag that makes a great display piece.

1. Let's get started by first painting a medium sized Etcetera tag with white gesso. These tags are a great size at 6 1/2" x 12" and take mixed media so well because they are a sturdy thickboard. You could also use the oxides directly on the board but I wanted a white layer underneath the oxides to keep the color light. Putting the oxides straight on the board would result in a different look.

2. After the gesso dries, color the tag with distress oxides. I chose several colors to work with, and just randomly dabbed on color, then I spritzed lightly with water and let the colors muddle a bit, dried with my heat tool, repeating this process until I was satisfied with the result.

3. Now let's give the background some contrast and interest by adding some Botanical Collage Paper. Tear off a piece of collage paper and tear along the sides for a nice look. Adhere the torn paper to the tag with matte medium or collage glue. Be sure to paint all over the tag and the paper as this will also seal the ink. The matte medium may cause the ink to bleed a little but I was ok with that. The colors just blended a little more.

Tip: It's really easy to tear paper if you paint a thin line of water along where you want to tear. Let the water soak in and just tear. The paper tears right where you want it, and you get a great torn edge look.

4. Time to dig out the embossing powders. First let's color a chipboard sentiment. I used Emerald Creek's new Baked Texture embossing powder from Seth Apter's "altered page". These powders are fabulous, they add so much texture and deep color. I used Chunky Rust on the sentiment and I love how it looks!

5. Next I want to create a die-cut layer using collage paper and card stock. First, adhere some collage paper to plain card stock. I use Xyron's Creative Station to apply my adhesive but any sort of adhesive sheets works well. Now your paper is ready to run through your die-cut machine. I used a die from Cheery Lynn Designs to cut my design. Now comes the fun part! Dab some embossing ink randomly on the edges of the die-cut, sprinkle on some embossing powder and heat. I used another Baked Texture embossing powder, Ancient Amber. It is such a rich amber color with darker flecks throughout. See how the embossing powder edge creates a frame? Love how that looks!!

6. Before adhering the sentiment, we need to tone down the bright white of the collage paper. Some Distress in in Antique Linen should do the trick. Now adhere the sentiment to the die-cut piece. Looks good I think with the textured letters and gilded frame look!   

7. Let's try out another technique for coloring chipboard. Squeeze a little embossing ink onto your craft mat, and, with a thin paint brush, paint the area you want to emboss. In my case I want to use Emerald Creek's Baked Texture Dirty Sand to color the trellis. The first photo shows how I've painted just the trellis and covered with embossing powder. The center photo shows the Dirty Sand after heating. Next, I painted embossing powder on the leaves and heat set. I love the detail of the two colors of embossing powder.

8. Let's assemble this piece now. Glue the chipboard trellis in the upper left corner and use cardboard or dimensional foam tape to pop up the die-cut and position as show in the photo.

9. Of course what we need now is flowers! But first let's make another fun embellishment. Embossing powder does wonderful things for metal. Just dab or paint on some embossing ink, sprinkle with embossing powder and heat. The effect is so striking and varies considerably depending on the type of powder you use. I again used Dirty Sand on these pieces and look what a textured finish these pieces now have. Try some metallic embossing powder too, that looks really WOW!

Don't they look pretty tucked in with the flowers?

Just to show you how embossing powder can change the look of your metal pieces, I had to sneak in this little photo from another project of flowers embossed with gold embossing enamel, pretty cool right?

10. Ok, let's get back on task. 😃 Die-cut some greenery to go with the flowers. I've used a leaves dies from the new Graphic 45 Staples Large Tag and Flowers Die. Now that's one of my favorite new tools! Love these leaf clusters with the pretty embossed details. Now to give your leaves some real pizazz, lightly mist and dry with a heat tool. The mist adds subtle shades of color and drying with the heat tool causes the paper to curl a bit so that the leaves do not have a flat appearance. No mist, no problem! Lightly ink the leave with one or several colors. I often combine ink and mist.

11. Now for the final assembly!  Place some pretty flowers on the trellis and all around. Tuck the greenery around the blooms and that should do it. All finished!

Close up of all the pretty blooms at the top.

Now it's time for you to dig out your mists, inks and embossing powders and get to creating! Be sure to visit The Funkie Junkie Boutique where you can find many of the products I've used today.

I hope you'll stop by every weekend for our Saturday Showcase. The Frilly and Funkie team always has a fun project/technique to share with you. Plus we have fun challenges kicking off on every other Wednesday. I hope you'll craft something and join in our challenges.
Thanks so much for joining me!
Maggi xxx

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