Mixed Media Canvas

Now that we are heading toward the New Year, my mind goes directly to my resolutions. One of my resolutions is to clean up, simplify and make my scrap room pretty. I think I get more creative when my surroundings are pleasant and clean. So how about a little wall art?

I made these four "seasonal" 4x6 canvas art and left room for litle wallet size photos. I will line them up on my wall and not only have something I made to look at but also photos that I cherish.

I have Spring, Summer Fall and Winter. I used the Blick Studio stretched canvas on a 4x6 wood frame. I first painted the canvas then I started layering stencils, paper, foam stamps, and rubons.

I made these little tags to mount my photos and I matched them to the canvas.

 

 

These dont take a lot of time because they are 4x6, and you can make them any theme you want. For instance how about, Peace, Love, Happiness, and Art? That is my wish for the New Year.

Blog Hop Winners

Just a quick one to announce the 2nd and 3rd blog hop winners.  I had such a good response and so many comments - I just had to draw a couple more names.

The 2nd drawing goes to:  Debbie (love life's little pleasures)

The 3rd drawing goes to:  Ceci's blog

Thank you again for participating, debbie and ceci please send me an email with you addy. 

Beatriz and I are planning another blog hop the first 8 days of April for Easter.  The details have not been worked out yet, but I will start making bunny albums. 

Happy Scrapping

25 Days of Christmas Blog Hop WINNER

Hope you all have a fabulous Christmas and a very Happy Holiday.  I wish you all health and happiness for the New Year.  Thank to everyone that played along with Beatriz and I on our blog hop and thank you so much for all the sweet comments.

The winner of my Graphic 45 Christmas album is:   DEBBIE (Two lady bugs from china blog).  Debbie please send me an email with your mailing addy.  Congratulations!!

I feel so blessed and grateful for all my new followers and comments that I think I will draw two more names tomorrow for some 2nd and 3rd prizes.

Merry Christmas and come back tomorrow.

Day 25 of 25 Days of Christmas Blog Hop

It's Day 25!! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Everyone!  Thank you for playing along with Beatriz from Amazing Grace and I.  We appreciate all of you and I want to thank for becoming a follower and leaving me such nice comments.

Today's Album is the Album that I am giving away!  I love the vintage paper from Graphic 45 Christmas Emporium collection.  In order to win this album you need to be a follower.  All the comments from 1 through 25 will be put in the bin for a random pick.  Good luck!

This is a pocket so that you can slip your tags, journaling or extra photos behind the clock.

This piece of acrylic has been emblossed and inked.  It makes a great easy page and adds interest to the album

This page has a pocket sewn onto the page to add extra photos and it also has a nice tag

This page has chipboard frames that I popped up so that you can slip either a photo in the frame or a tag.

The album was made with Bascially Bare. I love these albums because they come with different textured pages, in this case; the album has a canvas page, a felt page and chipboard pages.

For more pictures of this album go to my Youtube channel Kitsnbitscraps.

  

Thank you again for participating.  Be sure to go over to see what Bea has posted for Day 25.  Come back tomorrow - I will post the winner.  Merry Christmas and Happy Scrapping.

Day 24 of 25 Days of Christmas Blog Hop

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE!!  I can't believe our blog has only one more day left.  Thank you everyone; I hope we inspired you and you had fun looking at what we posted everyday for the last 24 days.  I still can not believe I did it!!  Wow, 25 albums in 25 days!  A special thank you for all of you that became followers and left me such sweet comments.  I feel all fuzzy inside feeling all the christmas spirit and blessings. 
Please go to my sweet and talented friend Beatriz's blog Amazing Grace and see what the scrapping layout queen has for today.  Remember to leave your comments because tomorrow I will show you my final album and pick out the blog hop winner!

Today's album is made with My Little Yellow Bicycle's Wonder and Wishes.  Hope you enjoyed our blog hop and Merry Christmas Eve.

I hope you enjoyed the "Merry Little Christmas Home" album.  The album is the Maya Road Tabbed ablum.  I am off to make chocolate dipped pretzels coated with peppermint chips (yumm).  See you tomorrow Christmas Day!!

Day 23 of 25 Days of Christmas Blog Hop

Happy Holidays its Day 23!! Was off from work today (doing this post the night of the 22nd) so I went out to brunch with my mother in-law and sister, went shopping and wrapped the LAST of my Christmas presents.  Whoohoo, I am ready for my christmas to start so I can relax eat lots of goodies and visit with friends and family. 

I also had time to make this cute little notebook using My Little Yellow Bicycle's "Wonder and Wishes".  I love the reds and browns in this collection - it really feels like home.  I am using this notebook to write my "to do" list.  Hope you likey.

Please visit with my talented friend Bea from Amazing Grace and see what beauty she has posted for us today.

Our 25 Days of Christmas Blog Hop is almost to an end.  It's been a lot of fun and I'd like to thank everyone for hanging in there with us.  Just two more days then on the 26th I pick a name to win one of my albums.  Beatriz is giving away a two-page layout.  Come back for Day 24, see you tomorrow!

Day 22 of 25 Days of Christmas Blog Hop

Merry Holidays everyone, and thank you for stopping by for Day 22 of our Christmas blog hop.

Today's inspiration album is another electic style album with a very intricate folding technique.  My girlfriend showed me how to do this and she found it from "just a few designs" so I'd like to give just a few designs credit you can check her out on you tube. 

I made this one a while ago and haven't used the folding technique since.  Anywho here is my version of this folding technique.  I personally do not know if I will do this again because the pages do not allow for much 3D embellishments and layers and I really like to add 3D.  If you add too many embellies then the pages do not close correctly.  Also there are A LOT of pockets so keep that in mind with the photos.

Please be sure to "hop" on over to Bea's blog Amazing Grace and see what she has for you today.

I know that was a lot of pictures! Thank you for stopping by, see for Day 23!!