Shop Hoppin' Fun!!

In So Cal we are lucky to have an event sponsored by several stores known as "Shop Hop".  Each year a group of stores get together (40 this year) and become the shops you hop too.  For the fee of a "passport" you get a discount at the stores you visit and have fun with the theme of the year...which brings me to the messy fun of this week!  This years theme was a recipe swap, so hoppers were given aprons to alter anyway they wanted.  OF COURSE I misted the heck out of mine!  Here is the finished product!

 
 
 

 
So here's what I did:

Using this great Heidi Swapp stencil I laid it out on the top of the apron.  I was careful to cover the edges because I didn't want the sharp corners to show.  I sprayed the first color down which was Sweet Cherry (Color Shine).  I did hold the center down because the canvas soaked in the color and I wanted to be sure to get all the rays.

Then I rotated it just a bit and sprayed Peach Color Shine.  This has a gold glow to the back of it, so I rotated it again a bit more and added a layer of Rangers Dylusions Squeezed Orange.  This really packed the punch!

 

After the orange I rotated again and added a final spray of Mustard Color Shine.  Noctie all the color that has pooled up on the stencil...

 

I used and old towel to catch it...

 

For the bottom I used Teal Color shine and the 6x6 stencil.  I randomly sprayed the color through the stencil careful not to create too much of a pattern.  Along the bottom of the pockets I glued shells using Glossy Accents (it dries clear) to compete my beach look.

 

Sorry it's on its side but you get the idea! 

To complete it, I used a sharpie and another STENCIL to add the arrows and the word follow.  All the stencils were Heidi Swapp and Michaels collaborations.

 

A few things not to forget...

1) EMBRACE the splatter that falls from the stencils.  That's what makes the beauty and uniqueness of each piece.  You can never create exactly two things the same!

2)  Don't forget to rotate your paper towels every time you rotate the burst stencil to avoid those hard edges.

3)  Color Shine cleans up you and everything else with windex...so keep LOTS handy!!!

 

 

Here's a few photos of me and my shopping buddy (my daughter) at some of the fun photo stops along the way!

Bright Blessings and BE MESSY!!!!

 

Whew! I Thought I'd NEVER get here!

WOW!!  When it hits the fan, it really SPLATTERS!!!  I guess that's why I can be found in the thick of it!  It's a MESS!  Well I'm back, and full of spunk, and just because I haven't been blogging does NOT mean I haven't been creating!  Thought I would give you a little run down on my latest messy project...

 

Several months ago I was asked to play with a new paint product called Silks by splashofcolor

they are a nifty little paint that doesn't bleed through, bend your paper (unless you over use) and a little goes a lllloooonnnnggg way.  The best part is the local scrapbook stores are on board and have tons of colors!  Because they blend so beautifully, I used only three colors here, Carmen, Nutmeg and Ginger Peach

Having recently traveled to the Midwest, I had a load of beautiful flower pictures, and I also had a grouping of Georgia O'Keefe photos I had gotten to see in Chicago's art institute.  I knew I wanted to do some type of sunset and tree, so after painting my backdrop I cut my tree from a file I found on my Silhouette (another new favorite tool!)  I really like this modeling paste, I picked it up at Michaels.

After letting everything dry I painted my tree with Art Anthology's Velvet dimensional paint.  I chose the color Truffle.  I must admit I am not in love with the finished tree, I would have been smoother with the paint and paste the next time, but overall I think I got the look I wanted...

And the best part...I WAS A MESS!!!!

 

Brightest Blessings and Stay Messy!