Magical Garden

Hi guys, as you know I'm guest DT for

Sarah and her resin over at

The resin Shop at Craft All Day,

One of the Resins I got in my DT package was this fabulous Fountain Bird/Bath,

which I thought went well with a little Mixed Media,

I saw the wonderful colours on the Lindy's Gang moodboard, so based my colour theme on that,

I added some white Gesso to ithe fountain first then on the base of the fountain added some Lindy's Gang embossing powder, leaving bits of the white showing to create an aged effect,

I painted an old Paint brush with some white Gesso then coloured over that with some Flat Magical - ocean breeze blue, I then wrapped some twine around the handle so I can hang it up as well as giving it a little added interest, I also did the same colouring with the BlooMar chipboard Frame,

When I'd glued these onto my brush I started layering some flowers from my stash, along with some more BlooMar chipboard leaves pieces and some metal pieces too,

The leaves I coloured with Gesso then went over with Lindy's Gang Opal Sea Mist and Magical Industrial Chic - Steampunk Sepia,

I  then used one of the Finnabair Mechanical flowers in among the flowers for a little contrast,

I had these Dusty Attic fairies in my stash and thought well they went fantastically with my magical garden, these I painted with gesso, then magical Shaker Oom Pah Pah Pink and went over with Lindy's Gang embossing powder in Geranium Coral Blush,

Do check out the fabulous range of goodies Sarah sells in her online shop and the wonderful Resins from her Resin Shop,

Challenges
Lindy's Gang - August mood Board

The resin Shop 

Lindy's Gang:

Magical shaker Oom Pah Pah Pink,

E/P - Geranium Coral Blush

Flat Magicals Hawaiian Islands - Ocean  Breeze Blue

Magical Industrial Chic Shimmer - Steampunk Sepia

 Magicals Mermaid SeaShells Shimmer  - Opal Sea Oats

E/P - Midnight bronze

BlooMar frame - 041

BlooMar Floral Elements - 001

Happy Crafting!!!

Treasures of the Sea

Hi guys, I've been in a mixed media mood again, and having seen the fabulous mood Board on the Lindy's Gang challenge I just had to make something,

I was one of the lucky winners on their last challenge and so I have used some of the products I won as well as some I ordered too,

I must say I thought the postage was expensive because imports to Britain always are but the service was super quick and really well wrapped and I also got a freebie on the order too, so i now think it's worth it

 AWESOME!!

I had a glass jar/bottle in my stash and so I altered it with a under the Sea theme, in the fabulous colours on the moodboard, 

I painted the jar/bottle first with some white Gesso on the lower half and clear Gesso on the top, I saw one of the Lindy's girls do this on a clear glass bowl and loved it so I just had to try it myself, thanks for the idea Anat,

When the Gesso had dried I added some crackle paste here and there, then when this dried I started adding some of the Magicals and  Flat Magicals by simply watering a little of the powders down with a little water, painting on randomly with a soft brush then spraying more water over the top with a spray bottle, I will list the colours below,

On the top I added a Dusty Attic chipboard which I had added a layer of white Gesso too, then painted over with the same colours,

The embellishment was metal and again I painted it with white Gesso then two colours of the Magicals, I added a gem which had a layer of paint over as well,

I then added some Moss, shells and a clock face made with air dry clay and a mould from my stash, around the jar/bottle,

I used this awesome Resin Mermaid from Sarah at the Embellishment shop and coloured her with Lindy's Gang embossing powders,

I then used a pearl brad which I cut the brads off the back first, then some pearl effect gem stones and a little bottle from my stash,

I lso added a layer of Gesso to the mould before gluing in place, then when dry I added some of the colours here too,

I added some white 13 Arts embellishment here and there to fill in some of the places, then coloured them with the Flat Magical - Mango Mania, I thought this made it look like Coral,

I carried on with the theme also adding this wooden ships wheel which I again created using the same method to create the look,

Here I used a metal Anchor embellishment,

I coloured some of the jar/bottle and left the other parts with just the Gesso,

Love the way it looks fab over the crackle paste,

In some places I let the glass show through too,

products used:

Flat Magicals -  Carribbean Cruise

 Mango Mania

 Luscious Lime

Magicals - Industrial Chic 

 Shabby Tubine Teal

Rusty lantern Lime

Time Travel Teal

Embossing Powders - Mermaid Seashells

Morning Glory

Spring leaf

Sunrise Salmon Gold

Lindy's June Challenge

Happy Crafting!!