Dream Chipboard Art Journal with Deb Riddell

Before Deb shares her project, Karen and I would like to thank Deb for all of her beautiful work over the last two years, it has been wonderful to have you on the team. We wish you continued success and we will definitely make sure to keep up with what you are doing in blog land. 

Now let's let Deb take over and share with you her project.

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Hello and thank you for stopping by, it’s Deb Riddell here with you today to share a tutorial on how to make my Dream chipboard art journal.

I used a couple of the inner ‘pages’ from the Sprocket Album, Fence Pattern chipboard, Wild Flower Bouquet, Dandelion Seed Stems and Dream Fun Word.  Read on for the how to!

I started by applying DecoArt Media Gesso and Crackle Paste randomly to the fronts and backs of two Sprocket Album pages.  The front of the front journal cover only had the white gesso applied to it but all other surfaces got some of the crackle paste applied here and there as well.

On the front cover, washes of DecoArt Media fluid acrylics in shades of green and blue were applied over the gesso with some spritzes and runs of water.  Diluted Titanium White Media fluid acrylic paint was spattered overtop and then the cover was randomly stamped with the Ledger Script stamp and Vintage Photo Distress Archival ink.

The back cover was finger painted with Distress Crayons in shades of green and blue and then stenciled through the Bubble layering stencil with a darker shade of blue Distress Crayon.  Diluted Titanium White Media fluid acrylic paint was then flicked and spattered onto the cover.

Inner pages for the art journal were folded and torn to size from watercolour paper and mixed media paper.

The Fence Pattern chipboard piece was sponged with Paynes Grey Media fluid acrylic and while the paint was still wet, Hammered Metal embossing powder from Emerald Creek Craft Supplies was sprinkled over top.  The chipboard was heated from below to activate the embossing powder once the paint had dried (to prevent the larger ‘chunks’ of the embossing powder from blowing off).

The Dream Fun Word was covered with Rebekah Meier Designs Mixed Media Medium and once it had dried clear and tacky, Vintage Tin Mixed Media Transfer Foil was burnished overtop.

Both the Wild Flower Bouquet and Dandelion Seed Stem were painted with Titanium White Media fluid acrylic and then a wash of Interference Gold was added over top.  Once the paint had dried, some Platinum Stickles Glitter glue was finger painted overtop the chipboard pieces for a bit more sparkle.

The Fence Pattern chipboard was then glued onto the front cover and once it had dried thoroughly, the edges of the Fence Pattern piece that were overhanging the edges of the cover were trimmed off with an exacto knife.

And then the art journal was assembled, the Dream Fun Word was adhered to the top left corner of the front cover on top of the Fence Pattern.

The Wild Flower Bouquet was added below and to the right of the Dream Fun Word;

And the Dandelion Seed Stem added at the bottom left.

The stems of the florals that were extending beyond the edges of the album cover were trimmed off with the exacto knife once they were glued securely in place.

The inner pages were then sandwiched between the two covers and tied into place with some lengths of Linen Ribbon so that they could be removed or added as needed.

Here’s a look at the back cover.

And here’s the first page of my art journal, I’m all ready for some fun mixed media experimentation!

Hope that you’ve enjoyed seeing how it came together and that you’ve been inspired to make one of your own, it’s easy and fun with Southern Ridge Trading Company chipboard.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Sprocket Album

- Wild Flower Bouquet

- Dandelion Seed Stems

- Fence Pattern

- Dream Fun Word

Other Supplies Used:

- DecoArt Media: Fluid Acrylic Paint, Gesso and Crackle Paste

- Therm O Web: Rebekah Meier Designs Mixed Media Medium and Rebekah Meier Designs Mixed Media Transfer Foil

- Ranger Ink: Distress Crayons and Stickles Glitter Glue

- Stampers Anonymous: Ledger Script Stamp and Bubble Layering Stencil

- Advantus: Linen Ribbon

- Emerald Creek Craft Supplies: Hammered Metal Embossing powder

- Miscellaneous: Watercolour Paper, Mixed Media Paper, Liquid Adhesive, Palette Knife, Exacto Knife, Paint Brush and Makeup Sponge

This will be my last post as a member of Southern Ridge Trading Company’s Design Team and I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank Karen Beaupre, the lovely owner of Southern Ridge, for the opportunity to be on her team and to design with her fabulous chipboard.  I’d also like to thank Katelyn Grosart, our fearless design team leader, for her support and encouragement over the last couple of years. It’s been so much fun and a great honour to be part of this fabulous team and I wish you all much continued success!

Thanks as always for stopping by today and happy creating,

Deb Riddell ~ Paxton Valley Folk Art

Happy Easter Spring Decoration with Deb Riddell

Hello everyone, Deb Riddell here today to share an Easter project with you.  I’m hoping that the spring colours and theme will speed up Spring’s arrival, it’s still very snowy and cold around here!

Now I have to apologize to you all, I neglected to check Southern Ridge’s website before I created this project and belatedly found out that a couple of the chipboard pieces I had in my stash are no longer available.  But I found lots of possible substitutes you could use to create your own so hope you will forgive my faux pas. I used the new Happy Easter With Eggs chipboard piece along with a floral frame (substitute the Elegant Vintage Flourish Frame, Foliage Round Frame or Oval Peacock Feather Frame) and some garden flowers (substitute the Wild Flower Bouquet or Foliage Pieces).

I started out by painting the Happy Easter With Eggs piece with Americana Dioxazine Purple acrylic paint and then embossed the lovely easter eggs with Emerald Creek Craft Supplies Iridescent Shimmer embossing powder.

I then painted the garden flowers with several different spring colours (greens, yellows and purples) and overstamped them when dry with a fine script stamp and Vintage Photo Distress Archival ink.

The floral frame was painted with Avocado Dip and Lemonade Americana acrylic paint and then some of the leaves were foiled with Spring Green Deco Foil.  I then spattered the frame with Lime and Gilded Color Bloom Sprays and finally added some drops of diluted Indian Gold Nuvo Mousse.

I chose three spring themed scrapbook papers from my stash that coordinated with the painted chipboard pieces and cut the smallest floral piece to 6” square, the second purple piece to 6 ½” square and the largest green piece to 7” square.  The edges were tattered with a distressing tool and layered on atop the other to form the background.

And that was pretty much it, easy peasy right?  The frame was adhered to the background with the Happy Easter sentiment centered overtop and the three flowers tucked in behind the sentiment.  Some K & Company scrapbook stickers from my stash were added to the corners and there it was done. Here are a couple of closeups.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Happy Easter With Eggs

- Floral Frame (substitute Elegant Vintage Flourish Frame, Foliage Round Frame, Oval Peacock Feather Frame)

- Garden Flower Mix (substitute Wild Flower Bouquet, Foliage Pieces)

Other Supplies Used:

- DecoArt: Americana Acrylic paint

- Therm O Web: Spring Green Deco Foil and Deco Foil Adhesive Pen

- Emerald Creek Craft Supplies: Iridescent Shimmer Embossing Powder

- Ranger Ink: Distress Archival Ink

- Prima Marketing: Color Bloom Spray

- Tonic Studios: Nuvo Mousse

- Miscellaneous: Spring Themed Scrapbook Paper, Spring Themed Scrapbook Stickers, Double Sided Tape, Liquid Adhesive and Script Stamp

Thanks as always for stopping by today and remember to Think Spring!  Happy creating,

Deb Riddell ~ Paxton Valley Folk Art

Spring Joy Mixed Media Reverse Canvas with Deb Riddell

Hello everyone, Deb Riddell here with you today to share a mixed media reverse canvas I made with Southern Ridge Trading Company’s Pussy Willows, Elegant Vintage Flourishes, Berry Branch Set and Bare Branches chipboard.

I started out with a 6” x 8” stretched artists canvas I had in my stash from a previous project that hadn’t gone quite as planned!

I finished off the edges of the wrapped canvas with some lengths of Tim Holtz Design tape.

The butterflies on the background of the canvas recess made me think of Spring so I painted Southern Ridge’s new Pussy Willow chipboard with Gathered Twigs Distress Stain.  While the stain was still damp, I added dabs of diluted Yellow Green Light and Titanium White DecoArt Media Liquid acrylic paint to the buds on the pussy willows for a ‘fuzzy’ appearance.  The white was a little too stark so I toned it down with a bit of Golden Titan Buff.

A Berry Branch got the same treatment and I also added some dabs of Liquid Glass to a few of the berries for a little shine.

And finally, a Bare Branch was also painted in the same manner but only a few touches of Yellow Green Light and Titanium White were added to this piece.

Two Elegant Vintage Flourishes were painted with Titan Buff and then a bit of DecoArt Media Interference Gold was added overtop for a touch of shimmer.

The best part of Spring for me is the return of the songbirds, so I decided to add a wee robin to my canvas.  A Fragment was inked with a combination of Mushroom and Latte alcohol inks and then a drop or two of rubbing alcohol was added to the middle of the inked Fragment to from a ‘window’.

A bird stamp (this is from a discontinued Crafty Secrets stamp set) was stamped onto the Fragment with StazOn Jet Black ink on the same side as the alcohol ink.

After the StazOn had thoroughly dried, the bird was coloured here and there with alcohol inks (Rust, Red Pepper and Ginger) with Ranger’s Alcohol Ink Blending Pen on the same side as the stamping.

To continue the bird theme, some vintage bird and egg images were printed and punched out with a ¾” punch and made into tags with Tim Holtz’s Tag Press.  The Tap Press rings were coloured with Rust and Ginger alcohol inks before compressing them with the Tag Press.

Typography letters to spell the word ‘Spring’ were coloured with Ginger alcohol ink and adhered to one of the long edges of the reverse canvas.

A Quote Chip was coloured with Antique Linen and Vintage Photo Distress ink and adhered to the opposite long edge.

One of the Elegant Vintage Flourishes was adhered to the top edge of the canvas and a couple of paper flowers were inked and added to each corner. A tag was added to the center of each flower.  For a bit more shimmer, a touch of Indian Gold Nuvo Mousse was brushed onto the Elegant Vintage Flourish.

A piece of light beige paper was added to the back of the Fragment with Glossy Accents and once dry the Fragment was adhered onto the top right corner of the reverse canvas recess.

The Pussy Willows, Berry Branch and Bare Branch were added under the bottom edge of the reverse canvas.  I had some Nuvo Mousse left over on my craft mat so I diluted it with some water and spattered it over the canvas, also adding a few touches of Platinum Stickles Glitter glue here and there on the Pussy Willows, Berry Branch and Bare Branch.

And finally, the second Elegant Vintage Flourish was added along the bottom edge of the canvas along with a couple more paper flowers and the remaining tags.

I hope that you’ve enjoyed seeing my Spring Joy mixed media reverse canvas, I’m hoping that it will help bring Spring early to us here in B.C.!

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Pussy Willows

- Berry Branch Set

- Bare Branches

- Elegant Vintage Flourishes

Other Supplies Used:

- 6” x 8” stretched artists canvas

- Spring themed scrapbook paper

- Tim Holtz/Advantus: Design Tape, Fragments, Tag Press and Rings, Typography Letters and Quote Chips

- DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics: DecoArt Media Liquid Glass - DecoArt

- Ranger Ink: Distress Ink, Alcohol Ink, Alcohol Ink Blending Pen, Platinum Stickles Glitter Glue and Glossy Accents

- Sizzix: ¾” Circle Punch

- Golden: Titan Buff High Flow Acrylic Paint

- Tonic Studios: Nuvo Mousse

- Imagine Crafts: StazOn Ink

- Miscellaneous: Vintage Images, Bird Stamp and Paper Flowers

Thank you for stopping by today and think Spring!

Deb Riddell ~ Paxton Valley Folk Art