Saturday, June 15, 2013

Was it all a DREAM?? Blog Hop!

Welcome back!!  I can't tell you how much fun it has been to use the "Dreamy" kit from The Greeting Farm!! I adore these stamps and I am happy to let you know . . . it WASN'T a DREAM!!  

Today is the super special mid-month RELEASE DAY for the brand new mixed-media DREAM kit... appropriately titled "DREAMY"!   This jumbo-sized, 8.5x11 FULL sheet of stamps is available starting NOW over in the TGF Store, so be sure to grab yours before they sell out! 

Make sure to scroll all the way to the bottom to hop to all the amazing "Dreamy" artists today!




I started this project with a scrap of wood leftover from another project, but it was a perfect size to work with! First,  I covered it with an old atlas map page (of Scotland, one of my favorite places on earth, ) dictionary paper and some leftover blue and green paper scraps.  Then I mixed some white paint with water and covered the paper to tone it down a little.


I drew and painted the camper on plain paper and stamped the wheel on with the "Dreamy" kit!  Next, I cut out the planters and stamped the topiaries.  The piece needed something in the corner and so I used distress ink to color the banner stamp. Finally, I glued all the parts down, distressed the edges, put on a couple of rub-ons and doodled to finish up! Whew!


(This was the starting piece of wood!!)


And I just kept going and it has been hard to keep these projects under wraps!! Everytime I made a new canvas, the "Dreamy" Kit stamps were begging to be used!  SO enjoy . . . 

The background used Donna Downey's chevron stencil and leftover orange spray on a stencil from another page.  I used the "Dreamy" kit for the black stamp in background.  I carefully used distress ink on the banner stamp and it took a few tries, but I loved the final result!  

The sign post is paper pieced from Allison Kreft's Composition and Color line.  Then I doodled!!


  













Then I saw the circular "Dreamy" kit stamps as Gnome bellies . . . I don't know why but I thought they turned out rather cute.  The background was made on a gelli plate with water sprinkles.  Then I stamped on the texture with the "Dreamy" hexagonal stamp for some texture.  I colored the banner stamp with markers.  Finally, I stamped on the text stamp and doodled!



 










This one  is actually a rough draft of an idea . . . but I kept going with it!!  I thought these little houses reminded me of a cartoon from my childhood, The Littles,  (That might just date me, I know!) They looked like miniatures to me! The backgound is book paper colored with green and blue ink sprats.  I cut out some grass, stamped the centers of flowers from the "Dreamy" stamps.  I painted plain white paper and stenciled on top to give the flowers a little more visual interest!





And finally, a pretty plain art page from my journal.  I embossed the stamp with black WOW powder and colored her in with twinkling H2O watercolors! I do love her though!  I simply adore the sentiment on the "Dreamy" kit stamp!














Can you tell how much I have used these stamps since I got them??  I love them!!  There is so much versatility in their design and the possibilities seem endless! 


We have a super awesome lineup of Guest artists for you to visit today, so if you're just getting here, be sure to start on the TGF BLOG for all the details, or you can continue here and just make sure you've visited everyone because ONE LUCKY WINNER who completes our hop today will WIN the DREAMY kit!


Be sure to stop right back over on the TGF BLOG to let us know you've completed the hop and you're entering to WIN the "DREAMY" kit!   Winner will be announced first thing MONDAY morning on the blog so you have the weekend  (through Sunday, June 16th at 11:30pm CST)  to relax, hop, and DREAM of the possibilities of creating with this awesome new kit!  

Thanks for joining us, everyone!

32 comments:

  1. Wow! Awesome projects! Love the summer atmosphere on all of them. The first one is my favourite or maybe the garden gnome one.

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  2. Fantastic canvases...love them all!

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  3. Oh this is so cool!! makes me remember our old camper we had growing up! My parents called it the tin can! We had so much fun in that thing!

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  4. You have been busy!! What a great way to show the millions of possibilities with this Dreamy set of the TGF, Thanks for the inspiration!

    Hugs blankina

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  5. Oh WOW! Love, love, love them all! Beautiful!

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  6. Beautiful work and lots of detail. Love them.

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  7. Interesting... Thinking outside the box for the bellies .. Would never have thought

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  8. Love all your projects, but love, love, love that camper!! Jen

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  9. Beautiful projects. So creative. Love the colors on your projects.

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  10. Beautyfull project with gorgeous colors and images. Let the summer begins
    Hugs Aartje

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  11. Oh My! How fun!! This looks like a great kit and love all your creations. :)

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  12. Wow..love all your projects!!! Totally can see why you've used these stamps so much!!

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  13. great projects. love the colors. the camper is so cute.

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  14. These are so cool. I could see them dotted around my home. Fab x

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  15. Oh wow.. that trailer reminds me of that Lucille Ball movie the long trailer.. lol Love your designs.

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  16. Your projects were my favorite from this hop. I really love the feeling I get from the one with the trailer; it's very happy. I also adore the flower on your art journal page with the little girl!

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  17. love your projects... you used the stamps well.. great job

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  18. Beautiful works! I love the camper that you painted as well as the bellied gnomes. Haha... so cute!

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  19. Your work is amazing!! I loved everything you made. THanks for sharing! Jenny Davis

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  20. Wow tons of amazing colors, love! ~Kelly

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  21. FAbulous projects--I really like the camper one.

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  22. Very inspiring projects. Love the paint chips on the pots of the first one. TFS

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  23. All of them are great, but the camper with the pait sample planters and the recycled map is inspired. I also love the gnomes! Sooooo cute!

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  24. Oh wow someone's been busy! they are all awesome and I love the distress banner technique you did and the gnomes are adorable great job

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  25. Karen, You did a great job showing the versatility of this stamp set. I loved the "Littles" houses with the overbig flowers...wonderfully gay and playful.

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  26. What a creative streak you were on with this kit! Fabulous!

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  27. Squeal!! This is just DIVINE!! What a burst of creativity and imagination from your post! This is over the top gorgeous - I can almost feel like I've stepped right into your creations! Love the use of wood - this will be able to stay with you and inspire forever! :) TFS!

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  28. You've certainly been busy and can see in your creations how much you enjoy these stamps, all are superb , happy days x

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  29. Wow! So many fantastic projects that I don't know where to begin. They are all super but I am loving the Gnomes. They are adorable. Super job!

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  30. oooh fun! look at all your posts! You are a rock star!!!!!

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