Welcome to the blog everyone!! I’ve got a really intricate canvas to share with you that’s full of texture, treatments and muted tones of color.

I could do these all day….everyday… seriously. My focus product is Prima and on this project I show how they work together to create a treasured piece of art.

If you’re new to mix medium, this may appear intimidating. Start with a 6×6 canvas and build up texture with pastes, paper clay, pearls or beads, metal pieces, buttons and flowers. Go at your own pace, take your time and put your items where you want them.

Once you’ve built your layers, you can start adding your color. Spray stains, paints (Watercolor or Acrylic) and mousses work well together to create a shabby chic/vintage look. Crackle pastes are amazing for backgrounds where the paints and sprays fill the crevasses leaving you with an effect much like chipped paint.

Use sprays of water to dilute paints and allow them to flow around the textures. Each area of the canvas has a different look; from the paste with a stencil to the crackle and even the canvas showing thru.

Paper Art Stones fill areas between embellishment and add an interesting effect. They mix well with all the other circular items.

The time involved was about two days as I let some of the layers of pastes air dry naturally. Remember to enjoy the process and don’t rush.

I have filmed the complete process of this canvas. You can view the videos below or on our YouTube channel Part 1 HERE, Part 2 HERE.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope I’ve inspired you to get out your supplies and make something special.

Greetings from Phoenix! It’s the last day of the 2017 Creativation Show! Today we’re sharing some more photos from the show! We know you want to see some of the brands we carry and behind the scenes of the show. Thanks for coming along with us this weekend. We hope you’ve enjoyed the ride! It will be sad to pack up and get back to reality. So many products and samples. SO much inspiration, and so much laughter. It’s a great time for business and connecting. Everyone at Simon Says Stamp will be working hard to bring you everything as soon as we can! Have a great week and enjoy these last few moments from the show!

Be sure to check in often to the NEW PRODUCTS section of the Simon Says Store in the coming weeks so you don’t miss anything!

Here is a photo of Greg and Angie in the Concord & 9th booth. This is their first year having a booth at the Creativation Show. We know you love buying their stamps and dies and the new items are HOT. Stay tuned for their new items soon!

A few samples from the Concord & 9th booth.

Next up is the Waffle Flower Booth. New stamps and awesome new dies!

And some samples from Waffle Flower!

Hero Arts! Their new catalog just released and there are so many great new things from the crew at Hero! Lots of samples and inspiration in their booth for sure. They also had make and takes going all day each day.

There are new additions to the Destination stamps!

And beautiful new florals!

I had to include this adorable card!

What’s new at Altenew? Lots! Their style is on trend and always in style! Just wait until you see everything they are coming out with this year!

Some samples from Altenew.

Just look at this amazing paper succulent wall at Sizzix! WOW! Yes, this is all made out of paper!

And more paper flowers, also from Sizzix!

Every year, the Doodlebug booth is the happiest place in the entire convention center!! Pink carpet, rainbows, and amazing products that we all love! Who can resist? Not us!

A cheerful new collection from Bella Boulevard….

The new Emoji Love Collection from Simple Stories had us smiling from ear to ear! Great things for your cards and your planners! Not to mention scrapbooking!

Another beautiful sample from Simple Stories!

Amy Tangerine’s new collection from American Crafts is so very happy and bright! This collection is perfect and pretty!

There is so so so much to show you! I wish we could take a picture of everything. It’s overwhelming in the best possible way. We will come home inspired and ready to create, and ready to share our enthusiasm with all of you. Thank you for joining us at Creativation 2017! Have a great week to come!

Hi crafty friends! We are back live from Creativation 2017 with more news from the show floor! Today we are going to share with you some photos from the Lawn Fawn booth! They have again come up with loads of adorable stamp sets, innovative dies, beautiful new ink colors and cheerful patterned papers. Everything about Lawn Fawn says “happy!” and we love it. You can pre-order the new Lawn Fawn now at the Simon Says Stamp store! I am crazy about the new rainbow plaid papers and cannot wait to craft with all these new things.

See what I mean about this paper? It’s going to be great for all of our Spring and Summer crafting. It’s called Perfectly Plaid Rainbow, and it comes in 12 x 12 and 6 x 6 sizes for any project.

A sweet project made with the new stamp set called Elphie Selfie! Really adorable!

All the ink colors are so vivid and bright and saturated. The Lawn Fawn Inks are a dream to stamp with. There are some new colors added in to make it even easier for layered stamping.

Beautiful smiles from Chari, Kelly Marie and Jenn!

The fun Happy Hatchling Lawn Cuts were used for this Easter treat! And for us cat lovers – the cute new set called Meow You Doin’!

Love these Fab Flowers stamps and dies!

Sewn with love….

We are all crazy about these mini stamp sets!

And new Zig Zag stacking dies to complete your shapes dies collection.

Who wouldn’t want to get this greeting in the mail?

These Fancy Folded Banners Dies are really innovative and fantastic!

That’s it for day two of the Creativation Show! Are you following along on social media to see more updates every day? Check in with us on our Simon Says Stamp Facebook Page and Instagram Page to stay with us. We love to know what you think so tell us what your favorite items are that you’re seeing from the show! Thank you for your support and Happy Crafting. See you right here tomorrow for another Creativation post.