Altered wood slice by Lanette

Hello All You Wonderful Creative People, Lanette here. Today I am sharing an Altered Wood Slice. The inspiration for this project is our current Mood Board Challenge, I just love how light and peaceful this board feels. So I decided why not, after all I was a bit stuck creatively. Plus you still have time to enter (Deadline November 19th) 

Using the Mood Board for inspiration, I started digging through my stash. I pulled out white flowers, some lovely AB Studio paper and a wood slice. I wanted this piece to stay light and refreshing But it wound up a little grungy. But that's okay I still feel like it represents the mood board pretty well. 

I just love how the rusty colors are complemented by the soft white and sparkly bits courtesy of glitter microbeads and Golden Nugget Paste.

If you would like to see how I altered this Wood Slice you can find it over on my YouTube channel. 

Hopefully  I have given you a little more inspiration to share your art with us, remember you have until the 19th to submit your project. 

Until next time, Lanette

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Winter brush by Lanette Erickson

Hello All, You Amazing Creative People!

Today I am sharing an altered paintbrush that was inspired by the recent cold winter night we have been experiencing here in Michigan.   

I started altering this brush with a mix of Resin pieces. After adhering all the resin bits using 3D Gloss Gel, I gave everything a quick coat of black gesso. Next, I brought back the details with a bit of white gesso and Finn's amazing wax.

I finished off my brush with a handful of flowers, chipboard and lots of glitter! I am pretty happy with how this brush turned out, I really like the mix of dark and light. I hope you do too! 

Thank you so much for stopping by today!  I hope I have inspired you in some small way to spend some creative time in your art space and maybe even create something pretty.

Until next time, Hugs & Have fun creating!

-Lanette

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Night magic canvas by Lanette Erickson

Hello, All You Amazing Creative People!

Our current Mood Board is absolutely stunning. I completely loved creating with it and you should too!  But I still needed a bit more inspiration this month, so I hopped over to Finnabair's October Mood Board and I just loved it. The deep Navy Blue and Gold mix is gorgeous. 

So with that board in mind, I went to work on my canvas. I started with a mix of blue acrylic paints and added a bunch of sparkles using Finnabair's Effect & Jewel Paste. If you would like to see how I created this canvas from start to finish you can over on my YouTube channel just follow the link here:

Thank you so much for stopping by today!  I hope I have inspired you in some small way to make time to create or just push through a creative rut! 

Until next time, Hugs & Have fun creating!

-Lanette

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