'Well Done' Canvas

I'll admit, I've been a little canvas obsessed lately. I love the fact that you can put all of the love, detail, and depth onto a piece of work that you can then hang up and admire every day! This is the first larger (16x20) canvas that I've done. I have done everything else on 8x10's or smaller. I didn't think that a larger canvas would pose much of an issue, but I did find that I was at more of a loss at times as to what I should add next than when working on the smaller pieces. I'm sure that just comes with time and getting used to working on a bit of a larger scale.
I didn't know exactly where I was going with this piece at first, but as I kept adding, digging through my stash of materials, and daydreaming about this girl, it because very clear: I was creating me! It wasn't until her hair was drawn on that I realized that I had just put myself, as best as I could, onto canvas.
So, with mild trepidation about being a bit personal here, here it is:

I found this awesome paper doily at my local paper supply store, and I might have been just beyond giddy when I was able to run it through my typewriter without any problems (or typos!).

This song by Moriah Peters speaks volumes to my life during this past year or so. It was 100% a huge leap of faith when my husband and I uprooted our family, left our house, I changed jobs, and moved to where God was calling us. As it always is with God's hand on your life, it was the best decision we could have made, and we have been blessed beyond words.

I used the same materials that I normally use for my canvas work, including acrylic paints, rub-on's, Faber Castell pens, and Mod Podge (for more info on my normal supplies, check out this post!).

 My favorite 'happy accident' about this piece was my girl's face. I randomly pulled out a page from my dictionary, cut her face out, and adhered it down. It wasn't until I was doing my detail work that I realized exactly what page and what specific section I used: happy. How fitting.

As trends, styles, likes and dislikes come and go through the years, I know that this is a canvas that will be hanging on my wall for a long, long while. Every time I look at it, I think back, remember God's hand on my life, and smile :)

Happy Valentines Day!

So I know it's still a bit away, but I got to crafting today and couldn't stop! I picked up an adorable vintage sheet of Valentines images in a crafting adventure a few weeks ago, and I couldn't wait to use them.

 

I fancy cut around her and mounted the cut out on a doily and some cardstock using none other than Glue Dots!

Funny story time...ready? Go!
That doily...I'll tell ya. You know you have a true friend in crafting when you're out to lunch at one of the fancy places that takes reservations, your soup arrives, and you quietly, and hopefully sneekily, remove the doily from under the soup bowl and quickly and carefully stash it in your purse for future crafting usage -- and she completely understands. I'm sure that if her soup hadn't already spilled a bit on hers, she would have sacrificed hers to the cause, as well!

(I mean, seriously, it's pretty, right!?!)



Happy crafting, people!

I wrote this blog post while participating on the Glue Dots design team

An Unconventional Valentines Day Wreath

Hello, my friends! Sickness has stuck the household, but luckily (I think...) it only struck me!! I've been pretty well down for the count for over a week now, but I'm slowly getting back to normal and feeling somewhat human again.
I took some time out today to get into the craft cubby, because I always feel better after a little productive creating! I have a bunch of supplies out and around for my daughters upcoming birthday party, and I was inspired to make a Valentines Day wreath out of extra supplies for her party decorations. They're not your typical pink/red/white color combo, but I really like that!

 This was a super easy project to make. Let me walk you through it!

Supplies:

• Paper Straws
• Doily
• Cardboard for base of wreath
• Paint
• Chipboard (or other) sentiment
• 2" (XXL) Glue Dots®
• Mini Glue Dots®

Paint the chipboard your desired color. Adhere the doily to the cardboard base, and adhere the sentiment to the doily. Flip piece over. Adhere XXL Glue Dot® to the back of the cardboard circle, and adhere paper straws in a circle.

Isn't that fun!?! It looks great on my front door. Maybe somehow it's presence will convince Mother Nature to keep this crazy warm weather around and forget to bring that next Winter storm!!

Hey, a girl can wish, right??

I wrote this blog post while participating on the Glue Dots design team

A Mixed Media Weekend

The Deeply Rooted house is fully recovered from the Holidays, but now we're gearing up for a birthday party! My youngest will be turning three in a few weeks, so expect a nice, big post all about that in the coming weeks!
I recently had a great weekend up with my parents, without kids! It doesn't happen very often, but it gave us a great chance to catch up, eat, shop, and craft! I was very impressed...mom created her first canvas piece! I have a feeling she's hook on the mixed media style, because she's already sent me pictures of her new Zentangle journal, complete with a collaged cover!
I used the weekend to finish up one canvas, and then did one alongside mom, as well. The shopping trip was a great success, because I found the rub-on sentiment that I ended up using on this piece.

  I gave her a berry wreath for her hair, which I *love*. It doesn't stand out that much, but I feel like it gives her just enough interest.

I also used white rub-ons to give her flowers in her hair. I colored them with my Faber Castell big brush pens.

I'm thrilled to debut my mother's first canvas, as well! She seemed to have a great time making it, and I'm proud of how she finally 'let go' and let the piece create itself!

Not bad, eh? I love it! It's great to be able to make something you're proud of and be able to see it every day. I'd love to see your favorite creation! Leave a link in a comment so I can come check it out!

Random Act of Cards, Week Two!

Hey there! I know most people's excitement of new things happens at Christmas, but this year, mine was this last weekend! Although I was dreaming of seeing the new releases at CHA in person, my reality wasn't far off! I spent a long weekend with my mom doing all things crafty. Shopping, scrapbooking, eating (HA! That's a real part of crafting in my books!), and introducing my mom to canvas work! We had a blast. I'll be showing you the little amount of work that I actually got done in the next week, but today I'm on to Week Two of my Random Act of Cards.
Last week's card met it's purpose perfectly. I got a note from the recipient that it came at the perfect time, just when they needed a little boost. That's exactly the main reason behind this adventure.

This week's card is a new one. I was trying to use up some scrap papers in my stash and came up with this creation. I love the little owl that my husband bought for me (he has good taste!). Let's hope week two goes as well as week one!

 

 

I still have spots available on my recipient list, so if you're interested in getting one of my Random Acts of Cards, leave your email address in a comment here and I'll email you for your address!

Random Acts of Cards, Week One!

Hello, and Happy New Year!! The Deeply Rooted house was crazy busy over the holidays, first getting the nasty stomach bug that has been traveling around, then with the holiday family get togethers and parties. Everyone had a great, safe time!
One of my New Years goals this year was to actually USE the cards that I love so much to make. I'm really great about making the cards, but then they tend to sit in a photo box, tucked away in the abyss of my crafting land. The first card I'm sending is one that you've already seen on here, but we're revisiting it for week one of my year-long Random Acts of Cards.

This is Girly Face. I made this card back in August, and I love how she turned out! Here's a recap of the instructions and materials:
"This little Girly Face was sketched onto a dictionary page and cut out. I used Faber Castell gelatos for the cheeks, and I used Faber Castell Artist Big Brush Pens to color the scrap doily hair. Buttons for eyes, scrap papers from My Mind's Eye (Stella Rose) for the backgrounds, paper tape from Recollections for decoration and Thickers letters complete the card. I adhered everything with Mini Glue Dots."


So, week one, done! One of you can expect this cute thing to end up in your mail box in a few days! I have a big list running of recipients for the year, but I have a few spaces I need filled. If you'd like to be added onto my Random Acts of Cards list, let me know! Leave me a comment here with your email address and I'll get in touch with you to get your address.


Until next week, get out there and send those cards!

Eco-Christmas Blog Hop

Hey, everyone! Thanks for stopping by my end of cyber space today. I'm playing along with Danielle and a few other crafty friends in the Eco-Christmas Blog Hop. If you stopped by here first, you can get back to the beginning by clicking here!

I love to reuse, recycle and re-purpose trash into treasure, and, boy, did this trash become a treasure!! It took about 10 minutes to complete, and the outcome was completely worth the minimal effort!

(please excuse the stove top turned photo area! 

Nighttime lighting in my house is the pits, and not conducive to picture taking!)

For this project, I used the following supplies:

• Aluminum foil container
• 1 piece of 12x12 scrapbooking paper (My Mind's Eye - Lush 2 - Navy)
• 1/8" ribbon (Stampin' Up! Old Olive)
• 1" ribbon (scraps left in my ribbon drawer)
• Snowflake button (from my stash; optional)
• Double sided adhesive (Glue Lines by Glue Dots)

I started by applying adhesive to one side of the box at a time, beginning at the front, and adhering the paper to the box with Glue Lines as I went along. I trimmed off the excess paper once I ended up at the front flap, and had enough scrap left to cover the ends of the box, as well.
I applied Glue Lines to the length of the 1/8" ribbon and covered the side and front edges of the box, which also covered any areas where the paper didn't quite reach.
The fuchsia ribbons was used to keep the 'lid' flap of the box closed. You could also use any sort of Velcro tabs (I couldn't find mine anywhere!). The snowflake button was adhered for decoration.

I love the color combination and the overall look of this re-purposed box! I filled mine with a co-workers favorite cookies and it made quiet the statement at our Secret Santa gift exchange yesterday!

Merry Christmas, Megan!

Here's the list of where you've already been, and where to hop to next! 

Merry Christmas, crafty friends!!

Danielle: EcoScrapbook

Jules: Inspired Jules

Dani: Scrapper on the Street

 Renee: Charms Buttons & Bows

Lisa: The Cherry On Top

Alex: meli-melo studio

Erin: Deeply Rooted Life (you are here)

Leslie: Momma Harvey (finish up the hop here!)