Down by the Sea and Pentart Crackle with Rhonda

Gift Idea: Artists Tray with Rhonda

Greetings and welcome to Sunday Funday on the blog! I have a project featuring the Down By The Sea collection and the Pentart Cracking Paint System. We recently took a vacation to Florida and spent a bit of time at the ocean. This collection was perfect for my photos!

I found this artist tray at my local craft store on clearance and thought it would be perfect to showcase this collection and my photos. This is also such a perfect gift for Mother's Day or Father's Day. I prepared the tray by painting my Cracking Paint System 1, let dry and then applied the Cracking Paint System 2 in White on top and set aside to dry and crack.

While the tray was drying, I measured the compartments and started trimming a variety of the papers, then I selected the photos that I wanted to print. I started with a 4x6 that I could cut in half for the focal center of the tray, then I printed smaller 2x3 photos to use in the opposite corners.

I cut several pretty die cut elements out from our new dies, used them in a few of the compartments. I also used bits from the fabulous Noteworthy package and of course, embellished with some Chipboard, Layered Chipboard and Double Dot Jewels.

Once I had the tray completed, I decided to accent the plain white crackle, so I mixed some Glimmer Spray in Frost and Mint to make a pretty aqua color to coordinate with the collection. I lightly brushed it on with a medium flat paintbrush.

I love how the Pentart Cracking Paint is so versatile and it took the color of the Glimmer Spray so nicely, I could control the depth of color easily.

BoBunny Products:

Patterned Paper: Seahorse, Down By The Sea, Mermaids, Mystical, Paradise, Ripples, Tide and Wonder  / Down By The Sea

Noteworthy: Down By The Sea

Chipboard: 6x12, Layered Chipboard / Down By The Sea

Double Dot Jewels: Aqua and True Blue

Jewel Flourishes: Glaze Jewels

Double Dot Brads: Aqua

Dies: Darling Doily, Sweetheart, Congratulation Card and Mandala

Glimmer Spray: Frost and Mint



Pentart Products:

Pentart Cracking Paint System 1

Pentart Cracking Paint System 2 - White

Card Inspiration With Butterfly Kisses

Inspirational Cards featuring Blossoms and Butterfly Kisses by Rhonda Van Ginkel

"Be Grateful Card"

It's Rhonda here today to share with you a few cards that I created featuring the very pretty Butterfly Kisses collection along with some Blossom accents. For my first card, I selected the Blush Pink Pansy Blossom to feature and anchored it on the Picture This die cut.

I prepared the base of my card with some stenciled hearts using the Lots of Love Stickable Stencil with Sugar Glitter Paste. The effect is pretty and soft. I sprinkled drops of Bronze, Sugar and Tutu Glimmer Spray on top, then set aside to dry.

Once dry, I accented the bottom of the card with a touch of the Filagree Silver Foil Transfer. The "Petals" background paper that I chose for the base of my card is such a pretty rustic contrast to the florals, I wanted to showcase that contrast a bit.

For the sentiment you can see that I selected the Be Grateful chipboard frame. I re-arranged it and backed it with a bit of pretty pink paper which I stamped on using the To The Point stamp.

BoBunny Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Bliss, Breeze, Joy, Petals and Springtime / Butterfly Kisses
Chipboard: 6 x 12 Chipboard / Butterfly Kisses
Silver Foil Transfers: Filigree
Stickable Stencils: Lots of Love
Glitter Paste: Sugar
Glimmer Spray: Bronze, Sugar and Tutu,
Stamps: To The Point
Ink Pad: Licorice
Die: Lovely Leaf and Picture This
Blossom: Blush Pansy
Double Dot Jewels: Think Pink

"Make Your Dreams Happen" Card

For my next card, I wanted to use our new "Birds of A Feather" stamp set, as I just loved the owl. I thought it would make an appropriate graduation or teacher's thank you card. I stamped him and then used some watercolor pencils to softly color him.

Once I started playing with the theme here, I created a nest for him and a bit of bedding using pieces from a Blossom.

The other part of the Blossom, you will find as the owl's wing. First, I layered the three petals on one another in a staggered way, then adhered them to one another and trimmed to shape. Next, I added a light coating of Gesso on them and let dry. Last, I stamped on top, then attached with foam squares.

A touch of silver and florals is added with a small square from the Foil Vellum Paper, tucked in behind the nest.

BoBunny Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Breeze, Butterfly Kisses, Springtime, Petals,  / Butterfly Kisses
Foil Vellum Paper: Butterfly Kisses
Blossoms: Natural Earth Pansy, Plum Purple Pansy
Stamps: Birds of A Feather, Distressed Textures, Stained Textures
Dies: Ornate Doilies and Elegant Border
Chipboard: 6 x 12 Chipboard / Butterfly Kisses
Double Dot Jewels: Tuxedo
White Gesso