La Ti D'Art

YOU GOTTA HAVE FAITH By: Mark Melnick With all of the commercialization of the holiday season, I thought I would use my second WHITE ON WHITE Challenge to bring the perspective back  in a beautiful, creative way with this amazing Shrine piece. Difficulty: Intermediate - Advanced Time Required: 90 minutes + drying time [minimum 24 hours] Step 1. Empty half a re-inker bottle of Cotton White STAZ-On Ink into a small container or paint palette. Paint the pieces with a stipple brush so that there are streaks in the ink - Yes, I realize this is an out-of-the-box use of ink but stay with me for the fun. Allow pieces to dry overnight [take this time to create the Copper sculpture piece]  Step 2. Take Copper Sheet [I do not use foil, I use 8mm Copper sheeting] and place on mold or in an embossing folder. I used a mold and created the shrine piece using a paper stump [you can create your shrine piece using whateve...

DREAMING OF A WHITE-ON-WHITE CHRISTMAS HERE IS MY WHITE ON WHITE PROJECT FOR DECEMBER 2016.   I USED INTERESTING LAYERING TECHNIQUES AND VINTAGE 1930'S CHRISTMAS SEALS FOR A MODERN HOLIDAY CARD WITH A VINTAGE TWIST. THIS IS MY FINAL PROJECT AS AN ARTIST IN RESIDENCE FOR IMAGINE CRAFTS.   THANK YOU TO ALL WHO FOLLOWED MY BLOG THIS PAST YEAR - DEFINITELY MORE TO COME FOR 2017. HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND A HAPPY, HEALTHY NEW YEAR TO YOU AND YOURS..... HERE IS THE TUTORIAL: https://imaginecraftsblog.com/2016/12/13/shimmery-white-on-white-with-delicata/

Time for the Flourishes Blog Hop Here is my entry - I used the Winter Blooms Stamp POINTSETTIA. Black EMBOSS Embossing Powder, Fabrico Markers, Sheer SHIMMER Spritz, VersaMark Ink all from IMAGINE. Follow the other creative designs by clicking the below-referenced link; I magine Blog -  https://imaginecraftsblog. com/ Barbara Thompson -  http://cardsandpaperfun. blogspot.com/ Toni Storie -  http://sweetpeasstory. blogspot.com/ Alison Heikkila -  http:// alisonsrandomthoughts. blogspot.com/ Beverly Cole -  http://bevsbliss.blogspot. com/ Kren Kurts - http://afourthlife.blogspot.com Neva Cole -  http://snippetscrafter. blogspot.com/ Roni Johnson -  http://inkstainswithroni. blogspot.com/ Linda Lucas - https://lovelylindascraftcentral.blogspot.com.au/ Davi Long -  http://alstromeriaartistry. blogspot.com/ Jennifer Vanderbeek -  http://www.scrapsoflife.com/ Naomi Gong -  http://www.naomigong.com...

CHRISTMAS CARDS ARE HERE This beautiful tent card contains over 40 hand cut pieces of Copper to create the Pine Cone. These pieces are hand placed onto a Copper base, like a puzzle, and finished off with an vintage piece of sheet music, Die Cut Pine Branch and some ribbon. .....CHECK OUT MY ETSY STORE https://www.etsy.com/shop/LaTiDArt/

A DIGNIFIED FEAST.... THANKSGIVING TABLE DECOR Follow my tutorial here on the blog... https://imaginecraftsblog.com/2016/11/11/thanksgiving-napperon/

BIRDS OF A FEATHER Lovely table decor for Thanksgiving created with decorated handmade tags. See how they were created on the IMAGINE Blog [link below] https://imaginecraftsblog.com/2016/11/08/feather-napkin-rings/

FALL GRATITUDE Check out my latest IMAGINE project on the blog...... https://imaginecraftsblog.com/2016/10/21/elegant-gratitude