Genuinely Jane comes out to play with Frog Dog: A Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Frog Dog Studio and Genuinely Jane Studios Blog Hop!

This week our design teams are showcasing projects from the Frog Dog Studio

January Mixed Media Kit, featuring an Exclusive Genuinely Jane Studio Telephone Booth Wood Album.  Both teams are excited to share their kit projects and show you how they were inspired by Genuinely Jane products.Be sure to follow the blog hop list below as you hop from one blog to the next. Lost?  Return to the Frog Dog Studio blog or the Genuinely Jane Studios blog to see who is next on your hopping list!

We love Frog Dog Studio kits and Genuinely Jane Studios product so much, we are sharing them with you!  Visit each blog and leave a comment for a chance to win one of the following:

1.  ONE winner will be selected to receive a $25 Frog Dog Studio Gift Certificate to use in the Frog Dog Studio store.

2.  ONE winner will be selected to receive a $25 Gift Certificate  from Genuinely Jane Studios to use for GJS books in the Genuinely Jane Studios Store

You must visit each blog and leave a comments on all blogs in order to qualify.

Comments are due by midnight EST, Friday, January 24th to qualify for the drawing. Winners will be announced shortly after the end of the comment period, so be sure to check back to see if you’ve won.

Let’s get hopping!

Frog Dog Studio (www.frogdogstudio.blogspot.com)
Keri Babbitt (http://kensingtondesign.blogspot.com)
Lea Cioci (http://www.leacioci.blogspot.com)
Melissa Johnson (http://melsartjournal.wordpress.com)
Sue Carroll (https://1arthouse.wordpress.com)  YOU ARE HERE!
Tina Walker (http://adogslife-thirteen.blogspot.com)
Genuinely Jane Studios (http://www.genuinelyjanestudios.com)
Susan Wojtkowski (http://irreversiblymoi.com/)
Aimee Fleck (http://aimeefleckart.blogspot.com/)
Monica Downing ( http://madzieme.blogspot.com/)
Amy Lassiter (http://sparklinggnome.com/)
Sarah Lynch (http://www.kitchensinkcreations.blogspot.com/)
Kim Hutchinson (http://jumbledhutch.wordpress.com/)
Madge Gillen (http://www.thescrappinlounge.com/)
Christine Hatchell (http://www.scrapbookingtechnique.blogspot.com/)
Ildiko Miskell (http://thecraftinmama.blogspot.com/)
Emily Hammann (http://www.emilyhammann.com/)

Those of you who have read my posts know that I really enjoy creating bound books.  As a Design Team Member for Frog Dog Studio I am blessed to have exposure to the most current and exciting mixed media products.  This month I received some WONDERFUL mini wood albums to create with and I have made a personal Story Book for my grand daughter Annabelle. 

Today I will reveal the finished bound book and cover

BUT, PLEASE come back tomorrow to see the inside pages and story!

I started with this…

Genuinely Jane’s wood book : Barn Door

                           

A few inside pages…more tomorrow !!  (I’m literally working on them as I type!)

Thank you Genuinely Jane Studios for your generous supply of mini wood albums! I LOVE THEM ALL!!

AND NOW ON TO OUR VERY CREATIVELY TALENTED FROG DOG LEADER  

TINA WALKER

Tina Walker (http://adogslife-thirteen.blogspot.com)

THANKS FOR HOPPING WITH US!!!!

Love Your Neighbor! a mixed media tutorial

Hello!  Today is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.  My project’s theme is the underlying message Dr. King lived his life proclaiming…

“Love Your Neighbor”

Not just the neighbor living in the house next door, though that is a great start, but all people.

He ultimately gave his life for this cause and his message lives on.

In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the change he peacefully inspired…

 You can find all the products used today at Frog Dog Studio 

as well as many great tutorials each month that support the AMAZING kits available in our store:)

10×10 Plaid Wood Canvas Panel
12×12 The Crafters Workshop Stencil, Sweet Home
Tim Holtz Ink Palette
Clearsnap Molding Mat, Table Cloth
Clearsnap Molding Mat, Little Love
Viva Colour Croco Crackling Color, Azure
Clearsnap Donna Salazar, Mix’d Media iNx Stamp Pad, Stormy
238ml Liquitex Super Heavy Gesso
Color Factory Palette Knife Set
Prima Junkyard Findings, Industrial Lamps
Clearsnap, Smooch Spray, Ginger Ale
Clearsnap, Smooch Spray, Cherry Ice

I did not use every product in the kit for this project, but have made many others this month using all that is contained in just one monthly kit:)

I have had SOOOO much fun with this kit!  It would be hard to pick my favorite product, but a close tie would probably be the Croco Crackling Color and the Clearsnap Molding Mats.

 I started by mixing the Super Heavy Gesso with black acrylic paint to achieve a first layer with plenty of texture. I used a palette knife to apply the tinted gesso to an 8 X 10 flat canvas board.

While the gesso was still wet, I used a Clearsnap Molding Mat to press in more texture.

 These mats are really great…you can use them to create texture in clay, gesso, Amazing Crafting product’s mold putty and more OR use them as stamps with ink!

Make sure you rinse the mats with water right away to assure easy clean up!

 After the gesso dried, I decided I wanted a darker black color for the underneath layer that would show through the Crackling paint, so I brushed on some black ink similar to the Liquitex Acrylic Ink found in the other Frog Dog Studio January Kit.

Once dry, I added a heavy layer of the Croco Crackling Color. 

HINT: the thicker you apply this, the more Crackle you will achieve.

I used the Clearsnap Molding Mat to apply more texture while the Crackling paint was still wet.

 I really love all the texture achieved with all of these products!

Next I used the Phone Book Stamp found in the Exclusive Frog Dog Studio Communication Stamp Set, stamping it onto a piece of white card stock.  I cut it out, leaving about 1/4″ border.

 I stamped the phone book image again (on another piece of white card stock) using a permanent ink like StazOn because I knew I wanted to add lots of color over the top,

and didn’t want the stamped ink to smear.

 I spritzed the JUICY Cherry Ice Smooch into the handy Tim Holtz Ink Palette, and then used a paint brush to color the heart.

 I added taped the white phone book cut out to the painted canvas board with washi tape, then adhered the heart with matte medium.

I used the adorable Crafters Workshop Stencil (Sweet Home) to add the sun, clouds and houses

I “puffed up” the cloud with the Super Heavy Gesso and colored in the sun and houses with “watered down” paint, to allow the Phone Book Stamp to come through.

The white accents on the blue background were made with the Clearsnap Molding Mat, inked up with a Brilliance Ink Pad. 

I added a little “doodle detail” with an XS Black Pitt Multi Liner Pen, and added dimension to the word cut outs with a black Derewent Inktense Pencil. 

The words were stamped with the stamp set below

 I found these on sale ($3.50 /half off!) at Jo-Ann Fabrics:)

I love the letter style and the price!

I know I say it all the time, but there is SOOOOO much product in our monthly kits…I find myself using so many things over and over.  The kits are such a great way to “build up your stash” and do so with the confidence, knowing that you are getting great tools and products with all the information you need to use them effectively!  I am always inspired by the other designers on our team, and Tina finds us THE BEST new products out there!

 (no standing at the craft store for hours wondering if you’ll like a new product)

 It is always a JOY to share with you!

 Hope you enjoyed this project:)

Remember to Love Your Neighbor!

Sue

PS.  Be sure to stop by frogdogstudio.blogspot.com for our Genuinely Jane Blog Hop this week!

I’m excited to share my Children’s Book and Mini Recipe Book!

January Limited Edition Kit Project -from Frog Dog Studio

 I feel the same every month I receive a Frog Dog mixed media kit …”This is my favorite!!”

I say it and mean it every time and this month is no exception.

The January Mixed Media Limited Edition Kit contains the following:

1) 10×10 Plaid Wood Canvas Panel
(1) 12×12 The Crafters Workshop Stencil, Sweet Home
(1) Tim Holtz Ink Palette
(1) Clearsnap Molding Mat, Table Cloth
(1) Clearsnap Molding Mat, Little Love
(1) Viva Colour Croco Crackling Color, Azure
(1) Clearsnap Donna Salazar, Mix’d Media iNx Stamp Pad, Stormy
(1) 238ml Liquitex Super Heavy Gesso
(1) Color Factory Palette Knife Set
(1) Prima Junkyard Findings, Industrial Lamps
(1) Clearsnap, Smooch Spray, Ginger Ale
(1) Clearsnap, Smooch Spray, Cherry Ice

It is PACKED FULL of great products!!

To see the full tutorial go to frogdogstudio.blogspot.com 

Here are a few pics:)

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

Please stop by Frogdogstudio.com for amazing mixed media kits and products!

AND

the Frog Dog Studio blog for

 loads of tips, tricks, and projects to inspire you!

It’s a joy to share with you!

Sue