It is thyme to send a post card to the North Pole

Today 

I want to show you a design 

by

Kim Hogue 

that I have painted

It is called

POST CARD TO THE NORTH POLE

You can find the pattern 

to

 this design 

in 

the book

TOLE FAIRIES 

Let's step inside 

my

STUDIO

and

 I will show you how I painted this project

My Pallette

DecoArt Americana Acrylics

Camel , Honey Brown, Sand, Antique Gold, Buttermilk, Lamp Black, Heritage Brick, Espresso, Graphite, Avacado Dip, Titanium White, Burnt Orange, Black Plum, Marigold, Slate Grey, Plantation Pine, Light Avacado, Paynes Grey

Speciality Products

Americana Multi Purpose Sealer, DecoArt Acrylic Matte Spray Varnish, Decopage Medium, DecoArt Snow-Tex, Flora Craft Diamond Dust, graphite paper, sanding sticks, sponge roller brush, sea sponge

Let's Paint!!!!

Before painting it is very important to prepare your surface properly

so you the end result is perfect!

I first sanded then sealed my pieces using 

Americana Multi Purpose Sealer

I initially used a spong roller to roll on the following values

Honey Brown, Camel and Sand

This gave my surface 

a 

"tea dyed" look

I then used

 a 

SEA SPONGE

and

additional values

 to add 

texture

 to 

my surface

After my surface was completely dry

 I used graphite paper 

to 

transfer the main pattern lines

( I keep a small travel blow dryer on my paint table for drying paint quickly)

Base coating the main elements of the design

Kim Hogue's projects are always full of wonderful

 techniques

 and 

details!

In this project you do a lot of "scumbling" to create shaded areas

Working on the pine tree

 and 

details on the snowman

A closer look!

The flag "banner" 

is 

actually cardstock 

that you paint!

When the paint was dry

 I painted over the cardstock banners

 with

Matte Decou-Page

I then glued the banners to my surface

Painting the postmark and stamp

Close up 

of the 

POSTMARK

The "embellishment kit"

 contains 

a tiny star that you paint 

for 

the tree and glue on

I used 

DecoArt  Glittering Snow-Tex 

for the snow

I also added 

DIAMOND DUST

to make the snow 

SPARKLE

Painting the stocking ornament

Who knew that you could KNIT with your paint brush!

Finished stocking ornament

My completed project!

DecoArt provided me with the paints 

to 

complete this project as part

 of the

Helping Artist Program

and 

Blogger Outreach Program

Thank you DecoArt for all your wonderful products to create with

You can view my 

DecoArt Profile

HERE

I hope you have enjoyed watching me paint

POST CARD TO THE NORTH POLE

HAPPY PAINTING!

Lynn

Thyme to show you a childs table and chair set I painted using John Sliney designs

I purchased this 

unfinished wood 

table and chair

and

decided to paint 

a

JOHN SLINEY DESIGN

on it

My main inspiration for this project 

was
 a design
by

John Sliney 

called

JORDAN GOES TO SCHOOL

The design can be found in the book

A ROAD TO SALTBOX MEMORIES

I used other designs 

by

John Sliney
 as
 inspiration to complete this project

My Pallette

Americana Acrylic Paints

Winter Blue, Titanium White, Lamp Black, Burnt Umber, Antique Gold, Sand, Buttermilk, Light Hauser green, Medium Hauser Green, Dark Hauser green, Plantation Pine, Rockwood Red, Midnight Blue, French Grey Blue, Light French Grey Blue, Slate Grey

I used painter's tape to create the border around my table
I painted it
Lamp Black

I re-applied painters tape to the border once the
 Lamp Black
was dry
so that I could start working on the center of the table

I painted the center of the table 
Winter Blue
and
Hauser Light Green

I transferred the design
using
graphite paper

transferring church design

I wanted the design to go all around the table

Here I am adding some shading for the hills

Painting the trees
and
school house

Adding the first house
 and
some sheep

I keep a small blow dryer handy 

to 

dry the paint more quickly

I use the largest possible brush always 

for 

my shading

which is a 1" flat brush

I also have on hand several size mop brushes

Lots of sheep!

Painting the flag

I added the alphabet to the boder using white graphite paper
I painted the lettering
with
Titanium White
It gives the appearance of chalk
 on a
chalk board.

I added some apples also!

Continuing to paint the houses 

and 

white picket fences.

Adding some clouds in the sky!

The lettering is done 

NOW

to finish all the apples! 

Now to paint the chairs!

I painted the seat
and
back of the chair
with 
Lamp Black
so it would resemble
a
chalkboard

After all my pieces were painted
 I gave them several coats
of

Americana Decor
Soft Touch Varnish

DecoArt 

provided me with the paint

 to complete this project as part of its 

Helping Artist Program

 and

Blogger Outreach Programs

Thank you Deco Art!!!

You can read

 my 

Blogger Profile

HERE

I hope you have enjoyed watching me paint this piece!

Happy Painting!

Lynn