Adventure awaits - Explore

Hi everyone.

Today I am sharing a recent project using some Dusty Attic chipboards, 

a Stamperia Texture Impression mould, some of my favourite Prima and Finnabair products 

as well as beautiful 49&Market and Little Birdie flowers.

It's been a while since I got to create something on the spur of the moment and 

really enjoyed the process for this canvas.

I painted some of Finnabair's Platinum crackle paste onto the canvas and allowed it 

to dry naturally in order to show some amazing cracks.

The chipboard was painted with a combination of blue, purple and pink rust pastes.

I added a texture mould made with some clay to the centre of the canvas and painted it 

with black gesso before adding waxes in co-ordinating colours.

I added some cheesecloth coated with sculpture medium onto the top of the clay accent 

to give height and dimension to the centre of the project.

I then added liquid acrylic paints around the centre of the project, spraying it with water 

to allow the colour to move.  Paint was added to the rest of the project as well.

The gears were coated with Patina for metals.

I hope that you like this project.

Until next time!

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Sweet little moments

Hi everyone.

Today I am sharing a double page layout as brand ambassador for Penelope Dee

using the beautiful Li'l Darling collection.

I couldn't resist using these darling photographs of my two great nieces in South America who are both so beautiful, just like their mom.

I began by stenciling on either side of the layout, using a combination of blue, pink and natural inks together with sponge daubers.

The chipboard words and little x's were also inked in a combination of colours.

The neck ties on the little wooden bunny and bear were coloured in with distress crayons.

I love this paper collection with all of the fussy cut elements which complete a layout perfectly.

I hope that you like this layout.

Until next time!

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Life does not have to be perfect to be wonderful

Hi everyone.

Today I am sharing a recent canvas which I did just for myself.

I haven't had much time to take some creative me-time so I went through all my old stash 

and found this really old paper collection with colours that I love.

We often buy paper, products and all pretty things because we love them and have to have them, 

but don't always get to actually use them.  I am guilty of that 100%!

So be challenged to get into your stash and use it.

For this canvas, I used some chipboard which is also from a while ago and some new ones 

which I recently purchased from Australia.  And I also got to use some metal embellishments 

which I purchased a while ago and have been longing to be used.

They were all painted with black gesso and then rubbed with waxes.

I used co-ordinating colour sprays on the background of the canvas and then stenciled with some white crackle paste, allowing it to dry naturally to bring out all the cracks.

Stamping was done onto the canvas using a chevron stamp.

Just let your creativeness flow.

It doesn't always have to be perfect as long as it is wonderful.

I hope that you like this canvas.

Until next time!

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