Memories

 Hello creative friends

I am sharing a new layout as Design Team member for 13arts

created as inspiration for the December Mood Board Challenge.

This is a fun way to explore different 

colours/themes that you might not always 

choose and so give you an opportunity 

to venture out of your comfort zone.

Be inspired by this new mood board, 

create a project of your own and then 

submit it onto INSTAGRAM only using 

the #13artsDec22.  There is an 

amazing prize for the winner who will 

also be invited to Guest Design 

for 13arts.

I created this layout as inspiration for 

this challenge using papers and ephemera 

from the 13arts IN LOVE collection 

as well as mixed media products 

and mediums.

I prepared the background of my 

layout by tearing papers from the 

collection and adhering them 

onto the left of my base page.

I then stenciled onto my layout with 

silver glitter paint.

I painted resin snowflakes with white gesso 

and then added Labradorite Color Glow 

mixed with liquid acrylic medium.

Once the colour was dry, I added a touch 

of Tanzanite as well as Turquoise Color Glows 

to the mixture and added a touch of 

teal blue to them.

Once the colour was dry, I lightly 

brushed them with silver glitter paint.

I added the same colour to the resin twigs.

I added flowers, leaves and ephemera 

around my photograph and lightly brushed 

them with white gesso as well as the 

silver glitter paint.

Some splashes of white ink completed 

my layout.

I hope that my layout has inspired you

to join us with this challenge.

Celebration

Hello again creative friends.

I am sharing my new layout as Brand Ambassador for

Penelope Dee using the gorgeous new

SOIREE collection.

I love the black and gold tones of the collection 

which are perfect for any celebration.

Just beautiful!

I prepared the background of my layout by 

painting a sticky adhesive onto the gold elements 

on the page.  I also applied the sticky adhesive 

through the stencil and then, once the product 

was sticky enough, I applied gold metallic flakes 

to the glue, allowing it to dry completely before 

brushing off the excess flakes with a 

stiff bristle brush.

I painted the title with gold paint and then 

layered elements from the cut-out sheets to 

frame the photograph.

Splashes of gold paint completed my layout.

I hope that this layout has inspired you.

 

You are beautiful

Hello creative friends.

I am sharing my new layout as Design Team member

for 2Crafty Chipboard using some of their 

beautiful chipboards as well as papers

from the 13arts MAGNOLIA DREAMS 

collection.

I used one of the large clock faces on my layout 

to frame my centre composition.

I began by painting the clock in pink paint 

and then lightly heat embossed it with an 

embossing powder which is a combination 

of silver and copper.

I applied the same process to the  

polaroid frame which I used on my layout.

I heat embossed the flourishes with silver embossing powder.

I heat embossed the stems of the floral branch in silver 

and the flowers in the silver and copper embossing powder. 

I applied copper glitter ink to the chipboard flowers 

as well as to other elements on my layout.

The title was heat embossed in silver embossing powder 

and I then applied the copper glitter ink over the top, 

wiping off the excess so that the ink would 

remain in the lettering.

I hope that this layout has inspired you.

Thanks for stopping by.

Believe

Hello creative friends.

I am sharing my new layout as Design Team 

member for 13arts using paper and embellishments 

from the beautiful QUEEN OF THE NIGHT collection.

I prepared the background of my layout by stenciling 

with modeling paste and leaving it to dry completely.

I applied the gates from the velum sheet onto 

the chipboard wings with gel medium 

and allowed them to dry before trimming the edges.  

Once I had secured them onto my layout, 

I added watercolour paint onto the wings on 

both sides of my photograph.

I added pieces of ephemera, flowers and other 

embellishments around my photograph.

I hope that this layout has inspired you to 

use these beautiful 13arts products.

 

Journey

 

Hello again creative friends.

I am sharing my new layout as Design Team 

member for 2Crafty Chipboard using some of 

their steampunk pieces for my masculine layout

and featuring papers from the 13arts 

Mr Handsome collection as well as 

13arts products and mediums.

I painted all chipboards on my layout with 

black gesso and then, once dry, I painted them 

with a combination of liquid acrylic medium and 

13arts Goldstone Color Glow.

I then lightly rubbed them with copper wax.

I layered these chipboard pieces together 

with ephemera from the Mr Handsome collection,

adding splashes of colour once the layout

was complete.

Here are some close-ups of the details ....

I hope that this layout has inspired you.

Christmas in the heart

 

Hello creative friends.
I am sharing a new double layout for Penelope Dee 
using the new CHRISTMAS STAR collection.

I prepared this layout by cutting papers from the collection 

to form the background for my photographs and embellishments. 

I then stencilled onto my layout with 

platinum crackle paste, leaving it to dry 

completely so that the cracks would form.

My chipboard embellishments and title were 

painted with golden moss paint, wiping off 

the excess on the words to show the details.

I completed my layout by adding elements from 

the cut-out sheet and splashes of diluted paint.

I hope that this layout has inspired you.