Friday 29 September 2023

Adventure Bound

Hello creative friends.
I am sharing a new layout as DT member 
for 2Crafty Chipboard with you all today,
this time a masculine
 one using all things steampunk!

I altered the steampunk chipboard 
embellishments and frames by painting 
them with brown paint and then, 
once dry, I lightly rubbed them with 
gold and silver wax.





The light bulb word and title were heat 
embossed in gold.



I arranged all of these pieces around my 
photograph together with other  
embellishments.




I hope that this layout has inspired you.




Tuesday 19 September 2023

Adore

Hello creative friends.
I am sharing my new layout as 
Design Team member for 2Crafty Chipboard 
with you all today using some of the 
beautiful chipboards 
from the collection.

I prepared the background of my layout 
with a few botanical rub-ons as well as 
die-cuts to frame my photograph.


I painted the leaf branch borders with 
copper paint and then layered these 
above and below my photograph 
together with a few die-cuts.



I painted the flourishes as well as the title 
with avocado green paint and then lightly 
brushed them with the copper paint.



I added the chipboard embellishments 
together with the last die-cuts to my layout, 
adding splashes of diluted green and copper paint 
to complete my layout.




I hope that this layout has inspired you.



Tuesday 12 September 2023

Summer vibes only


Hello again creative friends.
I am sharing my new project as 
Design Team member for 13arts with 
you all today ~ a Summery, mixed media 
canvas using the beautiful Sweet 
Summertime collection.


I prepared my canvas my painting 
the outer edges, first with gesso and then 
with a combination of liquid acrylic medium 
and Carnelian Color Glow.

I then cut and adhered paper from the 
collection onto the canvas.  Once adhered, 
I gave the paper a good coating of clear 
gesso to protect the paper from 
other mediums.

Once dry, I stenciled onto the paper 
with the two different stencils together 
with modeling paste.

Once the paste was dry, I diluted Blue 
Diamond Color Glow with water 
and splashed this across the stenciling 
and onto the paper where my main 
composition would be.






I painted my chipboard piece with a 
combination of liquid acrylic medium 
and Carnelian Color Glow.
Once dry, I painted it lightly with a 
combination of the acrylic medium 
and Blue Diamond Color Glow so that 
the Carnelian colour would
 still be visible.



I raised my photograph onto my canvas, 
framing it with flowers and 
die-cuts from the collection.



Splashes of blue as well as 
white ink completed my layout.



I hope that this has inspired you.