Fly high

Hello again creative friends.

I am happy to share another of my 

projects as Design Team member 

for 13arts ~ a mixed media canvas 

using elements from the AURORA 

collection as well as 13arts' 

mixed media products.

I prepared the background of my 

round wooden canvas by painting it with 

black gesso.

I then combined fine glass microbeads 

together with gel medium and 

applied this product to my canvas,

using a spatula.

Once the product was dry, 

I painted it all with black gesso, 

leaving it to dry completely before lightly 

dry brushing the texture with white gesso 

to make it stand out.

I painted my doily and flourish chipboard 

embellishments with Goldstone 

Color Glow combined with 

liquid acrylic medium.

Other chipboard embellishments were 

painted with a combination of 

Iolite and Alexandrite together with 

liquid acrylic medium and then,

once dry, lightly brushed with

the Goldstone Color Glow.

I also added gold glitter ink

to these chipboard elements.

The windows and shutter resin 

embellishments as well as the bricks,

were painted with white gesso, 

lightly dry brushed with black gesso 

and then lightly painted with 

the above two Color Glow combinations

(the Goldstone as well as the purple 

combination), drying between each layer.

Other resin embellishments were painted 

with the above combinations and then, 

once dry, lightly brushed with 

gold glitter ink.

I applied glue to the bottom of the 

glass domes and then, applied purple glitter 

to the glue before adhering them to my canvas.

I adhered all elements to my canvas, 

framing my composition with flowers, 

leaves and ephemera.

Once I has adhered everything 

to my canvas, I added some of the 

Color Glow colours around my composition, 

spraying with a bit of water 

to allow the colour to move.

I hope that this canvas has inspired you

to create your own with these wonderful 

mixed media products.

 

 

Beautiful life

 

Hello creative friends.

I am so happy to share my new layouts 

with you all and this one has a few of the 

beautiful layouts available from 2Crafty Chipboard.

2 Crafty Chipboard now have a retail 

section on their website so, if you cannot 

find what you would like at your local store, 

you can now buy directly from 2Crafty Chipboard.

I altered all chipboards on my layout by

painting them with a bronze metallic paint.  

I then added a small amount of gold embossing 

powder to the hearts in the spray as well as 

the hot air balloons and then heat set 

the powder with my heat gun.

I then brushed the edges of the chipboards 

lightly with white gesso.

I added the chipboards, rub-ons, papers 

and ephemera to frame my photograph.

I added stenciling along the edges 

of my layout, adding gold embossing powder 

to the product while it was still wet 

and then heat set the powder 

with my heat gun.

I hope that this layout has inspired you to 

create your own with these beautiful chipboards.

Off Road

 

Hello again creative friends.

I am sharing my new layout as 

Brand Ambassador for Penelope Dee with 

you all today using the amazing new

OUT THERE collection.

I created this masculine layout by 

layering papers from the collection to form

the backdrop for my photograph

and embellishments.

I stenciled onto my background with a

combination of Amber metallic paint and 

gel medium, leaving it to 

dry completely.

I also added the product to some of 

the chipboard pieces, wiping off 

the excess.

I layered elements from the cut-out sheets, 

together with the chipboard embellishments, 

around my photograph, stamping onto 

the top and bottom of my layout.

Some splashes of green paint 

completed my layout.

I hope that this layout has inspired you.

Colorful Life

 

Hello creative friends.

I love to share my new projects

with you all and this one is as

Design Team member for 13arts ~ 

a single layout featuring the beautiful 

papers and ephemera from

the SECRET GARDEN collection.

I heat embossed the chipboard pieces 

with gold embossing powder.

My resin pieces were painted with a 

combination of liquid acrylic medium 

and Tanzanite Color Glow. Once the 

product was dry, I lightly dry brushed

these embellishments with white gesso.

I added ephemera, chipboard and resin 

pieces to my layout to frame my photograph.

Once my layout was completed, I added

stamping, stenciling and splashes of diluted

Tanzanite Color Glow around my layout

to complete it.

I hope that this project has inspired you.

Cozy

 

Hello again creative friends.

I am sharing my new project as 

Design Team member for 13arts ~ 

a mixed media canvas as inspiration 

for the June Mood Board Challenge 

using paper and elements from the 

HOME SWEET HOME collection.

I prepared the background by adhering 

paper from the collection to my canvas 

and then covering it with a generous layer 

of gel medium.

I then applied sticky glue randomly to 

the paper using a paintbrush.  Once the 

glue had dried and was sticky, I applied 

metallic flakes to the it, allowing it to 

set before brushing off the excess flakes.

I combined texture powder with white gesso, 

mixing it thoroughly before applying it 

along the edges of my canvas with a spatula, 

sometimes over some of the metallic flakes.  

I also stenciled along the edges of the product, 

allowing it to dry completely to 

expose the cracks. 

Once everything was dry, I diluted 

Garnet Color Glow with water and 

applied it onto my canvas, around my 

main composition, spraying with water 

to allow the colour to more.

I painted resin pieces with brown paint 

as well as Garnet Color Glow combined with 

liquid acrylic medium and then dry brushing 

with white gesso once all product was dry.

I then also applied metallic flakes 

to the resin pieces using sticky glue.

I hope that this project has inspired you to

create your own for the June challenge.