Hello Summer

Hello creative friends.

I am sharing my new layout as Brand Ambassador 

for Penelope Dee using the funky new 

IN THE GROOVE collection.

This is such a cool, groovy collection which 

definitely gives 70's vibes.

I prepared my background by cutting paper

from the collection and adhering them

onto the left edge of my layout.

I then stenciled onto the area where my 

photograph would be with Crackle Mousse,

leaving the product to dry completely

so that the cracks would form.

Chipboard embellishments were coloured with

green spray and then, once dry, painted

with Speckled Egg Distress Oxide paint.

I completed my layout by adding elements

from the cut-out sheets as well as 

acrylic embellishments as well as

splashes of diluted black gesso.

I hope that this layout has inspired you.

Journey

Hello again creative friends.
It's been a while since I posted on here,
so I am happy to share my new project
as Design Team member for 13arts with
you all today ~ a mixed media canvas ~
using an older collection, Victoriana,
as well as 13arts' mixed media products.

I prepared the background of my canvas
by painting it with black gesso, making sure to
dry it completely.  I then added Texture Powder to
modeling paste and applied this to my canvas
using a spatula, leaving it to dry
naturally to allow the cracks to form.

I painted my resin pieces first with black gesso

and then, once dry, I lightly dry brushed 

them with white gesso.

I added elements from the cut-out sheet

around my photograph, together with

metal embellishments which I painted 

with Tiger Eye Color Glow added

to liquid acrylic medium.

Splashes of white ink completed my project.

I hope that this project has inspired you.

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.

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.

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.