You are my sunshine

 

Hi everyone.

I am sharing a single layout which I recently created as Brand Ambassador for Penelope Dee 

using the bright, beautiful Alyssia collection.

I prepared the chipboard embellishments by painting them with a combination of 

Red Pepper and Sunset Orange Alcohol Inks and then, once dry, rubbing them with white gesso

to tone down the colours and to accentuate the grooves in the chipboard.

Stenciling was added around the main composition of the layout.

The chipboard wording was painted with black gesso.

Stenciling was also added in black.

I hope that you like this layout.

Until next time!

💛

Memories

Hi everyone.

I am sharing a wooden tag which I created for 13arts using rice paper from the new 

End of Summer collection.

I adhered the rice paper to the tag with gel medium and coated the top of the paper with medium 

as well to protect it.

I then added colour to modeling paste and stenciled around the edges of the tag. 

I applied gel medium to the metal frame and then added Rusty Bronze Powder before spraying 

Reagent onto it to make the rust react.  It then turns all rusty and makes it look as if is has been 

out in the elements for a really long time.

I did the same thing to the metal heart as well as on the left side of the tag.

I also added diluted paint around the edges as well as adding black paint to gel medium and applying it around the edges of the tag with a spatula.

I hope that you like this tag.

Until next time!

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Wonderful

 

Hi everyone.

I am so excited to be sharing my very first 13 Arts Design Team project with you today using the beautiful new Dreamland collection.

It was so hard to choose a page from the collection because they are all so gorgeous, 

but, don't worry, I will get to them all!

I felt that this page suited my photograph of my great niece perfectly.

I turned the page around so that the flowers were at the top.

To prepare the background of my layout, I added Pastel Black mist to white gesso 

and applied it to the paper using a spatula and then added Pastel Cinnamon mist 

to modeling paste for stenciling.

Stamping was added around the edges of the layout and Old Gold glitter ink

and silver Mika Flakes to the flowers for sparkle.

Some splashes of white ink added the finishing touches.

I hope that you like this layout and feel inspired to create your own.

Visit the 13 Arts Blog to see more from the design team.

Blog ❤ http://13artspl.blogspot.com

Also visit LivingLife on

Facebook ❤ https://www.facebook.com/LivinglifeCreative

Instagram ❤ https://instagram.com/livinglife.creative

Until next time!

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Simple joy

Hi everyone.

Today I am sharing a single layout which I created as Brand Ambassador for Penelope Dee 

using the Simply Life collection.

I loved this paper from the collection with the stone detail and knew that I had the perfect pic for it.  We had enjoyed a Sunday afternoon visit to Franschhoek in the Cape and taken the pic at the entranceway to a quaint walk through to shops and restaurants.  The stone of the arch above us reminded me of the stone arch on the paper.

I wanted to recreate the look of the stones and pebbles onto my layout so I stenciled using a cobble stencil and expanding mousse.  Once the mousse had been heated, it gave the raised look of a cobble stone wall.

I stamped around the arch on the page to make it look cracked.

I used a stamp on my chipboard title.

A mixture of gel medium and jade green paint was added around the edges of my layout and also lightly rubbed onto the chipboard embellishment to make the wording stand out.

I added stamped leaves and a few stamped and heat embossed leaves around my composition.

I hope that you like this layout.

Until next time!

💚

 

Timeless

Hi everyone.

I am sharing a single layout with you today as my final project as Guest Designer for 13 Arts.

And, I have some very exciting news .....

I am staying on with 13 Arts as part of their Design Team!

I am absolutely thrilled to be joining a company and team who continue to inspire and create the most amazing papers and mixed media products for the crafting industry.

Thank you so much to Aida and 13 Arts for including me and allowing me to share my creativity with you all.

I hope that our projects will inspire you to create your own.

I used two sheets of paper from the Unforgettable range for this layout, cutting the one so that I could place it in the bottom right corner of the layout.

I added Tiger Eye Color Glow to Gel Medium and then stenciled onto the background of the layout, using the spatula to pull some of the colour downwards on the layout.

Once the gel medium was dry, I added some black gesso around and over the stenciling as well as around the edges of the layout.

Coral Red Color Glow was diluted and painted around the composition.

I added some Bronze Shiny Powder to transparent wax and rubbed this around the edges of the page, around my photograph as well as around the composition.  Stamping was also added onto the layout.

I hope that you like this layout.

Visit 13 Arts to see more from the design team.

Blog ❤ http://13artspl.blogspot.com

Also visit LivingLife on

Facebook ❤ https://www.facebook.com/LivinglifeCreative

Instagram ❤ https://instagram.com/livinglife.creative

Until next time!

💗

 

A simply great life

 

Hi everyone.

I am sharing a single layout with you that I created using the new 

Simply Life collection from Penelope Dee.

I love the neutral tones of this collection which makes it perfect to add 

an accent pop of colour.

I prepared the background of this layout by adding paint to gel medium and 

stenciling onto the paper around the area of my composition.

Chipboard elements were painted with black gesso, dry brushed with the same colour 

that I used for stenciling and then a light dust of white gesso on top to bring out the details.

Leaves were stamped and cut out and then added around the main composition.

The chipboard title was heat embossed using white embossing powder.

I hope that you like this layout.

Until next time!

💛

You are the hero of your story

Hi everyone.

I am sharing this double page layout created as Brand Ambassador for Penelope Dee 

using the Life Story collection.

I love the tiny blue flowers in the paper design and decided to use blue on this layout.

I stenciled onto the page first with periwinkle blue paint mixed with white texture paste, 

then with Nuvo Grey Matter Expanding Mousse and then with pink paint mixed with 

white texture paste, making sure to dry between each colour.

Chipboard elements were painted with silver craft paint and then, once dry, 

lightly rubbed with pink wax.

I really love the blues on this layout.  It goes so well with the papers.

I hope that you like this layout.

Until next time!

💙

 

Live in the moment

Hi everyone.
I am sharing a single layout created using inspiration from the 13Arts mood board challenge

for August, being inspired by the colours or elements in the board.

http://13artspl.blogspot.com/2020/08/wyzwanie-challenge-93.html

I was drawn to the blues and metals in the picture and so decided to make that the base of 

my layout before I start adding any details.

I used one of the papers from the "Vintage Moments" collection and started by coating
 the paper with clear gesso.

I then added Luster Black Shiny Powder to modeling paste and stenciled onto the paper
where my composition would be.
When the modeling paste was still wet, I lightly dusted it with silver embossing powder
nd then heated it until the powder melted.

I added black gesso to gel medium and added stenciling to create contrast.
This medium was also added around the edge of the layout.

Once all the stenciling was dry, I sprayed water onto my layout and added Chalk Indigo and
Chalk Light Blue mists, allowing them to move in the water.

I also diluted Luster Black Shiny Powder with water and painted onto
the layout to create the desired effect.

I heat embossed the white chipboard pieces with white embossing powder.

All embellishments were added around the photograph.

Some splashes of white and the layout was complete.

I hope that you like this layout.

Until next time!

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