Thursday, 29 April 2021

Dream and Dream Big

 

Hello creative friends.
I am sharing two single layouts with you all today
created as Brand Ambassador for Penelope Dee using the absolutely beautiful
"Live Love Dream" collection.


I love(!) the colours and the botanicals in this collection and, to be perfectly honest, 
I could have created more projects with these papers if I had had the time.

If you are able to get your hands on some of these, please do.  You won't be sorry!

DREAM  


I used a duplicate photograph which I love of my daughter for this layout and 
stenciled around the main composition with crackle mousse, dragging the mousse 
with the spatula in a downwards motion, allowing it to dry 
to form all of the gorgeous cracks.


Once the mousse was dry, I added additional stenciling on top of the cracks with 
embellishment mousse in a contrasting colour.


Lots of fussy cutting from the papers completed the composition.




DREAM BIG


I used the same dark blue sheet of paper for the background of this layout as well and 
heat embossed all of the chipboard elements with white embossing powder.





I stamped onto my background using the co-ordinating stamp and embossing ink and 
then covered the stamped image with white embossing powder.  
shaking off the excess powder before heat setting the images with a heat gun.


Splashes of white ink completed the layout.


I hope that you like these layouts.
Until next time!
💛



Sunday, 25 April 2021

Be Brave, Be True

 


Hello creative friends.
I am sharing a new project with you all today for 13arts using the amazing Color Glows.
These products are so versatile and to get the shimmery result that you would like, 
just add them to water, acrylic fluid medium, modeling paste, gesso or even 
gel medium and then apply it to your project.

For this project I altered two old CD's, using the Color Glows below on both compositions.


Once I had built my compositions on both CDs, I covered one with white gesso 
and the other with black gesso.



I then added Color Glows (separately) to Acrylic Fluid Medium and applied the 
colours to my compositions, spraying water here and there to allow the colour to flow 
and drying between each colour.

Once the colour was dry, I lightly dry brushed over the top of both to bring out the details.

Here is the composition using Color Glows on white gesso ...


And here is the composition using Color Glows on black gesso ...


While they do look quite similar, the Color Glows definitely do have 
a different effect on each gesso.


Products used on this project include the following:


I hope that this has inspired you to try this 13arts product 
on a project of your own.
Until next time!
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Monday, 5 April 2021

Let your dreams be your wings


Hello creative friends.
Today I am sharing an altered photo frame created as Brand Ambassador for Penelope Dee 
using the gorgeous Live Love Dream collection.
I love the botanicals in this collection, the blend of colours on the papers 
and the beautiful chipboard pieces to match.  One of my favourites for sure! 


I prepared the photo frame by painting it with Rustic Wilderness Distress Paint and then 
giving it a generous application of Mermaid Effect Paste.  


Once the paste was dry, I applied embellishment mousse over it here and there and then 
applied crackle mousse onto the top of both pastes, making sure not to cover everything 
so that the pastes would still be visible.



The chipboard embellishments were rubbed with the green paint and then 
heat embossed with white embossing powder.


The resin birds were painted with distress paint and then lightly rubbed 
with embellishment mousse.


Pretty cutouts, embellishments and flowers completed the project.


I hope that you like this project.
Until next time!
💙



 

Sunday, 28 March 2021

Cool art


Hi everyone.
I am sharing a 13arts project with you all today using a wooden canvas 
together with 13arts products and papers and elements from the gorgeous new bright and bold 
"Young and Free" collection.


I love the bright, vibrant yellows and reds in this collection and thought that this 
apple canvas would be perfect for these papers.
I adhered paper from the collection to the apple and then gave it a good cover with 
clear gesso.  I then diluted Garnet Color Glow and applied this to my canvas, 
spraying with water to allow the colour to flow.
I then applied red paint around the edges of and onto the canvas with a spatula.
Once the paint was dry, I used the same method with white gesso.


The resin pieces were painted with black gesso and then, once dry, were 
dry brushed with white gesso.


Once I had added all of my elements to the canvas, I combined black gesso with 
gel medium and applied this around the edges and onto the canvas with a spatula.


Here are some close ups of the details ...

 

13arts products used on this canvas include ...


I hope that you like this canvas.
Until next time!
💛

 

Thursday, 18 March 2021

Dreamer of Dreams

Hi everyone.  I am sharing a mixed media canvas with you today created as Design Team 
member for 13arts using the stunning new "Mr Handsome" collection.


I wanted to create lots of texture on this canvas so began by combining brown watercolour ink 
with white gesso and texture powder into a thick paste.  Once I had adhered the paper 
to my canvas, I stenciled onto my layout with this thick paste and then applied it around 
the edges of my canvas, using a spatula.



I then mixed Color Glow ink into gel medium and stenciled with this paste as well as 
applied some of it around the edges to break the brown paste.
I also mixed red bronze shiny powder with gel medium and applied this 
around the edges as well.



I wasn't happy with the colour of the thick paste as it seemed too light on the canvas so I 
diluted brown watercolour ink and painted it onto the paste which absorbed 
the colour beautifully.



I also added the diluted brown ink around my main composition, spraying it with water 
so that the colour would flow.



Products used on this canvas include:

  
  
  
  

I hope that you like this canvas.
Until next time!
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