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Hello creative friends.

I am sharing another layout as Brand Ambassador for Penelope Dee

using the beautiful new SIENNA collection.

I love the Autumn shades of this collection and my  

photo matched the papers perfectly!

I cut the woodgrain paper from the collection 

and adhered it to the floral paper.

I chose to not do any mixed media and stenciling 

on my layout this time, but instead painted 

a few resin pieces in black gesso and then 

lightly rubbed them with orange wax.

I fussy cut elements from the cut-out sheet

and adhered these around my layout and

around my around my main composition.

I also used a few of the chipboard and leather

embellishments from the collection.

I hope that this layout inspires you to 

create one of your own.

 

Hi everyone.

I am sharing a new layout as inspiration for the 13arts

April mood board challenge with you all today.

The monthly mood board challenge at 13arts is a fun way to explore different 

colours and themes that you might not always choose and so give you 

an opportunity to venture out of your comfort zone.

Visit 13arts' page on Instagram for the rules of the challenge, 

but remember that there is an amazing 13arts prize to be won 

and don't forget to use the #13artsApr22.

I stamped onto the edges of one of the sheets 

from the collection with embossing ink 

and then added white embossing powder to the 

stamped images, shaking off the excess powder 

before heating it with a heat gun.

I then cut another sheet from the collection and 

raised and adhered it to the pink paper, lightly 

distressing some of the edges.

I also tore some of the edges which I had 

cut off the one sheet and adhered these 

ound my main page.

I prepared the background of my main page by applying 

white gesso mixed with Texture Paste and leaving it to 

dry naturally in order to bring out all the cracks.

I also added stenciling to the bottom of the page

beneath my main composition.

Once the paste and stenciling was dry, I added 

pink and coral watercolour paint to the page,

spraying lightly with water to allow the colour

to run down the cracks and stenciling.

Chipboard pieces were heat embossed with

white embossing powder.

I hope that this layout inspires you to create one 

of your own with these amazing 13arts products.

 

Hello creative friends.

I am sharing another layout as Design Team member for 

2Crafty Chipboard with you all today using their 

gorgeous chipboards as well as papers 

from the Penelope Dee "Live Love Dream" collection.

I painted most of the chipboard pieces with 

pink paint and then lightly rubbed them with 

gold and emerald waxes.

The title and leaves were heat embossed 

with gold embossing powder.

2Crafty Chipboard pieces used ...

I hope that this layout inspires you to create one 

of your own with these beautiful chipboards.

Explore Dream Discover

 

Hi everyone.

I am sharing a new layout today as Brand Ambassador 

for Penelope Dee using the gorgeous new SIENNA collection.

I love this new collection which has rich Autumn tones with 

paper and elements perfect for Travel.

I prepared this layout by cutting the Africa out and raising 

and adhering it to one of the other papers in the collection.

I then stenciled onto my background paper with 

modeling paste.

The circular chipboard elements were coloured with 

yellow ink and then lightly rubbed with brown drops.

The chipboard title was lightly rubbed with 

the same brown drops.

I hope that this layout inspires you 

to create one of your own.

Love makes us family

Hello creative friends.

I am sharing a layout which I prepared recently as

Brand Ambassador for Penelope Dee

using the gorgeous, floral Rose Garnet collection.

I love the pinks, burgundy and green in this collection.  

So beautiful and feminine!

I fussy cut many florals from the cut-out sheets to layer 

around my photograph.

The chipboard frame and heart with coloured with

a deep pink ink and then lightly brushed

with white embossing powder before

heat setting.

The title and small heart were painted with green paint

and then also lightly heat embossed in white.

Resin branches were painted with the same

green paint and then lightly brushed

with white gesso

What a stunning collection.  One of my 

favourites for sure.

I hope that this layout inspires you to create

one of your own.

 

 

Hello creative friends.

I am sharing a new layout with you all today as 

Design Team member for 13arts using papers and embellishments 

from the beautiful new "Magnolia Dreams" collection.

I used the photograph which I had to create a soft, romantic and 

almost shabby chic layout.

I used stencils from two of the other new collections by

adding the new "Labradorite" Color Glow to gel medium

and then stenciled around my composition with both stencils.

I coloured the chipboard pieces with the same Color Glow.

How beautiful is this collection!

I hope that this layout inspires you to create one of your own 

with this beautiful new collection.