Love and Peace

Hi everyone, I've been playing with another art journal page, but remember these techniques could be used on a card or layout just as easily.

I prepared my page using gesso and allowed to dry, then used Colour Spays and Shimmer Mist Sprays to created background colour and patterns.

Draw a large heart and paint outside it with opaque paints (yes, you cover some of your work!)  I used Fire Engine and Bling Colour Paste through a stencil to add patterns.

Mix various Colour Shimmer Dusts with gel medium or texture pastes and use through other stencils.

Keep adding patterns and textures, have fun!

I added Snow White Colour Paste through a bubble stencil, and drew some accents with a white journal pen.

The completed page and some close ups.  (Wish I could capture the sparkle in photos.) 

Thank for visiting,

happy scrapping,

Tina

Products used:

Colour Spray- Love, Road Base, Saffron, Lush

Shimmer Spray- Deep Water, Just Blue

Colour Paste - Deep Water, Snow White, Bling, Fire Engine,

Colour Shimmer Dust - Sunflower, Candy

Life Is Beautiful canvas

 Hi there everyone! 

Don't you just love the new Lindy's colour combo for April?

 

Here's my latest creation, a reverse canvas using Lindy's products along with a few stencils and Couture Creations dies and flowers.

 

 

These colours are fun, and remind me of spring, so naturally I had to use a butterfly, and some flowers.

 

So .....would you like to know how I created it?  Here's my tutorial!

 

1. Apply gesso through a variety of stencils, and allow to dry.  Repeat the process using texture paste.

2. Mix a very small amount of Magnolia Magenta Gold Magicals into some gel medium and mix well.  Add more Magicals if required. Check out the colour change as the magicals are mixed, the intensity of colour is fantastic!  Apply using a stencil and allow to dry.

3. Mist canvas slightly with water and spray patches of  Pink Ladies Pink, Tilt-a-wheel Teal, and Magnolia Magenta Gold.  Allow to dry before spraying Summer Loving Sun so you don't get too much colour mixing.

4. Spray Greased Lightning Green through a leafy stencil and allow to dry.

5. Colour your flowers using a variety of techniques.  I altered these ones from Couture Creations by spraying directly (top left),  painting the centre and transferring colour to the petals using a baby wipe with a small amount of mist on it  (bottom left), spray centre and use baby wipe on outer petals (top right), and just using the baby wipe on raised edges (bottom right).

6. Ink dragonfly, apply Aurora Amethyst embossing powder to the outer wings, and shake off excess.

 7. Cover the rest of the dragonfly with Sunset Yellow Orange embossing powder and melt using heat gun. Emboss diecut leaves using Oakleaf Olive.    Layer your flowers and embellishments on your canvas.

My butterfly was embossed using the technique described above. The quote was embossed with Oakleaf Olive, and the scalloped piece with Tilt-a-wheel Teal embossing powder.

I hope I've inspired you to get creative today.

Happy scrapping,

Tina

Mixed media layout for Lindy's

Hi everyone.

The layout I'm sharing with you today was created using some of the colours from the April Limited Edition set.  They went perfectly with the photos taken during a trip to Melbourne last year, visiting the famous bathing huts at Brighton Beach.

 

 

Here's how I created it....

 

Paint a thin layer of gesso over your cardstock.  Once dry, layer various mediums through stencils and allow to dry.

 

 

Lightly mist with water so the mists spread and blend better.   This will give you more of a watercolor effect.  Spray Summer Lovin Sun, Magnolia Magenta Gold, and Tilt-a-wheel Teal in patches, then allow to dry.

 

 

 

Flick some of the colour onto your page, create splats and drips if you like.

 

 

 

Cover chipboard title with embossing ink, and cover the top half with Tilt-a-wheel Teal embossing powder, and return excess to container.  Repeat using Aurora Amethyst on the bottom part, heat, then repeat the process again so your embossing is nice and raised.

 

 

 

Add some gems to embellish, and don't forget your journaling!

 

 

 

 

Thanks for visiting the blog today.

Happy Scrapping,

Tina

 

"Be Yourself" layout for Lindy's Stamp Gang

 Hello again!

I love getting messy with mists and creating textures, so I had heaps of fun creating this layout!  

 

 



Here's my tutorial.

 

 

Apply embossing ink through a stencil, and sprinkle Queen Sheba Silver embossing powder in patches.

 

 

Return excess embossing powder to container, and then sprinkle Angel Wings Gold over the remainder of the embossing ink. Melt using a heat gun.

 

 

 

Spray in patches and paint some of the individual bricks using Cosmopolitan Pink, Cape Cod Coral, & Down The Rabbit Hole Starburst sprays, and South Shore Sand Flat Fabio.

 

 

Add some stamping.

 

 

Apply modeling paste through a stencil, allow to dry.  Spray with Shabby Turbine Teal and Cest la vie Cerise, then add splats with Toto's Tornado Black.

 

 

Emboss chipboard using Siver Moon Mistletoe,  and emboss Couture Creations Heartease 'Mirabilis' diecuts with Angel Wings Gold. 

 

 

Of course you need to add some journaling.  I tend to write mine quite small as I don't want it to dominate the page, plus I don't really like my own handwriting.  But it will be important to the future generations to have your own writing on your pages. 

 

 

 

I added a little Tainted Love Teal Starburst spray in places to create extra contrast.

 

 

 

 

Happy scrapping,

Tina

 

Tag tutorial for Lindy's Stamp Gang

 

Hi everyone, today I've got a tutorial on how to make this sweet tag.  It's part of a large 60cm by 90cm canvas that I am creating with around thirty tags.  It will be  showcasing a variety of techniques and mediums, but all featuring the gorgeous products by Lindy's, as well as Couture Creations dies.

 

Here's is my tag....

 

 

I sprayed my muslin using "I'm Late, I'm Late Slate" and "C'est la vie Cerise"

(The lace was used on a different tag which I'll show you later on)

 

 

I actually used the Couture Creations "Honeypot" die as a stamp with the "C'est la vie Cerise" spray to create a subtle background layer.  I then stamped a crackle pattern in black ink.  I die cut "Honeypot" and heat embossed the cut using "Angel Wings Gold".  I then attached the muslin and diecut as shown.

 

 

I cut two of the "Classic Vine" die, using one to frame my photo, with the second one layered underneath. This is where I got a bit tricky.  I mixed some "Merry Go Round Green" embossing powder with "Morning Glory Azure" and embossed the top diecut. 

 

 

Then I wanted a slight contrast and to make it darker for depth, so I added a little "Queen Sheba Silver" embossing powder to my custom mix and heat embossed the second diecut. 

(You can see the colour difference in the photo below.)

 

 

And just for a little extra inspiration, here are a few more tags I created using the March Challenge colours.

 

 

Happy scrapping,

Tina