Hi Everyone
Wow!! I can't believe it is nearly December. 2020 has been such a weird year and challenging year for all of us in one way or another, some of us more than others.
A large part of my immediate family were in Melbourne's lockdown and where their new normal is coming in to affect I love seeing the experiences they are all having to bring some normality back to their family.
For today's share I chose to use some photos of my gorgeous nephew Thomas choosing some flowers for his Mumma. The way he touched the petals in a couple of the photos and then choosing a bunch to give to his Daddy to pay for is just adorable. I hope I have done them justice.
This layout just brings a smile to my face 😄
To start my layout I work out approximately where i wanted to use the shimmer dust and then applied a layer of Heavy White Gesso to the white cardstock. Once the gesso was drive I sprinkled a small amount of Duke Shimmer Dust to the cardstock and lightly sprayed with water.
Remember to apply shimmer dust lightly. It is easier to continue to add more than apply too much to start and then not be able to bring it back.
Next I stamped a heap of flowers using an archival black ink using the flowers from the Floral Delights Stamp Sets No. 1 and No. 2. I used the Colour Blast water colours in Scarlet however you can colour them with whatever medium you have. Artist Inks from Colour Blast work equally as well. Once you have coloured them the way you want (I left some just white) fussy cut them out.
Once the Shimmer Dust has dried and you have it to the shade you like, using the Meridian Stamp Set stamp some circles to the cardstock. I added some splatters of red using the Scarlet watercolour pan.
I then mounted my photos on some chipboard offcuts and attached them to my page.
Next, using the Honeycomb metal die and the Flowers metal die, cut out a couple of flowers and one of the honeycomb. Cut the honeycomb in a couple of pieces.
