Showing posts with label pigment powder. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pigment powder. Show all posts

4 September 2017

Flower Parade | Ultimate Crafts


Hi Everyone, welcome to a new week.
I am still playing with the beautiful Bohemian Bouquet collection from Ultimate Crafts and designed by the talented Denise Boddey.
For this layout I have decided to keep it fairly simple as the papers do the work, they are just that pretty.

 


After selecting my background patterned paper, I die cut two of the String of Daisies Edge Die and then inked the edge in a matching pink ink. Next I die cut six of the Orchid Decorative Die.

 Using the Blue from my Anna Griffin Mix and Match Pigments I made up my own spritz to put some splats on my background paper. I then also used it to add some colour to some of the Bulk Flowers from Couture Creations.



 

Next I chose several patterned papers and and tore several different sizes.  I stapled them together to make the backgound mat for my photo.


Once the cluster of background papers were adhered to the base 12x12" patterned paper  I added my photo and then embellished around it using the die cuts, decoupage pieces and my flowers.

Here are a couple of close ups of the finished page.





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Thank you for stopping by today.  We hope you enjoy this wonderful new collection of papers, dies, stencils, stamps and other embellishments.  

Keep crafting.

Anita
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18 April 2017

Butterfly Wishes


Welcome back Everyone, today I'm sharing another creation I have made using the Rambling Rose collection from Ultimate Crafts.

I say you can never have enough cards in your collection, so when I get a chance to pump out a handful I do. 
This one unfortunately was destined for a home before I even started.


 For my base card I used one of the Couture Creations card and envelope sets.
After selecting the papers I wanted to use from the Cardmakers Set, I cut my selected papers to 5", 4.5" and 4" squares, distressed the edges and mounted them on to the card base.  
You will notice I mounted them off centre a little further to the right of the card than the left.



Next, I deconstructed one of the Camden Cottage Rose flowers removing the back two layers of petals.  I mixed up my own mists using the Mix & Match Pigment Powders in white and rose.
Firstly I spritzed the deconstructed flower and two of the Tied and Jewelled Florettes (I removed the crystals from the centre) in the white pearlised spritz and then dried it off quickly with my heat gun.  The rose spritz wasn't playing nice and wouldn't work so I had to improvise, so using a small paint brush I painted the edges of the petals with the pearlised spritz and then the centre of the rose.  The picture below is after I had finished 'painting' it with the rose spritz.  I wasn't the happiest with it but once I resprayed it with the white spritz and the pink softened I was happy with the end result.  Once dry I added some of the rose coloured pearls to the centre of each of the smaller roses.


Using the leaf die from the Rambling Rose die set, I die cut 4 lots of leaves.  To emphasise the veins on the leaf I took my white pen and drew them in.





Once I had all the pieces ready I constructed the card.  My sentiment came from the Ephemera pack, which I mounted it on some 3D foam dots. Once in place on the centre right of the card, I attached the flowers to the left of the sentiment.  The leaves were tucked in under the flowers and I added a finishing touch of some white spritzed twine.

 



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9 April 2017

Little Munchkin | Artdeco Creations


Hello again Everyone
Today I'm sharing with you a layout that I have created using the Rambling Rose collection designed by the lovely Sue Smyth.


 
 Here is how I created my page.

For my layout I wanted to use multiple photos, which is something I rarely do. 
I kept the photos smaller at 3"x 4" each in size.
I double matted each of the photos in a matching yellow and mauve to match in with the patterned paper that I chose for my background. When I matted the photo on the yellow I added an extra inch in length at the bottom of the photo so that I could add a strip of butterfly ephemera.
I used 3D foam tape on the back of one of the photos to give them different dimension on the page.



Next I die cut the Mini Sprigs die set 4 times.  I attached two sets to the back of each photo before adhering the photos to the background patterned paper.


For this layout I again did some more fussy cutting of butterflies.  The butterflies in Sue's collection were just made to colour and bling up.  They are just gorgeous.  Here is one of the butterflies that I prettied up for the layout.  I created this by inking the centre of the butterfly using a matching mauve ink and once dry used the Crystalina Glitzin' Glamour in the centre.
I added the Glitzin' Glamour in Crystalina to the other butterflies as well and once dry popped on one of the mauve pearls.




I slightly deconstructed one of the white camden cottage roses, taking off the largest two layers of petals, which I kept for another layout.  I then added a matching yellow to the edges of the petals and mauve to the centre.  I then spritzed it with water to soften the colours.  After it dried I then sprayed it with some adhesive and dipped it into some of the Anna Griffin white glitter and allowed it to dry.
The small roses were dabbed into a matching purple ink and then spritzed with water to soften the colour.  

 

The little alpha stamps from the Bunting and Stamp Set from the colleciton is just the perfect size and used it for Molly's name above the photo.
The chipboard title was created by mixing some of the Anna Griffin gesso with some of the mauve pigment powder and then added to the chipboard title.  
Once dry I dabbed some of the Crystalina Glitzin' Glamour over the title lightly.



To finish, using the altered flowers along with a couple of the jewelled florettes I made clusters on the bottom edges of both photos adding the altered butterflies. I added the the largest of the butterflies to a large 3D foam dot and adhered it between the two photos, scattered a couple more butterflies around the page and added the title.



 







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7 March 2017

Spread you Wings and Fly | Artdeco Creations


Hello Everyone!
Anita here again today to share with you a layout I have created for goodies from the L'Aquarelle collection.


For this layout I decided to concentrate on some stamping and mixed media, building the textures.

So have you gotten hold of the Couture Creations Anna Griffin mixed media products yet.  I have to say I absolutely love the gesso to prepare my papers as it is so light and it dries so quickly which is what I need due to my impatience when creating.  I also love love love the embossing paste.  It is just like beautiful light and fluffy buttercream icing.  
Below you will see the Mixed Media products that I have used on the layout.


To start the layout I have taken some Snow White Ultimate Crafts Cardstock and coated it with a light coverage of the Acrylic Gesso.  If you like you can fasten the drying process with your heat gun but be gentle as too much heat will make the cardstock curl.

Next in a small spritz bottle with water add a good mix of the green and blue Pigment Powders to mix to a shade that you like.  You now have your own customised pearlised spritz.
Spray the page where you want coverage.  I had issues with my spray bottle so I assisted the blending with my fingers to get a better coverage.
Once the my spray was dry I then took my embossing paste and the Daisy Batik stencil and added some more texture to the cardstock. 
I next took some black spray and using the insert flicked some black ink lightly across the layout.

Below is how my pearlised spray and embossed stencil came up.

 Next I stamped up the single flower from the Flowers & Flourishes stamp set, and also two of the butterflies from the 'Spread your Wings' set. 
I poured out a little of the pearlised spritz on to a plate and soaked up the majority of the moisture.  The remainder on the plate I used and painted on to the flowers that I stamped.  Make sure you use an archival black ink so that the ink does not bleed when water touches it.

 
Enjoy fussy cutting the four flowers and two butterflies.  
I used a couple of other stamps from my personal collection to add a few 'lines' of stamping to my page, I then hot glued some lace down the length of the page. 

After mounting the photo on 3D foam tape, it is then just about laying the flowers and butterflies.  I added a few extra butterflies just stamped on the cardstock and because I loved the dragonflies so much added a couple of them as well from the Spread Your Wings stamp set.  I also used the sentiment from the same set as my page title.
To finish the page I coloured some of the snow white 3mm pearls with black permanent pen and once dry to touch placed some over the page. 
To finish I drew a thin line around the edge of the layout to frame it.

Below are a few closeups of the page.





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Thank you for stopping by today.  
Until next time...... happy crafting.


Anita



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12 January 2017

A New Year Begins

Hi Everyone
Well I hope January 2017 has already started beautifully for you and you have all been finding some time for yourselves and get some craft on.
I have been lucky to have some time to craft even though I have still been working full time and have been having fun getting messy with this layout that I have for you today on the blog.



I really wanted to keep my layout simple so that all the attention is on the photo.  
I really love gold black and red together and this photo of my niece at Chinese New Year celebrations in Melbourne worked brilliantly.

To start I mixed up some of the gold pigment powder in with the gloss texture paste.  I kept adding powder until I got the richness that I wanted.


I then just smeered it across my black cardstock with a palette knife and then set it aside to dry.



 Next I coloured up more of the texture paste with a red colour to match in with the photo.

 

I used the beautiful new 10x10" stencil from the new L'Aquarelle range called Loving Flourishes and applied the coloured up texture paste to sides of the cardstock overlapping the gold.


My next step was heat embossing my title in the Super Sparkles Gold embossing powder.  I double embossed it so make sure it was super sparkly. I also head embossed several wooden stars from my embellishment stash.


I wanted to add dimension behind my photo so I die cut two of the On the Edge die Rosey Ferns Footer in red.  I attached a piece of cardboard on the back of my photo and then added the dies to the back of the cardboard backing before gluing it down over the dried texture paste.
 

Finally I added the embossed title and stars around the page and  I was done.



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