Words & Paintery June Challenge Mixed media Layout 'Icecream'

Hey all,

Time for the June challenge over at Words & Paintery! The mooboard is soft...

Give it a go, you have until July 15!

Upon seeing the colors and the text, the picture from our Summer Vacation (in the Netherlands) last year came to mind immediately. Connor was enjoying his Cornetto, at the waterside of a very picturesque spot. Can you believe this was actually near a bunker? To us it was an idyllic spot, but the hardship those soldiers must have endured is infathomable.

And in a few measly weeks, it will be time for Summer Holidays again,  already... Time flies!

Step 1.

Sometimes, starting out blank can be good.

Apply clear gesso on a white sheet of cardstock.

Step 2.

Use TCW Light & Fluffy Modeling Paste through the TCW stencil 564S, 'Organic Matter'.

The goal is to sort of mimic the structure of icecream...

Step 3.

First spray water, then drop and tap various shades of Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist onto your project. Allow them to drip down, just like a melting icecream would do. Spray or sprinkle more water or mists,  if the effect is not right.

Used Tattered Angels colors:

*Mint Julip

*Chalkboard - Splash

* Baseboard - Baby Girl Pink

Step 4.

Cut some pieces of board from a sheet of paper with board patterns, ink the edges and attach them to the desired position with staples and 3d foam. 

This paperpad is from Decotime (Action).

Step 5.

Die-cut leaves from metallic white and mint paper,

using Prima leaves dies and Aliexpress leaf die.

Create your composition using leaves, flowers and straws.

I added shells later on.

Step 6.

Color some wood icecream cones and a little square text block,

using white gesso and the Glimmer Mist colors mentioned above.

Die-cut the little heart-beat from white foam (die: Aliexpress).

Step 7.

When everything is in place, dab white gesso on the embellishments with a sponge first.

Allow to dry, then coat everything in a layer of Tattered Angels Glimmer Glam 'Chandelier'.

Because I use white gesso mostly every time before I use this product, I'm not sure the result is a reaction of both. Either way, the Glimmer Glam gives it a bit of a frosty feel, a milky gleem.

With sparkle!

Well, that about sums it up. Any questions and/or comments are always welcome! I hope to have inspired you to play along! I will leave you with some close-ups of my layout.

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"Some-bunny loves you" mixed media layout

Hey all,

Back to show you some more Easter crafting. Or I thought it would be approppiate to use this bunny picture of Connor and me, regarding Easter ;)
This layout is on the Canvas Corp Brands blog now, HERE. In their post you will find some step by step pics!

I'm no fan of the Snapchat pictures usually, but my brother did this one of Connor and me and I kinda loved it. Connor loved it too, he said we looked so sweet.
To enhance the spring feeling I used fresh and vibrant colors of Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, and a mosaic flower pattern as backgound. I'll show you the rest on the CCB Blog...

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HAPPY SCRAPPING!

Words & Paintery February Challenge, Art Journal Cover

Hi everyone!

Back to show you my designteam interpretation of the Words & Paintery February Challenge. I hope this colorful moodboard will inspire you to play along with us too. At first I wasn't sure what to make of the colors, but the team made some wonderful projects and I love my art journal cover too!

You have until March 15 to come up with something ;)

STEP 1

Get yourself an album with a cover you can embellish.

STEP 2

Apply white gesso on the cover, let it dry.

Then use a Prima stencil with TCW light & fluffy modeling paste to create a pattern.

STEP 3

Use another stencil, TCW "Art is" (261S), to create a little more patterned background. Through the CCB/TCW bloghop I got to work with this light & fluffy modeling paste and I ADORE it. If you use your heatgun the paste gets very puffy!

STEP 4

 Adhere some different frames and cover them in white gesso.

(Frames are from Prima, Action, Aliexpress.)

STEP 5

Since I recently bought myself a Bigshot, I'm learning to use it. I found that this craft foam runs very easily through the machine, gives volume and it's easily painted in another color. Finally some use for that stash of outdated crafting stuff. I don't remember what brand the die is from, but it's a tiny one. Diecut some of the figures, cut them into pieces and adhere them to the cover.

Later on I added a bit more on the upper right side, those frames needed to be connected more somehow.

  STEP 6

Use Tattered Angels glimmermists in the shades Apple, Pink Coral and True Turquoise,

and spray the cover.

Adhere the tea infuser to the cover. (This was actually the beginning of my project, to create something revolving around its oily colorblend.)

 STEP 7

Stamp some dots using a small Prima stamp, Versamark ink and

Frantage Embossing Enamel 'Aged Teal'.

STEP 8

Cover a chipboard/grungeboard letter 'A' with  bit of lace. aint the letter with TCW Gold Gesso. Add Prima Finnabair Texture Paste White Crackle, allow to dry on its own. Spray Tattered Angels glimmermists Apple, Pink Coral and True Turquoise. Add clear crackle medium and another layer of TCW Gold Gesso.

(Keep playing until you're happy with the result.)

 STEP 9

Add various embellishments like a metal lightbulb charm, little cameo, Scraberry's mask, Scrap Unlimited face, metal zipper pull, metal half birdcage, metal bird charm, wood window frame cut to size and metal wings from Scrapberry's.

Spray them in the colors glimmermist used before, and brush some TCW Gold Gesso over the surfaces.

STEP 10

Color the letters 'R' and 'T' with the pink and blue glimmermist and add a layer of clear crackle medium.

Use TCW Gel Medium and Prima Arts Stones in 2 sizes to give the project a little more depth and structure. Sprinkle some blue mica flakes over certain areas as well.

I'll leave you with some more pictures and close-ups, hoping to have inspired you to create something equally colorful and join our challenge.

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HAPPY SCRAPPING!