YOU ARE FOREVER MY ALWAYS by Linda Pearson

 Hi everyone ... welcome to my blog post showcasing how  I have used my favourite paper collection, Forever My Always Collection designed by Fiona Paltridge to create this journal page or scrapbook layout.  A very simple composition with lots of gold leafing and pen work to highlight the focal image or photo of choice.

Forever My Always Collection designed by Fiona Paltridge

https://beearty.com.au/collections/forever-my-always

Heart and Soul scrapbook paper (B side)

https://beearty.com.au/products/heart-soul-12x12-scrapbooking-paper

Gentle heart paper cut and colour sheet

https://beearty.com.au/products/gentle-heart-12x12-scrapbooking-paper-cut-colour?variant=32047921823847

My flower metal die

https://beearty.com.au/products/my-flower-metal-die

Diamond metal die

https://beearty.com.au/products/diamond-metal-die

You are forever my always sentiment card (Heart and Soul [A side])

 Magazine Image or own Photo

Leafing adhesive

Gold leaf sheets

Foam Tape

Sheet Gold Card

Gold paint pen

  

1.     Cut the Heart and Soul scrapbook paper down to A4 size or leave as is if creating a scrapbook layout.

2.     Lightly brush some leafing adhesive liquid randomly over the bottom and right hand sides of paper.  Add some touches of adhesive liquid around the top and sides also.  Allow the adhesive to dry off to a tacky consistency.

3.     Carefully add sheets of gold leafing to areas that are tacky, tapping with an old paint brush to secure to the page.  Buff the gold leafing with a soft brush.

4.     Fussy cut several flower sprays in both coloured and white outlined from the Gentle Heart cut out paper , highlight the edges of the cutouts with gold paint pen.

5.     Run the Gold and White card through the die cut machine using the Diamond metal die (2 gold and 1 white.

6.     Run the My Flower die through the machine with white card 2 times.

7.     Use the offcuts from the gold diecut cards and adhere to the back of the sentiment card.

8.     Place and arrange all the cut out pieces around the page to best suit the focal image or photo/s …

(a)  Place the three diamond cutouts so they are visible behind the focal image

(b)  Arrange the sprays and single flowers in place also

(c)   When happy remove focal image then spot adhere the all the elements

9.     When happy remove focal image then spot adhere the all the elements to page.

10. Add foam tape behind the focal image, then adhere to the page.

11. Adhere the sentiment card with double sided tape or adhesive.  Add outline details around all the flowers and leaves using gold paint pen.

Once again it has been such a pleasure to create using this awesome paper collection and I hope I have inspired you to include the Forever My Always collection again very soon.

Bye for now.

Linda Pearson

https://www.yourcreativepalette.com.au 

"FINDING BEAUTY" by Linda Pearson

  For my blog today I have created a scrapbook page using some elements from the Whispering Woods collection (designed by Sue Smyth).

Whispering Woods paper collection

Forest Favourites metal die

Forest Whisper A4 stencil

Natures Words 12x12” scrapbooking paper

Woodland Tags 12x12” scrapbooking paper

Birch 12x12” scrapbooking paper

Colourblast Embossing powder

Colourblast Mica Powder

Texture Paste

Heat Tool

Paint pen black fine

Foam Tape

Liquid adhesive

 

 

1.   Using the  add the floral section of the Forest Whisper A4 stencil with texture paste vertically over three sections of the paper.  Dry off.

2.      In this instance I mixed my own embossing powder using several different colours and textures to create a mixture to suit the colour palette (greens and pinks) of the page.

Lay the stencil over the dried texture paste add Versamark embossing ink through the stencil using a blending tool. 

Sprinkle the green embossing powder over the clear ink, heat the powder to set.

 

 

3.    Repeat the process for the flowers and pink embossing powder.  Heat set the powder.

Repeat for the other textured elements.

 

A.  B. 

4.    The above image A  shows the embossed textured elements, image B shows these sections after detailing with fine black paint pen.

 

 

5.       The joining tape has embossing powder added, again a mix was created using a variety of Colourblast Embossing powder and Colourblast Mica Powder (green/brown/gold).  Rub the Versamark ink over the tape then sprinkle the embossing powder.  Heat set the powder to activate. 

Tear the tape into 3 pieces remove the backing tape and place onto the page between the textured elements.

 

 

6.     Cut four tags* from the Woodland Tags 12x12” scrapbooking paper, distress the edges of the tags with black archival ink. *When cutting the tags cut an extra tag along the long edge to act as a band to adhere the tag to the page.

Arrange and adhere the tags to the page with liquid glue.

Run the Forest Favourites metal die, onto white cardstock, through the die-cut machine.

Emboss the die cut piece in the same manner as the textured paste stencil in step 1.

 

 

7.   Add photos to the flip out tags with photos cut to approximately 5 x 8cm.  Add 4 photos to the 4 tags.

Add the sentiment to the page backed with foam tape. Distress the edges of the word strips with black archival ink. 

 

Thanks for stopping by and look forward to creating for you again soon.

 

Cheers from Linda

linda@yourcreativepalette.com.au

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Bricks and mortar by Linda Pearson

 
For today’s blog entry I was feeling in a painterly mood and wanted to try out a new technique using a stamp in a different way.  I chose the City Lights stamp and the Distressed Bricks A5 stencil to create this painting.  The substrate I used was a canvas media board from Dina Wakely but a heavy cardstock (350gsm +), journal or canvas can easily be utilised.
 
Bee Arty products used in the project:
 
City lights clear stamp set
Shimmer dust – (assorted colours)
Mica powder – (assorted colours)
Distressed bricks A5 stencil (Rustic Dreams collection)
Catalyst silicone mini blades tool
Craft Powder Spoon
Darice 6 well paint palette
 
Bee Arty has a variety of stamps that could be used alternatively with this process:
Eye spy clear stamp set
Kind heart clear stamp set
New dawn clear stamp set
Serendipity clear stamp set
Time flies clear stamp set
Zen red rubber stamp set
 
Other products used:
Moulding paste (thick texture paste)
Dina Wakley media board
Dark brown (umber) fluid paint
Dark brown archival ink and blending tool
 
 

 

Apply a layer of texture paste through the
Distressed bricks A5 stencil (Rustic Dreams collection) over the top section of the media board using a Catalyst silicone mini blades tool.  While still wet apply a liberal amount of textured paste over the rest of the substrate.
 
 
 
 
Press firmly the City lights clear stamp set into the wet texture paste to form a good impression in the paste.   Remove stamp and allow to dry thoroughly as watery mixes of colour will be added to the dried paste.
 
 

 
In the Darice 6 well paint palette add small amounts of Shimmer dust in a variety of colours to suit the stamped and stencilled images.  Using a small round brush to colour the images as desired.  Please note: some colours were mixed together and some Mica powder was added to produce colours also.   Also the water mixes may activate the textured paste if not died sufficiently before adding colour to piece.  Allow to dry thoroughly when complete.
 
 
 
Add detailing to the image by using a darker brown (or appropriate colour e.g. black to suit colour choices).  A fluid mix is required and a fine liner brush to add the brown colour to the shape of the indented sections of the stamped image.
Distress around the border of the substrate with dark brown archival ink and blending tool.
 
Thank you for stopping by, look forward to sharing with you again soon.
Cheers from Linda
 
 
 
 
linda@yourcreativepalette.com.au
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Reality Changes by Linda Pearson

For my project today I was very excited to create using the brand new Saltwater paper collection by Amy Evans.

I went a little crazy with a variety of Embossing powders and Mica powders to create some awesome mixes to highlight the elements included.  As always this journal page could easily be adapted to include a photo image for a scrapbook layout.

Saltwater paper collection by Amy Evans

Ocean Floor 12x12 paper

Something Fishy 12x12 cut-outs paper

Under the sea A6 stencil

Aquatic Life clear stamp set

School of Fish A4 stencil

Waves metal die

White Cardstock – Bee Arty A4

Embossing powder – blue, teals, green, pinks, purples, yellow,

Mica powder – blue, teals, green, pinks, purples, yellow,

Shimmer dust -  blue, teals, green, pinks, purples, yellow,

 

 

Ocean Floor 12x12 paper

Something Fishy 12x12 cut-outs paper

Cut out several elements from the cut-out page e.g. 2 corals bunches, gold seahorse, 3 fishes (asst sizes) or as desired.

 

Ocean Floor 12x12 paper pounce Versamark clear embossing ink through the School of Fish A4 stencil, then sprinkle a mix of blue/green Embossing powder powders add some Mica powder – shimmery colours and glitter if desired, over the clear ink, then heat set the powder to activate.

 

A and B  Under the sea A6 stencil Add the octopus to the top of the paper with texture paste then, add the seahorse to the page also with texture paste , allow to dry thoroughly.

 

C  Add the School of Fish A4 stencil to the background of the Ocean Floor 12x12 paper then sprinkle a mix of blue/green Embossing powder powders add some Mica powder – shimmery colours and glitter if desired, over the clear ink, then heat set the powder to activate.

 

D Waves metal die – In this instance I used the waves dies as seaweed, coloured with blue/greens Embossing powders mixed with coordinating mica powders to add some shimmer to the elements.

Aquatic Life clear stamp set – stamp the shell, starfish and sponge stamps (twice) onto a piece White Cardstock – Bee Arty A4, with versamark clear embossing ink, then sprinkle with cream Embossing powder , heat set to activate powder.

 

 

Colour the textured seahorse with blue/teal Shimmer dust powders.  Once dry arrange the cut out and stamped elements as desired with shells and sponges covering the bottom of the page.  Adhere with liquid adhesive and mounting tape as desired to add depth to the elements.

 

 

Cut around some of the coral reef (printed on page) to allow some of the coloured shells etc can be tucked in behind for providing depth to composition.  Wrap the tail of the yellow seahorse around the cut coral piece.

 

Distress the border of the page using black archival ink, accentuate the distressing to the bottom area to add shadows to the reef.

 

 

 

Add the sentiment to the page using mounting tape, distress the edges.  Adhere 2 fish cut-outs to the card edges.

 

I hope you are inspired to create this or similar project using this gorgeous collection.  Look forward to creating for you again soon.  Bye for now from Linda.

 

 

linda@yourcreativepalette.com.au

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QUEEN OF QUIRK an art journal page or scrapbook layout by Linda Pearson

 

For today’s blog I was really pushed for creative time, yet it is amazing how you can produce a layout that you are really happy with despite little time and not much thought.  I hope you also agree the simplicity of this art journal / layout has enhanced the focus image and the elements used. 

Bee Arty products used to create this project:

White Cardstock – Bee Arty A4 200 gsm white and black

Gesso

Bee Arty Colour Spray  – (assorted colours) rainforest, oasis

Create metal die

Tracked stencil A4 (Road trip collection)

Encircled A4 stencil

Bee Arty Embossing powder (mix of stormy weather, snow white, bling, envy)

Versamark Stamp pad translucent

Texture Paste

Black ink or paint

Black Archival Ink

Vermillion Archival Ink

Blending tool/foam tip

Own image and sentiment

Foam tape

  

Run the Create metal die through the machine onto White Cardstock – Bee Arty  black cardstock. 

 

Spray the Bee Arty Colour Spray  – rainforest, oasis onto plastic acetate then spritz with water to mix slightly.  Place the white card over the inks mix, spread hand to rub inks across page.  Allow to dry.

 

Spread large drops of Bee Arty Colour Spray  – rainforest, oasis onto the card in both colours, then tap the card onto desk to encourage ‘dripping’ down the page.

 

 

Add white Gesso to the texture paste, spread the paste through the Encircled A4 stencil over two sections of the page.  Allow to dry.     

Using the number/alphabet section of the Tracked stencil A4 in three places close to the circled stencil.  Add black splatters around the page.

 

 

Create a mix of embossing powders to suit the background colours.  Use a blending tool and Versamark Stamp pad translucent pounce the ink through the Tracked stencil A4 stencil onto the black die cut image (Create metal die) .  

Sprinkle the embossing powder mix then heat set to activate the powder.

Distress the edge of the image with vermillion coloured stamp ink.

Back the image with cardboard off-cut smaller than the image.

 

 

Add the distressed and carded sentiment to the page.  

Tear the edges of the cardstock and distress with black Archival Ink.

I hope you are encouraged to create your own layout.

Bye for now from Linda 

linda@yourcreativepalette.com.au

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