STEAMPUNK PAPER DOLL by Linda Pearson

 Hi Crafty Bees! 

Linda here again with a mixed media project using a few components from the new Embrace Change collection designed by Fiona Paltridge.  Also I have incorporated the new amazing 'paper doll' process recently released by Michelle Grant Designs using some stamps and stencils from previous Bee Arty MGD collections.  I hope you enjoy the process of bringing the talents of these two amazing Bee Arty designers together ... enjoy!

BEE ARTY products used in project:
-   Embrace Change collection pack – designed by Fiona Paltridge
§ Perfect petals clear stamp set
§ Garden poem A6 stencil
§ Festival 12x12 scrapbook paper
§ Spice 12x12 scrapbook paper
§ Living 12x12 scrapbook paper  cut out sheet
-   Limited Edition clear stamp set – Time flies collection design by Michelle Grant designs
-   Scripted A5 stencil - Love and Grace collection designed by Michelle Grant Designs  
-   White Cardstock 350gsm  12"x12" 1 sheet
-   Embossing powder – bling, dusty charcoal
-   Shimmer dust  - lush and cobalt (dress),  velvet (hat),  passion and cobalt (wings)
-   Colour Spray  - mocha (watered down)
-   Colour artist inks  -  Marine (wings - watered down)
-   Black stabilo pencil
 
-   Sentiment words (washi tape)
-   Heat tool
-   Adhesive
-   Black archival ink pad
-   Watercolour paints / scribble sticks or equivalent
 
 

Stamp the Steampunk girl (Limited Edition clear stamp set) lengthwise onto a piece of White Cardstock 350gsm paper using embossing ink, sprinkle Dusty Charcoal Embossing powder over the stamping then activate powder using the heat tool.
 

 
Lightly draw a curvy body shape under the stamp, cut out shape, full length of card.  
 
 
 

Cut out a butterfly shape from the Living 12x12 scrapbook paper  cut out sheet.  Mix a little water in some Colour artist inks  -  Marine add a little Shimmer dust  - passion and cobalt to the ink then dab onto the butterfly wings to colour.  Allow to dry.
 
 
 

Mix a little water in some Colour Spray  - mocha (watered down) add a little Shimmer dust  - velvet to the Colour Spray  - mocha (watered down as before), paint in the hat using this mix.  Allow to dry.  Use water colours or scribble sticks to colour the face and hair.
 
 
 

Place the paper doll shape on the Living 12x12 scrapbook paper trace around the body shape then cut out and adhere to the front of the paper doll.
 
 
 

For the dress add Shimmer dust  - lush and cobalt to Colour Spray  - mocha (watered down as before), with a paint brush drizzle the shimmer mix over the dress shape and the collar.
 
 
 

Fussy cut the floral section from the Spice 12x12 scrapbook paper then adhere this to the Festival 12x12 scrapbook paper.  Add stencilling over the background Garden poem A6 stencil and Garden poem A6 stencil apply black archival ink through the stencils randomly over the page.
 
 
 

Add some stamping over the body shape using the chain stamp from the Limited Edition clear stamp set and the Scripted A5 stencil  .  Add some wording (washi tape in this project) to the page.  Adhere the wings to the shoulders.  Adhere the paper doll to the background sheet, bottom of shape tucked in at the bottom under the floral cut out shape (Spice 12x12 scrapbook paper).
Add shading around the shape using Black stabilo pencil blended. 
To finish off add some Embossing powder (bling) using flower and leaf stamps (Perfect petals clear stamp set), heat set to activate the powder.  Add black border around the page with Black stabilo pencil.

Thank you for stopping by and hope you enjoy this project as much as I had creating it.

project by Linda Pearson

linda@yourcreativepalette.com.au

 

The Frog Princess by Tracey Campbell

Hello everyone. Tracey Campbell here with you today with a fun layout using some of the awesome Find Paradise range designed by Fiona Paltridge. I have been struggling a bit trying to scrap this photo of my youngest daughter Paige dressed in a fairy outfit superimposed near this cute green tree frog, but couldn't find the perfect range until I got a hold of Find Paradise. So of course it was the very first layout I had to create with it.

For this layout I used the "B side" of the Entangled Pattern Paper, White Cardstock, Vellum, Foliage Stencil, Colour Paste in Apple of my Eye, Peach, Watermelon and Cool Mint, Unwind Stamp Set and Embossing Powder in Bling

Using the Foliage stencil, the Colour Pastes and a paint palette knife spread the colour paste through the stencil on to a piece of white cardstock. Note: as it is a large A4 stencil I anchored it down with some washi tape to avoid it moving.

Working fast, I spread the four different colours through the stencil. 

I was going to use the image the stencil creates as it is on my layout.....but inspiration took a turn. 

While the Colour Paste dried I used some clear embossing ink and Bling Embossing Powder to stamp the flowers from the Unwind Stamp Set on to some vellum. 

Using the lowest temperature on my heat gun I activated the Bling Embossing Powder. I did this very cautiously as I was not sure how the vellum would go with the heat - I had mental pictures of it curling or burning, but using the lowest temperature it worked. 

Next I fussy cut the flowers out.

I had an image in my head of all the fussy cut elements spilling down the left hand side of the photo so I committed and fussy cut all the foliage out too.  

Now that I had cut everything out I started building up the left side of the layout, trying to replicate the image I had in my head. I started with the larger images.

Then added the smaller elements. I used a range of glue and three dimensional tape to adhere and build height in the foliage clusters. 

When I was happy with the foliage I matted the photo with some vellum for a softer touch and positioned it to the right of the cluster.

Using some Thicker I created a title then added a few glitter hearts to finish off. 

It wasn't quite the image I had in my head, but I am happy with how it turned out - a fun cute page fit for a Frog Princess.

I hope that I have given you a bit of inspiration to pull out a large A4 stencil and have a play to see how you can use the image to create a layout.

Happy creating until I see you again.

Hugs

Tracey