Sweet but Sassy by Charmane Koch

Happy Tuesday Everyone! Hoping life is treating everyone well!

Today I am sharing with you a layout that has been WEEKS in the making! I've had this layout ready to go in my head but do you think I could execute it in REAL LIFE??? Not sure what the deal was, but it has finally come together & I just LOVE the outcome of it!

I had a few ideas in my head with this one - the Moonshadow Stencil I thought would make great "bubbles" I also was loving the thought of using the silver Mirror board to create "silvery bubbles" too...

I also wanted to create a 3D/layered effect so thought I would get out some ripped cardboard to gesso and colour with shimmer dusts/mica  powders...

I went on a bit of a Die Cutting frenzy using Silver Mirror Board & also white Cardstock...

I used the Calendula, DeVine, Moon Rock and the Good Time/Great Day Dies...

I test ran the colour combo for my cardboard... I used Peacock & Passion Shimmer Dusts, and also a touch of Steel Mica Powder too...

I gesso'd the Chipboard heart & little words, then used the leftover mica/shimmer dusts to match the cardboard... the heart I coloured roughly to match the rustic look of the cardboard.

I coloured the Wood Veneer letters without using gesso as I wanted them to be darker - I used the Cobalt Shimmer Dust for these.

My finishing touches to this layout was to add more of the Silver Mirrorboard Dies... tucked under and around the page...

The words were perfect for this too!

Once I got it out and positioned where I wanted everything it all worked out in the end!

I'll definitely be doing similar layouts as I still have a couple more photos!

How stunning is the Moondshadows range by the way???

Thanks for popping by & I hope I have inspired you!

XO Charm

Beautiful life by Suzy Loudon

Hello again. Today I cracked out the Shimmer Dusts again. One of my favourite Colour Blast products.

To begin with I spread Heavy White Gesso across my black card.

I started with my Duke  Colour Shimmer Dust. Sprinkling a little before water activating it. Using my heat gun I moved it around as I heated it as well as spraying it with more water as I went, continuing to dry.

I then added Cobalt  Colour Shimmer Dust. Using the same process & filling in all the gaps.

I gave my title a coat of Heavy White Gesso

Then added some small areas of Cobalt Colour Shimmer Dust.

Once dry I embossed it with Singin' The Blues  Colour Embossing Powder.(I forgot to get a process shot...sorry)

Using Cobalt  Colour Shimmer Dust. I coloured some flowers, using different intensities of the dust to vary the colours.

As I started to put my page together I decided it needed some splatters with some watered down Gesso.

Then all was left was to stick it all down. 

Here's some close ups.

Thanks for looking.

xxx Suzy

Sail Away by Suzy Loudon

Hi everyone. I'm back today to share another layout using the wonderful Colour Blast Products.

To begin with I spread Heavy White Gesso though a bird stencil.

 I activated Cobalt  Colour  Shimmer Dust with some water on my craft mat. Then using some scrunched up plastic wrap I dabbed the colour onto my card until I was happy.

I then activated Navy  Colour Shimmer Dust and did the same.

I sprayed some Coffee Colour Spray onto my craft mat, then added some water to dilute it a little. Then using my plastic wrap blotted it onto my page.

I mixed some micro brads with glue before spreading them onto a tag (with some washi tape on it). Once slightly dry I Sprayed my Navy Colour Shimmer Dust (I have a spray that I made up) over the tag and left to dry.

For my second tag I used the same technique as the background, but this time I didn't water down the Coffee Colour Spray with water.

I added some ribbon & charms on the first tag. And a wax seal on the second.

I cut out the Compass Die from the Postal Collection

My anchor chipboard I first embossed with Stormy Weather  Colour Embossing Powder. Then before it fully heat set I sprinkled Sienna  Embossing Powder, then Envy  Embossing Powder before fully heat setting.

I sprayed some flowers with Bling & Leather Colour Shimmer Spray.

Here's a few close ups after I finished putting my elements together.

Thanks for looking.

xxx Suzy

What a Babe by Michelle Henderson

Hi All - I'm back again, this time with a clean and pretty page - but still using some of my favourite Colour Blast products 😀

Here's a wee peek...

I started off with some white cardstock and my Colour Shimmer Dust in Sunflower, Candy, Passion and Cobalt. I wanted a pastel effect so I only put a little colour out, even then I ended up putting a lot of the Cobalt one back.

The photo on the left shows how much of the Candy I put out, and the one on the right how much I still had left when I finished. So concentrated!!

Using a soft flat brush I painted four large stripes.

For each of the stripes, I wanted a matching Colour Paste to stencil with. I chose Sunshine, Singin the Blues and Punch. I didn't have one to match exactly for the lavender, so I tinted some Rose Petal with a little Royalty which was perfect.

Using a stencil, I applied one colour at a time, waiting for the Colour Paste to air dry between each colour. That way I was able to match up the pattern each time.

It was hard to decide the rest of the design after that because I loved how it looked so much 😆

I chose a black and white photo because of all the colour already on the page. I used so many different collections from my stash to build layers and embellish!

I love how this one turned out, I hope you can take some inspiration from it too 😀