Small Things Grow with Great Love by Tracey Campbell

 Hello it is Tracey Campbell here with a Design Team share. Today I am once again sharing a layout that I have created using a mix of the wonderful Colour Blast by Bee Arty products and  the Fearless, Brave and Free Collection. The media I wanted to focus on for this layout is the delicious and versatile Colour Shimmer Sprays, I will show you a few simple ways to use them to create this layout of my eldest daughter Bronte all dressed up as a little fairy.

 Small Things Grow with Great Love

 

 First up I used grabbed the Confidence, Strength and Positive papers from the Fearless, Brave and Free Collection. I cut a 15 cm strip from the Positive - black and white side and put it away for a bit later on. From the Confidence and Strength papers I used Flower Power metal die and cut two sets of flowers from each paper. I also cut another set of flowers from a piece of scrap patterned paper that had the same tones of colours as the Confidence and Strength papers.

 

 Next I used a clear drying glue and built up the flowers by adhering the outlines of the flowers to the flower petals. Make sure that you mix and match the papers.

 

On a 12x12 sheet of white card stock slowly spray some squirts of the Blush Colour Shimmer Spray. I have found that if you press the spray bottle down slowly it sprays bigger drops of spray and this was the effect I was after.

 

 The photo below show the larger droplets of spray and the positioning of where I sprayed the Blush Colour Shimmer Spray.

 

 Once the Blush Colour Shimmer Spray was dry I sprayed Stormy Weather Colour Shimmer Spray through the Dusk Stencil. I used the packaging from the Dusk Stencil as a shiled over my 12x12 cardstock so that I would only get the Colour Shimmer Spray where I wanted it.

 

 Once dry I took the top off the Singin' the Blues Colour Shimmer Spray and used the straw to flick droplets over the Stormy Weather and Blush Colour Shimmer Sprays.

 

 In the photo below you can see how the base cardstock looks with the Colour Shimmer Sprays used three different ways.

 

 Next up I used the DeVine metal dies to cut out a few vines from white cardstock.

 

 I then sprayed them with Stormy Weather Colour Shimmer Spray.

 

 Here they are drying, I just wanted to show you that I did not drench them in the spray just enough to give a grey/silver effect to them.

Putting the layout together. Take the Positive strip that you cut way back in step one and adhere slightly off center on to the 12x12 cardstock. Make sure that you put the black and white (B-side) facing up. Using the Confidence and Strength papers from the Fearless, Brave and Free Collection, double mat a 6x4 portrait photo and stick onto the top of the Positive strip (see the final layout for the correct positioning). Next using 3 Dimensional tape adhere the die cut flowers so that they run diagonally across the base - run them over the Colour Shimmer Sprays and tuck them under the flowers.

The finishing touches. Once you are happy with how your flowers look tuck the DeVines amongst them. You can trim the DeVines down so that they fit. Cut out the word title "Small Things with Great Love" from the Free 12x12 Wordsheet in the Fearless, Brave and Free Collection. Snip it in half so that "Small Things" and "with Great Love" are two separate pieces. Use the 365 Alphas metal dies to cut out the word "Grow" from the Strength patterned paper and using a black felt tip pen outline the edges.

Lastly adhere some small paper flowers and pearl gems randomly over the layout.

Thanks for stopping in, I hope that I have inspired you to pull out your Colour Shimmer Sprays and metal dies and get creative.

Hugs

Tracey

 

Fabulous by Tracey Campbell

Hello everyone, today I am sharing a simple layout with you using a few bits and pieces from a mix of ranges. This is a great way to mix and match what scraps you may have left over from your stash.

First fussy cut some flowers, I picked this one from the Fabulous paper in the Trendsetter range. 

Tear the top off a 12x12 sheet of paper, I used the B side of Progress from the Art Farty range. Adhere it to a contrasting pieces of paper and tear it off so a thin strip is peeking out from underneath it. Adhere both papers to a 12x12 piece of cardstock.

Using some gel medium or glossy accents and a palette knife spread it over the top of the Sparkle Stencil.

In this photo you can see the positioning of where I have applied the small flowers from the Sparkle Stencil. Let it dry completely.

Spray some Sunshine Colour Shimmer Srap over the dried gel medium flower images.

While the Shimmer Spray is still wet place some plastic packaging over it and spray around, lift and repeat a few times to get a random layer of Shimmer Spray across the page.

Here is how the Sunshine Colour Shimmer Spray looks spread out over the stencilled flowers. Leave to dry.

 Once dry spray small amounts of Singin The Blues Colour Shimmer Spray across the page. Leave to dry.

Using the small flower bunch stamp from the All Class Stamp set and some purple ink, stamp the flowers on the page. I placed mine so that the flowers would peek out from under where I will place the photo.

Cut the fussy cut flowers into smaller pieces so that the can be distributed around the page. In this photo you can see how I have cut them up and positioned them on the page. Adhere with a good glue as it can be difficult keeping paper stuck down on top of mixed mediums. 

Lastly add the photo, a tirle and journalling. A simple page that is fun to create.

Thanks for stopping in and I hope I inspired you to try to mix up the ranges.

Happy scrapping.

Tracey

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

Winter by Suzy Loudon

How's everyone going with the winter chill? Well here's a layout that won't be warming you up.

 Before I even knew what I was going to do with this layout I used my Snow White   Colour Paste in a snowflake silicone mould & left to dry until I was ready to do my layout (it was quite a few weeks but a day would be more than enough)

For my paper I tore the edges of my top sheet before sticking it down onto another. To soften it I stuck bits of different laces & cloths in between.

Then using my Snow White  Colour Paste I spread it through a snowflake stencil.

I cut out some chipboard snowflakes with a metal die that I had, then embossed it with Singin The Blues Colour Embossing Powder.

For my chipboard title I first mixed Navy Shimmer Dust with Heavy White Gesso before painting "Winter". I then painted the rest with the White Gesso.

Once it was completely dry I used my Clear Shimmer Brush Marker all over it.

I tore some background paper to mat my photo & played around as to where I could put all my snowflakes.

After I started to stick things down I decided to do some splattering with some watered down Heavy White Gesso (I covered my photo before I did this)

While waiting for my splatters to dry I coloured my flowers.. I used my spray that I made up from Navy  Colour Shimmer Dust. All the blue flowers on my layout are using this spray (although I did dunk a rose or 2 straight into the bottle rather than spraying). I made a few darker than others.

As I was sticking all my elements down I decided my art stones needed more. So I coloured some with the Navy  Colour Shimmer Dust. Waiting till they were fully dry before gluing down.

Here are a few close ups.

Thanks for looking.

Xxx Suzy