Life is Better with ART in it by Charmane Koch

 Love my title? Life is definitely better with ART in it! Especially these days! It definitely has helped me through tough times! Nothing better than some "Art Therapy"!

Looking at ART makes me happy too! I am loving the Street Art around Adelaide that I have been seeing as we explore our own city!

Today I am sharing with you a layout that I have been slowly creating over the last few weeks...

I wanted to create a similar feel to the actual photo of Street Art that I happened to find while walking past a backstreet in Adelaide!

I started off by colouring White Gesso with Rainforest Colour Spray, I have then used the Drifting Leaves stencil around the 4 corners of the White Cardstock. With the left over Gesso I have smeared with a palette knife lightly over the rest of the page. I have then dried using a Heat Gun.

Next I have then used a palette knife to stencil the Rose Reveal Stencil with White Gesso...

I've waited for that to dry naturally {or I was too busy and couldn't continue!}

Meanwhile I have torn some cardboard from a box and painted with Gesso to use as a backing to my photo.

After that I have decided to use the Brickwork from the Pavement Stencil in the middle of my page to create the similar brickwork on the wall. I've used White Gesso again & dried with a Heat Gun.

Once everything has dried I have slowly coloured the Rose Reveal Stencil using Apple of My Eye & Blush Mica powders with a splash of water. I have also used Leather Mica Powder to colour the brickwork. This has been done in layers until I was satisfied with the colours.

I also stamped using the script on the Bokeh stamp lightly over the top in places on my layout to create a "graffiti" effect like on the door of the photo.

I have doodled around the edges of the stencilled background, so that the images are highlighted a bit more.

I have layered the photo using the cardboard, I coloured part with the left over Apple of my Eye Mica powder.

I have then added a swirl of kitchen string and flowers to add extra interest. And of course a Charms Creations Heart to match.

Thanks for popping by, I hope I have inspired you to create your own background using a stencil or two ;)

XO Charm

Remember by Charmane Koch

 Happy Monday Everyone! I hope it is anyway, in this craziness we call LIFE these days!

Hoping you are all well & able to cope with all the restrictions we all have and it isn't too confusing???? 

Anyway, I am here to bring you some INSPIRATION... this time using the BRAND SPANKING NEW "Embrace Change" Collection designed by the lovely Fiona Partridge!

I started off with using the Pavement Stencil, however, from the Destination Anywhere range, as it totally matched the photos I was using. The Embrace Change "Festival" & "Change" papers were the perfect colours to use though.

I matted all 4 photos I had using the "Change" paper. Then distressed the edges, and with Leather Mica Powder watered down I coloured the edges.

I used the gorgeous NEW Rosewood Colour Paste - this colours is just magnificent! I scraped it through the stencil onto the "Change" paper, a little at the top left of the paper, then on the bottom right.

I coloured the String Leaves Die Cut  & "Remember" wood veneer title using the Pine Embossing Powder  {in the Northern Lights Embossing Bundle} & Versamark Watermark Ink.

I also decided to use the "Change" paper to create a one of a kind Charms Creations Heart... of course this means it matches perfectly with the whole layout!

And after fussy cutting 3 of the gorgeous butterflies from the Embrace Change Collection, I stuck these on my layout to finish it off... 

They finished off the page nicely!

I am sure you love this collection as much as I do! It's just beautiful! If you haven't ordered it already NOW is the time! You can ORDER IT HERE!

Thanks for stopping by!

XO Charm

Family is Life by Charmane Koch

 Happy Friday Everyone! Today I want to share with you another layout I created at the Bee Arty Retreat using a mix of different Bee Arty products from different collections...

I started off using a Spread Your Wings paper as my base, and using modelling paste I have used the NEW Destination Anywhere Pavement A4 Stencil to create texture to my background. Once dried with a heat gun, I have used Leather Mica Powder mixed in water to colour the "brickwork" of the stencil.

I also coloured the scalloped heart Chipboard using the same Leather Mica Powder.

I also coloured the String Wreath Metal Die {cut from 350gsm White Cardstock} and the "family" chipboard word using Olive Sparkle Embossing Powder {found in the Sweet Stuff Embossing Bundle} 

 The Sweet Floral Metal Die I coloured with Olive Grove Mica Powder for the leaves & Punch Mica Powder for the flowers.

I matted my photos using the back of the Grateful Heart Word Sheet, and then distressed the edges.

I added some kitchen string from top left to bottoms right, paper roses and a Charms Creations Hessian Heart to finish the page off. 

I think the colours really work well together in this layout, and tying different floral elements together made this page work!

I hope that you are inspired and like the outcome as much as I do!

Thanks for popping by...

XO Charm

Imagine by Suzanne Franin

Hey Everyone Suzanne here

My turn on the Colour Blast Blog - make sure you check out the rest of the blog for lots of inspiration and check out the Colour Blast Kit Club - Check what kit would suit you 

It's so convenient everything you need all in one box 

I found this picture of John Lennon with the words to the song Imagine 

It's such a powerful song which we all need to read and do

I primed the canvas with the Colour Blast Heavy White Gesso

I used four different Colour Pastes - Apple of my Eye, Fire Engine, Sunshine and Tangerine Dream

 I used the four different Colour Pastes through the Memory Maze Pavement Stencil scraping each colour letting them overlap here and there

I liked the look of it as it was similar to the photo of John Lennon 

Here I'm rubbing some Dorland's Wax Medium over the paste - 1 it helps the paste from sticking to other thing and two it helps make the effect below (I'm sure there are lots more things I can use it for but we'll get to those)

Once I've heated where the wax is it bubbles all over and gives the pattern a really cool look

 

I sprayed a paper clay border with Colour Spray Carribean for a different pop of colour

I used Tim Holtz Idea-ology Small Talk sticker quote that I thought appropriate 

Here I used a Kaisercraft flower, a metal clock face from my stash and a Memory Maze Acrylic Deer Head

I used a Tim Holtz Transparency Globe an old Making Memories ribbon slide and a paper clay man from mum 

Thank you for visiting and I hope you come back soon x