Ribbons, Lace, and Good Intentions: November 2018

Friday, November 30, 2018

Remember the Now

Hi everyone! Melissa here with a page for Shimmerz Paints!I really enjoyed using these colors, they are so bright and bold. The quality and texture of Shimmerz makes them a pleasure to work with, they are just fun and delightful. I've used a photo from Google free, from Stella De Libero.

To make this page, I applied gesso, then texture paste with a stencil on paper by Prima's Lavender Frost. I painted the chipboard from Reneabouquets with Gold Glimmer Shimmerz,then applied a thick coat of Ranger Clear Rock Candy Crackle. I added more colors later. I made layers of corrugated cardboard and watercolor paper to go under the photo.

To add visual interest I added micro beads, glass glitter, metal glitter,mica powders, seed beads, pearls,glass pebbles, rhinestones,old jewelry,sequins, dried flowers, lichen, moss, cheesecloth,and small pieces of tulle. The bright green stripe at the left of the photo is Key Lime Shimmerz. Once I added that I started adding bright colors all over. The colors were fairly muted before.

The orange at the upper left is alcohol ink. The blue to the right of that is also alcohol ink. I dripped the blue on in several places.

The blue on the right of the photo, on the watercolor paper, is Ultra Marine Shimmerz .The gold to the left of it is Christmas Cheer Shimmerz,and further to the left is Peacock's Plume Shimmerz. The purple by the little white Reneabouquet butterfly on top is Plum Crazy Inklingz. The metal tag is Tim Holtz.

The bright purple at the top right of the photo is alcohol ink. Above that is Penny 4 Your Thoughts Inklingz.

I added the colors I've mentioned all over.

There's a lot of different colors because I wanted to pick up the ones of the dress, and yet have a good balance of dark and light.I kept wanting to add black,because of how much of it there is on the dress. The gold bead cap is by Vintaj.

The flower is by Prima, the metal 3 leaf is by Vintaj.

I put a lot of I Love You Onyxly Inklingz around the edges of the colors. I added Penny 4 Your Thoughts on top of most of it, I thought the black was too much for the page. I added white gesso stripes, blobs, and dry brushed small amounts to break up the intensity of the colors. I dotted some Pink Caviar Shimmerz on to pick up the flowers in the dress.

Thank you so much for looking, and have a great week!

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Choose Your Own Path

Hi everyone! Melissa here with a design team page for Shimmerz Paints! I love using these richly colored paints, they're amazing.I've used a photo from Google Free, by A.M. Lorek. I have done this for the November Color Team Challenge. I picked Olive U Truly Inklingz, a soft green color. I added other paints to complement it.

To make this page I made layers of corrugated cardboard, watercolor paper, and small pieces of foam core board,and the photo. I sponged on gesso to the Lavender Frost background paper by Prima. This was so the paint wouldn't soak into the paper. I stenciled on texture paste,glued on mesh type pieces on the top and bottom, then put on the layers with the photo.

I started adding chipboard by Reneabouquets, the frame pieces were painted with Olive U Truly. I added Clear Rock Candy.

To add more visual interest I added micro beads. seed beads, rhinestones, Swarovski crystals,lichen, feathers, pressed flowers, shells, resin pieces from Prima and some I'd made,pearls, charms, metal glitter, distress glitter, and metal from Tim Holtz. The white butterfly at the top is from Reneabouquets.

For the purple I used Imperial Amethyst Inklingz. Almost all the brown is Penny 4 Your Thoughts Inklingz.The gold is mica powder. I also rubbed on silver mica on the background.

I used a few small pieces of lace, cheesecloth, and tulle.

The moon face is from Stamperia.

The white flower at the bottom middle is from Prima. The gold bead cap is from Vintaj.

Thank you so much for looking, and have a great week!

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Live By Your Own Rules

Hi everyone! Melissa here with a design team post for Reneabouquets! I have used a Google free photo by A.M. Lorek. I was pretty happy that almost all of my supplies from Reneabouquets were just what I needed. I sponged some gesso on Prima's Lavender Frost, then applied texture paste with a stencil and a credit card. I prepped the Beautiful Board(B Board)with gesso, then painted it with Shimmerz. I applied a thick coat of Ranger Clear Rock Candy Crackle. I mounted the photo with some layers: using double sided tape I put cardstock behind the photo. I find that this helps the photo lie flat. When I get the images from CVS, they are curled. Even lying in tons of books, I couldn't flatten them. I put a single layer of foam core board on, then watercolor paper, 2 layers of foam, then corrugated cardboard I'd ripped some of the surface off of. There's one more layer of foam between it and the background paper.

I started applying all the embellishments. To add visual interest, I added:microbeads, glass glitter, metal glitter,distress glitter, seed beads, pearls, crystals, rhinestones, pressed flowers, dried moss,pieces from floral picks, a Prima flower,shells, metal from Reneabouquets, Tim Holtz, and Vintaj. You can also see tulle, cheesecloth,sequins, chain, and a little stamping too.

As I added items, I whited areas out with gesso to keep things balanced. I added more color to the B Board with Prima Finnabair Art Alchemy paints,alcohol inks, and rubbed on mica powder all over the page.

I did a lot of dry brushing, where you put a small amount of paint on the brush, and apply it gently over the surface.

I used a lot of diamond chunky glitter glass, I sprinkled it on any of the pale pink Shimmerz Paint when it was wet.

I drew out the beads from the woman's headdress with seed beads. I think copper and purple look great together.

I painted some of the flower with gesso, and sprinkled microbeads, seed beads, and glitter on.

I love the brass key from Reneabouquets, I've used them in a number of pages. There are little holes on it that you can put pearls or rhinestones on.

I like to use metal, it gives a page depth and strength.

I guess you can tell I love adding detail!

Thank you so much for looking, and have a great week!

List of products used:

Beautiful Board Large Beautiful Day Elegance Frame

Prima Lavender Frost Paper Pad With Foil

Beautiful Board Beautiful Bits - Stars

Prima Santorini Flowers~Fira

Reneabouquets Tarnished Brass Pocket Watch

Key Set Of 2-Garden Gate Bronze Metal Keys

.4 Ounce Beautiful Beads Unicorn Candy Flatback Pearls

.4 Ounce Beautiful Beads Candy Choose Color Flatback Pearls - I chose lavender

1.6 Ounce Beautiful Beads Bronze Teal Iridescent Pearls

2 Ounce Diamond Chunky Glitter Glass

2 Ounce Dark Purple Chunky Glitter Glass

2 Ounce Pink Chunky Glitter Glass

2 Ounce Gold Christmas Glitter Glass

3 Ounce Beautiful Beads Hand Tinted Glass Purple

1 Ounce No Hole Gold Glass Microbeads

1 Ounce No Hole Rust Glass Microbeads

1 Ounce No Hole Champagne Glass Microbeads

1 Ounce No Hole Plum Glass Microbeads

Come and see all the beautiful things at Reneabouquets:

http://www.Reneabouquets.com

or here:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/Reneabouquets ...

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Fairy Lantern

Hi everyone! Melissa here with a Beautiful Board Explosion Ornament from Reneabouquets! I love all the intricate cuts on this piece, they are just so beautiful. I'm going to hang this on my Christmas tree, and til then I'll have it on display in my kitchen.

To make this ornament I prepped all sides with gesso. To put it together I put the ballerina on with the stand that's provided. I took the bottom piece by the handles,and lifted it up as far as it would go. It fits around the piece with the ballerina on it, a little like putting a leg warmer on. Beautiful Board Ballerina Explosion Ornament, Box,Gift Holder If you go to that link, you can see more directions and photos.

I put the butterflies on first, and worked around them. To add visual interest I added microbeads, seed beads, crystals, glass beads,pearls, metal glitter, glass glitter,distress glitter,sequins, moss, lichen,pressed flowers, paper flowers,tulle, cheesecloth, silk ribbon.I used Glossy Accents to attach everything. I fussy cut pieces from Graphic 45 Fairy Frost.I used pale colors of Shimmerz Paints, mica powder,and Art Alchemy paints.