Valentine

Art journal pages inspired by Marta Lapkowska

To make these pages I used a glue stick to glue two pages of a sketchbook together on each side.I put a layer of  clear gesso on, the glued on some images. I stenciled on a little texture paste.

To add visual interest I added micro beads, seed beads, sequins,stamping,tulle, mica flakes,Shimmerz Paints, Reneabouquet chipboard hearts,Tim Holtz Washi tape and metal,and Finnabair and Prima stamps.

The little claddagh at the bottom right is a sticker. The pink ribbon is silk,which I dyed. It's from my LSS, the Scrap Shack in Friendswood. The cherub is Bo Bunny.

The library card and music paper is from Prima, Wild And Free I think. There are some little pressed flowers. There's Clear Rock Candy Crackle in some spots, and on the little pink hearts. I even used a couple Jo leen stickers, and a little gauze.

I used a lot of gesso on the page. I painted around edges of things with Shimmerz Paints in Penny 4 Your Thoughts, and also Derwent Inktense Pencil, in Bark. I used a black marker pen around some of the texture paste.

I used some Tim Holtz metal. The lantern is Graphic 45 from Birdsong.

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

Live Every Day With Intention

 A page using Shimmerz paints, which are amazing! I've used a photo from free google, by A.M. Lorek. 

To make this page I applied clear gesso,then white gesso, to Prima paper. I applied texture paste with a stencil, then put the layers under the photo together. I tore off a lot of the surface paper of a piece of corrugated cardboard,and painted it with gesso. I added the photo with a layer of cardstock taped on, then watercolor paper.I put layers of foam core board between everything to add dimension, and to allow room to tuck things into.

I picked out chipboard from Reneabouquets, and painted it with Green Olive Shimmerz, Christmas Cheer Shimmerz, and Penny 4 Your Thoughts Inklingz. 

To add visual interest I applied micro beads, glass glitter, seed beads, pearls, rhinestones, Swarovski crystals, shells, a glass pebble, pressed flowers, a Prima flower, and chain.

The butterfly is by Reneabouquet. I added Steely Blue Eyes Inklingz on top of the green on the chipboard to match the photo better.

This shows some of the dimension of the page. I dabbed on gold mica powder to highlight some things. I used Prima moulds and Sculpy clay to make the shapes around the page. I painted with the Penny color around a lot of the shapes, and on top of the micro beads.

The stamps are from Prima and Finnabair.

I dabbed on gesso on different raised areas, so the page wouldn't be so busy.

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

Remember, if you put my name in the comments section when you order, you can get free paint!

Let it Go

 Art journal page, inspired by Marta Lapkowska.

Just Breathe

Hi everyone!Melissa here with a design team page for Shimmerz Paints! I have used a photo from free google by A.M. Lorek.

 What a pleasure it is to work with these beautiful, high quality paints!

To make this page I applied clear gesso to paper by 49 and Market. I applied texture paste with a stencil, then put the layers under the photo together.  I tore off a lot of the surface paper of a piece of corrugated cardboard, and painted it with gesso. I added the photo with a layer of cardstock taped on, then watercolor paper. I put layers of foam core board between everything to give dimension, and room to tuck things.

I picked out chipboard from Reneabouquets, and painted it with Dear John Letter Inklingz. I topped it with a thick layer of Ranger Clear Rock Candy Crackle. I later added Penny 4 Your Thoughts to the chipboard to help make the crackle visible.

To add visual interest I applied micro beads, glass glitter, seed beads, pearls, rhinestones, Swarovski crystals, glass beads,sequins, shells, glass marbles,pressed flowers and leaves, moss,gauze, Prima flowers, Vintaj and Tim Holtz metal, and chain. The big peachy pink flower is from 49 and Market. 

This shows some of the dimension of the page.

All the blue on the page is Steely Blue Eyes Inklingz.  All the brown is Penny 4 Your Thoughts Inklingz.  I dabbed on gold mica powder to highlight some things.  I used Prima moulds and clay to make the shapes at the left and right.  

At the end I added some stamping from Prima, and Finnabair.

Thank you so much for looking, and have a great week! Remember, if you put my name in the comments section when you order, you'll get free paint!

Start Each Day With a Grateful Heart

Hi everyone! Melissa here with a design team page for Reneabouquets!I've used a google free photo by A.M. Lorek. 

I love using these beautiful products from Renea's.

To make this page I applied clear gesso to Blue Fern paper. I applied texture paste with a stencil, then put the layers under the photo together. I took some corrugated cardboard, ripped off a lot of the surface paper, and painted it with gesso. I added the photo with a layer of cardstock taped on, then watercolor paper. I put layers of foam core board between everything to give dimension, and room to tuck things into.

I picked out Beautiful Board(B Board), painted it with Shimmerz Paints, and topped it with Clear Rock Candy Crackle.

To add visual interest I added micro beads, glass glitter, mica flakes, seed beads, pearls, rhinestones, crystals,glass beads,shells,glass pebbles, pressed flowers and leaves, moss, Prima flowers, Vintaj and Tim Holtz metal,chain, tulle, and tiny pieces of gold lace. I used Prima moulds and clay to make two pieces, and painted them.

I painted with layers of gesso, Shimmerz, Prima Art Alchemy paints,Prima waxes, and mica powders. 

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

You can find Reneabouquets here...

Reneabouquets

https://www.reneabouquets.com/

Reneabouquets Etsy Shop

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

Reneabouquets Blog

https://www.reneabouquets.blogspot.com

Reneabouquets Facebook Page

https://www.facebook.com/Reneabouquets.comandEtsy/

http://www.Reneabouquets.com

or here: 

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

Reneabouquet items I used:

Beautiful Board April In Paris Doily One Set Of 3 Laser Cut Chipboard  

Beautiful Board Small Victorian Scroll Border Laser Cut Chipboard  

Snow White Butterflies 

1.6 Ounce Beautiful Beads Bronze Teal Iridescent Pearls 

1.8 Ounce Beautiful Beads Unicorn Candy Flatback Pearls 

2 Ounce Diamond 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 Silver Microbeads 

Reneabouquets Trim - Wide Gold Embroidered Lace 

Prima Santorini Flowers ~ Fira 

Out of Limitations Comes Creativity

 Hi everyone! Melissa here with a design team page for Reneabouquets! I've used a google free photo by A.M. Lorek. 

It's always a pleasure to use such high quality, beautiful,products from Reneabouquets!

To make this page I applied clear gesso to Lavender Frost paper. I applied texture paste with a stencil, then put the layers under the photo together. I took some corrugated cardboard, ripped off some of the surface paper off, and painted it with gesso. On top of the cardboard I added watercolor paper, foam core board,and a layer of cardstock taped to the photo. I used double sided tape. The extra paper helps the photo lie flat, otherwise there's too much glare from warping when I take photos of it.

I picked out Beautiful Board (B Board),prepped with gesso, painted with Shimmerz Paints, and topped it with Clear Rock Candy Crackle.

To add visual interest I added microbeads, glass glitter, mica flakes, seed beads, pearls, rhinestones, shells, pressed flowers and leaves, lichen, Prima flowers, metal from Reneabouquets, Tim Holtz, chain, tulle,and tiny pieces of lace. Most of the paint is Shimmerz, but I also used Finnabair Sparks,Waxes, and Tattered Angels. I used gold and purple mica powder for highlights. I wanted to show the dimensions with the above photo.There's a total of 5 layers of foam core board.

I pretty much coated the background with gesso, because things just got too busy.

A lot of the raised areas of the chipboard and cardboard have gesso on them.I kept adding and changing colors to get something I wanted.I added a little Prima stamping at the end, and also rubbed on some Green Brocade Prima wax on different areas.

There's a lot of texture with all the microbeads and glitter.

To help tie things together, I brush a little gesso on almost everything, then add more paint, or mica powder.

I tucked in some pale aqua tulle at the sides and top of the layers. I glued a Butterfly Kiss on top there. The key has gesso, paint, and mica powders on it. I glued some rhinestones in the indentations at the top of the key itself, and tied on some white silk ribbon.Right by the key is a Tim Holtz charm. I glued in a piece of Art Alchemy paper by Stamperia, and topped it with Dimensional Magic.

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

You can find Reneabouquets here...

Reneabouquets

https://www.reneabouquets.com/

Reneabouquets Etsy Shop

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

Reneabouquets Blog

https://www.reneabouquets.blogspot.com

Reneabouquets Facebook Page

https://www.facebook.com/Reneabouquets.comandEtsy/

http://www.Reneabouquets.com

or here: 

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

Reneabouquets items I used:

Beautiful Board Ivy Heart Frame Set Of 3 Laser Cut Chipboard Frames  

Prima Lavender Frost 12 x 12 Paper Pad With Foil 

Lavender Fairy Dust Premium Paper Glitter Glass Butterflies

Butterfly Kisses Aurora Borealis Blue Double Side Printed Butterflies 

Key Set Of 2-Garden Gate Silver Metal Keys 

1.6 Ounce Beautiful Beads Bronze Teal Iridescent Pearls 

1.8 Ounce Beautiful Beads Unicorn Candy Flatback Pearls

2 Ounce Diamond Chunky Glitter Glass

2 Ounce Dark Purple Chunky Glitter Glass 

2 Ounce Gold Christmas Glitter Glass

3 Ounce Beautiful Beads Hand Tinted Glass Purple

1 Ounce No Hole Champagne Glass Microbeads

1 Ounce No Hole Gold Glass Microbeads

1 Ounce No Hole Silver Glass Microbeads

Reneabouquets Trim - Wide Gold Embroidered Lace

Prima Santorina Flowers ~ Messaria

Good Heart

I made this page just for fun. I've been watching a lot of Marta Lapkowska YouTubes lately. She inspired me to go buy a similar journal,and make these pages. I have learned so much from watching her paint.

The above is in direct sunlight, below is not.

To make this I brushed on clear gesso,then applied texture paste with a stencil and a credit card. I used Shimmers and Art Alchemy Paints,and Tattered Angels spray in purple and brown colors. 

I took a paintbrush and poured on Clear Rock Candy Crackle on the raised areas. I didn't brush or ink brown paint paint over the cracks so they're kind of hard to see. I outlined the raised areas with Derwent Inktense by holding a Bark colored pencil sideways and sort of scraping the top textures. I took a gel type pen and outlined a lot of areas. I rubbed gold mica powder on top. All the white is layers of gesso I sponged and painted on, to create some balance with all the detail I've used. In the end I used a lot of diamond glitter from Reneabouquets, I spread on glossy accents, then pour the glitter on. 

To add visual interest I applied microbeads, seed beads, pearls, rhinestones, pressed flowers, mica flakes, glass glitter, stamping, tulle, a metal tag, and more. The title sticker is from Tim Holts, as is the tissue paper butterfly. The stamping is Prima and Finnabair.

The metal tag is Tim Holts. I used Green Brocade Prima Wax on the page. 

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