Laguna Beach

Hi! Melissa here with a new page, I've used a photo my husband took at Laguna Beach, California. I was thrilled to be there. There's just nothing better than being at the beach. This is a boardwalk that goes a long way, and we walked on it for awhile. This is one of the most gorgeous beaches I've ever seen, I am so in love with California. I lived there for about 5 years. 

Reneabouquets & Crafty City is doing a fun Collaboration Called Paradise In August! So grab your FAV Paradise Treasure Box, and join both the Reneabouquets & Crafty City Design Teams as we team up to inspire you for the month of August!!

I've used Paradise Treasure Box #2

To make this page I took Mintay Paradise paper, and put gesso on with a cosmetic sponge. I applied texture paste with a stencil, then put together the layers with the photo, I used watercolor paper and corrugated paper. I put pieces of cardboard between the layers to add dimension.  I painted the Bboard with Shimmerz Paints,then applied a thick coat of crackle paint.

To add visual interest I added glass glitter,pearls,sequins, pressed flowers and leaves,gauze, pink and black tulle, shells, glass balls,fussy cut images from the Paradise Paper collection, and metal pieces from the Treasure Box. I cut up a little of the pink tulle and glued it on the page, and tucked a little in the layers of the photo, on the left.

I used White Gold Prima wax on the metal frame, and dimensional magic over a piece of Paradise paper. The Prima wax is all over the embellishments on the page, I used it to kind of tie things together.

I painted the gauze with Amsterdam gold ink. I painted on a few colors of Tattered Angels in lavender and blue. I used Shimmerz Inklingz in a pink color, and a teal color on the watercolor paper and corrugated under the photo and at the bottom of the page.

There's a lot of sand chunky glitter at the bottom of the page.

The mermaid has the same White Gold wax on. You can see I used gold mica powder here on the glitter, and on other places on the page, to highlight the texture.

Under the butterfly on the left and on other areas of the page, I used Mermaid Shard glitter.

I brushed on white Amsterdam ink in a couple areas to make the page less busy, and rubbed on silver mica powder on a lot of the page. I used one of Renea's gorgeous butterflies at the left of the photo. I use them, or dragonflies,on every page I make.

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

For Treasure Box #2:
Splash Into A Creative Paradise!! This Reneabouquets Treasure Box #2 is loaded with lots of gorgeous products that will have you reaching for it over and over again to create your Summer Arts, Crafts & DIY Decor Projects!! Each item in this box was selected by the Reneabouquets Design Team & is cooridinated beautifully to make creating your own Beautiful With An Edge Art a breeze!

This Treasure Box Includes:

1 Yard-White Shell Lace1 Yard Pink Tulle Lace - I used a little Pink Tulle Lace

l Frame, 1-Mermaid Charm, 1-Teal Orb, 1-Ocean Blue Orb, 1-Teal Sea Shell, 1-Ocean Blue Sea Shell - I used all of these except the Ocean Blue Orb and Sea Shell

1 - .6 Ounce Jar Beautiful Beads Iridescent Pearls Mermaid - I used a lot

1 - .4 Ounce Jar Beautiful Beads Flatback Pearls Mermaid - I used a few

1 - .5 Ounce Jar Sand Chunky Glitter Glass - yes

1 - .5 Ounce Jar Mermaid Shard Glitter -yes

1-Large Printed Beautiful Board Laser Cut Chipboard - no

1- Large Patina Lilac Heart Frame -no

1-Package Beautiful Board Laser Cut Chipboard Ocean Bubbles Texture Panel -yes

1-Package Beautiful Board Laser Cut Chipboard Follow Your Heart Compass -no

1-Package Beautiful Board Laser Cut Chipboard Small Seashell Sea Horse - no

1-Package Beautiful Board Laser Cut Chipboard Chunky Chain Links Frame Set -no

1-Package Winter Teal Sky Glitter Glass Butterflies - I used one

1-Package Tiny Treasures Butterflies that includes: 2-Darling Yellow, 2-Sweet Pea Pink 2-Snow White Glitter Glass Butterflies -no

1-Package Teal Pendant Dragonflies -no

1-Package Tiny Treasures Dragonflies that includes-2- Pendant Pink, 2-Suncatcher Teal, & 2- To Uranus & Back Glitter Glass Dragonflies - no

Link For Treasure Box #2: https://www.reneabouquets.com/product-page/paradise-treasure-box-2



Want to take an additional 10% off your Reneabouquets Treasure Box on top of the already Discounted Price?
Use Coupon Code: (put your DT coupon Code here) (must be ALL CAPS) Copy and Paste the Coupon Code Into the Promo Code Box at checkout and 10% will be taken off your Treasure Box. Only one coupon per order, please. Treasure Boxes are available on the Reneabouquets Website Only. Coupon Codes can not be combined.
Coupon Code:
PARADISEMELISSA

Shop for your Treasure Box Here:
https://www.Reneabouquets.com

You can Shop for your Mintay Paradise Paper Collection and Prima Flowers here:
Website:
http://craftycity.com/index.php?route=common/home

Mintay 12 x 12 Paradise Paper
http://craftycity.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=169&product_id=1743

Mintay 6 x 6 Paradise Paper
http://craftycity.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=169&product_id=1753

Prima Flowers:
http://craftycity.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=94_171_180

Crafty City has a sale for this collaboration as well! For 10% off at Crafty City use the code: Goldsand!!

Be sure to join us on Facebook at  Reneabouquets Artists With an Edge page and share all of your beautiful projects using ReneaBouquets! We feature a shared project every Friday there and at the end of each month one of those features is drawn and receives a $15 gift certificate to ReneaBouquets!