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Monday, November 25, 2019

Be You,Bravely



Hi everyone! Melissa here with a design team page for the amazing Shimmerz Paints. I love these paints, they're so easy to use, and the colors are so rich!I've used a photo from free google, by Stella de Libero.




To make this page I applied clear gesso to Prima's Moon Child paper.
              
 I put the layers under the photo together,including taping on card stock under the image to make it stronger. Below that is a layer of watercolor paper, and at the bottom is corrugated cardboard. I tore off most the paper from the surface of the cardboard, and painted it with gesso. While it was wet I poured on UTEE, and heated it until it was just melted. I put two layers of cardboard between the layers to add dimension. 

I painted Prima Moon Child paper with clear gesso, then applied texture paste with a stencil and a credit card. I poured on Ultra Thick Embossing Powder (UTEE) onto the paste, and heated it with a heat gun. Don't use Hobby Lobby brand texture paste, it takes way too long to dry,even with a heat gun. Liquitex works a lot better.

I picked out Reneabouquets Beautiful Board,arranged it around the page, took it off, and prepped it with gesso. I painted it with Blue My Mind, and Dear John Letter  and Imperial Amethyst Inklingz. I topped it with a thick coat of Ranger Clear Rock Candy Crackle. A lot of the textural elements are from Reneabouquets. 

I drew out the colors of the photo to the watercolor mat, and the page too.




To add visual interest I added micro beads, seed beads, glass glitter,glass beads, pearls, Swarovski crystals, rhinestones,sequins, shells, pressed flowers and leaves,tulle, metal from Tim Holtz and Reneabouquets, pieces of floral picks, and bling and metal from my stash. The gorgeous butterfly is from Reneabouquets.





I sponged and brushed on a lot of gesso around the page, because it was getting too busy. I used   gold and silver mica powder.













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








Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Reneabouquet Design Team Project, "Be Awesome Today", by Melissa Larson


Hi everyone! Melissa here with a new page for the amazing Reneabouquets, go and see all the beautiful things there! I've used a photo from free google, by A.M. Lorek.



To make this page I applied clear gesso to Blue Fern paper. I put the layers under the photo together,starting with taping on watercolor paper under the image to make it stronger. Below that is a layer of watercolor paper, and at the bottom is corrugated cardboard. I tore off most the paper from the surface of the cardboard, and painted it with gesso. While it was wet I poured on Ultra Thick Embossing Powder, (UTEE),and heated it until it was just melted. I put two layers of cardboard between the layers to add dimension. 

I put the layers with the photo onto the page. I applied texture paste with a stencil to the paper with an old credit card. I poured on UTEE, and melted it.

I picked out Beautiful Board, painted it with Prima Sparks and Shimmerz Paints,and topped it with a thick layer of Clear Rock Candy Crackle.




To add visual interest I added micro beads, seed beads,glass glitter, glass beads, pearls, Swarovski crystals, rhinestones, pressed flowers and leaves,lichen,bark,tulle,lace, metal from Reneabouquet, Vintaj, Tim Holtz, shells,flowers from Prima and Reneabouquets, pieces of floral picks, and bling and metal from my stash.There's a gorgeous butterfly from Reneabouquet.



I added gesso, pale pink ,purple,silver shimmerz, gold ink,and green watercolors to the background.









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


You can find Reneabouquets here...
Reneabouquets items I used:  














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Monday, November 11, 2019

Shimmerz Paints Design Team page, Go Out And Make Things Happen, by Melissa Larson

Hi everyone! Melissa here with a design team page for the amazing Shimmerz Paints. I love these paints, they're so easy to use, and the colors almost glow with richness.





To make this page I applied clear gesso to Prima's Moon Child paper, and added white ink around where the photo and texture paste would go. I applied texture paste with a stencil and a credit card. I poured on Ultra Thick Embossing Powder (UTEE) onto the paste, and heated it with a heat gun. Don't use Hobby Lobby brand texture paste, it takes way too long to dry,even with a heat gun. Liquitex works a lot better.

I painted Reneabouquets Beautiful Board with gesso, Pink Shimmerz, and Imperial Amethyst Inklingz. I topped it with a thick coat of Ranger Clear Rock Candy Crackle. A lot of the textural elements are from Reneabouquets.
              
 I put the layers under the photo together,including taping on card stock under the image to make it stronger. Below that is a layer of watercolor paper, and at the bottom is corrugated cardboard. I tore off most the paper from the surface of the cardboard, and painted it with gesso. While it was wet I poured on UTEE, and heated it until it was just melted. I put two layers of cardboard between the layers to add dimension. 

I put the layers with the photo onto the page.





To add visual interest I added micro beads, seed beads, glass glitter,distress glitter, glass beads, pearls, Swarovski crystals, rhinestones,sequins, shells, pressed flowers and leaves,tulle,iridescent wrapping paper, metal from Tim Holtz and Reneabouquets, flowers from Prima and Reneabouquet, pieces of floral picks, and bling and metal from my stash. The gorgeous butterfly is from Reneabouquets.








On the watercolor mat,I added Hot Stuff Inklingz on top of the Pink Shimmerz, to get a more intense color. I put Imperial Amethyst on top black ink,because the black was too dark.




I brushed on Honeymoon Inklingz around the edge of the cardboard.








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













Monday, November 4, 2019

Reneabouquets November 2019 Mood Board Challenge




Hi everyone! It's November, which means there is a new mood board challenge in the Reneabouquets Artists With an Edge Facebook Group

In case you are new to my blog, we do a mood board challenge every month in the Reneabouquets Artists With an Edge Facebook Group. Everyone who enters a new project using items from Reneabouquets, gets entered into a chance to win a Reneabouquets prize package at the end of the month. 

Here is the kick off project that I made for this month's challenge.

I've used a photo from free google, by Bella Kotak.











To make this page I applied clear gesso to Blue Fern Eclectic Charm paper. I sponged on gesso where I planned on putting on texture paste.  I put texture paste on with a stencil and an old credit card. I sprinkled on UTEE,ultra thick embossing powder on, and melted it with a heat gun.

 I put the layers under the photo together,starting with taping on card stock under the image to make it stronger. Below that is a layer of watercolor paper, and at the bottom is corrugated cardboard. I tore off most the paper from the surface, and painted it with gesso. While it was wet I poured on UTEE, and heated it until it was just melted. I put two layers of cardboard between the layers to add dimension. 

I put the layers with the photo onto the page.





I picked out Beautiful Board, applied gesso with a brush, painted with Shimmerz Paints, and applied a thick layer of Clear Rock Candy Crackle. I glued the BBoard onto the page.






To add visual interest I added micro beads, seed beads, gold leaf,glass glitter, glass beads, pearls, Swarovski crystals, rhinestones,sequins, pressed flowers and leaves, bark,lichen,strands of cheesecloth, black tulle,gold lace, iridescent wrapping paper, shells,metal from Reneabouquets, 7 Gypsies,Tim Holtz, flowers from  Reneabouquets, and bling and metal from my stash. The gorgeous dragonfly is from Reneabouquets. The little white deer is from Tim Holtz.


I used paint from Shimmerz, Amsterdam gold and black ink, and Tim Holtz Dusty Concord Ink.  






I sponged on white gesso on the left, because the page got too busy.  

I splashed on white ink all around the page.





















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



If you would like to join us for this months challenge, you can find the event here... https://www.facebook.com/events/292395481643660/?active_tab=about   

Challenge Rules
1. Create a NEW project (on or off the page) that features ANY product carried in the Reneabouquets.com store or the Reneabouquets Etsy Shop 

2. Your project can be any style. 

3. Add your project to the Reneabouquets Artist with an Edge November Mood Board 2019 event by 12:00 am November 29th, 2019. Check back on the 30st to see if you have won the random drawing.
(Drawing is done on Facebook live or unedited video to ensure fairness) 

4. Challenge is open to U.S. Residents and International
5. Have fun!

And now...I get to show you the prize package!!! 








You can find Reneabouquets here...

Reneabouquets items I used:  
















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