Ribbons, Lace, and Good Intentions: Reneabouquets Design Team Page, Believe In Yourself

Monday, April 13, 2020

Hi everyone! Melissa here with a new page for the amazing Reneabouquets, go and see all the fun treasures there!

Photo credit:Jenny Marvin

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 under that is corrugated cardboard. I tore off most the paper from the surface of the cardboard, and painted it with gesso. I put two layers of corrugated cardboard between each layer 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 painted the stenciled area with pale pink Shimmerz Paint.

I picked out Beautiful Board(BBoard), painted it with 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,sequins,gold leaf, pressed flowers and leaves,lichen, bark,tulle,cheesecloth I painted with Christmas Cheer Shimmerz Paint,lace,iridescent wrapping paper,Tim Holtz silver and gold rub ons, metal from Reneabouquets,Vintaj,shells,flowers from Reneabouquets and Prima, and bling and metal from my stash. There are a few Prima and Finnabair mould pieces, and small fussy cut pieces from Graphic 45 Garden Goddess and more.

I added gesso to the paper at the left of the page, I sort of scrubbed it on with an old stiff paint brush.

I added some lavender Shimmerz Paint on the corrugated, and to the right of the page. I wanted to pick up the purple of the iris flowers in the photo.

I splattered the page with white Higgins Ink.

I squeezed on glossy accent on the edges of the big pink flower in the group at the bottom right, then sprinkled on Gawdy Girl Diamond Shard Glitter Glass.