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Wednesday, June 18, 2025

For The Shimmerz Paints Design Team, Take Me To The Sea


Hi everyone! Melissa here with a new page for the amazing Shimmerz Paints! Go and see all the fun                                                                         treasures there!




To make this page, I stenciled Prima Platinum Texture Paste with a small spatula onto watercolor paper. I taped on watercolor paper under the image to make it stronger and to lie flat,and made a mat also. I took a piece of corrugated cardboard,ripped some of the paper off, and brushed on white gesso.
I sprinkled on ultra thick embossing powder into the wet gesso and heated it with a heat gun.
 I added layers of corrugated cardboard in between the layers, and glued on beads and other items. I brushed on Shimmerz Paints. I rubbed on gold,blue, pink, and pearl mica powder on different  areas. 




To add visual interest I added microbeads, seed beads, glass beads,tulle,lace,iridescent wrapping paper, s crystals,pearls, feathers, glass glitter,shells, metal glitter, chipboard,and bling and metal from my stash. 
      Many of the items are glued on individually with Glossy Accents.   



      








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



















 

Thursday, June 12, 2025

For The Reneabouquets Design Team, Every Moment Is A New Beginning


Hi everyone! Melissa here with a new post for the amazing Reneabouquets. Go and see all            the beautiful treasures there!

Remember, Renabouquets is closed for the summer from June 11th to August 31st. 

I made three ATCs that open up like regular greeting cards. They're 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches, and made out of watercolor paper. I plan on giving these to friends and family.

The dragonflies by Reneabouquets are amazing!






I arranged the Beautiful Board frames and other items around the cards.I painted the  Beautiful Board Tiny Butterfly Flourish Frame Laser Cut Chipboard with a mix of gold mica powder and water. I brushed on Shimmer Paints.I rubbed on gold,and pearl mica powder in different areas. I added a little white gesso,pale pink paint, and white ink on top of the green Shimmerz Paint to create some negative space. I put watercolor pencil around the edges, along with gold mica powder.




To add visual interest I added micro beads,seed beads,gold leaf,tulle, feathers, glass glitter, crystals,glass beads,and bling both from Reneabouquets, and from my stash.I used glossy accents and double sided foam tape to adhere items to the page.









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


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Wednesday, June 4, 2025

For The Reneabouquets Design Team, Start Each Day With A Grateful Heart


Hi everyone! Melissa here with a new post, a layout, for the amazing Reneabouquets. Go and see                all the beautiful treasures there!

   Photo credit: Pexels





To make this page,I put a layer of clear gesso on Prima paper. I stenciled on Prima Platinum Texture Paste with a small spatula.

 I taped on a layer of watercolor paper underneath the image to help it to lie flat. I added a layer of corrugated cardboard and a watercolor paper mat. I took a piece of corrugated cardboard,ripped some of the paper off, and brushed on white gesso.I sprinkled Ultra Thick Embossing Powder onto the wet gesso and melted it with a heat gun.

I arranged the Beautiful Board,and other items around the page. I brushed on Shimmer Paints and glued on more beads,using Glossy Accents. Anytime I glued items on I sprinkled on Gawdie Girl Diamond Shard German Glitter Glass on top of the glue. I rubbed on gold,and pearl mica powder in different areas.I used some blue wax paste around the page.




To add visual interest I added micro beads,seed beads,gold leaf, sisal, feathers,a shell, glass glitter, crystals,glass beads,lace, metal and bling both from Reneabouquets, and from my stash.I used glossy accents and double sided foam tape to adhere items to the page.