Great Things Take Time

Here's my new design team page for Shimmerz Paints,which are amazing!I have used a photo from google free, by A.M. Lorek. 

To make this page, I applied clear gesso to Prima Spring Farmhouse paper.

I applied texture paste with Celtic stencil from TCW,then put the layers with the photo together. I tore off parts of the surface paper 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 A Rose( by any other name) and First Blush Inklingz.I put on a thick layer of Clear Rock Candy Crackle with a paintbrush,just letting it drip from the brush, as I moved the brush across the chipboard. It comes off the brush in a line, not drops.

To add visual interest I applied micro beads, seed beads, glass glitter, mica flakes,pearls,sequins, rhinestones, Swarovski crystals, glass pebbles,beads,shells, pressed flowers,lichen,and leaves, pine cones,tiny pieces of lace,Prima flowers,a butterfly from Reneabouquets,Tim Holtz and Vintaj metal,and chain and bling from my stash.

All the lavender is Honeymoon Inklingz.The butterfly on the lower left is Tim Holtz tissue. The brown is Penny 4 Your Thoughts Inklingz. The green is Green Olive Shimmerz. I added all the colors to the chipboard later on to balance out how intense the orange is in the photo,plus one more shade. A greyish purple color called Imperial Amethyst Inklingz.  I put it on the cardboard,background paper, and flowers too.

I dabbed on a little gold mica powder around the page. The watercolor paper under the photo is painted with a mix of Honeymoon and Steely Blue Eyes Inklingz.

I extended the woman's hair onto the page using copper mica powder and Penny 4 Your Thoughts.

I added a little Prima stamping.

You can see a few wisps of gauze.

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

Let Your Spirit Take Flight

Hi everyone!Melissa here with a page for Shimmerz Paints! I love using these paints, the quality and shimmer are amazing!

I was craving pink, so I picked this photo to work with. I also really wanted to use flowers, and everything else had to balance with them. I wanted to keep those flowers, and not have things get so busy I'd have to take them off.

I took a piece of Blue Fern Paper from Seaside Cottage, and applied texture paste with a stencil. I picked out some chipboard from Reneabouquet, and decided where it would go. 

I attached cardstock to the underside of the photo with double sided foam tape. I put two layers of foam core board under the photo. I attached the layers to the page. I wanted some room under the photo to tuck things into.

I sponged on gesso with a cosmetic sponge, to make a surface for the paint. Otherwise the paper just soaks up the paint.

What I like the effect of is painting over different items with paint. I pooled the paint over micro beads, and it gives the beads a lot of definition. Sometimes I used gesso, then painted over that.  I added a lot of glass shard pieces from Reneabouquet, and brushed Dear John Letter Inklingz over it.

To add visual interest I used the following: micro beads, seed beads, pearls, bling, Prima flowers, sequins, crystals,plastic and glass rhinestones, gold leaf,mica, glass glitter, threads of cheesecloth,lace, metal from Tim Holtz, pressed dried flowers and leaves,lichen, moss, bark, and feathers. I fussy cut a few things from Graphic 45 and other places.

The chipboard was first painted with gesso, then Shimmerz,and finally coated with Ranger Clear Rock Candy Crackle. I added more paint on top.

The title sticker is from 7 Dots. I drew around it with a Derwent Inktense watercolor pencil, and brushed on water to soften the lines. I used the pencil in several areas around the page. I was trying to give the page more definition and depth.  

I rubbed on gold mica powder in different places. I glued on all the embellishments and pieces with Glossy Accents. I used a lot of gesso over the textures, and left a lot just white. I kept adding gesso to keep things balanced, and not too busy looking. At the end I rubbed on white mica powder.

Here's a list of the Shimmerz Paints I used:

Inklingz:

Angel's Kiss

First Blush

Dear John Letter

Olive U Truly

Penny 4 Your Thoughts

Greener Pastures

Shimmerz:

Green Olive

Going Peach Side

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

Fortune Favors the Bold

Hi everyone! Melissa here with a design team page for Reneabouquets! Go on over to the store to see all the beautiful things! 

I was inspired by the photo to make something that had an "in the woods feel."

I applied gesso with a cosmetic sponge over the paper where I'd be putting paint on.I stenciled on texture paste with a credit card and a 13 Arts stencil. You can't see it that much, it's kind of subtle, it has little flowers and at the top you can see a few words.

I picked out Beautiful Board(BB) chipboard and put the photo on,with 2 layers of foam core board under the photo. This is to give it dimension, and to have some space to tuck things into.

Once I had the BB glued on , I thought about what colors to paint it. It started off purple, Art Alchemy -/Sparks - Iris Potion, and I put on a thick layer of Ranger Clear Rock Candy on top.To highlight the cracks, I took a black watercolor crayon, scribbled a lot on my craft mat, and mixed it with a little water. I painted the edges of the BB, and just by holding the brush against the edge, the cracks absorb the dark color. 

I wasn't happy with the purple, so I continued adding more colors,some Art Alchemy- Sparks - Fairy Wings,Walnut distress stain,gold mica powder, Tattered Angels, and Shimmerz. I put on another layer of Rock Candy Crackle. To make the BB stand out more, I painted underneath it with black gesso. On top of the gesso, I smoothed on glossy accents, and sprinkled on lavender glitter glass.

I added more color on the glitter.

To add visual interest I used the following, diamond shard glitter glass, microbeads, glass beads, beautiful beads, seed beads,glass glitter,distress glitter, metal glitter, rhinestones, metal, purple wire, ribbon, tulle, feathers, dried moss, dried flowers and leaves,lichen,shells, mica flakes, and more.

I used a lot of White Gold Prima Wax on everthing, I rubbed a little on all over.

I love using metal on my pages, and bling too.I went around the page and painted on more of the watercolor crayon mix, to tone down the shiny surfaces. I applied it over a lot of the glued on glitter and most of the items with it too, I just liked the way it tied things together.

I had a hard time deciding which photos here to use,so I used a lot.

The purple flower is from Reneabouquets, and so are the little green BB leaves. I painted them green and put Crackle on top. 

Here is a list of things I used from Reneabouquets:

Beautiful Board(BB)Large Shabby Sweetheart Clock Face Laser Cut Chipboard

BB Ivy Vines Tuck It In Laser Cut Chipboard

1 Ounce Beautiful Beads Hand Tinted Glass Purple

1 Ounce Beautiful Beads Hand Tinted Glass Patina

1 Ounce No Hole Gold Glass Microbeads

1 Ounce No Hole Plum Microbeads

.5 Ounce Diamond Shard Glitter Glass

.5 Ounce Gold Christmas Glitter Glass

.5 Ounce Lavender Chunky Glitter Glass

Reneabouquets Keys Trinket Pack

Blue Fern Tattered Walls Collection 20 Papers

Vintage Purple Roses & Gardenias Mulberry Flowers

Butterfly Kisses Delicate Beauty Double Side Printed Butterflies

August Coupon AUGUSTFREEBIE
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The best prices for Renea's items are on - Reneabouquets Shop http://www.Reneabouquets.com

Prices are a bit higher at Reneabouquets Etsy Shop https://www.etsy.com/shop/Reneabouquets -due to new extra costs for Etsy sellars.

Reneabouquets Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Reneabouquet...  

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

Choose To Shine

Hi everyone!Melissa here with a page for Reneabouquet!I made this page to fit around the queen bee at the right. The photo inspired me too, the crown is kind of medieval looking.

To make this page I used Blue Fern paper for the background. I used a credit card to apply texture paste with a stencil. I put two layers of foam cord board between the photo and the background.I arranged the chipboard and flowers around, then picked some colors to use.  I painted the frame with Finnabair Ancient Coin Acrylic Paint, then applied a thick layer of Rock Candy Crackle.

I glued on the metal bee with clockface, put a little gesso on, and topped it with layers of paint and Finnabair White Gold Wax.

The areas that are white on the page are gesso with layers of watercolors.

To add visual interest I added mica flakes, metal glitter, diamond glitter,seed beads, micro beads, more chipboard,glass beads, moss, dried flowers, crystals, charms, tulle, gauze, Beautiful Beads, pearls, and more.

The area on the right is layers of blue and lavender Shimmerz, and diamond glass glitter, some gesso, and more Shimmerz watercolor in a pale peach color.

I painted the leaf chipboard with gesso, Shimmerz  green and brown watercolors, and topped it with Clear Rock Candy.

The Queen Bee is a beauty, with her glass wings,delicate colors, bling, and dimensional quality.

I painted the flowers with gesso,lavender Shimmerz, and Finnabair Acrylics.

I rubbed almost everything on the page with Finnabair White Gold Wax, it tied all the elements together I think.

Here is a list of items I used from Reneabouquet:

Pric

Queen Bee Glass Wing With Premium Paper Body Layer

Beautiful Board Medium Rose Heart Locket Frame & Key Set

Beautiful Board Ivy Vines Tuck It In Laser Cut Chipboard

Beautiful Board Hexagon Elements Laser Cut Chipboard

1 Ounce Beautiful Beads Hand Tinted Glass Pink

1.6 Ounce Beautiful Beads Bronzed Teal Iridescent Pearls

1 Ounce No Hole Gold Glass Microbeads

2 Ounce Gold Christmas Glitter Glass

2 Ounce Mermaid Shard Glitter Glass

1 Ounce No Hole Plum Microbeads

2 Ounce Diamond Chunky Glitter Glass

Garden Party ~ Tea With Me Curly Roses Mulberry Paper Flower Set

Blue Fern Tattered Walls Collection 20 Papers

Reneabouquets Queen Bee Clock Charms Trinket Pack

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The best prices for Renea's items are on - Reneabouquets Shop http://www.Reneabouquets.com

Prices are a bit higher at Reneabouquets Etsy Shop https://www.etsy.com/shop/Reneabouquets -due to new extra costs for Etsy sellers.

Reneabouquets Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Reneabouquet...  

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

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Travel Far and Wide

Hi everyone! Melissa here with a page for Shimmerz Paints! What a pleasure to work with these rich, delicious paints, to express my love of the colors in this photo. 

This second version of the same photo, I took it with my new cell phone. I had no idea it took such good pics, in my humble opinion.

To make this page I used watercolor paper for both the mat, and the background.

I used Beautiful  Board chipboard by Reneabouquets.

I stenciled on texture paste with a credit card. I arranged chipboard around the photo, prepped it with gesso, and applied paint. I put on a thick layer of Clear Rock Candy Crackle, and topped it with more paint,gesso, and gold mica powder.

I put a thin layer of paint over a lot of the page, but then wound up painting over a lot of it with gesso,things just got too busy.

To add visual interest I added the following: several little poppy flower stamps from Shimmerz stamps, tulle, cheesecloth,lichen, dried flowers,birch bark, embroidery floss, pearls, mica flakes, metal glitter,glass glitter, rhinestones, charms, rub ons, metal, seed beads, micro beads,dry embossing powder,sequins, and more. As I added things, I brushed on Shimmerz around to tie them in with page.

To the right of the metal I added clear glass glitter to wet paint. The glitter kind of drew the paint close to it.

Here's a list of colors I used

Inklingz:

Oakie Bear Blue

Blue My Mind

Dear John Letter

Olive U Truly

Emerald City

Penny 4 Your Thoughts

Blue Lagoon

Shimmerz:

Evergreen

Tickle Me Turquoise

Jilted Jade

Ultra Marine

Teal the End of Time

Precious Metal

Vibez:

Jeni B Bleu

Deep Blue Sea

Blue Jeans

Creameez

Jolly Green Giant

Stamps

Petite Poppies

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

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