Peace Begins With A Smile

Hi everyone! Melissa here with a page for Reneabouquets! I was inspired by the photo to make something floral. I think the Beautiful Board(BB) chipboard reflects the elegance and mood I wanted.

To make this page I used a Prima Stencil to apply texture paste. I mounted the the photo,taken by Gisela Ackerup, on layers of foam core board and watercolor paper.

I painted the BB with gesso,green and brown Shimmerz Paints, and applied a thick coat of Ranger Rock Candy Crackle.

I put some gold painted cheesecloth under the BB, and started adding other things. To add visual interest I glued on micro beads, seed beads, plastic and glass crystals, shells,lichen, pressed leaves, glass balls, glass glitter, distress glitter, diamond glass shards,lace,silk ribbon,feathers from my yard, bling, metal trinkets and charms.

I painted a lot of areas with both Shimmerz and Prima Sparks Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint.

I glued rhinestones onto the metal frame in the small holes. I used a piece of Prima paper from Wild and Free, and put a layer of Dimensional Magic over it. 

Here's a list of products I used:

Beautiful Board Large Open Rose Frame Laser Cut Chipboard  

Reneabouquets Fairy Trinkets Pack  

Trinkets Set Of 5 Fairy Princess Crowns In Tarnished Brass  

Reneabouquets~Baroque Metal Frames Set Of 2 Choose Bronze Or Silver  

Reneabouquets Tarnished Brass Pocket Watch  

Anastasia Rhinestone Pin Brooch (Pin Back)  

Blue Fern Tattered Walls Collection 20 Papers  

White Curly Roses Mulberry Paper Flower Set  

2 Ounce Diamond Shard Glitter Glass

2 Ounce Gold Christmas Glitter Glass 

1 Ounce No Hole Gold Glass Micro Beads  

2 Ounce Diamond Chunky Glitter Glass

1.6 Ounce Beautiful Bead Bronze Teal Iridescent

1 Ounce Beautiful Beads Hand Tinted Glass Cranberry 

Reneabouquets Trim - Wide Gold Embroidered Lace

True Love Premium Paper Glass Glitter Butterflies  

Butterfly Kisses Delicate Beauty Double Sided Printed Butterflies   

Butterfly Kisses Cherry Blossom Double Sided Printed Butterflies  

2 Ounce Mermaid Shard Glitter Glass  

2 Ounce Patina Chunky Glitter Glass 

Reneabouquets Copper Spoons Trinkets Pack

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

Woman With Crown

Hi everyone! Melissa here, with a design team page for Reneabouquet!I was inspired by the photo to use things that reflected the ornate crown the woman is wearing.The Beautiful Board (BB) is Art Nouveau inspired, I love all the detail of it. The Blue Fern paper has a pattern that is similar to the BB.

To make this page I applied texture paste using a 13 Arts stencil.  I put layers of foam core board, cardstock, and watercolor paper between the photo and the bg paper.

I painted cheesecloth with Shimmerz and Art Alchemy Paints. I I painted the B B with gesso, Art Alchemy Sparks,Dragon Eye, followed by a layer of Rock Candy Crackle.

I cut the frame to fit around the photo.  

To add visual interest, I added a lot of items: Prima flowers, metal, old jewelry, pressed leaves, feathers, lichen , moss, leaves, glass beads,micro beads, seed beads, pearls, glass glitter, lace,tulle, a little stamping, and rhinestones. I fussy cut a few things from Graphic 45's Fairy Frost collection.

I used a few other Prima Sparks colors on the BB frame, Unicorn's Hair,Mermaid Sparkle,Butterfly Spells, and Shimmerz Paint in Teal the End of Time.

I think the glass fairy orb is amazing! 

I wanted to limit the amount of colors I used on the page, because the frame is ornate, and the photo has a lot of detail.

I put a little gesso on each flower, and painted over it with a mix of diamond shards and Unicorn Hair Prima Sparks paint.

The BB snowflakes were sheer pleasure just to look at. I painted them with gesso, Shimmerz, and DecoArt Metallic Luster Wax, in Silver Spark. I applied a layer of Rock Candy Crackle, and dabbed a little blue watercolor on to help define the cracks.

I took a black watercolor crayon, held it sideways, and kind of shaded the raised edges of the frame and other items, to add depth and definition.

Here is a list of Reneabouquets items I used:

Beautiful Board Medium Medallion Laser Cut Chipboard Frame  

Beautiful Board Medium Shabby Snowflakes One Set Of 4 Laser Cut Chipboard  

Beautiful Board Beautiful Bits - Marquis and Diamond Cut Laser Cut Chipboard

Fairy Orb Trinkets Set Of 6 Glass Fairy Orbs In White  

Scissors Set Of 2 Shabby Sweet Scissors in Tarnished Gold  

Blue Fern Tattered Walls Collection 20 Papers

Prima Havana Flowers - Solana

2 Ounce Diamond Shard Glitter Glass

2 Ounce Gold Christmas Glitter Glass  

1 Ounce No Hole Gold Glass Micro Beads  

2 Ounce Diamond Chunky Glitter Glass  

  

1.6 Ounce Beautiful Beads Bronze Teal Iridescent  

1 Ounce Beautiful Beads Hand Tinted - Patina

Reneabouquets Trim - Wide Gold Embroidered Lace    

              Sweet Pea Premium Paper Glitter Glass Butterflies  

Butterfly Kisses Spun Sugar Double Sided Printed Butterflies  

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

Choose to Shine

Hi everyone! Melissa here with a design team page for Reneabouquets!  I was craving purple, so I picked this photo, and the fabulous lavender Moon Dance Moths to match.

To make this page I used paper from Blue Fern Tattered Walls. I applied texture paste with a Prima  stencil and a credit card. I attached a piece of cardstock to the back of the photo with double sided foam tape. I put a piece of watercolor paper under the photo, then two layers of foam core board.  

I used foam tape to attach the layers to the page. I painted the watercolor paper with Shimmerz Paints. I painted the Beautiful Board(BB), with Shimmerz, then applied a thick coat of Ranger Clear Rock Candy Crackle. I brushed on a little Prima Dragon's Eye Alchemy Paint,and more Shimmerz. I scribbled some Bark Derwent Inktense Watercolor Pencil onto a piece of paper, added water, and brushed along the edges of the chipboard. I wanted to make the cracks on the surface more visible.

I dyed some gauze with Shimmers watercolors, and placed a little around the photo. To add visual interest I applied micro beads, seed beads, sequins, glass glitter, metal pieces,gold lace, feathers, lichens, pressed flowers, crystals,Beautiful Beads, glass beads, and a few small paper flowers.

After I added items, I brushed over them with watercolors. I also ran a Bark colored Derwent Inktense watercolor pencil over the surface of different areas.

I did a lot of dry brushing with the gold  paint, Prima Art Alchemy Sparks Paint, in Dragon's Eye. 

The large flakes are amazing to work with, I painted over them a little to create even more texture.

Here is a list of the items from Reneabouquets that I used:

Beautiful Board Medium Victorian Scroll Pattern  

Beautiful Board Beautiful Bits - Marquise and Diamond Laser Cut Chipboard

Beautiful Board Medium Butterfly Corners Laser Cut Chipboard Set 

Blue Fern Tattered Wall Collection

2 Ounce Diamond Shard Glitter Glass

1 Ounce No Hole Plum Glass Microbeads

1 Ounce No Hole Gold Glass Microbeads

2 Ounce Diamond Chunky Glitter Glass

1.6 Ounce Beautiful Beads Bronze Teal Iridescent

3 Ounce Beautiful Beads Hand Tinted Glass Pink

1.6 Ounce Beautiful Beads Mermaids Tail Iridescent Pearls

Trinkets Set Of 5 Fairy Princess Crowns In Tarnished Brass  

Key Set Of 2 - Garden Gate Bronze Metal Keys

Reneabouquets Copper Spoons Trinket Pack

Winter Berry Curly Roses Mulberry Paper Flowers 

Reneabouquets Trim - Wide Gold Embroidered Lace

Moon Dance Premium Paper Glitter Glass Moths 

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

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!

Noted

Hi everyone! Melissa here with a design team page for Shimmerz Paints! I love the color and sparkle of this product.

 I was inspired by the steampunk look of the photo, and wanted to extend the colors of it onto the page. 

To make this page I used paper from Blue Fern. I stenciled on texture paste with a Prima stencil. I arranged the Beautiful Board Chipboard by Reneabouquet, and put the photo on with two layers of foam core board. I sponged on gesso on the page with a cosmetic sponge. I painted the chipboard with gesso,then Christmas Cheer Shimmerz, then a thick layer of Clear Rock Candy Crackle. I did the same with some of the raised areas of the texture paste.

I added Colder Than Ice Shimmerz to some areas of  the chipboard and background. I put the microbeads on next by putting on some glossy accents, and pouring the beads on. 

  The dark shading is Penny 4 Your Thoughts Inklingz.   

To add visual interest I added more micro beads, seed beads,distress glitter, lichen, dried flowers, feathers, rhinestones, charms,metal pieces, chain, gold leaf,lace,ribbon,glass beads, shells, tulle, mica flakes, and more. The dragonfly is from Vintaj.

The key and the metal shield are from Tim Holtz.

I also added a few other shades of yellow to the chipboard, Old Yeller and Miner, Miner 49er Inklingz, in kind of random places.  I painted some gesso on and put on more of the same colors I've mentioned. I rubbed on some gold mica powder on a few areas. The very pale pink color is Dear John Letter Inklingz.  

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