Monday, July 23, 2018

Today, a layout for the Color Challenge (Prima Marketing)

Dear crafty friends,

We have a brand new Color Challenge over at Prima. I created a layout for it. Here it is.


It was inspired by those colors:


Prima has so many lines that can be used to fit those gorgeous colors: the brand new Santa Baby line, Havana, Zella Teal, Love Letter, etc. I decided to go with Zella Teal because, you know, I love teal and because I wanted to use the beautiful paper with the roses print.


Since I used the B side of the Offset Dots paper, I dedided to add texture with crackle paste to match those white areas on the paper. Finnabair Texture Paste - White Crackle is just sooooo amazing!


I used lots of embellishments on that layout: flowers, die-cuts, lace, trims, moulded pieces with Paper Clay, Art Stones...


In the end, I created a sort and flowery layout, and I love it.


I really hope you give this Color Challenge a try.


Prima supplies used:
586423 - Salvage District Flowers - Grand Garden
586430 - Salvage District Flowers - Royal Hall

Have a great day.
Karine
xx


Thursday, July 12, 2018

Sweet Moments, a layout with a process video (Prima Marketing)

Dear crafty friends,

Summer is blooming and, where I live, we are having a lot of sun and warm weather. The last week was so hot, I was inspired to use the Havana collection! 

I decided to create this layout.


The warm pink and the cool aqua colors were a perfect match to my happy feeling and to the hot summer sun. 



I always say I have trouble working with pink while creating, but this layout came together very easily: the collection is so versatile!




I also created a video tutorial for you to enjoy.


Have a nice day,

Karine
xx


Friday, July 6, 2018

Twirl in the Field, a Canvas (7 Dots Studio)

Dear crafty friends,

I'm here today to share with you a step by step photo tutorial I created for 7 Dots Studio. I decided to create a canvas. Here it is.


I was inspired by the moodboard from Mixed Media & Art.


Since I received my DT package, I had this idea of creating a fairy project because of one of the images from the Knotty paper. It's the one on the bottom left corner. 


To me, it looks like a little fairy house. 

Let me walk you through my process.

Step one:
I chose an 8x10 canvas. I applied some 3D Matte Gel through the Soulmates Squares stencil and dried everything with my heat tool.


Step 2:
I applied my first layer of color using the green paste from the Military Rust Paste set and a Stencil brush. I used some water here and there to make a variation in color. 


Step 3:

Second layer of color, using the yellow paste, also from the Military Rust Paste set. This time, I applied it with a palet knife.


Step 4:
Adding yet another color. This time, I selected Jade Impasto Paint and applied it with a brush.


Step 5:
Another color for highlight: Green Apple Impasto Paint, applied with a palet knife.


Step 6:
It was very intense, so I decided to apply a mixture of Texture Paste White Sand and White Gesso through the Dreamscapes Geometry stencil. I love the texture added and the white just tone down the colors. 


Step 7:
I stamped a butterfly and a ladybug from the Garden Party Clear Stamps set and fussy cut them. I painted a light coat of green paste on my butterfly to match with my fairy (you'll see later). I also fussy cut a few images from the Garden Party Knotty paper.




Step 8:
I'm building my composition with pieces of the Knotty.


Step 9:
I'm beginning to add layers with chipboards and cut pieces.


Step 10: 
Adding rope, burlap, lace and Prima flowers, along with my little fairy house die-cut and my «fairy». Have you noticed that I used my stamped butterfly as her wings?


Step 11:
I've added some gold flower lace from Prima and my cut out butterflies and fly. I also added some Melange Art Pebbles.


Step 13:
Adding my favorite finishing touches: Die-cut Elements, Element Stickers and Word Stickers from the Garden Party collection.


Step 14:
Some Art Stones, Mega Art Stones, Micro Beads and flakes, just for added texture.


I forgot to take a last picture, but I stamped just a little bit on my background with the text stamp from the Garden Party Clear Stamps set and black Archival Ink. 

And voilà!

A few close-ups!








7 Dots Studio supplies used:
Dreamscapes - Geometry Stencil
Soulmates - Squares Stencil

I really hope you like my project. 

Have a nice day.
Karine
xx


Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Wild at Heart (7 Dots Studio)

Hello,

I'm almost done sharing my latest creations. This time, I'd like to share my layout created for 7 Dots Studio July challenge. Here it is.



I was inspired by the teals and greens of the moodboard.







I created a video tutorial, to share my creating process.



7 Dots Studio supplies used:

I really hope you get the chance to play along with us! All you have to do is to create a 7 Dots Studio based project inspired by the moodboard and share it with us on the blog.