Walk Alone In Darkness

Hello everyone!

This is one more page on the black journal I created for 2 Crafty Chipboard.

I like making pages with quotes I love in my black journal.

For this one I used some small butterflies of the Butterflies set to represent the crowd and one big Marianne's Butterfly to be main character of the quote.

I also used some pieces of the Circle Lace Panel - I think it matches so beautifully with the butterflies.

First I glued all the chipboard pieces on the page and then I painted them with black and white Gesso to create a light and dark shading all over the page...

For the small butterflies I used ColourArte sprays to color them and Lindy's Stamp Gang embossing powders with stamps on them and also on the background to embody them on it.

For the big butterfly I used iridescent silks to color it. They really make the perfect paint for black surface. I also used a White UniBall pen to make some doodling on it and also write the quote.

2Crafty chipboard Used

Butterflies

Marianne's Butterflies

Circle Lace Panel

     

Thank you for visiting!
Have a lovely crafty day!
xxx
Athanasia

Grow like a weed

 Hello Mixed Media friends!

Today I'm hosting the Mixed Media Place blog with a journal page!

 I love making pages with quotes or thoughts in my journal. I found this beautiful sentence in the 7 Dots Studio 'Nature Walk' collection GROW LIKE A WEED and that was my inspiration for this page.

I made a collage with scraps from a paper of the same collection and sealed them with Clear Gesso. Then I used some green and blue shades sprays to paint the background with a paintbrush. 

When it was dry  I decided to make a couple of circles using the cup of a Mica Powder as a template and a black permanent pen. I also made a smaller one and painted them all with blue shades of gelatos. I let it dry and then I used some stamps to create more interest on the background. I also used the Heavy White Gesso and a stencil here and there for more texture.

In order to alter the chipboard flower I used Heavy White Gesso to paint it and Lindy's Stamp Gang white spray to make it more shiny. When it was dry I spread some Black Glass Glitter on some spots and glued it with 3D Gloss Gel. I really like how it turned out! 

Then, I glued down the flower with 3D Gloss Gel and spread some Mica Powder (Bottle Green and Frozen Lake) here and there with a dry brush. I sprayed some water on these spots and let the magic spread all over the composition! After that, I used again the 3D Gloss Gel to glue some fabric and the sticker with the sentence. 

 My final touches are always some splashes with White and Black Gesso.

***buy all products used for these project at Mixed Media Place online store

***buy a journal like this at  The Journal Shop

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With this page I'm entering -again :) - the Berry71Blue challenge
 with this amazing color pallet.


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Have a lovely crafty day!

xxx

Athanasia

'You are Unique' layout for Finnabair CT

Hello dear friends! 

Today I'm hosting Finnabair's blog with a layout and a video tutorial!

I found this amazing photo on Pinterest and thought it would be perfect to express some thoughts and personal believes: How awesome is to be me! To be different from the rest of the crowd and feel good about it! 

So, I created a layout full of colors, contrast, little messages, butterflies and a really beautiful elephant :)

For this project I used a lot of butterfly stamps in different shapes - you can find them in Rust&Dust and Dream On sets. I decided to cut out my stamped butterflies and turn them into 3D embellishments to decorate the composition.

I also used a Lace stencil in a different way, 2 shades of Mica Powder (Green and Purple), Heavy White Gessoand of course a lot of Glass Beads and Glass Glitter mixed with 3D Gloss Gel.

You can see the whole process in my video below.

Here are some details...

I hope you will find my video inspiring and get some new ideas!

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To create this page I got inspired by this amazing color pallet at  Berry71Blue...

...and followed this sketch from Art Sandbox

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Thank you for visiting!

Have a lovely crafty day!

xxx

Athanasia

art journal page with video tutorial

Happy Sunday everyone! 

Today I'm hosting the ColourArte blog with a journal page and video tutorial.

For this project I used:

ColourArte products:

• Radiant Rains: Sunburst, Sea Foam, Ocean Wave, Pink Grapefruit 
• Silks: Winter Ice
• Primary Elements: Blue Grass, Black Emerald

Other products:

• 2Crafty chipboard
• White gesso
• 3D Gloss Gel
• Finnabair glass beads and glitter
• stencil
• black permanent pen
• 7Dots Studio scraps
• black embossing powder
• stamps

Here are some details...

...and now you can watch the whole process.

I hope you will enjoy watching it :)

 ***you can buy a journal like this at The Journal Shop

Thank you for visiting,

have a lovely crafty day!

Tiny canvas 'LOVE'

Hello dear friends!

Today I'm sharing a tiny canvas I created for 2 Crafty Chipboard

for a friend of mine as a present.

It only measures 8x7 cm and I really love how small and cute it looks.

Even thought it is so small I managed to use 7 chipboard pieces and 2 metal pieces  to create a dimensional cluster like a pyramid!

This is how it looked before I altered the chipboards and paint it all.

In order to alter the chipboard pieces I used H2Os watercolors and silks by ColourArte and black embossing powder by Lindy's Stamp Gang.

First I created a mixed media background and then I started gluing all the embellishments with 3D Gloss Gel.

I really love how this tine mixed media pyramid looks!

Here are some closeups with details...

2Crafty chipboard Used

ATC Tiny Hearts and Stars

ATC Words 1

Spiral Snowflakes
Fluer Arrows

Hearts

Card Word Circles (I used only the circle)

6'' Circle Revolution Frames ( I used the center of the frame)

   
 

      

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With project I'm entering the 13 Arts 'Shine' challenge.
I used Shimmering H2O watercolors, Glitter and Glass Glitter on the chipboard pieces and also on the background.


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Thank you for visiting!
Have a lovely crafty day!
xxx
Athanasia

Bloom and Grow

Hello everyone!

Today I'm hosting the ColourArte blog with a small canvas I created for my art wall.

After quite a few Christmas projects, today I'm sharing a small canvas I created for my art wall.

For this project I used:

ColourArte products:

H2Os Shimmering Watercolors: Black Emerald, Vanilla Bean, Playful Peony, Summer Breeze, Lemondrop, Apple Blossom, Midori Melon, African Jade, Mistique

Radiant Rains Misters: Sunburst, Ocean Wave, Apple Blossom, Teal Zirgon

Primary Elements: Blue Grass

Other Products:

• 2Crafty Chipboard sentence 
• butter embossing powder
• Finnabair Glass Glitter
• 3D Gloss Gel
• Heavy White Gesso
• Vintage Photo distress ink
• glue

First I applied White Gesso all over the surface. Before it was dry, I made some splashes with all the H2Os and blended them with the White Gesso with my paintbrush to create a soft pastel background. I let it dry.

Then I spread some butter embossing powder here and there and melted it with the heat gun.

Next step was to glue the chipboard sentence. I spread some water and with the paintbrush I applied the Apple Blossom H2O. I really love this watercolor effect! I also spread some Blue Grass Primary Element and sprayed water to liquefy it.

 To create the flower I sprayed with the Radiant Rain Misters and made a lot of splashes with all the colors of H2Os I listed above. I also glued with the 3D Gloss Gel some glass glitter in the middle of the flower.

In order to create the stalk of the flower I used the Black Emerald with a fine brush. I also made some splashes with it.

My final step was to distress the edges with the Vintage Photo distress ink.

I hope you got some inspiration and ideas on how to create a watercolor look on your project.

Thank you for visiting,

have a lovely crafty day!