She.....Art Journal Page for Colour Blast.

Hi all, back again playing with faces!

This is my Art Journal that I use to just play around with and experiment.

This is a way to relieve myself of all the ideas that are going through my head! 

Some things work..... others not so much, but I do love to just have some Free Play Time without a particular project in mind. That being said this page that I am sharing just seemed to work for me so thought I would share it!

So here it is: 

I have been trying to make a habit of taking progress pics so I can let you all in on how it all happens. So here we go, buckle up and join me as I attempt to explain the process, apologies in advance if a few steps were missed, I was on a roll!!!

First I stamped some images to make a collage background with an ink that will not move with any wet media to follow.

Then I chose some Colour Pastes I haven't used in a while, and taped up a stencil so that I only use half the face. (you have to look hard to see her as the stencil is clear). 

Then I used my first colour paste through the stencil.

When the first colour is dry, I do the same thing with the next colour, and in the last image I wanted a full face with the pink so removed the tape.

Once all three girls were dry I added some splashes of Glimmer Spray in the same colours, then I painted a layer or 2 of Gesso on the faces so that I could add  colour and details.

                                     
                                      

This is where I forgot some progress shots as I was caught up in the moment playing with the faces! 

I used my Neocolor 2 crayons, watercolour pencils and my water soluble All pencil to fill in details and make my girls a little "moody"!

                

I added shadow with the same pencils and crayons around all 3 girls to make them move into the foreground a little.

A few scribbles with a white marker also gave them an "arty" feel!

   

We are almost done....a title using some alpha stickers and a sentiment stamp and I called the page done!

  

 Here are a few more close ups of my moody gals:

Really happy with the way they worked out, their faces are in no way perfect but that was never going to happen with me behind the pencil!

 

Colour Blast Products I used are:

Colour Pastes: Bling, Leather and Rose Petal

Colour Shimmer Sprays: Bling, Leather and Rose Petal

 

So that's it for me see you again a little later on in the month! 

Much love!

"Courage"...an Art Journal Page for Colour Blast

Hey there everyone! 

Just thought I would share my step by step that I created for the Colour Blast Blog this month:

So without further ado here is the page:

And here I will attempt to explain how I did it:
First I gessoed my page and glued down some printed tissue, then selected a colour combination. I went with Envy and Snow White to start with.

 I then laid down the 2 pastes with a palette knife across the page.

While the pastes were still wet, I selected a background stamp and pressed it into the pastes to create an impression.

I also used the excess paste on the stamp to create more texture around the page.

So here is what the page looks like so far.

Next I added some more background using a stamp and dye ink pad to match the main colour (Envy).

Then used the same background stamp with Stazon ink to create some contrast.

 I then splashed around some Shimmer Spray in Envy and Steel and  used a dip pen and some India ink to scribble text across the page.

To make the texture pops a little more, I decided to try and emboss the raised parts of the background. I gently rubbed a Versamark pad across the ridges then added the powder and heated. It did work but is very difficult to show via photos unfortunately.

When I was happy with the background I began to add embellishments.

I used painted chipboard, thread, stamped images, enamel dots,  and a stamped doilie on vellum.

Lastly I just had to splash some black ink to finish it off.

So here are the final detail shots for you:

The products I used are:

Colour Pastes: Envy & Snow White.

Shimmer Sprays: Envy and Steel.

Embossing Powder: Steel.

You can find all the Colour Blast products Here.

I hope I have inspired you to have a play, until next time, happy scrapping!

Beachy Layout for Colour Blast

A big scrappy Hello to everyone!

I am back with a LO and a small step by step for you all using the fab products by Colour Blast. 

So here is the next Beachy LO (yes another one!!! Sorry but that is our happy place, as you can see on my little fella's face.):

And now here is my process, (apologies in advance for the poor pics, I tend to create at night so shadows are an issue when I try to get the process shots, so just try to imagine the real colour LOL)

• First I coated my page with a layer of clear Gesso. Once dry I randomly stamped about the page with Archival ink and a background stamp. A tip for random stamping....I never use a block as I do not want a perfect image. Tip 2 always use Archival or Stazon ink so it will not react with any wet mediums you put on top.

• I taped up a stencil because I only wanted to use parts of it, I then spread a couple of pastes through the stencil. 

  

• Once the paste was dry I splashed some Shimmer sprays around to create the rest of my background. The colours I used are Bling, Steel and Deep Water.

   

• While the background is drying, I embossed my chippies. The panel is embossed with a combination of Bling and Deep Water and the hash words are embossed with Bling.

• I then worked on layering my paper scraps under my photo, stamped a sentiment, and embellished with a few enamel dots, and my page was complete! 

 

Here are a few close ups of the finished page:

 

 

I hope you have been Inspired! 

The Colour Blast Products and colours I used are:

Colour Pastes: Steel, Snow White & Bling

Shimmer Sprays: Bling, Steel & Deep Water

Embossing Powder: Deep Water & Bling

You can find all the Colour Blast Products right here!

Thanks for joining me here today!