Hi there!
Nathalie with you today to share with you a new project thas\t highlights the journaling ephemera and the beautiful Field Notes collection paper. I think we all love and have -at least- a few sheets of patterned paper in our stash. Personally, i love patterned paper, and the ones in the Field Notes collection are just gorgeous; now combine those papers with all the beautiful tags, journal spots and labels in the ephemera pack, and the results are just dreamy...
Unfortunately, this week i am very under the weather so no process video to share, instead i will walk you through the layout. To start, I used a gessoed foundations papers to create the background. I wanted the colors of fall to pop from the picture and page, so my choice was to create a very neutral and textured watercolor background.
First, a bit of white watercolor was mixed with Acrylic gel and then ran through one of the Ink Spill stencils to create the texture on the background. Once it dried, I used a bit of watercolor (black and #12) to create the triangular watercolor shape in the background. I chose black as it is a perfect neutral, that will bring all the details of the page to live, and then the bit of teal watercolor adds to the depth of the background as well as lightens up the watercolor shape.
While the watercolor dried, i used my Silhouette Cameo to cut some flowers from the Abstract Moments, Collect and Document and Simple Things papers, as well as some leaves (using a Just Nick cut file) from the Field Notes paper. I used a bone folder to create the curvature on the flower petals before assembling them, this helps to bring movement and dimension to the page. I secure all the flowers with a small brad so that the layers will keep in place and to bring a bit of shine to the page.
I used a bit of the same papers to back and layered this picture from about 8 years ago, and then glued it to the center of the triangle. I pulled the journaling ephemera and decided to create a large cluster at the left corner of the picture. I used an exacto knife to detail some of the pieces that were added to this page. Now it was time to add all those flowers as clusters at the edges of the watercolor triangle. I pulled leaves from the ephemera icons, and a few that i had previously stamped and watercolored to help create the floral clusters.
To finish the page, i used another of the journaling ephemera pieces to create my title. A fussy cut butterfly -from the Take Flight) paper- just helps to complete the title work. To finish, i added a few lines of journal and some gold ink drops! love how this turned out !!!
Now it is your turn to combine all those journaling spots in your next project. Remember to share your projects with us, use @vickiboutin or #vickiboutin to tag Vicki; we love to see and be inspired by what you create. AS always let me know if you have questions on how this came togeher.
xo
Materials Used:
Foundations paper
Gesso
Acrylic Matte gel
Ink Spill stencil set
watercolor and watercolor brushes set
FIeld Notes collection- papers: Take Flight, Simple Things, Collect and Document, Field Notes
FIeld Notes collection: epherama packs, chipboard stickers, watercolor stickers, puffy stickers
