Hi there!
Nathalie with you today with a new layout that combines a few of Vicki's Artful Techniques Prompts to create a new layout. In case you have not heard about Vicki's new challenge; she has created a list of about 50 prompts that can be used to kick start your mixed media mojo.
The DT will be using a single or combination of the prompts to create their projects. So, today i will combine DECOUPAGE, TISSUE, WATERCOLOR, TEXTURE and GOLF in this page.
I started this project by DECOUPAGING a piece of Tim Holtz's TISSUE paper to a foundation paper using Matte Acrylic Gel. For this, i applied a thin coat of the gel to the paper, then glued the tissue paper and added a coat of the gel on top of the paper.
This coat secures the paper and covers the tissue, thus preparing the page to more layers of mixed media. Once the background had dried, i added splashes of WATERCOLOUR using the Powdered Pigments and water.
After the watercolor had dried, a bit of black art crayon was added to the edges of the tissue, so that it darkens some of the background images. I chose, then, to add TEXTURE to the page by running some ROSE GOLD and GOLD glazes through the bee hive stencil on the page. Once again i added the impression just to some areas of the background. I diluted the remaining gold glaze and use it to add splatters to the page. To finish my mixed media layers, i diluted a bit of gesso and add splatters all around the background.
I kept the layers of paper simple as i want the background to shine in this page, but chose pieces from the WIldflower and Honey collection to add embellishments and layers to the picture.
To create the title for this page, i chose a simple phrase from the puffy stickers , and then placed some of the layered butterflies as a means to join the title to the picture area of the page. I made sure to place the butterflies on areas that will guide the eye through the layout, thus creating movement on the page. The following video will show you how this page came together:
The layout is filled with Artful Techniques and layers of mixed media and WIldflower and Honey goodness. I really hope that it inspires you to join in the challenge.
As always, remember you can always contact us if you have questions on how this came together. I hope you can join in the challenge and take a few minutes to try a new of the techniques. I cannot wait to see what you create.
Til' next time,
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