пятница, 28 сентября 2012 г.

Those Were the Days

In case you have missed it on 2Crafty blog.

"Those Were the Days"

This time I decided to experiment using techniques that I rarely

do on chipboard, but they are worth a try.

So the first LO is called Those Were The Days.

Spring is coming in Australia, but in Europe it is Fall.

That is why I look at these pictures that were taken this spring &summer

and miss those sunny warm days so much. I have to confess

that I hate winter, and this is why I decided to extend

summer in my projects.

So I took many paints and mediums and

started playing.

while I was playing with 2Crafty chipboard pieces and realized that the Outdoor Range from Flourish With A Bling is the best match for this LO. So I took the FWAB Nicky’s Beach Huts and FWAB Up In the Sky

Then I covered all the chipboard pieces with Gesso.

Then I began to add some variations.

So I took the Frame Scallop Circle Borders

The pink one I just covered with Glaze paint, and the blue one,

I covered with blue acrylic paint, then drew some doodles with a Pearl Pen.

After it was dried I added twine over it and drew the dots with

Pearl Pen Teal. I love this puffy effect.

I decided to pop up the Title too and tried this Pearl Pen

on Those Were The Days Title.

Before the final pearl Pen step, I added several layers of Glaze paint.

and then I realized that I want just wanted to draw.

So Ana's Vine is the best way to experiment

with this.

I covered it with Gesso, then added 2 green colors of

Metallic Lumiere paint. After that I covered the leaves and the flowers

with some acrylic paint and glaze paint.

Finally I took my black marker and drew. I even managed to draw a tulip.

Finally I decided to add Pearl Pen and liquid Pearls too.

You can see the dimension there:

This summer my daughter received a mountain bicycle on her Birthday

( by the way, there are no mountains in Belarus, lol),

but she was very happy to have such a cool bike

Before that she had been very happy with her scooter ( in this photo).

I decided to add Mini bicycle as the reminder. and you know,

I'm still singing the song by Queen * I want to ride my bicycle*.

"Beautiful"

On my second Layout I tried out some decoupage techniques.

I took a tissue with floral print and covered the Chinese Lanterns with it.

I used to do some decoupage projects in the past

so I have tons of different tissues, so I tried them out on chipboard.

I suppose they refresh the LO. what do you think?

Also I decided to add something from the FWAB New Release and

Surely I am talking about FWAB Elise Flourish Antique Brown , and I use Antique Brown Mustard and Brown flowers. They add some vintage look to the LO and I love this effect

and this Chinese theme followed me while I was using

Fay's Flourishes.

I covered them with Gesso, then misted with blue Starburst mist

and embossed with a stamp using Antiquites embossing powder

for a shabby effect.

and I love how the rhinestones change their color depending on the light

I then added my favourite 2 Crafty Skeleton Leaves,

just slightly misted.

and gorgeous flowers from Manor House Creations

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