Playing with paint and ink

Create your own custom accents with paint, ink and embossing folders

I started with my title piece from the My Mind's Eye page kit (I wasn't going to use the title "Big Attitude" for this layout but I still wanted to use the shape) and ran it through the Sizzix Big Shot in a Cuttlebug embossing folder.

Then I painted it with white paint and wiped away the excess. I did this twice, using my heat gun to dry the paint in between each application.

After the second coat was dry I rubbed the distress ink pad across the whole piece. It is a slow drying ink, so I used a paper towel to spread it around and even it out giving a two tone look. Then dried it with my heat gun.

After that I lightly dry brushed white paint across the top. Smoothed out only the edges with my paper towel. Then dried it with my heat gun. A more patient person might not need the heat gun.

 I used Faded Jeans Distress Ink to blend around the edges to make them darker. Then attached it to the page.

I created this layout for my November kit of the month using the new custom accent. More November page kit layout samples will be posted in the next day or two.As you can see, I kept playing with paint through the rest of the layout too. It was a fun way to spend the afternoon.

I hope you enjoyed this entry.

- LaDonna

Monstrosity Page Layout

I decided to take a little break from work today and create this page using the Monstrosity line from Sassafrass Lass. As soon as I saw my nephews 3 month pictures I knew I wanted to use these papers. Of course he's no little monster, but it makes such a cute boy layout.

LaDonna

Playing with paint

We had a techniques class last Saturday called playing with paint. We wanted to show some fun ways to include paint on your pages and customize your colors.

Here are four different layouts using the same sketch.

Created By: Vicki H.

Created By: Teresa N.

Created By: Melanie H.

This is the layout I created as a sample for the class.Here's how to do it:

Start with a white piece of cardstock, non-stick craft mat, paint (whatever colors you chose), and a brayer. Tear the white piece of cardstock to about a 9x9 size. Put a few drops of each color on that piece.

Use your brayer to roll the paint up and down on your page.Then add a few more drops of paint and roll across the the page from side to side. Then set the wet cardstock aside to dry.Next you will need some bubble wrap, double sided tape, scissors, and a brayer. Measure the width of your brayer and cut the bubble wrap to fit. Put a couple small pieces of double sided tape on the roller, wrap the bubble wrap and cut away the extra so it is not over lapping.Put the paint color of your choice(I used white) on a scrap piece of paper or craft mat and roll the brayer in the paint.As you roll across your page you can see it adding a textured look.Then take it across the painted piece of cardstock you started with, to bring the layout together.Next take a scrap piece of cardstock, curl it around a pencil and release it. That wll give you a spiral shape to dip in the paint and stamp on your page. A few other things we did with the paint, but I do not have photos of are:

Edge the pictures in white paint.

Use a scrap piece of cardstock, dip the edge in paint and create our journaling lines.

Dip a brush in the paint and flick it off across the title(a tooth brush works great for this also).

Have fun creating with paint. I can't wait to see some more pages.

Captivating layouts

At our crop last night we gave each cropper 3 sheets of paper and some mixed embellishments from the Captivating paper line by Pink Paislee. As a challenge we asked them to create a layout using these supplies and any additional items they would like to include.

Thank you ladies for sharing pictures of your layouts with us.

Created By: Jennifer E. (12x24)Created By: Melanie H. (12x24) Created By: Tina B. (12x12)

Created By: Tina B. (12x12)

Created By: Teri W. (12x12)

Created By: Robin G. (12x12)

Created By: Nancy S. (12x12)

Created By: Karen W. (12x12)

Created By: Barb W. (12x12)

Created By: LaDonna M. (12x12)

My Mind's Eye, Ardrea Victoria Kits

These layouts were created using the Andrea Victoria paper line from My Mind's Eye.

Created By: Ramona H. (12x12)

Created By: Heather C. (12x12)Created By: Robin G. (12x12)Created By: Melanie H. (12x12)
Created By: Martha R. (12x12)
Created By: LaDonna M. (12x12)

Created By: Karen W. (12x12)

Created By: Teri W. (12x12)

Created By: Joan B. (12x12)

Created By: Angie S. (12x12)

Created By: Jill K. (12x24)

Created By: Candy N. (12x24)

Created BY: Barb W. (12x24)

For a fabulous notebook idea created with this paper line, visit Ali Edward's blog.

Wish, Love, Dream

We have had the Fun Fair paper line from KaiserCraft in our store for awhile. I just now had a chance to use it on this adorable layout of my new nephew. Okay maybe I'm a little partial here, but isn't he so cute?

My Mind's Eye, Laundry Line - Embrace page kit

Below are a few examples created with the pieces in the Embrace kit.

On the page below the words were printed onto the Bazzill cardstock
with a regular ink jet printer. Below are some pages that include some of the additional elements available.

In the example below, blue paint and stickles embellish the background cardstock which has distressed edges. A black piece of cardstock and a couple of pieces of ribbon were added as well.
On the pages below, painted chipboard letters and numbers were added as well as ribbon. Buttons and fibers were added to this page. This page has ribbon and photo turns added. This page has used an extra title card and some glitter dots.

Here she bought an extra sheet of paper and made her kit a 2 page layout.

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