A Grateful Heart Mixed Media Layout by Farrel Tailor

Hello and happy Thursday!  I'm back today with another layout using some more of Vicki Boutin's Mixed Media range.
As I have 3 boys, it's very rare that I get to create a girly page so I was super excited to create this layout.....so here it is.

I will give you a quick run down on what I used but you can click on my video below to see how I created this layout.

The papers I used are from the Prima Rose Quartz range - Midnight Beauty and Grateful Heart.

I started off by applying a light coat of Dina Wakley Media Clear Gesso  all over Midnight Beauty and dried with my heat gun.

To create my photo mount layers and title I cut out various sections from Grateful Heart patterned paper.

I then used Vicki Boutin Mixed Media Stamp and Stencil set - Floral and black archival ink to stamp onto my background.

I next use the Vicki Boutin Art Crayons to draw onto my mat and using a wet paint brush I mixed the crayon so that it turned to a watercolour paint and apply to my layout. 

Once that's dry, adhere my photo mount and die cuts from the Vicki Boutin Ephemera Die Cuts with Gold Foil. I also use the art crayons to add some colour to my Prima Flowers - Kimberly.

Once I have adhered everything I then use some Diamond Glitter Glue to highlight the die cuts. And there you have it another layout done.
I hope I have inspired you to create this weekend and remember all the products used are linked back to the store.
I hope you enjoy the video and until next time - Stay Creative xx

Agnus | Everyday Moments

Hi again :) I've got a layout to share this week using a splash of paint and some gorgeous rose gold foiled paper from Prima's Rose Quartz collection. 

As much as I loved the beautiful rose gold detail in the Rose Quartz collection, the colours were not working with this particular photo, so I decided to add some contrast with a splash of 'night' in the awesome range of acrylic paint from Dina Wakley Media!

 I love the heavy bodied consistency and matte properties of this paint and have been using quite a lot of it for my art journal pages for #the100dayproject on Instagram, but for this layout I was after a softer effect and decided to dilute the paint with a generous amount of water to create a colour wash similar to what you would get from watercolour but with less translucency and more depth.   

I used a few simple layers behind the photo and fussy cut several feathers from the 'Grace' patterned paper that I positioned down the page. I used my scissors to add a few extra snips around the base of each feather to give them a more realistic appearance.

 I also used the Dina Wakley Media paint to add some stamped detail down one side of the page. Using the paint in place of ink was easy to do... I simply spread a few drops of paint onto a non-stick craft matt, mixed in a little bit of water to create a more fluid consistency and used a sponge to apply the paint onto the surface of the stamps as you would with ink. This little Kelly Purkey 3x4" stamp set has already become a fave for my project life pages, and I love the detail it also adds to a full sized layout.

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