The Best Days by Farrel Tailor

Good Morning Sassy Lovers!! Today is my last DT post and I would just like start off by thanking Olga for asking me to join her amazing team... what started out being for only 3 months ended up lasting 9 months and I have truly enjoyed every minute of it. And I would also like to thank all the Sassy Fans that have followed me over the last 9 months - you're the best!!

So let me show you what I created and how I went about it....

I started by cutting 7 strips of Glitz Design pp - Sunshine in my Soul - Stripe and adhered the 7 strips onto to Glitz Design - Sunshine in my Soul - Suns.

I then used white gesso with my 1" Silicone Brush to highlight the paper cluster and to also seal before I added the sprays. I also used my finger to lightly rub white gesso around the edges of my photo.

Once dry I then started to apply my colours to the background. Using a wet paint brush I applied 13arts Ayeeda Mists - Pastel Cobalt, then Chalk Ultramarine and to finish I used Chalk Indigo. Making sure I dried between colours.

And it wouldn't be me with some splattering!! I used all 3 blues for the splatters.

Next I applied 13arts Ayeeda Mist Pastel Caramel just to highlight some areas and then added some builders tape for a little bit of texture. (I bought this tape from my local hardware store)

Now for the photo mount - I used some cardboard from a packing box and ripped the first layer off. I then rubbed white gesso around the edges and using a wet brush I applied a small amount of 13arts Ayeeda Mist Chalk Indigo.

I then added some stickers from Pinkfresh Studio - Escape the Ordinary range and doodled around the stickers and the background paper with a black paint pen. To finish off the layout I added some stamping, cotton thread in blue and tan and a flair from my personal stash.

Thanks for dropping by and again thank you for all your support this year. xx

 

Express and Discover Art Journal Page by Farrel Tailor

Hi Everyone!!! I am super excited to be joining the Sassy Scrappers Design Team for the next few months. I will be sharing with you all my mixed media style and hopefully you will feel inspired to give it a go.
So here is my page, I was inspired by a dress I saw with these colours on it and used the ever so delicious Dylusions Paints. 

Here are some process shots, I also have a process video below so be sure to check it out!!

So I started with Dylusions Paint Black Marble and covered my art journal page using a baby wipe at first but then decided to use a mini blending tool instead.

Once dried I then used Lemon Zest with a little bit of water and painted onto my stamping block. I pressed it onto my page but wasn't happy with the result so I switched to using a piece of acetate that I had trimmed, you could also use any packaging plastic.

Using the same technique, I used Pure Sunshine, London Blue, Vibrant Turquoise and Funky Fuchsia. I also splattered using a paint brush.

Once it was dry I then used Dina Wakley's new Stencil I Want with Ranger Texture Paste. I did originally try to stencil using the Dylusions Paint White Linen but it didn't quite work out how I wanted so I went over the top with texture paste. I also mixed White Linen with a small amount of water and splattered lightly.

And to finish it off I highlighted the words using my Dylusions Paint Pen. So there you have it, I hope you enjoy the video and until next time - Happy Scrappin!!

Farrel xx