I love the gorgeous sketches that Rochelle has been designing for us on Paper Secrets, so I had a lot of fun creating this layout as part of my dt work for the November challenges. I went with the beautiful All About Me collection by Webster’s Pages and added a little subtle texture and interest using a Prima mask and a bit of Helmar magic. 😀
For the brick wall behind the photo, I had really wanted a different Prima mask, but my fave online store was sold out, so I got the mask that features the mortar rather than the brick. To use it effectively, there are several options. I chose to go with a resist technique using Helmar Acid Free Glue. I simple lined up the mask where I wanted the design to appear, and using a foam brush, applied the Helmar Acid Free Glue in the openings by smoothing it over the mask. I then lifted off the mask. Once dry, I misted the image with some Shimmerz Spritz in Rockafella blue and immediately wiped over it lightly with a slightly dampened paper towel to remove the product from the resist areas. It worked like a dream. FYI, this method can also be used with the 450 Quick Dry, Premium Craft Glue and PVA glue that I know of and have tested, so you can use what you have on hand.
Here’s my take on Rochelle’s fabulous sketch for the November Challenge:
Here’s a close up of the brick wall resist:
I’m so excited to be back on the Paper Secrets DT! For my first challenge for the new term, I wanted to do something special. I greatly admire the work of an amazing talented multi-media artist who I first heard about just over a year ago when I started scrapping online. Steph Devlin is not only a designer for Webster’s Pages, Kaisercraft and Prima, she’s also a published author and has designed for numerous magazines. Steph is also one of the co-founders of The Color Room…a great site for fabulous color challenges and a sketch for inspiration. So, for this challenge, I’ve selected one of her pieces (with her permission) for us to lift for our November Scraplift Challenge!
Here’s my lift of her inspiring creation:
To give a subtle shimmer and add a bit of extra texture, I mixed a bit of iridescent medium to Helmar’s Textured Effects and applied it with a brush to the middle flower on the left of the page. I only covered the highlights on the images. It was really hard to capture in a photo, but here’s a close up:
I love that the Textured Effects not only helps add more detail, but it also keeps the iridescent medium on my project, not my fingers, so when I wipe my fingers across the page, I don’t end up with a bunch of shimmer on my fingertips! 😀
I also combined the PS lift challenge with my dt work at Firefly Expressions and incorporated some gorgeous Dove of the East products. 😀
Materials for Little Blessings Layout:
Webster’s Pages All About Me papers
WP All About Me fabric ticket
WP All About Me Princess Petal
WP All About Me storytellers alpha stickers
WP pin
Prima flourish
Shimmerz Rockafella Spritz
Adhesives:
Helmar Quick Fix Adhesive Runner
Helmar Acid Free Glue
Helmar 450 Quick Dry
Materials for Friends Layout:
Dove of the East paper
Dove of the East ribbon
Dove of the East diecut
Glitz Vintage Blue papers
Glitz paper layers
Pink Paislee Artisan frame
Webster’s Pages sparkler
Webster’s Pages silhouette
sticker and cast corner piece from my stash
Tattered Angels glimmer glaze
iridescent medium
Helmar Textured Effects
Prima bling
Adhesives:
Helmar Quick Fix Adhesive Runner
Helmar Acid Free Glue
Helmar 450 Quick Dry
Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots
Helmar Zap Dots
TFL!
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