The Deconstucted Layout #1

Howdy everyone in blog land!

It is day #13 of The Caribbean Crawl 2014

and today we are in Antigua. We have hired a private yacht to

tour us around to a few islands so we are with a very small party the

next few days.

Today is the very first in a new series I will be doing for Frosted Designs

Have you ever seen a layout and went,,

"I wonder how they made that?"

The Deconstructed Layout will feature a tutorial on one element of a layout,

showing step outs on how that one element was done.

Here is the first layout with tutorial,,

Now,, who has ever seen Anita make a layout with a plain sheet of white cardstock as the base???

Anybody??? Nope- I don't think I have ever done it before. 

The little bit of pattern paper I used is from the Shades of Spring Kit

flowers are Prima, Stamps are Wendi Vecchi, and chipboard is Dusty Attic.

To make the awesome bricks below my photo, I started with Molding Paste and a stencil. 

When that was dry, I inked the paste straight from the ink pads using 

the Squeezed Lemonade Distress Ink from the Shades of Spring Kit.

Next I sprinkled dry powder from Lindy's Stamp Gang- Industrial Chic Magicals Set 

right on top using a dry paintbrush. VERY LITTLE powder is needed. I then spritzed with

water to get the color to show up. Super cool- huh?

Then I cut the individual bricks out and glued them down. I used a brush marker to outline them.

How did I get them so straight? Well,,,, I am so glad you asked. 

I almost never use washi tape on layouts- but I use it ALL THE TIME 

for holding things in place, marking my place, and for marking locations on layouts. 

If you look at this photo, then the top photo- you can see how much difference the 

black outline on the bricks helps- it really makes them pop!

Thanks so much for stopping by today to see me!

Aggie Rowing Crew - Frosted Designs

Hi everyone in blog land! 
Are you ready for the week??
I am - 39 days until the Caribbean Crawl, Y'all!

Today I want  to share a project I made using 

 the Love is in The Air Kit available from Frosted Designs.

This kit is so awesome! Anything with glitter in it is right up my alley,and then

you add spray inks?? I need to have it!! 

Here is a look at my project,,,,,

My DD2 was on the Rowing Crew during her days at Texas A&M Galveston, and

this photo is just one of those random pics taken on the road to a meet. somewhere.

The Teresa Collins papers and embellishments included in this month's kit

are great- I love these coral colors!! 

I tried not to make the page too frilly, because they were on The Crew after all,

but I did manage to squeeze in some fun elements. The round elements you see where 

punched from the back side of one of the papers. I layered the PPs and added a 

layer of Bazzill cardstock in the middle.

Along the bottom of my page, I adhered the die cut numbers from the kit. Using the 

stencil in the kit and Molding Paste from the Mixed Media Starter Kit  I added hearts 

randomly over the numbers. When the paste was dry, I went back, and using the stencil again,

I sprayed with Lemon Zest Dylusions. I added a couple of light sprays of ink to the rest of the paper

while I was at it. 

How cute are these little Camera Clips from Maya Road???? I layered die cuts from

the kit here, along with some ribbon. The arrow in the corner was punched from the back side

of one of the papers. The chipboard is Maya Road; I inked it white and sprayed with

Lemon Zest, blotting off the excess.

This "Life is Good" sticker is mounted on another chipboard from Maya Road, I had to 

trim it just a tiny bit. I finished with Alphas and more die cut stickers from the kit. 

Be sure to stop by the Frosted Designs Store to pick up a kit for yourself- these kits

have so much in them! I see two more projects coming out of mine this month! 

Thanks so much for stopping by today!
Have a wonderful week :o)
Anita

Love is in the Air Dylusions - Lemon Zest Mixed Media Starter Kit

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Frosted Designs Mixed Media December Kit Reveal & Tutorial

Love, love , love the blues on the Christmas lines this year. 

I used a LOT of spray ink on this layout- the doily was pretty much

soaked with the Heidi Swapp Gold Color Shine.

 I layered several die cuts next to my photo. For my background I used a stencil, Molding Paste, Gelatos® and glitter -there is a tutorial below.

Here is a close-up of the background. I wrapped this beautiful sparkly tulle around

my paper for more dimension. The wooden stars were sprayed with the Perfect Pearls Forever Red.

For my title I painted chipboard first with acrylic paint, then I sprayed with the Perfect Pearls Forever Red and the Gold Color Shine. It is a little hard to see the gold in the photo, but it is pretty visible in person!

For the flowers, I sprayed them with the Gold Color Shine first, then spread Frosted Lace Stickles

around the edges of the petals.The chipboard snowflakes were covered 

with the Stickles and while wet I added some bling.

I used a gold paint pen on the edge of the paper that you see here. For the texture on top of the buttons, I mixed gloss gel, glitter, and beads and spread on top.

I added the Stickles in the corners of the papers.

I sprayed the tiniest, tiniest bit of Forever Red ink on the corner here.

Seriously, I held the paper like 2 feet from the sprayer and misted one time. 

I just wanted a little blush of color there.

Tutorial:

For the background here are the steps:

I put a small amount of my Gelatos® on my paper and mixed with Molding Paste.

I spread this over my stencil and while the stencil was still in place,,,,,

I sprinkled my glitter on and pressed it into the paste. 

Ta-da!  This is a super easy technique and you will love how it looks. 

For the texture on top of the buttons, I mixed Gloss Gel, beads, and Diamond Dust Glitter together.

 Put a piece of scrap paper over your photo and spread the mixture all over. I put mine on

pretty heavy, but you can always put less. Put it aside to dry overnight. In the morning I

gave it a spritz with the Gold Color Shine.

Mixed Media Tutorial on Canvas- Frosted Designs

Hi everyone! How is your week so far?
Wonderful I hope!

Today I want to share a tutorial on how I made my
background on this beautiful project below.
I love adding color and texture to my projects and
using the November Mixed Media Kit and the Mixed Media Starter Kit
from Frosted Designs will give you a lot of options.

This is my second project from the November kit and I still have a ton
of pieces left. I feel a third project coming on!

I used the Hexagon Canvas piece from the November kit as my base. I
embellished with lace, roses, buttons, and papers from the kit as well.

Here is how I created my background;

I used a resist embossing technique  for my background.
To start my background I stamped a large pattern with
VersaMark and embossed with clear powder. The embossed areas will
resist the ink when you apply it- it is pretty cool!

I think this technique works best with darker inks, so I used the  Denim and Schoolhouse inks from the kit. To add the color I used the inks from the kit and applied them with wet wipes, rubbing the color into the canvas so that the embossed portions would show, then wiping off any excess color I didn't want.  I applied the Schoolhouse first over the entire piece. Then I added a little bit of denim until
I was happy with the result.

I don't like having a solid edge from my stencils, so I always tape a piece of
scrap paper on the edge so that it feathers off.

After I glued my paper down, I applied gesso through the stencil and let it dry.
Once dry you can pile on the embellies to your hearts content!

How cute are those little buttons!!!!???? The mini roses are from the November Kit
and I added a few more from my stash.
 

  The sentiment was trimmed from the journal block sheet included in the kit.

I added some seam binding here as well.

 

 I wanted some dimension to the project so I used foam tape on
several pieces.

 So there you have it- this is a really fun technique, that is not too messy!

Be sure to give it a try and let me know what you think.

May The Flamingos be with you :o)

Anita

November 2013 Mixed Media Paper Kit Mixed Media Starter Kit

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