Documented Scrapbook Layout with Laura Gilhuly

Good morning!

Man, it feels good to be creative again!

I had a lot of fun creating this layout using Southern Ridge chipboard and some beautiful papers from Blue Fern Studios

I started by trimming, inking then layering various papers from Blue Fern that I had in my stash

I altered the chipboard Mina Butterfly Trellis and the Vintage Border by painting it blue with Prima paint, letting it dry then applying a layer of Folk Art crackle medium, allowing to dry then added a top coat of folk art brown paint...the crackles look very cool

I added some inked flowers and beads to add visual interest.  I did not have any brown flowers so I changed the colour with some Lindy's mist.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Vintage Border
- Mina Butterfly Trellis

Thanks for stopping by,

Laura

Spring Dragonfly Frame with Erin Quiding-Sampson

Hello, I’m back to share this pretty Dragonfly décor piece with you. I started off by putting a thin coat of gel medium onto the front and back pieces of the frame. I then added some decorative tissue paper to that. I set them aside and allow to dry.

After the tissue is dried rip away any excess, then use a sanding block or nail file to smooth out the sides.

I added metallic paint in copper, peridot green and white to add some interest to the frame.

I cut apart and coloured the leafy branches and added a thin coat of white acrylic to the dragonfly.

When the dragonfly was dried I painted the wings in a muted purple and blue. I also coloured the body in the peridot green.

I put a coat of Mother of pearl structure gel over everything. I thought this might give the whole piece the iridescent of a dragonfly wing.

Now it's time to assemble. I used gel medium to adhere the whole project together. Glue together the front and back pieces of the frame.

I then added the leafy branches starting from the largest to smallest.

I did the same with the flowers. I opened the flowers toward the bottom and squished together the ones closest to the top. I wanted to make them look “bud” like.

I added pop dots to the back of the dragonfly and gently curved the wings to make it stand off the frame.

Here’s a couple close ups so you can see the colours better.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

Zen Dragonfly 

Leafy Branches

Wood Tri Frame 4

Other Supplies Used:

- Stampin' Up!: Ink pads in Garden Green, Island Indigo and Rich Razzleberry

- Close To My Heart: Sanding Block

- Liquitex: Matte Gel Medium

- Folkart Acrylic Paint: Metallic Copper and Metallic Peridot

- DecoArt: White Acrylic paint

- Daler Rowney: Mother of Pearl Structure Gel

- Decorative Tissue paper

- Paintbrush and something for water

- Small flowers

- Pop dots

Thanks so much for stopping in.  

~ Erin