'Love Her To Bits' - For Flutterby Designs

 Hi there lovelies!!

I'm back to share a layout I did a little while

ago using our NEW Flutter Colour paints.

 'Love Her To Bits'

Close ups....

Flutterby Products used:

Flutter Colour Paint - Rainbow Set

Flutter Colour Paint - Monochrome Set

'I Heart You' Stencil

Flair button from set no.150

Enamel Dots

'LOVE' wood veneer

6x4 Card 'Bold Filler' Everyday Etc Cards

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Sit back with your morning coffee & watch

my process video on how I created this :)

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'Hello THere Sweetheart' By Anita Rodway for Colour Blast

It's my turn on the Colour Blast blog today & I've got a little layout to share with you :)

I've taken a few step-by-step pics to show

you my process.

I've grabbed some Bazzill 'Marshmellow' mixed media cardstock

(which doesn't require any gesso) & some Colour Blast Shimmer Sprays:

Royality & Lipstick. I've sprayed & dried it a few times, to build up the

colour & look of what I wanted.

I've then stuck down a strip of this pretty wrapping paper. I've then grabbed

a Flutterby Design 'I Heart You' stencil & 'Deep Water' Colour Blast paste.

While that was still a bit tacky, I've grabbed my 'Royality' Colour Blast Embossing

powder & just sprinkled over the paste. I kinda like how bubbly it went as I heated it.

I watered down some 'Deep Water' Colour Blast paste & added some drippage

thru the hearts. I decided it needed another 'pop' of colour, so of course I grabbed

some 'Bling' Colour Blast paste & Shimmer Spray. I've used a script stencil for

the paste & flicked on some splats with the shimmer spray.

Here's what my finshed layout turned out like :)

'HELLO THERE SWEETHEART'

Some close ups....

Bev & Nat SFS Summerland Point Retreat - April 2016

Last weekend I got to head away for some 'me' time. I got to scrap with

some of my favourite arty peeps. It was first time away from my 1yr old, but my

arty soul need this time to rejuvenate. Nothing better than good food, fantastic company, drinks & full blown belly laughs to help you relax & centre yourself again.

Seeing as though it had been a over a year since I was alone (so to speak),

I did initially have NO idea whatsoever on where to start creating LOL.

I ended up getting myself a new black art journal & just started painting

to see where it would take me. A good warm up when you've got a creative block ;)

Here's what I came up with...

'Breathe'

 This page has lots & lots of layers. I would stop & start in between chatting & just

pick from where I left off. Boy did I do some chatting LOL. It was good to have some

adult conversation & not speak the words 'where are your pants?!'

I've mainly used my fingers as my paint brushes. Putting dollops of colour here & there.

I used 'Lipstick' & 'Envy' Colour Blast pastes through 2 very different stencils,

to add more depth to my pages. I've also used some splats of Colour Blast Shimmer

sprays over the top. 

I finished off with some freestyled brush script with a word that best described

me in that moment.

'Breathe'

That's exactly what I needed. No one to please but myself. Free to let go of anything weighting down on my shoulders & create without inhibitions. If you have never been to a scrapbooking retreat - I highly recommend you try it :)

So this is me doing a impromptu Colour Blast paste demo with some of

the ladies from retreat. They loved how easy it is to apply & all that shimmer!!

There was a race to the Colour Blast stock after this - those moments always make

me giggle. 

Effortless backgrounds made super easy with some white cardstock & Colour Blast Pastes!!

I've used these colours in the below picture:

Envy, Royality, Lipstick & Sunshine

A big thank you to Lisa Oxley for taking these pics x

You can find all the Colour Blast products here - 

'Take Pride' - WARNING CONTAINS SENTENANCE ENHANCERS!!

DISCLAIMER - If you are offended or don't like reading a blog with a few profanities (or what I like to call 'Sentenance Enhancers) This blog post is NOT for you....

I wasn't going to blog this layout at all, but after some negative feedback I decided I wanted to talk about why this layout was important to me & my reason to share it.

I will say a lot of it was positive feedback, but a few 'precious' people voiced their dislike for it. But hey that's great, you don't like it - KEEP SCROLLING!!!

You do not HAVE to make any comments, the power is your hands - just keep going!!!

I created this after a really crappy day, this is just what my creative soul needed. A chance to breathe, escape & recover. It was a day that I struggled to be the mum I need to be. It sometimes it just feels like falling down hole, spinning out of control. I do not like days like this at all. But I needed to remind myself that "I am enough".

I needed to create. I needed to express my emotions. I needed to let go.

This layout allowed me to do so. I shared incase other people needed to hear a message of self worth. That's it's ok to be you. Cause you are bloody awesome!!

I've been scrapbooking for well over 12 years & I do not want to fit into the mould

that people tell me I need to, to make it anywhere in this industry. 

I create for ME. It's a release for ME. I create to only please MYSELF.

Yes I have an scrapbooking embellishment business, which my personality

SHINES through brightly. I don't have to make them like every other every other company.

Everyday isn't unicorns farting fucking rainbows or even just happy embellishments fullstop.

It is real life that I want to document, not put on a facade & make my life look super glittery

& fake. Ok that's probably enough of my ramblings, here is what I created :)

 

Products I have used:

White C/S

Gesso

Velum

Black thread

AC Thickers 

Gel Medium

HS Colorshine

Posca Paint pen

From Flutterby Designs:

'Flutter Colour Paint'

'Wild Bohemian' Everyday Etc Cards

'Wild Bohemian' Page Tabs

'Fuck' Wood Veneer

Enamel dots

Flair button from set no.279

FLUTTERBY DESIGNS STORE

Colour Blast layout 'Cutie Patootie'

Hi hi lovelies!!!
I'm back to share this quick little layout I did of my little Miss.

Teal is totally my favourite colour, so Deep Envy Colour paste suits me to a tee LOL

'Cutie Patootie'

I watered down some 'Deep Envy' Colour Blast Colour paste to create a watercolour

effect on my background & gave it a quick dry with my heatgun.

Once it was dried, I grabbed one of my fav stencils (this one is a Flutterby Designs one)

& used the same colour paste through the stencil.

I've also used a Flutterby fussy cut, for a title & blinged it up using

Colour Blast 'Bling' Embossing powder.

I then used a posca paint pen to add some doodling.

I grabbed my 'Apple of My Eye' Colour paste & added a little water (just a bit)

to allow me to 'flick' some onto my layout as splats, as well as

some 'Bling' shimmer spray!

'Hello You'

Helloooooooo!!

It's my turn back on the blog & I've got a got a

little layout that I adore. Much like with my usual style -

well let's say 99% of them LOL, it's minimal, but big bold colours. I LOVE creating my own backgrounds,

& I really don't use patterned paper much these days.

Once I am happy with where my background is at,

I hate to cover all that painty awesomeness

up with photos/paper/embellishments... 

Here is a layout I created using our new

'Flutter Colour Paints'...

'HELLO YOU'

Here are some close ups

I started with putting down some soft, but

subtle watercolour tones.

I then went in with a Flutterby Stencil 'I {heart} You'

& some glass bead gel medium. I added nothing else

to this, as I wanted it to add another dimention of texture,

but not to take away from the focal points.

Next I've 'dribbled' over & flicked on some

Flutter Colour paint & allowed it to dry.

I worked out how I wanted the layering of my

embellishments to be. I've used some

Everyday Etc Filler Cards 'Wild Bohemian',

Fussy cut 'Circles', Wood Veneers 'Circles',

'Abstract 2' & 'Hello You Circle'.

 

I put down 'nests' of black cotton thread to add

some interest. To finish off, I added a Flair Button

from set no.381 & Enamel Dots. I painted the wording

on the wood veneer, to make it 'pop' a little.

And in my true style - grabbed my trusty black pens,

to add some doodling & small details.

I LOOOOOOVE how much texture this layout has!!

'Day of The Dead' Art Journal Page for Colour Blast

Hi there - Anita back again...

I've been enjoying my art journal lately.

With 2 small kids & running a business from home, my creative time often is limited & it's easy to grab, my art journal, Colour Blast products & get messy!!.

'DAY OF THE DEAD'

 

First off I started with some 'Stormy Weather' paste

& spread over a template. I waited until it was

dried completely, before sticking on my skull

image with gel medium.

 

I put a variety different coloured of pastes out onto

my craft mat (just a small amount) & worked in a

little water. Using a small paint brush, I applied colour

onto the detail onto the skull. Once I had finished

colouring the details, I used the remainder of pastes

to 'flick' onto my page to create paint splatters.

Once it had all dried, I went back

over with a black pen to make the lines 'pop' again.

I love how textured this page turned out! 

 

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