Thursday, February 19, 2015

watercolor wishes and mixed media dreams

hey there!
today i just wanted to pop in and share a layout i made for a couple fun challenges!
the Mixed Media Monthly Challenge this month is all about pink!! you can't go wrong with pink, i say!


and over at the Little Tangles challenge, it's all about watercoloring! i couldn't LOVE that more!


so i combined the two challenges and came up with this super pretty (at least I think so!) layout!
i started with a 12x12 page from the Up In the Clouds collection from PinkFresh Studio! LOOOOOOOVE that collection! 



I covered it in clear gesso, and then used Worn Lipstick and Dried Marigold distress inks to add watercoloring! (my favorite way is to smoosh the ink onto a piece of packaging, then spray with water and then smoosh the packaging onto the layout!! FUN!) 
Once that was dry, i stamped the cloud images from Clouds (fitting!) and the triangles from Tiny Triangles, just to add some more contrast and fun to the background!


but guess what? i didn't stop with the background there! i also added some hearts with a stencil and embossing paste! and that was it! i promise! ha! background - complete! 
next up? heat embossing part of the Dreams stamp directly onto the photo! scandalous! 

I used lots of papers to layer the photo and add some dimension! then i used the same papers to mimic the layers for the subtitle on the top right corner! the sentiment is from Origami Map and was heat embossing in white!

i took some wood veneers and also added watercoloring to them!! LOVE that!


i stitched the sentiment on and then added some random stitching on other parts of the layout! a few enamel dots and other embellishments, and the layout is done! whew!

thanks for stopping by!
enjoy!

6 comments:

  1. What a great page!! I'm loving the distress watercolor background, sounds fun to do too. Thanks so much for joining us at The Mixed Media Monthly Challenge.

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  2. awwwwwwwwwwww....I love it. Such an awesome layout.

    I'm like a kid, I instantly fall asleep in the car on road trips :)

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  3. Such a fun layout! LOVE all of the colors and textures and the photo is just too cute!

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  4. Beautiful project! Thanks for playing along with the Mixed Media Monthly Challenge.

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  5. Great project!! Thanks for joining us in this month's Mixed Media Monthly Challenge!

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  6. watercolor + pink = glorious layout! i love it! Thank you so much for playing with the Mixed Media Monthly Challenge!
    -Rachel
    rwkrafts.com

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