Thursday 19 July 2018

Tranquility - A Journal Page for Lindy's

Hello Lovely's. I have a journal page to share with you today. I had such a lovely time just playing in my journal, with no plan or idea what I was going to create, it was so peaceful and enjoyable and this 'tranquil' page is what I ended up with. I used just 3 of the fabulous Lindy's Starburst Sprays to add all this color to my page.

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To begin, I spritzed some water on my pages. I lightly sprayed the Bling-y Blonde and Pretty in Pink Pink sprays and then added more water and moved the page around to blend the colors a little. I mopped up some of the water with a paper towel and then added a few splashes of each color to intensify the color in some spots and dried off with a heat tool.

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I added a little random text stamping using black archival ink.2

Next, using a paint brush, I applied some gesso to help soften the background.

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I selected a couple of washi tapes with similar colors to add to my page, this gave me some additional texture and makes the background more interesting to look at. I added a little more gesso over the tape with a palette knife to give the page a more cohesive look and dried off thoroughly.

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Using archival ink and some stamps, I have added a border and some circles.


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I added my embellishments, a gorgeous lotus die cut and some dew drops. Some gesso was applied to the circles to help them pop up from the background. Using the Shabby turbine teal spray a few light splashes were added to the page above the lotus.  I applied some shading to the underside of the lotus with a black stabilo all pencil and then using the Shabby Turbine Teal spray and a paint brush, I painted the 'water' for the lotus to sit on.

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A 'Whichcraft' chipboard title, some black archival ink around the edges and a few black splatters finished the page off.

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Lindy's Products: Shabby turbine teal, Bling-y Blonde and Pretty in Pink Pink sprays.
Other Products: Die Cut lotus, Whichcraft chipboard, archival ink, gesso, acrylic dew drops, stabilo all pencil, stamps
Thanks for dropping by and have a magical day! xx

Thursday 5 July 2018

'Magical' Door Knocker





Hello Lindy's Tribe! Have you ever wished you could walk through a magic door into a fantasy world where washing dishes and doing laundry are done with the snap of your fingers?  Me too, so I thought if I created a 'Magical' Door Knocker, all I would need to do it find the right door to knock on.... right? The key.... (pun totally intended) to the 'Magical' Door Knocker is, of course, MAGICALS!!!!

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To begin, I found an interesting piece of old wood in the garden and gave it 3 good coats of gesso and let it dry thoroughly.
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Next you will need to choose your magicals, I have used Magical Shakers but you can use the original Magicals too!
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Using a small palette, pop a small amount of the magical powder into one of the wells, remember they are potent and you only need a small amount! On the craft mat, I have a small amount of matt gel medium and water. I use both the water and the gel medium to activate my magicals and apply randomly to the wood in washes, I start with a light hand and build up the color and allow the colors to meet and blend to create a new color.
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I have used Time Travel Teal, Autumn Maple Crimson, California Poppy and Magnolia Magenta Gold Magical Shakers.
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You can see that by allowing the colors to blend you create additional colors.
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Once dry, use a little metallic gilding paste to bring out the texture.
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Finally, add your Knocker and embellish with some microbeads
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So many beautiful color variations from just a few little pots of magical powder...
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...magicals really are... well, ... Magical!
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Now all I need is to find the door that my Magical Door Knocker will open.... ;)
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Lindy's Products: Time Travel Teal, Autumn Maple Crimson, California Poppy and Magnolia Magenta Gold Magical Shakers.
Other Products: Gesso, matt gel medium, gilding paste, metal knocker and microbeads.
Thanks for dropping by and have a Magical Day xx

Wednesday 4 July 2018

Shine like the whole universe is yours - for Lindy's

Hello Lindy's fans! It's Kerry with you. I have a journal page for you today, but you could adapt it to be a card, tag or even a scrap layout. I have been playing with the AWESOME Magical Shakers!

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To start, I have added some Distress micro glaze through a stencil to some un-primed canvas stickers, this will give me a bit of a variance in color, it wont resist entirely as the canvas isn't primed, so the color can seep in from the sides.

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Make up some 'watercolor's' in a palette using the Autumn Maple Crimson and Cowabunga Copper Magical Shakers and apply generously to the stickers, then use a paper towel to absorb the color back up by pressing on the sticker.

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On a piece of watercolor paper, add a heavy misting of water and then let the Guten Tag Teal and Grab a Guy Gold shakers mix on the surface, dry off and then add some splashes of the same colors.

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Add some modelling paste through a Whichcraft stencil.

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To complete the project add some circle stamps using black archival ink and a scribbly border to the edge. Add some black and white details to the canvas stickers and adhere them with 3D foam for added dimension.  A quote sticker and some bling finishes it off :)

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Lindys Products: Guten Tag Teal, Grab a Guy Gold, Autumn Maple Crimson and Cowabunga Copper Magical Shakers.
Other Products: Canvas stickers, archival ink, watercolor paper, stamps, sticker, bling, 3D foam, modelling paste, Whichcraft stencil