Faux Stained Glass

Happy New Year

Today we are going to share a project Janet made last year

 Making Faux Stained Glass 

Looking at these Sprouts Panels from Denise Boddey Designs, I thought they would work well sandwiched together. Then I needed to decide what to put between them. Could I make faux stained glass with alcohol ink? Why not give it a try!

Materials:

• Sprouts Panels
• white acrylic paint
• paintbrush
• laminate and laminator
• alcohol ink
• dust cleaner
• adhesive
• twine
• scissors
• knife blade
• Kamar Varnish
• Clear Glaze

Here is a close-up of the finished project. I love how the colors blend together and show through the chipboard piece. Because the chipboard is laser cut, they align perfectly.

The whole finished piece with light shining through. I can't wait to hang this in a window. I think it turned out so nice.

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forgotten projects

hello thought it was about time to do some blogging 

I got the camera out to take some photos and realized I had not shared these ones yet 

so before I share a couple of Christmas cards just recently made I now will share my page and a Acetate card that was made well over a month ago 

how time fly's when creating

I have used my own chipboard combined with lots of Bohemian Bouquet die cuts and the damask stencil combined with the papers from the collection 

With this acetate card I have used a stencil, embossing folder and stamps from the Bohemian Bouquet Collection

this a card I only had one photo of mainly I have used layers the die cuts for this simple but efective card

with any luck it wont be long before I share my Christmas cards I have made with the Bohemian Bouquet papers

stay tuned 

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My Favorite Technique

good evening from here in Adelaide I am throwing this post together very quickly as I should be going to bed, for a early start in the morning.

But I wanted to share these pages I have created on Acetate one of my favorite ways to create pages and depth 

unfortunately I find that my photos never seem to capture how they look in a album with  the  pages.

I have hung them on a ladder outside to try and capture them on there own 

I have used stencils and texture Paste both Anna Griffin from Couture Creations together with Bohemian Bouquet papers

This page of myself and my mum I used again texture paste and a stencil from the Bohemian Bouquet collection together with some paint and Blue staz-on for the stamping and white pigment ink stamped on the paint combined with my chipboard die cuts and some lovely paper flowers

I am very fond of how well the blue and white compliment each other

I apologize lack of clarity with my photos 

thanks for visiting 

goodnight

A day out for Easter

A few years ago for Easter at our Botanical Gardens, which is probably the last time we have been there, I think we are well over due for visit.

Funny thing thou about that day it coincides with how old my freezer is as that particular day we had to race out and purchase another freezer before all my frozen goods defrosted, don't remember the year but we were blessed with a beautiful warm Autumn Day. 

This is a layout I had so much fun putting together and am a little fond of, because of all its elements

I have played with Anna Griffin Texture Paste as well as using the Prima mold again very plain which I love on its own I have used dies from different collections like Sea Breeze  and mixed it with Imaginarium Chipboard. 

 I have punched out a little image with a circle punch and placed under a piece of flat glass embellishment

Unfortunately it is hard to take photos of my acetate layouts this is just a quick example of one of my layouts sitting over each other, you can see how they match and give dimension.  

thanks for visiting

Days gone bye

Today again I am to be a guest designer on Couture Creations Blog,

how quick has this year gone for us I should be sharing a Christmas in July card instead I thought I would share some Vintage classics today.

This is a photo of my Grandma at Port Noarlunga beach about 1929 which is not far from whereabouts we live ironically back then would of been quite a trip up the hill. 

I wanted to show how the Sea Breeze can be Versatile with your vintage photos or even Male cards.

My Grandma is centre back of this image, what I think is funny about this photo that most of the ladies are in their bathers and the men have suits on

Its a great photo everything about it. 

Because I only had one photo I have created the matching page with the image from the Ephemera Set not my Grandma although she was just as lovely.

Just a few cards I have created for classes in June using Acetate again, and The Sea Breeze papers and Dies.

I think you will agree the Sea Breeze can suit either Male or Female layouts or cards my next task will to create a male card to share with you 

thanks for visiting 

Denise