Art Journalling - With Scrapping Clearly!

Today I have some pages in my art journal to share with you made using lots of fun products available in the  Scrapping Clearly Store. 

I created this page for the recent Scrapping Clearly 10th birthday cybercrop where one of the challenges was "List your 10 favourite things".

I created my background with watercolours. Prima Watercolor confections are some of my favourite but you could use any pan paint or water soluble ink (eg Dylusions). I masked patterns in my background using a thin washi tape. This does take some effort but it is worth it.

Next I work section by section. I start by painting water in the section. Then I load up my paintbrush with watery colour and paint in 1 of the corners.    

Then I add another colour in the rest of the section. Repeat this for all of the sections varying the colours used. 

      

When you have finished let the paint dry thoroughly before removing the washi tape.  

To decorate these pages I've used some tags and labels from the Fancy Pants Joy Parade Tags and Labels pack. I love the background so much I didn't want to cover it up :)

I love how these tags coordinated perfectly with the paints I used. 

How cool does the feathering in the watercolour look! 

Thanks so much for stopping by 
Crafty Hugs xx

Karyn

Chipboard Technique - With Imaginarium Designs!

Today I have a painting technique and a card to share with you featuring some gorgeous Imaginarium Designs chipboard.

My favourite technique for chipboard is to colour with watercolour pan paints. Any pan paint is fine - here I have used an inexpensive childrens set, but I also love Prima Watercolor Confections. There is no need to Gesso first - just paint direct onto the raw chipboard. For this butterfly I start by painting a dark blue in the centeradding progressively lighter shades of blue as I move out to the wing tips (for an ombre effect). Add a second coat of each colour if necessary.

I've used these butterflies and a numeral on a 50th birthday card for my friend :)

Imaginarium Designs chipboard I've used includes 

50th (small) : code IDN0062

4 small butterflies : code IDT0014

 

All of my photos have been printed on an Epson XP-600. 

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty Hugs xx

Karyn