Mixed Media Layout with GDT Sherry!

Hey everyone, Sherry here:) I just wanted to share with you this little gem inspired by my nieces Princess Party birthday! 

With Frozen on the brain, I used a variety of cut outs from the Silhouette Cameo, distressed inks, flowers, mechanicals, a few Bloom Girls brads and tons of stencils and mediums, I created this fun, bubbly, layered layout!

I applied Gardenia with her stencil and a brown resist chalk edger! 

I sprayed my girl silhouette and half my flowers with Bloom sprays. I mixed gel medium with Lindy's Stamp Gang magicals to apply through a bubble stencil onto girl silhouette. 

Using extra papers/stickers from my stash I layered some under my main photo (after enhancing with Faber-Castell gelatos) 

Using a variety of stencils (snowflakes, 'princess', bubbles) and a variety of mediums (molding paste, gloss gel medium mixed with magicals, matte gel medium)

 

Adhere girl silhouette with pop dots to the center right of the layout blowing towards the top left corner. 

I enhanced my silhouette cut bubbles with crackle paste and distressed ink. I adhered photos (with the exception of the main photo) to show through random bubbles. Cut into 3-5 bubble sections. Adhere a few sets of bubble without the photos so they appear to be blown from the girl towards too left corner. Adhere main photo onto coordinating paper using pop dots then adhering it on the top left section. Arrange all other bubbles, including the ones with photos in them, around the main photo. 

Arrange flowers, mechanicals and brads to the bottom right to tie it all in!!! 

"Playing Pretty" - A Scrapbook Page by Jennifer Priest

Have you ever played "dress up" as a little girl? My daughter recently had a fun playdate with my niece where they played "make up" instead of "dress up". I know the Bloom Girl "Sharon" would be perfect for helping to capture this moment on a scrapbook page. The beauty of BloomGirls is that you can literally "make them up" however you like. Blue eye shadow and a bright red lip? Coming right up! This page captures the essence of "playing pretty".

Here's how I created this page start to finish:


Supplies:

• Bloom Girl "Sharon"
• Bloom Collection Prima Flowers- Sunkissed
• Bloom Collection Brads
• Bloom Collection A4 Watercolor Paper
• Faber-Castell Gelatos
• Faber-Castell Watercolor Pencils
• ColorBox Pigment Ink in Black
• DecoArt Media Misters
• Black Acrylic Paint
• Black Shimmer Cardstock, 12x12
• White Cardstock
• Adhesive
• Gunmetal Glitter Paper
• Paper Trimmer
• Paint Brush
• Water
• Paper Towels
• Heat Gun

Next time you find a cache of "dress up"or "playing make up" photos, consider using a Bloom Girl to help showcase the memory. Thank you for visiting today. For more from Jennifer Priest, check out http://hydrangeahippo.com

Some Gardenia Bloom Girl creativity with DT member Louise :) :) :)

Hello Hello fellow Bloom Girl Fans :)

Today I would like to share with you a layout that I created using the fabulous new release Bloom Girl Stamp - Gardenia

To create a simple background pattern to compliment my black and white photo I have quite simply heat embossed the stamped image. To add a highlight with a difference I have swiped/brushed a band of purple Color Bloom spray mist across the face of the stamped image. I have colour coordinated the resin frame with the same spray mist.

To draw the eye to the framed photo I have adhered/clustered  some gorgeous black glass beads, sequins and resin flowers around the frame, along the sweeping line of the Bloom Girls  flowing hair. Tendrils of black cotton thread extend out from this clustering of embellishments and are made to look like an extension of the Bloom Girls hair.

Technique Tip: to adhere the glass beads I have applied Glossy Accents in and around the resin frame, sprinkled on the glass beads, allowed it to partially dry, and then gently shaken off the excess beads not adhered.

As you can see from these two close up photos I have higlighted the pattern of the resin frame. I have done with with a black ink pad.

So Bloom Girl Fans that is it from me for the moment, I do hope you are enjoying the Creative Design Teams creativity this month as much as I am :) :) :)

Cheers and Happy Creating!

Louise :) xxx