Very Inspirations Layouts with GDT - Anita!

Back in July 2014, I was selected to be a Guest Designer for

Prima Marketing 'Bloom Girl'. Needless to say I was

THRILLED!!!!!

I couldn't believe it. So now it's January & my turn to share with you all my

projects I created :) :) *insert happy dance here.

Here's a bit about me:

"So you know you're an artist if you go through a glue stick faster than a lipstick!? Well that's me!! Hello, I'm Anita . Graphic Designer / Full-time mummy to one boisterous 3yr old boy (with no.2 on the way & enjoying every bit of it!!) & married to my best friend, Chris.

We live in Tamworth, the country music capital of Australia.

My love of art started at a young age & I had choosen my career path pretty early. I have always loved mixed media & the design process. Never shying away from getting my hands messy. I am lucky enough to say the quote “Do what you love, love what you do” applies to me. I started scrapbooking started about 10yrs ago & I haven't stoppped!! I have however since forgotten all the other basics like vacuuming, cooking etc - but we get by LOL. Paper & paint are like therapy to me! It calms me & satisfies my arty desires.

I have been on numerous Design & Creative Teams. I am currently designing for Flutterby Designs, 2Crafty Chipboard & Scrap the Boys. I’ve had layouts published in magazines such as Scrapbooking Memories, Scrapbook Creations & Jot Magazine. I have made many friends & met some awesomely talented people through scrapbooking, that inspire me everyday. I am truly grateful to have met them all.

My blog: http://anitarodway.blogspot.com.au/

'Be You Always'

 I LOVE to create my own backgrounds. I find it very expressive & calming

to start with a blank sheet. I primed my cardstock with gesso & stamp my

'summer' image using some archival ink. I then began adding my various

mediums to build up my layers. I used acrylic paint to add detail

& colour to my image. With a knife I cut along one side of the image

to allow me to slip my photo in under it. Then I finished off by layering flowers,

brads, thread, enamel dots & alphabets.

 PRODUCTS USED:

Bloom Collection - 'Summer' Cling Stamp

Bloom Collection - Brads

Bloom Collection - Paperclips

Bloom Collection - Flair buttons

Prima Marketing - Flowers

Prima Marketing - Color Bloom 'Gold' spray'Friends'

 I had a lot of fun making this one! I started off with some gel medium

& used my 'Free Spirit' stencil. Once that was dry, I put a white wash

of gesso over it to pick up the details. With mix of acrylic paints

& sprays I added in my colour. With a sewing machine & some

hand stitching I added a circular element to draw focus to the photo.

I've used lots of different things to build up my layers - old

book paper, paper doily, flowers, thread & even some of my

packaging from Prima products. I cut up strips of the teal

part of the packaging to create journaling strips.

To make the background image 'pop' a little bit, I used a fine black pen

& traced around the image.

PRODUCTS USED:

Bloom Collection - 'Free Spirit' stencil

Bloom Collection - Brads

Bloom Collection - Metal clips

 Prima Marketing - Flowers

'Don't Stop Creating...Ever'

Art Journal Page

 This was a quick & fun page to do some creative detoxing with.

I used some embossing ink, black embossing powder & Bloom Girl

stamp to start with & then began creating my background. I've used some

paint pens to add colour detail to the image & finished off with some

brush script.

 PRODUCTS USED:

Bloom Collection - Cling Mounted Stamp Two

Beautiful Canvas and Quote by GDT Ramona!

 

I would like to thank Jamie for the opportunity to work with her awesome Bloom Girls!  This was such a fun canvas to do.  When Jamie sent me the Guest Design Team package… I knew that I wanted to use this Bloom Girl called Free Spirit and touch it with a bit of my Shawnee heritage.  So I decided to use a quote from my 4^th Great Grandfather Tecumseh in grey vinyl.  On this canvas I traced the face on a separate piece of paper and cut it out then aliened the stencil up to the face and used Molding Paste and Gesso.  Worked out really good….then I used watercolors on her face and then I used watercolors and Pan Pastels on her hair.  If you look close to the face you can see that it looks like and Indian map from Finnabair’s paper collection.  I let it set over night and then decorated it with Prima Flowers and embellishments.  Hope you like my creation as much as I loved making this!!    

 

Below you will find a list of items used in making this. 

Bloom Girls 12X12 Stencil- Free Spirit Item #655350

Prima Marketing –Time Traveler’s Memories Paper Item #813956

Finnabair’s Prima Marketing Paper Item #960728

Prima Marketing Lace-Item # 921422

Prima Marketing Symphony Blend Amoroso Pink Flowers Item #537852

Prima Marketing Say it in Crystals Item # 560621

Prima Marketing Chalk Vintage Pink and Old Rose

Be sure you check out Jamie’s upcoming classes.  http://www.jamiedoughertydesigns.com/

Hugs~

Ramona



Bloom Girl "Offuser" with GDT Hee Sun Kim.

Hee Sun Kim here with my GDT project for Jamie Dougherty Designs.

Do you know "Offuser"? 

It is [Ornaments + diffuser] 

Today.  I would like to share "Bloom Girl Offuser" tutorial with you.  

 

1. Press the stamp on the paper clay.

 

2. Cut along the lines of the clay.

* Tip *

Feathers, hair etc...Add paper clay for a 3D effect. (relievo effect)

 

 

 

3. Make a mold. (using Ranger - Mold-N-POUR)

 

 

4. Let's make a offuser.

warm water 80ml + Emulsifiers 12g + Gypsum powder 200g + Aromatic oils 6g (I've added strawberry flavor.)

In a bowl, blend all swirl ingredients. 

 

 

5. Please poured into a mold. Please harden for about 30 minutes.

 

 

6. Painted using chalk board paint.

 

 

7. Please gold paint on protruding parts. I've used 'gold powder + glaze'.

8. Finish!

 

 

9. Let's wrap the box! Stamping on handmade paper.

 

 

10. Finish!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! :)

 

 

 

* Materials

#980191 Prima - Bloom Collection - Cling Mounted Stamps - Jing Bloom

#980184 Prima - Bloom Collection - Cling Mounted Stamps - Free Spirit Bloom

#980016 Prima - Bloom Collection - Bloom Girl - Cling Mounted Stamp - One

#980054 Prima - Bloom Collection - Bloom Girl - Cling Mounted Stamp - Five

#575182 Prima - Bloom Collection Sunkissed Flowers

#930042 Prima - Vintage Metal Trinkets

#564506 Prima - Flower vine

#556969 Prima - TASHA Fabric Flowers - FROST

#577186 Prima - Chalkboard Paint - Black - 8.5 Ounces

#573065 Prima - Bloom Collection - Paper Clips - Typewriter Keys 

Prima - Ingvild Bolme - Chalk Fluid Edger - Vintage Pink, Tin Can, Teal Damask 

Ranger Ink  MOLD-N-POUR

Ranger Ink - Vintaj - Glaze - Metal Sealer and Patina Extender - 2 Ounces 

Ranger Ink - Perfect Pearls - Pigment Powder - Perfect Gold