13@rts

Always

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My sons … a few (13!) years ago!
For the month of February the More than Words Challenge was “Always & Quote.” My favorite quote of all time is by Helen Keller, “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be see or even touch – they must be felt with the heart.” The greatest of all emotions is Love, and I don’t think there is a greater love than parental love – Always.
February 2019 More Than Words Main Challenge
A quick overview of what I did:
  • I first coated the Creative Embellishments Heart Flourish in the Prima Pastes and set it aside to dry.
  • I started with some clear gesso on the background, then added the stenciling & embossing.
  • All parts from the Prima Mould were coated in black gesso, then Bronze Age wax…and I just started stacking and arranging and gluing the ReneaBouquets Grid with the gears…And hoping for the best! LOL!
  • Then the pastes … layering and mixing and blending and watering down and building back up and drying … and doing it all over again!
  • The hearts & “Always” were both coated in black gesso, but the hearts only have Electric Violet Metallique Wax & “Always” has a mix of Electric Violet, Old Denim, and Mint Sparkle on top of Bronze Age.
Cluster at top of page.
Cluster at bottom left of page.
Area under photo.

Products:

  • [From the] Tres Jolie February Scrapbooking Kit
  • 13@rts
  • Aqua Flora “Blue dreams”
  • Prima
    • Midnight Garden Collection “Old Map”
  • Resin Icons
    • Chalk Black Gears
    • Chalk Black Words
  • Creative Embellishments
    • Heart Flourish
  • ReneaBouquets
    • Beautiful Board
    • Grid Elements
  • 13@rts
    • Rose Fields Collection
    • “Always” Chipboard
  • Prima
    • Finnabair
    • Metallique Wax
    • Bronze Age
    • Electric Violet
    • Old Denim
    • Mint Sparkle
  • Rust Effect Paste
    • Burnt Sienna
    • Royal Blue
    • Lavender
  • Mechanica Mould
  • Vintage Trinkets (Clock)
    • Art Anthology
      • Diamond Grunge Stencil
    • Ranger
      • Antiquities Embossing Powder
      • Frosted Crystal
    • Archival Ink
      • Jet Black
    • Tim Holtz
      • Aged Mahogany Distress Oxide
    • Freckled Fawn
      • Wood Chips – Hearts
    • Stampers Anonymous
        • Tim Holtz
        • Bubble Stencil
      • Silhouette Curio
      • Silhouette Pen – Black
      • Unbranded
        • All the other gears not from the Prima Mould!

        Blossom by blossom …

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        A layout, with a photo I took, using the Tres Jolie February scrapbooking kit.

        I was smitten with the 13@rts paper used for the background, and fortunately Mother Nature let the first signs that spring will return peek out so I could have a photo that matched the colors perfectly!

        I grabbed my Ranger Gold Embossing Powder, TCW Paste, & my Art Anthology Lotus stencil for the background, and the bit of ribbon on the bottom I’ve had for a few years!

        Under the photo I cut apart Prima’s “Rose Receipts” for layers and fussy cut “Midnight Garden” for the darker flowers peeking out at the top and bottom of the stack.

        All of the “top flowers” (the ones with centers showing!) came from the Prima flower packs that were included with the February Tres Jolie Kit, and I dug into my stash for the “bottom flowers” (the ones where only petal peek out!) and the leaves.

        Products:

        • February 2019 Scrapbooking Kit
        • 7 Gypsies Architextures
        • Iron Fence
      • 13@rts 
        • Aqua Flora: Pink Bouquet
      • Prima Midnight Garden Collection
        • Rose Receipts (12×12)
        • Midnight Garden (12×12)
        • This Place (Flower Pack)
        • Dark Romance (Flower Pack)
      • Ranger 
        • Gold Embossing Powder
      • Prima
        • Wildflowers Pillar
      • Art Anthology Lotus Stencil
      • The Paper Studio
        • Bright Lace Ribbon Scrap Pk
      • TCW
        • Light & Fluffy Modeling Paste
      • AC This to That
      • FabriTac
      • JudiKins Diamond Glaze

        • Fairly Purple Shadow Box!

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        I received the January Mixed Media Kit from Tres Jolie and was just in love with the shadow box! (Yes, part of the kit! Kim puts EXCELLENT kits together!! Tres Jolie has a monthly scrapbooking, mixed media, and card, tags, & more kit. No, I’m not reimbursed in any way to promote the kits, I’m a regular customer who happens to love the kits!)

        Anyhow…the kit also came with purple paint & purple flowers…(and other items)…
        Then I saw the January Mood Board Challenge at Mixed Media Place and I thought to myself, “Huh, that works!”

        Mixed Media Place January 2019 Mood Board

        After I primed the shadow box (Kilz spray primer because I didn’t want to use a paintbrush on chicken wire!) I put on a coat of DecoArt “Lavender” Acrylic Paint. After that was dry I applied a thin coat of Prima’s “Frozen Berries.” The chicken wire was sprayed with Ayeeda Mist “Patina Bronze”by 13 @rts. The doily is a Creative Embellishments doily that I used black gesso on then painted with Prima’s “Rustic Brown.”

        After all that it was just a matter of playing with placement until I thought it “looked right.” (All the products I used are listed at the bottom of this post.)

        All lit up!

         Here are some close ups:

        This darling little fairy, “Tessie B Darling,” can be found over at ReneaBouquets.com, as well as the butterflies and the (light) purple flowers.

        Products:
        [From the] Tres Jolie Mixed Media Kit (January 2019)
        -DecoArt “Lavender” Acrylic Paint
        -Creative Embellishments “Doily”
        -Prima Flowers (Most of the White flowers)
        -Darice Flowers (Dark Purple)
        -Shadow Box

        ReneaBouquets
        -Printed Beautiful Board Fairy – “Tessie B Darling”
        -“Salted Caramel” Premium Paper Glitter Glass, Tiny Treasures Premium Paper Glitter Glass, and Magical Miniatures Double Side Printed Butterflies
        -Purple & White Roses & Leaves Mulberry Flowers
        -Mulberry Paper Leaves

        Prima Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint
        -Rustic Brown
        -Frozen Berries

        Prima Heavy Bodied Gel

        Judi-Kins Diamond Glaze

        13 @rts
        -Ayeeda Mist: Patina Bronze

        Liquitex Black Gesso
        Kilz Spray Primer … because I didn’t want to try use a paintbrush on chicken wire! LOL
        Cinnamon Sticks (“generic” – from the grocery store)
        Unbranded light string