Me being creative: {Simple and perfect...}

Sunday, July 9, 2023

{Simple and perfect...}

Hello everyone!

Welcome to the blog. Here is my layout inspired by the July mood board which features beautiful Dusty Attic chipboard pieces. The mood board reminds me of Autumn. Such beautiful warm colors.

Here is the mood board.

and here is my layout.

I first covered the Stump, wild grass #1 and #3, the toadstools, and grass clusters #1 and #2 with clear gesso, and then Distress Oxide in Black Soot, Walnut Stain, Iced Spruce, and Mowed Lawn. Press the four Distress Oxide Ink pads onto a craft mat and spritz them with water creating small droplets. I started with Walnut Stain for the base color and slid the

chippies through the droplets a few times and dry with a heat tool. Repeat with all the

colors and dry in between. I also splattered the chippies with the same colors for a

mottled effect.

The Fern Fronds were first covered with white gesso and then painted with Americana Acrylic paint in Hauser Light Green and edged with a brown ink pad.

The flowers of the Reeds were first covered with coarse gesso. Once dry, I covered the rest of the Reeds with white gesso. The flowers were painted with Americana Acrylic paint in Burnt Umber, Georgia Clay, and True Ochre brown acrylic paint. The leaves and stems were painted in Arbor Green and Hauser Light Green. I then dry-brushed the Reeds with white and rust acrylic paint.

I covered the Wood Slices with a brown ink pad and the edges with a black ink pad.

For the Ombre effect on the title, I used Plantation Pine, which is the darker color at the bottom, Arbor Green in the middle, and Hauser Light Green at the top.