frog dog studio guest designer: imagine

hello scrappy friends!

today i would like to share my second project with the amazing FROG DOG STUDIO mixed media august kit.

this time i decided to try a boy layout. i know that the ARTchix ephemera pictures look really shabby chic and girly, but as it turned out, you can create a perfect page for boy  as well.

"IMAGINE"

i based my layout on MY MIND'S EYE august sketch chellenge:

i used MME "follow your heart" paper collection and the FROD DOG STUDIO august kit.

and here is a step-by-step tutorial on how i did it: 

step 1: choose your picture and mark its place on the background paper. add a blue {or any other color that will fit your design} metallic paint around it.

after the paint is dry, using PRIMA marketing "stars" masking template and VIVA décor glitter paste {included in the kit} add extra dimension to your background.

when the glitter paste is dry you can really see the 3d effect and it is all glittery and sparkly.

step 2: prepare your picture. i added a silver frame around it using the VIVA décor inka gold from the kit and a see-through layer with stars on top of it.

step 3: begin working on your embellishments. i decided to go with all things boy! i cut out one of the ephemera pictures and layered it on a piece of pattern paper. 

i added different stripes of washi paper and a button from the button set from clever creations from the kit to embellish it. i layered a piece of the newspaper strip on pattern paper and adhered it next to my picture.

the hot air balloons i die cut from pattern paper and added a layer of VIVA décor inka gold.

i tied one of the balloons to the ARTchix wooden anchors.

i really like the logo of the FROG DOG STUDIO and i managed to use the cute little doggy from TINA's logo on my page. after all – every boy deserves a dog!

step 4: the title – i used TIM HOLTZ' alphabet die and pattern paper

i hope you enjoyed today’s post! 

make sure to go over at FOG DOG STUDIO blog for more inspirational projects and great ideas! 

hugs ‘n smiles,

Emmy

frog dog studio guest designer: enjoy your life

hello scrappy friends!

today is the day that my project goes live on the FROG DOG STUDIO blog and i can finally share it with you. 

a few months ago when TINA invited me to be a guest designer for her FABULOUS august mixed media kit, i was so trilled and i immediately started creating projects in my mind! 

and here is one of them

"ENJOY YOUR LIFE"

i started with a white cardstock, metallic paint and a brush.

using the metallic paint i made my background pearly and shimmering. and this is exactly what i needed, since i wanted to match the fantastic VIVA glitter paste from TINA's kit.

after the pearly paint was dry, i began altering my background by adding extra dimension to it – with the glitter paste and THE CRAFTER'S WORKSHOP damask mini template included in the kit:

...and with the VIVA inka gold platinum paste with the same mask.

both products are easy to work with and the effect is amazing! you can use them as modeling paste to create dimension or as a covering medium to draw and color. 

after the glitter and the inka gold were dry i added RANGER silver paint dabber as a frame around my background. but because the color was too dark for my taste, i rubbed extra viva inka gold platinum on top.

then i started working on my embellishments. i used the two book pages and HEARTFELT CREATIONS "vintage floret" die to create my flowers.

i crumpled the petals and added a pearly brad in the middle to finish off their deigns.

the i attached 4 of the 8 ATC cards included in the kit to create the frame for my picture. i rubbed the edge with VIVA inka gold platinum.

when the paint was dry, i adhered my picture on top of the ATC frame and rubbed some more inka gold to mask the edges. 

for the small blue flowers i used the flower ribbon included in the kit.

to decorate my flowers i die cut different sizes swirls and leaves from white cardstock. i rub them with VIVA inka gold to give them a light silver shimmering layer.

i fussy cut some of the ephemera pictures and added them to my layout.

the wooden embellishments included in the kit are also fantastic! they can be used on any projects and because they are already painted and altered you can attach them just as they are.

for my title i used one of my favorite quotes. i printed the words on a white cardstock, cut the lines out and distressed the edges with a blue ink. because the colour was a bit darker than i expected, i added a layer of inka gold on top of it.

as you can see the possibilities with the august mixed media kit are endless. 

and i didn't use even the half of the materials included in the kit! 

make sure to visit the FROG DOG STUDIO blog for more inspirational projects from the design team!

have a wonderful messy day!

hugs 'n smiles,

Emmy