Elisa Ablett Designs : December 2020

Thursday 10 December 2020

'Smile' Scrapbooking Layout - Paper Rose Studio

Hi everyone,

Elisa here from the design team for Paper Rose Studio with my latest project featuring loads of awesome goodies including the new Circle Mandala Die and Monochromatic 12x12 paper pack.

On a recent crafting getaway with my buddy Tanya Froud, she handed me this photo of her gorgeous daughter Emily and a challenge to use pink/yellow and orange in a layout. Challenge accepted!

I wanted the bring out the mandala from the photo onto the page and keep a lot of the monochromatic black and white tones and add a smattering of those - holy heck neon colours!

I used a rubber brayer to add my colour to the page, i find the brayer can add texture and patterns with only a few passes across the page.

I love the look of the cement ink cube (subtle grey) through a stencil onto white cardstock and then cut the piece into an interesting shape to add dimension and interest behind your photo.

This layout has become a firm favourite of mine!

Products Used from Paper Rose Studio: -

monochrome-basics-12x12-paper-collection-20312

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smile-layered-metal-cutting-die

stacked-blocks-6x6-stencil-18861

folk-flowers-6x6-stencil-19718

crosses-6x6-stencil-19109

18831-cement-ink-cube

paper-packs/products/industrial-a5-24pc-paper-pack-19181

Other Products:

Dylusions Neon Flip Top paint:

Tropical Sangria, Lemon Drop, Mango Punch

Inks:

Colourblast Artist inks in Slipper and Citrus

That's it from me today, hope you have been inspired to try the challenge colours!

Hugs

Elisa x

Saturday 5 December 2020

Mister we are the Weirdo's! - Art Journal Page for Ink Art designs.

Hi Crafters,

Elisa here from the design team for Ink Art Designs with my latest creation, a theatrical art journal page featuring a gorgeous stamp from Stampotique.

I created this page whilst on a crafty retreat with my awesome bestie Tanya Froud. I had the idea to create a stage and use the light on his wings and Tanya came up with the quote and hand drew the cute spider to finish it off for me.

Sometimes your most favourite arty project comes from collaboration with friends!

To start, I painted the stage, curtains and hanging lights in using a few different mediums including Acrylic Paints, watercolours and inks. I distressed and grunged up the curtains to look old and frayed. I painted the floor boards to look like old wooden boards and added the spotlights by using white gesso and neon yellow watercolour from the Art by Marlene Brighter than Bright watercolours. I stamped the image onto heavy white cardstock and coloured using watercolours. I added the neon highlights on the tips of the wings and fussy cut the image out and added to the journal page. I then handed over my page to Tanya to add her quotes and the cutesy hand drawn spider for me. I just love how it turned out!

Here are some of the products used from the store:-