As promised we've returned this Tuesday with a treasure trove of bright, subtle and sparkly layouts from our design team featuring different techniques using the paints in stock at Aussie Scrap Source.
For this layout, Mel combined three paints (Heidi Swapp White and Lil Davis Bubble Gum & Sea Glass) and brushed a touch of each onto the Heidi Swapp diamond foam stamp and then stamped directly onto her layout. Once the paints were completely dry, Mel hand-stitched around each diamond with embroidery cotton.
In this layout Mel has used Heidi Swapp cream paint as a background for her journaling. Simply paint directly onto the layout with a foam brush and once dry apply your journaling. Mel has also machine stitched over the paint to create a more uniformed journaling block.
For this challenge Rachel decided to go outside the square and instead of paints she used Hero Arts watercolour pencils. She first stamped my title, then using the coloured pencils, coloured in the letters in three colours, lime green, pink and yellow, then with a fine tipped paint brush dipped the end in water and added to the pencil. The effect is a brighter smoother image, and the colours blend into each other. Rach didn't want this to be too neat so purposefully let the colours blur over the lines to create a melty icey feel to suit her subject matter.
This elegant and simple layout, created by Donna, utilises Li'l Davis Glitter Glaze paints in a fairly unconventional way. Donna has covered a Heidi Swapp Ghost frame with several coats of Li'l Davis' 'clear' Glitter Glaze and a single coat of 'Ice' coloured Glitter Glaze. The resulting effect is definitely subtle, but when the light hits it in just the right way, this layout sparkles like you wouldn't believe.
Although this doesn't look very much like a painted layout, Suz has used them in several different ways. Firstly she has outlined Heidi Swapp Ghost alphas with the very subtle "Surf" acrylic from the Junkitz pack, and applied Fontwerks acrylic stamp circle with "Coconut".
She then hit the layout with Heidi Swapp's Crimson in several places with different applications - the second half of the title with Li'l Davis foam alphas, edging the layout and the patterned paper, and also swiping the ghost alphas with a watered down version so that it dries with a subtle texture.
