'Fragmented Beauty' - by Curated Collective designer Emma Zappone

Hello SC friends,
Em with you today sharing a canvas featuring Luckyfindings awesomeness!
Including Groundworks Imagery sheet - Worn Ledger
Quartlets sheet - Quiet Devotion
And for my background a sheet from the Miss Monarch collection.
And there is a video  😜

Lots of layers including New 49&Market Rubs and embellies.

I just love this focal image, she is 1 of 4 stunning images from the Foundations sheet.
Check out the video here to see how it all came together.

I hope you also get to create with some of these gorgeous designs from Kylie soon.

I will catch you all again soon.
Till then, Happy crafting!

Em x

'Beautiful In & Out' with Emma Zappone

 Hey there 🌞

Em with you today with another piece featuring One of LuckyFindings Imagery Sheets and of course RUBONS!!!!

This project is a loose play on the January Moodboard.

Gotta have a starting point hey?
I'm really loving this project on the natural 5x7 panel.

Hope this inspires a little.
I'm looking forward to next months challenges too.

Em xx

Cultural Fusion

 

hi all and welcome to Saturday.

It is ATC share day. 

Week 12 prompt is Cultural Fusion: blend elements from different cultures in your artwork. 

I knew exactly where I wanted to start. I have had this piece of paper in my stash for ages. I am pretty sure the amazing Gayle Price gave it to me. 

I took a little strip off the side and stuck it down with gel medium. Added another little strip of paper to add some more something to it.

Obviously, the piece of paper with the strip ripped off of it. 

after that I stuck down one of the Dina Wakely Collage Faces over the top. 

Love how you can see the background through it. 

I then added a piece of Purple (Yep Purple... lucky it was left over from the January Junque Journal kit)

layered with a couple of stamps from one of the 49 & Market ticket essentials rolls.

I then stitched everything together around 3 of the edges and I really wanted to have some longer pieces at the bottom. 

I then added a piece of resin book paper and a little saying stapled on top.

Then added a little drizzle of Liquitex Ink. 

and Yep..... Finished. Simple and easy. 

Not a Race 

I love stitching and leaving the strings at the ends. Love the texture. 

Supplies:

• Paper - not sure what type it is. It isn't rice but it is super thin and fun. 
• Liquitex Matt Gel Medium 
• Dina Wakely Collage Faces
• Ribbon - leftover from the January Junque Journal Kit
• 49 & Market Ticket Essentials
• Resined book paper
• Quote (no brand that I can remember just some typed words that I have no idea where they came from)
• Stitching
• Liquitex Deep Turquoise Ink

Until next week

Live with Respect

Leanne xo

'Dream Big' by Emma Zappone

Hey everyone, Em with you all today.

Today's share is a mixed media tag that compliments this months Palette play board. And there is a small video of it coming together.

It's a gorgeous palette, soft with a pastel vibe. I did use brighter versions of this palette though, with my background more muted.

I used a mixed bag of products to create this piece. Mostly 49&Market and Ideaology.
You can see more products here in the video....

Even though it had some brighter pops of colour, it still has that overall soft feel.

I used distress oxides for my 'watercolour' paints and added it to my resin casting as well. 

I really like working with white. I find the vibrancy of colour easy to work with and balance out.

I hope you get the chance to play with palette this month. I love the variety of colours.

And I hope my video inspires a little too.

I will catch you all again soon.

Em xx

 

'Dream Chaser' by Emma Zappone with VIDEO

Welcome to my Thursday share.
I have an 8x10" canvas with VIDEO for you today.
It is based on this months Palette Play 'Natures Bounty'

I'm not going to lie, this Palette excited me, as I love browns and greens. The earthy feel this has is sensational.

You can check out my YouTube Video here to see it all play out.....

I had fun mixing and matching some of the Lucky Findings papers for this project.
And I love the effect the transparency from the 'Earthly Riches' collection has for the background.

I love how it looks like a large stamped area.
I also added papers from the 'Velveteen Elk' collection, they matched the Earthly Riches range just beautifully. There is also a layer of a 'Ciao Bella' rice paper to compliment all the layers.

I loved adding all the textural elements also. Like the resin wings and gear elements. 
They added a little edge to the project. 

The ticket elements are a variety of pieces from all different Tim Holtz Ideaology tags, tickets and ephemera. I just rummage through and choose pieces that compliment the colour scheme.

And my project wouldn't be mine if it didn't have some 49&Market on it. Leaves & Butterflies are always a must.

Grab a cuppa and enjoy the process video too.

I hope this project inspires you to create something unique.

Until next time, Em xx

 

Catching up with my ATC's - with Emma Zappone and with VIDEO

Happy Thursday all! 
Em with you today, popping in for a quick share and a catch up.
How are you all going with the ATC's? They pull you out of the comfort zone, don't they?
They do me, and I love it!
I have found that I love that they don't need to be complicated and that is very freeing, plus I'm still creating when time is poor.
Here is my take on week 5's - 'Mythical Creatures'.

I knew I wanted to add this awesome resin piece, but still wanting to use some 49&Market (as this is my challenge for the ATC's).
I have a video for these creations so you can see them coming to life.

I used some Rub ons and Distress Oxides for the background. The wings are 49&Market and the legs are from Tim Holtz's paper dolls that I cut off. 
So I created my own mythical being.

Week 6 ATC - 'Under Water World' got me a little more stuck. 
And then it came to me - ABM!!!

So This started with 49&Market Rub ons again, using the music notes, as I thought it could represent a 'sirens' song. 
Then i smooshed oxides onto the background, quick and easy.
Then started to layer my ABM diecuts, creating a bright, under sea vibe.
This is also on the video.
I hope you keep joining in, as i love seeing your interpretations to the themes.

Till next week, Em xx

'Always Stay Curious' by Emma Zappone

Happy Thursday friends.
Today I have cheated a little and I'm sharing a project that I made LIVE for the Aus. Day cyber crop.
It suits this months Palette Play really well, so I thought why not share.

This project titled 'Always stay Curious' features mostly 49&Market products, which you can find in Kylie's amazing store.
I also added some Tim Holtz leaves and papers that blended in with the 49&Market.

I love digging around my stash to see what will compliment each other.
Plus it's always a great way of using up pieces that we seem to accumulate.

Why not join in the fun and create something that matches this months Palette.

We would love to see what you create.

Catch you all again soon.
Em xx

 

'Dreamy Landscapes' ATC by Emma Zappone PLUS Video

 Welcome everyone to another ATC share from me 🤗
I must admit I am having so much fun playing with these tiny cards.

And I've had fun creating these fast little videos of them coming together too.....

Dreamy Landscapes had me scratching my head a bit, wondering how I could incorporate my own challenge of using 49&Market products and using them with this theme. 
So came the concept of peering through a window to the outside 'landscape'.

I started by painting the card with some ABM acrylics in greens and blues, (you can see this process better in the video)
And then proceeded to layer some 49&Market Rub-ons to add dimension to view from my 'window'.

Next came some layered die cut elements, again from a couple of different 49&Market collections, using up more from the stash.
The window is an old Tim Holtz one, I love that you can use these for so many different types of projects.

I hope you get a small slice of inspiration to join in with the ATC challenge.
I look forward to seeing all your creations.

Catch you again next week.
Em xx

 

'Nature' ATC by Emma Zappone with VIDEO

Hi there!
Em with you today.
How good is the ATC challenge! I personally am loving it.
It's a small project that whets the creative taste buds.
This weeks prompt is 'Nature'. Oh how I adore this prompt. I just knew I had to play with the 49&Market 'Nature Study' Rub ons!

You can see my creation come to life via my video here.....

I love how you can create layers without the bulk (even though I adore bulking 😂😜)
This ATC also has some Laser cut elements from the 'Plum Grove' collection. It's awesome how you can use different collections but they all compliment each other.

I have decided that my 52 ATC's will use/incorporate 49&Market products as I have sooooo much.
It also spurs on the creativity.

These are my 15-20min of creating time, even when time is poor, these wonderful little cards spring excitement into my art. 

I hope you enjoyed my little video and it inspires you to create little.

Keep your projects coming through on the FB page, as we all love seeing your versions of the theme.
Plus the monthly Palette Play is the wonderful blue tones, so join in the creative fun.

I will catch you all again soon.
Em xx