'Promise Me' - with Emma Zappone

Hey there Crafters!
Em here sharing a layout with you featuring the mood/sketch colours of the month and some beautiful resins. This project is 8"x11"in size. Oh how I love this colour palette.

One of the main features on this layout, is the 2 stunning resin pieces that create the shape of the project.
I really wanted texture and a sense of raw when I was creating this.
So I minimized the finishes on the embellishments. 

Let's starts with the resin, these were primed with some white gesso and then once they were dry I applied 3 complimenting waxes. The colours I chose were, stained wood, Ochre and Bronze age. And I only applied the wax to the surface that my fingers would touch so that they had the contrast against the white underneath. 

The background work started with a Finnabair stencil with some crackle paste through it. Which I then added a Distress Glaze in Vintage photo before I heat set it. This added a slight shine and another neutral tone to the page.
Then I went in with a little stamping using the beautiful Stazon ink in Spiced Chai.

The colour on the background was created with Vintage photo Distress Oxide, I love how you can get the various shades just from the one colour ink. I incorporated some metals in my layers and finished the page off with some Micro beads and whimsies.

I hope you have seen something here that has inspired you to create. 
Keep popping your mood/sketch projects into the album on FB, we love seeing your creations. 

Stay safe, stay crafty everyone. 
Em xx

Embrace your flaws, by Amanda Hartmann

 Hi all!

Welcome to my Wednesday share! 

Check out these cool colours using some of these awesome products:

• Tim Holtz Embossing Glaze in Fired Brick
• Tim Holtz Stamps - Faded Type
• ScrapFX Steampunk Dangle Corner chipboard
• Prima watercolour confections in Terrain

Here's a sneak.... I will show you some of my steps before I share the whole page!

I started by stamping with the Tim Holtz Faded Type Stamp, and embossing using the Fired Brick Embossing Glaze. I stamped a few times on my sheet of old book paper.

To prepare the awesome Scrap FX chipboard piece, I coloured it in with Posca pens and then heat embossed it with a clear embossing powder. I used Posca Pens in Red wine and Red.

For colour splatters, I used my Prima watercolours - as it had the perfect red in the palette.

Here is the full page:

I also used machine stitching - for around the book paper and around the tissue paper squares that I layered under the photo.

From my stash, I used wood veneer from Flutterby designs, and a book paper X from Charms Creations. I love supporting Aussie businesses.

And don't forget those (now vintage) skeleton leaves....

After losing my mojo the past month, I was so excited to get this page done! And I love it, maybe I'm back!

Thanks for looking,

Amanda