Hello Roadies! Are you enjoying this swap week with Maya Road & Tombow? Today you get two pieces of inspiration from Anne Jo & Me (Ronda). Let's take a look at Ania's layout which is simply stunning. She explains all the nooks & crannies of this colorful layout.
When my niece got confirmated this fall, I (Ania) helped doing my sister's hair. While I totally forgot to snap a photo of it myself, my step-father snapped not only a photo of the result, but also a few of me in action. Whee! So even if I don't like having my photo taken, I don't mind that awfully much when I'm actually doing something I want to remember....sort of!
I love the die cut kraft butterflies! First I stamped it with houndstooth clearstamp and the pure white pigment ink, changed my mind and went over the whole die cut with the deep rose pigment inkpad...which is the reason why the pink color seem so alive since there's lighter patches in between where it's layered over the white ink..
As for adhering patterned paper to the chipboard I found the tombow mono vellum adhesive to be perfect for this purpose...it does not make the Maya Road chipboard come easily off when rolling (not in my experience), and is yet strong enough to make the paper really stick.
I even used it on the portrait chipboard (which was gessoed then
sprayed with Sunflower Yellow mist)...let it dry, added vellum adhesive
all over then sprinkled iridescent glitter all over..tapped off the
excess and the glitter stayed on, leaving a fine, even layer of sparkle.
I (Ronda) really wanted to use the tombow dual brush pens so I decided to make a tag. I first applied a layer of gesso on the background and then applied a light coat of diluted turquoise maya mist. Next I layered on some colors using tombow dual brush pens. I used process yellow, sap green, and cyan building up layers, blending the colors by using both the colorless blender pen and some water & a paintbrush. I love that these pens blend so easily. I also sprinkled some White Out Mist on the background to create drops of snow.
Once I had my background completed, I added some stamped images using the new vintage 2013 stamp. I colored the snowflake chipboard pieces with purple pen. I went back over the pieces with the colorless blending pen to lighten some of the areas. Next I sprayed the pieces with iridescent pearl mist. I stamped the "Let it Snow" with the Just my Type Stamp set.
Thanks for joining us today for our blog swap! Don't forget that you still have a chance to win our giveaway! Make sure to go read the details on this post.
These are both absolutely fabulous projects! That layout is stunning!!
Posted by: Tracey | December 12, 2012 at 07:32 AM
love both projects! love the purple snowflakes!
Posted by: Teresa | December 12, 2012 at 10:09 AM
Such a pretty layout! Love the zippers!
Posted by: Miriam Prantner | December 12, 2012 at 12:13 PM
Beautiful, Ania and Ronda! I love both!
Posted by: caroline | December 12, 2012 at 01:01 PM
The hairdo looks really complicated. The page is so simple but very pretty. Love the tag.
Posted by: MaryLouH | December 12, 2012 at 02:56 PM
Both pieces are gorgeous - love that I now know I can use vellum adhesive for glitter, and adore Ronda's knack for layering colours.
Posted by: Ann Jobes | December 12, 2012 at 03:02 PM
Great projects. Love the hair style too!
Posted by: DebbieK | December 12, 2012 at 03:31 PM
LOVE the layout!! And gorgeous tag! The embellies add so much!~
Posted by: Jean A Marmo | December 12, 2012 at 03:48 PM
I like your layout! Also her hair is very pretty!
Posted by: Jackie H | December 12, 2012 at 05:36 PM
I just love how you glittered the girl's silhouette, it's so pretty. The tag was pretty awesome too. Thanks for sharing some great ideas.
Posted by: Judy B | December 12, 2012 at 07:05 PM
thanks for the details on how you got the look and great showcasing of the maya
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Posted by: ava g | December 12, 2012 at 07:37 PM
Very cool layout today. Love the tag too.
Posted by: Lisa P | December 12, 2012 at 07:41 PM
Definitely very "stunning"! Love the layout and tags.
Posted by: karen day | December 13, 2012 at 03:36 AM
This entire week has been amazing!!! We love all the projects and creativity...Thanks for having fun with us...TombowUSA
Posted by: Sharron | December 13, 2012 at 09:17 AM
THere is no such word as confirmated.The correct word is confirmed.
Posted by: Julene matthews | December 16, 2012 at 11:42 PM