Yikes you know what week we are on????? Yep you got it, half way through the year (in fact that was last week as I am one behind at the moment).
We are all going away as a family in August and our minds are turning to the sun, sea and sangria of Lanzarote. I combined those thoughts with a workshop I did recently on brayering techniques and decided on a sea theme with a brayered background and I really quite like the end result.
I began with three dark, opaque colours of fresco finish paint using Leandra's monotone look.
I then added more opaque and translucent colours until I achieved this (and guess how many colours I used in the end - 12!!!!).
To get my class started on our workshop we talked briefly about adding household items to the brayer including elastic bands and this technique reminded me of a watery effect - so using chipped sapphire distress ink we got this - .......
.... and then repeating with snowflake ff paint we got this -
I also added some 'bubbles' using Tim's stencil and mermaid lagoon distress ink.
Next I stamped the nautical blueprint stamps using scraps of leftover inky pieces of card and cut out the shapes and names.
Finding a left over sample of the monotone brayered paint technique from the workshop I dipped it in walnut stain distress ink and began putting the pages together. Finding a shell stamp from an old Craft Stamper magazine, I added that and a tresaure collage stamp using white pigment ink.
When I was happy with it I actually added some journalling about our impending holiday in Lanzarote and the memories it invokes.
Are you in Summer mode at the moment or are you in winter mode (according to what part of the world you live of course)?
Well I definitely want to start packing now, but will have to wait another month I am afraid.
Enjoy your holidays and breaks wherever you are.
hugs Brenda xxx
As always if you would like to share the visual journey collection you will find the code to add to you post here -
... and I look forward to sharing in your pages through the linky below.
Thanks for taking the time to share your work with me and each other.
Beautiful background - thank you for the detailed step-outs! I love how the darker colors have become so much as you layered with lighter tones! And love the sea/coast theme - just looked at Lazarote images online - looks divine, and you've perfectly captured it! xx Lynn
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea the painting roller and the elastic band combo!!! You achieved fantastic waves!!! I have to try this! Thank you for sharing it with us!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful spread!! The brayered background with those clever additional elements looks super!! Great colours for your thee too!!
ReplyDeleteHope you will have a fantastic time come August, enjoy that sun and sea!!!
I really hope that come September I will find the time to join you with this journal venture...
Großartig sieht das aus, sehr schön gestaltet, liebe Brenda.
ReplyDeleteUnd die Farben sind herrlich, richtig erfrischend :-)
Hier ist es grade sehr, sehr heiß, zu heiß für mich.
Wir sollen über 40°C bekommen, schrecklich :-(
Ich wünsche dir einen schönen Tag.
Liebe Grüße von Sophie xx
I can hear the ocean calling! I love sand dollars & used to collect them when I lived in the Middle East so this has brought back some hot & happy memories of beach combing with my mum. No she'll collecting on my hols this year though and it will be the sound of a mountain torrent rather than the ocean but your page will transport me to the beaches whenever I need to be there :-)
ReplyDeleteSally
Beautiful pages, Brenda! Love the rubber band brayer technique.
ReplyDeleteLove your spread and all the fab techniques to achive such a fab background Brenda!
ReplyDeleteWow.. sounds fabulous to spend weeks in August at Lanzarote!
oxo
Susi
wonderful creativity brenda - very much puts me in the holiday mood - how lovely! I love the rubber band brayering - looks awesome! Big hugs rachel x
ReplyDeleteJust love that background Brenda - brilliant pages - have a wonderful family holiday
ReplyDeleteWell, I can honestly say that 12 layers never looked so good! I love all sea related projects and this one is gorgeous, I love the seahorse image and the way you created the sea with the brayer - so clever and so effective. Beautiful work! Hugs, Anne xx
ReplyDeleteoh, Brenda this looks fantastic - love the 12 brayered layers (I adore this method of adding paint) and you've created a gorgeous page to treasure. Hope your holiday is as enjoyable!
ReplyDeleteBrenda this is such a fabulous spread. You really achieved a water looking background using that technique with the brayer and rubberbands. Impressive result. I find it exciting that you used TWELWE colors... Waw ! Your embellishment look great too. What a lovely summer spread !
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Hugs from Monica... Spain
So beautiful, Brenda. I'm enjoying holidays with our friends in Switzerland at the moment with lots of fun, sun, good food and drinks.
ReplyDeletexxx Margreet
Love the brayer background, its a fabulous journal spread, it makes you want to be by the sea just looking at it.
ReplyDeleteYvonne
I do love this. . And your work blows my mind.... I've red over your blog 3 time today. .. super stoked to have come across it... can't wait to keep receiving your newsletter. .. Thanks for sharing your amazing talent Xxoo Joan
ReplyDeleteSo wonderful, such a great spread.
ReplyDeleteOh these are lovely! And what fun to anticipate the coming getaway with these sea images.
ReplyDeleteNo wonder you are in the holiday mood!! This really brings seaside holidays to mind!! Beautiful!! Chrisx
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