Friday, April 20, 2018

Imagine


I haven't created a scrapbook page in ages but I do love making imaginative pages with my grand-nephew. Once you cut out the image you must then imagine a background that supports the photo, the more creative the better. 
 ( You can see all the pages I've made under the tab above
marked Peirson's grand adventures if you want. )

So my method may be a little different:
 I outlined all my stencils with a waterproof pen and then either painted them in with the inks/mediums or sewed over the outlines and then cut them out and then adhered them to the page. 


Since I knew that gel medium would act as a resist I painted in all the words and (stamped) clouds so that they would stay white and then sprayed the page with the inks.

I used the embossing powder for the bird and colored her in with the spray inks much like you would do with watercolors.

Using the same method for the leaves and the branch I painted them on a separate piece of watercolor paper which I cut out after sewing an outline around them. I also added some extra leaves and glued them on top of the original set from the stencil design.

Thank you for visiting and good luck!


Supplies:

May 2014 - The Birds and Bees  by Terri Stegmiller *(Joining StencilClub means you have access to the coolest stencils around. Stencils that aren't sold anywhere else except to club members.)





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53 comments:

Scented Stars said...

awesome work

VA Beach VA said...

Sandee, you are so clever and creative! I just love how unique you make your art! I know your grand must feel special, too! <3 ~Rachel Bell bellbrzs (at) cox (dot net)

Mysteryious said...

Very unique style! Love that you use that little fella for inspiration!
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atwistedsister said...

I love the whimsy and different textures included in this piece!

SLScheibe said...

How wonderful this page is! I really love the leaves with the stitch treatment. It's super how textured this is :)

Bailey Earith said...

cool! Bailey(at)BaileyFiberArt(dot)com

Christine said...

Thanks for describing your process, the page is simply wonderful!

Jean said...

I love these! So creative.

LisaJake said...

So cute. I love the creativity. Lisajake128@yahoo.com

lauramixedmedia said...

I love the textures and colors you used!

Dotstolines said...

Love your page! The colours and the little details you've added are amazing! Thank you so much for sharing and inspiring!

sirkkis said...

Just a lovely page. The boy and the bird are so cute ๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿฆ

Vidhi Jadeja said...

Aww its simple yet cheerful ... love it !!! Love the leaves too how amazingly you have created . Thank you for sharing dear ๐Ÿ˜Š

TerryO said...

What a fabulous ongoing project with your grandson - a treasure! Also love the way you used the Lindy's products.

Valerie-Jael said...

What a gorgeous page! Happy PPF, hugs, Valerie

Unknown said...

I'm gonna do this with my grand daughter. thanks for the idea. avlval (at) yahoo

Carol Baxter said...

Sandee: It's fun watching your grandson pop up in your art. The leaf detail is cool!

peggy gatto said...

What charming delightful pages!!!

Kari said...

Love the birdie.

Katie Jeanne said...

What a cute page! :)

carol l mckenna said...

Sandee ~ very creative and lovely art work ~ !

Happy Weekend to you,
A ShutterBug Explores
aka (A Creative Harbor)

Anonymous said...

This page looks wonderful! Your little guy is so happy. It makes me smile!

denthe said...

What a great page! I love how you did the text, and how you put him on top of that branch. You "imagined" the perfect background for this picture!

Faye said...

Wow, when you said "sew" you didn't mean with a machine! This piece is awesome. I love the various techniques you explained. It was an education for me. This is beautiful.

Latane Barton said...

Wow, that looks like a whole bunch of fun and it's such a cute scrapbook page.

Susan said...

Clever use of stitching with the stencils and sprays. Lovely layout.

Unknown said...

So cute!

mommyx2 said...

Love your page especially the leaves!

Dee Spillane said...

This is so sweet. I love that birdie. Great idea. Dee

Heidi said...

Love this fun and special design you created, thanks for sharing!

Uroo Creations said...

Wow!!!!
How wonderful this scrapbook page. Love it, I really adore these amazing details stitched leaves, stencil and cute pic of your nephew. I also love making lots of boys layout for my two year old little boy.

Thank you so much dear for sharing and inspiring us with your awesome creativity.

Hugs
Dr Monika Tripathi Shukla

NatureFootstep said...

wow! To make use of so many different techniques. I´m amazed!

Allycat said...

This is waaaay to cute

Michelle Logan said...

Such a cute idea! TFS!

Amanda said...

Sew cute! ;-) Amanda (at) meadowdance (dot org)

Anonymous said...

So creative. I love the word shapes.
Maurene

Beth Niquette said...

I love the wonderful detail in your artwork. SO creative and the results are stunning.

Lisa said...

Very cool and very different.

Patty said...

I like your use of the sewing machine. Give nice dimension to the page :)

Wendy B. said...

how fun! TFS!

Giggles said...

I do love your story book pages and this one as adorable as the others! Love all the sweet details too! I feel the love in this page! Beautifully done!

Peace Giggles

Kate Yetter said...

Oh, I like this! The stitching on the leaves and the tree are so whimsical.
Kate

Kelly Parker said...

So cute!!

Jakki said...

What a lucky nephew! I love the idea of finding the picture first and then making a background. A whole other way of thinking. Thank you for the inspiration.

Mary Holshouser said...

Wonderful page.
The background is muted so
the picture and the bluebird
really pop. The stitched
leaves are a fun addition.
thanks for sharing
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VickiRossArt said...

Wow! Creative use of stencils for sure! All that sewing!

Bluaqua said...

Very cute!

Cathy said...

Nice job!

Traci said...

I love the 3 dimensional leaves, they are most awesome. The grand nephew is adorable too!

ann barnes said...

I love the resist technique you used, what a beautiful page! the colors are so clear. Thanks for sharing!

Unknown said...

Wonderul page!

Mary Tzalla said...

So beautiful and unique! Love it! Thank you so much for sharing your inspiration!

JKW said...

I love hearing about all the art you put into your page. Extraordinary. Blessings, Janet