I love my Prima flowers, and I'm always looking for fun new ways to use them. Towards that end, I wanted to share some techniques I used to create this layout:
To create the background:
STEP ONE: Take a handful of Prima flowers (any kind, any shape, any size) and spread them across a piece of white cardstock. I think it's important to go off the edge and not just keep them all in the center of the layout.
STEP TWO: Spray with a light color of Adirondack Color Wash. The flowers are very light, so if you spray too close to them, the force of the mister will move them. I recommend that you stand up to spray (getting far enough way so the force of the mister doesn't move them).
STEP THREE: Spray a darker color (I used purple) in just one location. Keep the color a little dense here.
STEP FOUR: Spatter the page with black watercolor droplets. For nice big splats, use a large round brush.
STEP FIVE: Spray Red Glimmer Mist (I made my own following this recipe) across the left side.
STEP SIX: Remove the flowers and either let your background dry or dry it with a heat gun.
And now you have a beautiful custom background! But we're not going to let those flowers go to waste!
STEP ONE: Mix up a puddle of gesso and water.
STEP TWO: Press the inked side of the flowers you used to mask your background into the pool of gesso.
When you flip the flower over, it will look like you just dipped it in milk. Note the uneven application of gesso.
STEP THREE: Let it dry, or dry it with a heat gun and the flower will look like this:
You'll note that the gesso and the Adirondack Color Wash mix and create a sort of bleached l
ook. Here are all the flowers I used as masks after being dipped in the gesso/water mixture…
…and the reverse sides are very pretty too:
Though, obviously, the colors are brighter. And once again, here's the layout all together:
And some details:
I placed a small pearl at the center of each flower. I also dyed the rhinestones orange with alcohol ink. Originally, they were pink. I like the way the dying creates some uneven color across the rhinestones.
I hand cut the title from black cardstock, but it didn't show up enough, so I used a white pen to color the center of it.
P.S.: Check out my layout from yesterday's post on the Sassafras blog!
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ohhhhhhh am gonna try this out ASAP!! thanks for sharing 🙂
ohhhhhhh am gonna try this out ASAP!! thanks for sharing 🙂
ohhhhhhh am gonna try this out ASAP!! thanks for sharing 🙂
ohhhhhhh am gonna try this out ASAP!! thanks for sharing 🙂
Masking and misting are some of my fave techniques… loved your LO too.
Mandy x
Masking and misting are some of my fave techniques… loved your LO too.
Mandy x
Masking and misting are some of my fave techniques… loved your LO too.
Mandy x
Masking and misting are some of my fave techniques… loved your LO too.
Mandy x
WOW!!!
amazing!!! love the idea!!! i’ll definily try this on my next project!
thanks!
WOW!!!
amazing!!! love the idea!!! i’ll definily try this on my next project!
thanks!
WOW!!!
amazing!!! love the idea!!! i’ll definily try this on my next project!
thanks!
WOW!!!
amazing!!! love the idea!!! i’ll definily try this on my next project!
thanks!
this is AMAZING! thanks for sharing – i totally want to play with my mists now!
this is AMAZING! thanks for sharing – i totally want to play with my mists now!
this is AMAZING! thanks for sharing – i totally want to play with my mists now!
this is AMAZING! thanks for sharing – i totally want to play with my mists now!
wow! you’re a genius! i love how your creative mind works. 🙂
wow! you’re a genius! i love how your creative mind works. 🙂
wow! you’re a genius! i love how your creative mind works. 🙂
wow! you’re a genius! i love how your creative mind works. 🙂
Great directions and now I know that I can do this. I’m starting to teach a scrapbooking class at a local elementary school and I will do this one day with them. Fun!
Great directions and now I know that I can do this. I’m starting to teach a scrapbooking class at a local elementary school and I will do this one day with them. Fun!
Great directions and now I know that I can do this. I’m starting to teach a scrapbooking class at a local elementary school and I will do this one day with them. Fun!
Great directions and now I know that I can do this. I’m starting to teach a scrapbooking class at a local elementary school and I will do this one day with them. Fun!
Cool, cool, cool … thanks for the inspiration and directions!!
Cool, cool, cool … thanks for the inspiration and directions!!
Cool, cool, cool … thanks for the inspiration and directions!!
Cool, cool, cool … thanks for the inspiration and directions!!
you are simply amazing julie. I so want to play around now!!!
you are simply amazing julie. I so want to play around now!!!
you are simply amazing julie. I so want to play around now!!!
you are simply amazing julie. I so want to play around now!!!
Awesome tutorial! Thank you! You are SO awesome, Julie! You just blow me away! 😀
Awesome tutorial! Thank you! You are SO awesome, Julie! You just blow me away! 😀
Awesome tutorial! Thank you! You are SO awesome, Julie! You just blow me away! 😀
Awesome tutorial! Thank you! You are SO awesome, Julie! You just blow me away! 😀
Saw your layout on sassafras, great job Julie! So how weird is this… I did a very similar flower layout using the prima flowers too. When I opened this post I was shocked that I thought up something so genius and then to have you do it too. I must be getting good ; )
Saw your layout on sassafras, great job Julie! So how weird is this… I did a very similar flower layout using the prima flowers too. When I opened this post I was shocked that I thought up something so genius and then to have you do it too. I must be getting good ; )
Saw your layout on sassafras, great job Julie! So how weird is this… I did a very similar flower layout using the prima flowers too. When I opened this post I was shocked that I thought up something so genius and then to have you do it too. I must be getting good ; )
Saw your layout on sassafras, great job Julie! So how weird is this… I did a very similar flower layout using the prima flowers too. When I opened this post I was shocked that I thought up something so genius and then to have you do it too. I must be getting good ; )
Colorwash on flowers plus gesso! I’m going to apply the gesso with water to some flowers I dyed with colorwash. I love the effect. And using them as masks? Genius again!!
Colorwash on flowers plus gesso! I’m going to apply the gesso with water to some flowers I dyed with colorwash. I love the effect. And using them as masks? Genius again!!
Colorwash on flowers plus gesso! I’m going to apply the gesso with water to some flowers I dyed with colorwash. I love the effect. And using them as masks? Genius again!!
Colorwash on flowers plus gesso! I’m going to apply the gesso with water to some flowers I dyed with colorwash. I love the effect. And using them as masks? Genius again!!
I love your work, Julie! It’s beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing! Oh, by the way, I am looking for a white journaling pen. I can’t find any out there! Any suggestions?
I love your work, Julie! It’s beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing! Oh, by the way, I am looking for a white journaling pen. I can’t find any out there! Any suggestions?
I love your work, Julie! It’s beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing! Oh, by the way, I am looking for a white journaling pen. I can’t find any out there! Any suggestions?
I love your work, Julie! It’s beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing! Oh, by the way, I am looking for a white journaling pen. I can’t find any out there! Any suggestions?
Thanks for the compliment Damiane! I use the Uniball Signo, which I buy at JetPens.com. Heres the direct url:
http://www.jetpens.com/product_info.php/products_id/380
Hope that helps!
Thanks for the compliment Damiane! I use the Uniball Signo, which I buy at JetPens.com. Heres the direct url:
http://www.jetpens.com/product_info.php/products_id/380
Hope that helps!
Thanks for the compliment Damiane! I use the Uniball Signo, which I buy at JetPens.com. Heres the direct url:
http://www.jetpens.com/product_info.php/products_id/380
Hope that helps!
Thanks for the compliment Damiane! I use the Uniball Signo, which I buy at JetPens.com. Heres the direct url:
http://www.jetpens.com/product_info.php/products_id/380
Hope that helps!
thanks for sharing! I love it:)
thanks for sharing! I love it:)
thanks for sharing! I love it:)
thanks for sharing! I love it:)
oh wow … I’m ‘loving’ this … beautiful … very clever!!!
oh wow … I’m ‘loving’ this … beautiful … very clever!!!
oh wow … I’m ‘loving’ this … beautiful … very clever!!!
oh wow … I’m ‘loving’ this … beautiful … very clever!!!
oooh, love your idea for combining the color washes with gesso…great effect!
oooh, love your idea for combining the color washes with gesso…great effect!
oooh, love your idea for combining the color washes with gesso…great effect!
oooh, love your idea for combining the color washes with gesso…great effect!
I’m getting married and I was looking for some ideas for winter wedding flowers. My colors are light pink and espresso brown. THANKS FOR THE IDEAS!
I’m getting married and I was looking for some ideas for winter wedding flowers. My colors are light pink and espresso brown. THANKS FOR THE IDEAS!
I’m getting married and I was looking for some ideas for winter wedding flowers. My colors are light pink and espresso brown. THANKS FOR THE IDEAS!
I’m getting married and I was looking for some ideas for winter wedding flowers. My colors are light pink and espresso brown. THANKS FOR THE IDEAS!