I found this page (well, at least part of it) in my files while I was posting my "thank you" page yesterday. I started it a few months ago and never finished, I'm such a scatterbrain! So I made a few changes and think I really like how it turned out - It's funny how much digital is like paper - your style changes/evolves and you look back at something you did and all of the sudden know just how you want to change it. I've never done it with my paper pages, (definitely thought about it!) but with digi it's just so much easier to open it and start throwing stuff in, lol..and I tend to use techniques that I learn and love, like this and my "thank you" page - I open a pic, use a cool paper to clip it, adjust the style/filter and then clip it again onto a mask, and then plop it down on another coordinating paper to begin the page. This mask is by my favorite Annie Manning collection, called "Paint the Moon" which I got at oscraps.com. I used various brushes, mainly from B. Silvia's BorderLite collection, Word art (collab kit) by Vicki Stegall and Taylor Made, and the background paper is by Danielle Young.
the one accessory that i truly love using on every page is scrapbook chalk. i currently use 2 different dry palettes, one called Decorating Chalks, which is a bright and vivid palette with primary colors, and another by Pebbles, Inc. called Kan'dee Shimmer Chalks. I always use at least 3 different colors of chalk on the area that i work on. for example, if i want an area to appear blue, i would use a deep blue on the outer parts, a mid-toned blue next to that, and finally a very pale blue (or even white) in the center. this process can also be reveresed, using the deepest color on the inside rather than outer sides. I use applicators to apply the 3 shades, but i always blend them together with my fingers. using 3 colors (or more) ensures you will achieve good depth of color and goes back to basic art principals of shading and highlights. if you've tried chalking in the past and were not happy with the result, it might be because you didn't get the depth/dimension of color you hoped for. if this is the case, get those chalks back out and practice with the 3 color rule. i also suggest trying colors that you never tried before, especially deep/dark colors can look intimidating in the palette, but are necessary for creating certain effects on paper. i think you'll really be amazed at how easy it is to create beautiful effects with chalks if you keep an open mind about color!
So nice to have you back to BLogland.. You and your talent were missed.
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Your digi pages are simply breathtaking Rachel!!....well, actually so are your paper pages!!....BEAUTIFUL WORK!! love your blog site!
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