Monday 10 August 2015

My Bro

Another cache of fabulous ideas on the Gels and Mediums Topic on the Paperartsy blog.

It reminded me of my first ever class that I went to, a year last December, by the super talented Finnabair.

I started by covering my journal page with some pieces of Chatsworth paper.


Next, I pressed Heavy Gel Medium through a stencil with a palette knife!
I added the date of my photo and my brothers name to the page using 3D foam numbers and letters.
I added some TH washi tape and then, when the gel had dried, sprayed some of the areas with Perfect Pearls sprays.
I added a little dotty stamping in coffee archival .

I like the way that the mica sprays highlight the raised areas.


I sprayed a brown tag and a little envelope; distressed some more bits of Chatsworth and mounted the photo of my brother....he must have been about 2....the boy on the right....onto the papers.

I have included the envelope so that I can add little messages from time to time. Love and miss my bro, who died 11 years ago!

I am entering my journal page into the latest PA challenge.




5 comments:

  1. I love the shiny contrast of the gels Hazel! I also remember doing something like this in a class and spraying it with black too. Too many options isn't there!!

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  2. A beautiful and touching page - your techniques compliment the precious photo perfectly.

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  3. Lovely tribute to your brother Hazel (it's 16 yrs since we lost my youngest brother). The shine and shimmer are lovely over the gel texture!

    Hugs
    Lesley Xx

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  4. What a gorgeous layered page, Hazel - there's a beautiful depth to it - a lovely tribute to a much-loved and much-missed brother.
    Alison xx

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