A Calendar Album & Colour Wash Technique by ~ Mistra Hoolahan

Hi everyone!  Mistra here with a calendar album I've created using Donna Salazar's Spring in Bloom Collection Papers and Artistic Papers.

For the covers I tore up offcuts of the Spring in Bloom papers and decoupaged them to the Zutter Covers, added some lace with impasto and then once dry, dry brushed the whole cover with white Gesso so you can just see the papers showing through.    I added some butterflies cut from the papers and the rose was made using Spellbinders Rose Creations die with some thin loose weave fabric stiffened with ribbon stiff so it holds it shape.

The pages were punched with a Zutter Bind It All and then bound with tied Twill, Ribbons and Tulle.

 

I used the Artistic Papers Spring in Bloom and Calendar pages to create the calendar album.  All the pages were given a colour wash using Smooch Spritz, Mix'd Media Inx Reinkers and Gesso {I have a little technique tutorial to share with you at the end of the post}

 

 

 

The calendar was grouped into seasons and each season set treated with different colour washes.  I added chipboard months on top of some Zutter Corrugated Board for each month within the seasons.

 

 

 

 

Quotes were added throughout to match the seasons... the quotes too were treated with watercolour washes after printing out.

 

 

 

I also cut some butterflies using the Spellbinders Wonderful Wings Die, as well as cut out lots from the Spring in Bloom papers.

 

 

Colour Wash Technique

You will need: 

GCD Artistic Papers

Smooch Spritz {at least 2 colour tones}

Mix'd Media Inx Reinkers {at least 1 colour}

Water Spray

Distress the edges of your Artistic papers.  Spray your SmoochSpritz onto a craft sheet or glass work table, allowing the colours to overlap.

Add a drop of the Mix'd Media Inx Reinker here and there, this goes a long way so you'll only need a small amount.

Place your Artistic paper over the top, lightly press down and then remove.

Allow the colours to drip... if you want more colour in particular spots dab it back into the colour wash again.

Then just dry the sheet off, either naturally overnight or with a heat gun.  The colour intensifies on the edges, in the distressed edges.  The colours will also fade significantly during the drying time... leaving a beautiful colour washed background.

 

Thanks for visiting, take care and be true to you.

 http://mistrabutterfly.blogspot.com.au/

Products used:

Papers

GCD Studios: Spring in Bloom Collection

GCD Studios: Artistic Papers

GCD Studios: Crafty Chronicle "Younique"

Flowers

Green Tara Cherry Blossoms

Green Tara Roses

Ink

Clearsnap: Mix'd Media Inx - Peridot, Truffle, Denim, Chiffon, Honey, Leather

Clearsnap: Mix'd Media Inx ReInkers - Jasmine, Denim, Chiffon, Peridot, Truffle, Honey

Colour

Clearsnap: Smooch Spritz - Caramel Latte, Cosmic Pink, Mixed Berries, Pralines & Cream, TeaParty, IceRink, River Mossy

Medium

Claudine Hellmuth Gesso

Mont Marte Impasto 

Dies

Spellbinders: Rose Creations

Spellbinders: Wonderful Wings

Spellbinders: Shadow Flowers

Spellbinders: Donna's Alphas

Tools/Machines

Zutter: Bind It All

Other

Zutter: 6x6 Chipboard Covers

Zutter: Corrugated Board

Fabric: Calico, Ribbon, Twill, Tulle, Muslin, Lace

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GIVEAWAY!

Today I am giving away some of Donna's Artistic Papers!  To enter, link up below with your NAME and EMAIL ADDRESS and leave a comment for this post.  

 

Don't forget to check Donna's blog each day to see what we will be giving away!  Also, be sure that you are a fan of the Donna Salazar Designs Facebook Fan Page because that is where I will be announcing the winners! 

-Natasha

Comments

[Labor Posters]

Nice! Such a wonderful artwork for this Calendar album and you make unique for it. Love your album darling.

[Mona Pendleton]

Stunning project! Thanks for the tutorial and inspiration!

[Erica Ortiz]

Gret album and wonderful technique!

[Lillian Child]

The color wash project is fabulous. Something I'm going to have to try soon!

[Danielle Trippeda]

I like the soft wash color.

[Flo]

I love your book and the technique you showed. Thanks.

[laura stewart]

nice album!!

[Gayle Mills]

What a wonderful album. Love the lace pieces. Thanks for the "How to" on the color wash background. I'm trying it soon.

[Glenda L]

Very inspiring. Thanks.

[Carol Mc]

This is so beautiful. I'm going to have to give
it a try.

[Tracey ~ GardenOfGrace]

Wow, what an amazing, stunning project. Love the colour wash technique!! Thanks for offering the wonderful give-away too!! ~ Blessings

http://gracescraps.blogspot.com/

[Kim]

Beautiful album. Love the colorwash tech.

[connie]

Nicely done.....may have to "scrap lift" this idea. ;)

[susan Loeffler]

I LOVE this project. Absolutely gorgeous!

[jenn]

I love how you achieved the soft color washed look, and the idea for the album. TFS.

[Jean_H]

Stunning album! TFS the technique. I think I can do this!

[Molly Walsh]

Beautiful, love all the details.