Bubbles of Light

Hello, Friends!

I know this time of year can get quite hectic but I hope you'll find the time to stop for a second, put up the lights (Andrew and I just did! :) ) and create some art.
Maybe today's layout by Carole will give you the inspiration?
Let's celebrate!

Hello Hello!

The magic of Christmas can be felt all around, we are ready and waiting for Santa Claus!

It's high time to decorate our home with beautiful lights and celebrate those special moments.

Today I'd like to show you a layout that I made with lots of round shapes, not too many supplies but I really wanted to show you how you can transform the embelishments.

I wanted to create an impression of circles resembling little bubbles of light twirling around the photo!

I chose one paper from the Sunrise/Sunset collection for the background.
Using round punches in different sizes, I cut out circles in a paper with musical notes and glued them on my layout with White Gesso.

I covered all the circles with Clear Gesso. This gesso helps all the inks adhere better to the surface, it's just a perfect medium for adding gelatos and inks while still keeping the images and patterns visible.

When Gesso dried, I used three shades of Gelatos that I simply applied with my finger.

Around the edges of my circles I added Color Bloom sprays. I used the tip of the spray's nozzle to make some stains.

I added some stamping with black Archival Ink. I used round stitches stamps from Prima.

This immediately created the feeling of depth and dimension.

I wanted to add some texture to my piece so I used a Vintage Vanity stamp and embossed it with glitter metallic gold powder.

I took metal star-shaped brads and embossed them - some with black and other with gold powder.

Some "sewing" around the edge of the page - hand drawn with a black Posca pen.

I stapled together a few pieces of paper on which I attached my photo.

I wrote my title with an embossing pen, embossed with glitter metallic gold powder, cut it out and added to my layout.

I added a little bit of brass wire around my picture and my piece was done!

Hope you like my project and that you will feel inspired by it!

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