Pink birds make me happy!!

They do, especially the ones I added to this layout. Now it started by watching a video on the Paper Artsy blog. Should you want to see, here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sgBOi_DBkM&feature=c4-overview&list=UUs9MVeZCc8hFqi2_T7ygsfA 

This was made by using a stone background stencil and plastering paste (they use grunge paste in the video which I didn't have and I found that normal texture paste doesn't work, you need something firmer than that. So I bought a cheap tube of plastering paste and that worked wonderfully. After pasting it through the stencil you have to leave the stencil on, and then take a stamp (I used a script stamp) which you have to wet slightly (not too much), and then stamp in the wet paste. After you stamped to your liking you remove the stencil.

After drying I painted with a combination of acrylic paints I liked. Then I diluted a dark purple paint with some water, thus creating a wash which collects in the deeper parts. And then as a final step, after that has dried thouroughly, you sand the stencilled parts which brings out some white here and there. Don't you just love the effect of this technique??

Now for the birds I mixed a bright pink embossingpower with a glittery embossingpower. The pink was too bright for my liking, and the glitterpower too pale and translucent. Love this combination though. So here's a picture of the other side of the inclusion showing the text on the other side:

Around the edges of the birds I used a grey Faber Castel Pitt pen to make some shadow and round the edges of the pages I used a brown Pitt pen in order to 'frame' the pages. The Pink birds words were made with pink chipboard letters, and the words on this picture were stamped on. I added a background stamp here and there on the page in purple Stazon. And on the left page you see a pink feather, and yes, it's a real one.

I hope you like my spread, I was very happy with this one, it just came together so easily! Have a great Wednesday, hugs Frea
Challenges:
http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.nl/2013/08/ptt135-anything-goes.html
http://craft-roomchallenge.blogspot.fi/2013/08/something-new.html
http://lexiscreations.blogspot.nl/2013/08/challenge-97-and-winners-of-96.html
http://fitztownchallengeblog.blogspot.fi/2013/08/challenge-7-add-sparkles.html

http://createdwithlovechallenges.blogspot.nl/2013/08/cwlc-55-anything-goes.html
http://www.craftindesertdivas.com/search/label/Linky%20Party
http://cheerfulstamppad.blogspot.nl/2013/08/challenge-67-your-choice.html
http://www.twistedtuesdaychallenges.blogspot.nl/2013/08/2tc57-pink-as-all-outdoors.html