Tag Archives: Mr. Huey’s

Jul 31

Sunshine, documented.

I love when my daughter sends me photos on my phone; they’re always about something cute or funny she’s doing. I found one such photo that I especially love, taken by her girlfriend while outside the friend’s house. Using Sunday’s sketch from Big Pictures’ “28 Days of Sketches”, I decided to make a big banner out of one of the strips of paper, and while spritzing the page with Mister Huey’s mist, I accidentally got too much on the lower right corner, and then it smeared making an ugly mess. I contemplated gently taking off all of the papers and using a new background page, but everything was glued too well, and would have torn. So, I cut out a piece of white paper and inserted it over the mess after I cut a heart into the corner (why the heart? I don’t know, it just seemed like fun!). I’m not unhappy about it, or I could have started all over. Sometimes accidents can enhance the creative process!

Next time you make a mistake on a layout, try to see how you can make it work for you. If all else fails, cover it up! Thanks for stopping by!

 

Nov 26

Us 3.

I had a dream, the other night, after looking at Studio Calico‘s newest kit…The vision of Ormolu‘s number tags was in my head, and in my dreams, I saw a vision of the number 2 tag with spray mist in white on it. The minute I woke up, I tore into my Ormolu drawer, and found the tags I had…which did not have the number two. I think I used it. But, I found the number 3, and while the dream was still fresh in my mind (am I that crazy?), I got out my Mr. Huey’s white mist, and went to work.

2" circle punched from scrap kraft paper

I wanted to use the open ’3′ on the tag as a template, so I punched a piece of scrap kraft paper to a similar size, which is 2″.

Putting them together,

I would normally have used repositionable tape to hole the pieces together while I sprayed.  I didn’t, but I would highly recommend it.

I like the look of the spray with the spottiness, but if you don’t , I would paint the tags with an acrylic paint and brush for a different, less mottled look. This is okay for me.

I then gave myself a personal challenge: find 3 unused papers, and 3 embellishments to match, and make a layout with these products. I wanted to use some of Amy Tangerine‘s papers, and more Ormolu embellishments in similar colors. Uncanny, how they matched so well.

This is what I came up with, with the idea of 3 in my mind.

Thanks go to Ormolu and Amy Tangerine for the inspiration! See you soon with the December Daily posts!

I am so very thankful.