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sue smyth skip to main skip to sidebar sue smyth paper artist welcome to my blog welcome everyone i hope to inspire you and share some of my papercraft work you can find out where i teach and what i am up to what inspires me and what i am working on next i love to share new ideas and neat ways of adding creativity to your pages or cards etc my blog tuesday december 19 2023 christmas layout joy overload layout by sue smyth with christmas on the way we will all have lots of photos to scrapbook i also like to make layouts to give as gifts i have given my nieces an album each and every year i add to it in the form of new layouts i am sure this will be one that i will send their way too i love to start a layout with white cardstock and make my own mixed media background here i have used shimmer dusts to make a water colour style background then i have used deck the halls paper pack to embellish from bee arty here are a few close ups the frame is a die cut piece that i have used cotton to sew on you could actually to this to a chipboard frame too with a bit of patience and a hole punch here is a quick how to to make the pine trees look so snowy to alter the chipboard fir trees i have used a mix i like to use often faux snow which is 1 part white gesso and 1 part white glitter with a few drops of dimensional magic too but this time i have painted over the top in sections to resemble a gree tree with snowy branches i have used fern shimmer dust from colour blast while wet i have sprinkled with lots of fine white glitter you can also use the faux snow mix to paint the chipboard snowflakes too and then sprinkle with more glitter happy crafting the chipbord i used posted by sue smyth at 9 09 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels chipboard christmas layout mixed media sue smyth sunday november 19 2023 gingerbread man recipe book gingerbread man recipe book by sue smyth christmas is my favourite time of the year and i love to make home decor and practical things for christmas this year i have made a decorated book with a gingerbread feel to store all my notes or recipes or whatever you like of course i have used lots of dusty chippie to embellish the cover first i started with an ordinary note book a5 you can pick these up easily at kmarts and large stores sometimes they are on sale which makes it even better to paint the background of the book i have my first recipe mix brown paint with a few teaspoons of baking powder this makes a great gritty paste to paint not only books but also chipboard once dry i have sponged a lighter brown over the top to resemble a gingerbread texture and feel i have used a dusty attic mini arched window which i have painted with a mix i love to use called faux snow the second recipe is 1 part gesso and 1 part white glitter fine or large will change the look of the grit i like to add a few drops of dimensional magic too to add to the adhesive properties of the gesso then i use it as i would snow i have stippled it all over the arched window for a frosty look the next way i like to alter chipboard especially engraved chipboard where it is important to keep the coverage light so the engraving can show through first paint with a light coat of gesso then dry repaint with another light coat dry well then i have used colour blast shimmer dusts to paint the holly and berries i have used fern and candy here i like to let the first coat dry and then add accents with a second coat then to finish spray with a little hairspray to set if you are quick sprinkle with a fine layer of white glitter for an amazing sparkling finish all the other chipboard snowflakes and corners are simply painted with 2 coats of white gesso first i like to paint with a thin coat to cover all the burnt chipboard then when it is dry you can repaint so that the look is much whiter sort of like doing a crumb coat with icing on a cake and the final coat looks better with no crumbs lol i have added dimensional magic to the holly berries for a nice shine and to seal the shimmer dust well add a purchased gingerbread man decoration on the corner too here i have used paper straws red and white stripe to give a cute christmas look to the book i enjoyed making this book and hope you give it a go it would make a wonderful gift especially if you include a few recipes inside here is the chipboard i have used happy crafting everybody posted by sue smyth at 2 35 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest thursday october 19 2023 halloween project gothic gravestone hello crafters today i am sharing a little halloween project halloween is one of my favourite holidays to decorate for just behind christmas as a frustrated interior decorator i am always thinging of things to make to decorate i just love the spooky and gothic imagery and keep quite a few objects up all year around i found a lot of these mdf gravestones at kmart on sale so i decided to buy a lot of them knowing one day i will use them then i saw the dusty s raven with top hat and i just had to make this faux gravestone with an edgar allan poe feel there are so many chipboard elemtents on here i have used them in layers to build up the design here are some nice close ups for you to enjoy here is how i altered the raven paint the raven with black gesso then use liquid pearls any colour to draw in details ie the wing eye and band on the top hat then paint again with black gesso when dry dry very well i have added a resin wing that just happened to suit very well but it would look just as good without it once dry rub over a copper wax or metallic paint to highlight the raised areas to alter the chipboard corners again paint with black gesso and dry well then apply a gilding glue to the chipboard there are a few on the market or sometimes you can just use tacky glue and with good timing apply the gold foil so that it sticks to the just dry glue the gilding glues on the market make this step easy as you dont have to time it once dry but still tacky you apply the gold foil for a fractured gold look chipboard elements i have used happy crafting posted by sue smyth at 2 28 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday september 19 2023 born to fly layout born to fly layout and bonus card hello crafters today i am sharing with you all a sweet layout and a little card i made with my latest paper design for bee arty songbird melody featuring lots of dusty attic chipboard they make the perfect addition to my layout and i will show you some of the techniques i use to alter them to fit the shabby chic style and colours of this paper pack i have created a base by painting the patterned paper with clear gesso i love the feel it leaves on the paper and also it makes a good barrier to the paper if you want to use mixed media the paint will not soak in and you can move it around more you can also wipe off any mistakes easily too i have altered chipboard for my layout a gorgeous wreath to go around the photo some chipboard leaves which i have made to resemble feathers some cute ladybirds bird cage and a leafy flourish to alter i have first painted the chipboard with white gesso in a stipple motion so that it is patchy and some of the chipboard colour is showing through then i have applied some colour blast shimmer dusts peacock and paris mixed with a little water over the top again in a patchy way it is better to do one colour and then dry before adding the next colour i have then dry brushed a little mint chalk paint over some of the leaves and when dry i have dotted the leaves with a white paint pen i like to also spray with a little hairspray i know if sounds funny but this gives it a subtle shine and if you want to sprinkle with a little white glitter you can it will stick to the spray bonus card idea here is a bonus card i have made a wallet style card from a 12 x 12 sheet of cream cardstock there are many templates and ideas on line then i have trimmed paper to fit and added some tags all from the songbird melody paper pack you can add as many tags as you like or tickets scratchies or even photos to finish you card punch holes in the tags and attach some fine blue ribbon or whatever you have to alter the frame first i have painted it with white gesso you may need 2 coats to get a really good white finish then dry well with a heat gun then i have blended brown ink around the edges inside and out then i have stamped a crackle style stamp in brown ink randomly over the frame in this instance i have used bee arty wing fragment stamp this gives you the look of a shabby chic crackled frame great for cards and layouts these are the chipboard elements i have used posted by sue smyth at 3 51 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest older posts home subscribe to posts atom about me sue smyth paper artist i have been an artist of some sort or another all my life with formal training at art college cardmaking scrapbooking and papercraft have now become my format for atistic expression for almost 20 years now view my complete profile contact me name email message followers translate live feed live traffic stats popular posts blog hop hi bloggers it s time for a blog hop come and join the fun with the amazing design teams from lindy s and imaginariu altered shoe there really isn t much i can say about this off the page item as i think it speaks for itself a very pretty piece of frippery lo joy to the world with christmas coming it is time to do xmas layouts this one i am teaching at paper trenz tomorrow i have used one of my favourite ph dusty attic peacock feathers i don t usually do layouts of myself but i really wanted to use the dusty attic peacock feathers in a layout my photo was the only cherish love recently my nephew became engaged and married a wonderful girl he met in vietnam it has taken me a while but finally i got around to scr imagnarium post wordplay layout and home sweet home bird house by sue smyth one of the things that i find a problem is what to do with l natural you boy layouts are always a bit of a challenge so i was happy when this one turned out the way it did using spellbinders to create the laye no title today i share this layout of my daughter here i was experimenting with framing the photo with die cuts to look like lace i have used the born to fly layout born to fly layout and bonus card hello crafters today i am sharing with you all a sweet layout and a little card i made with my latest december cheer christmas cheer journal and keepsake box i love a good journal and use them all the time so earlier in the year i create pages home labels altered bottles 1 altered boxes 1 atc s 1 card 4 cards 13 chipboard 4 christmas 2 cogs 1 fancy corners 1 fun 1 german scrap 1 imaginarium 1 kits 1 layout 100 marine mechanical 1 mechanical 1 meg s garden 1 mixed media 2 off the page 1 otp 55 sherlock 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