Hi, guys!  I’ve got a layout to share today that combines some of my favorite Basically Bare embellies – the Paparazzi chipboard shapes – with my new favorite mediums, Art Anthology Sorbets.

I absolutely love the texture and shimmer the Sorbet dimensional gel paints added to the super cute camera and film strip shapes from the Paparazzi set.  I jazzed them up with some baker’s twine, and a glassy effect for the camera.

To add the glass effect to the lens and viewfinder of the camera, I placed the chipboard directly on a non-stick craft mat and smoothed a bit of glass beads gel in the openings. I left it to dry overnight to be sure it was completely dry, then I popped it right off the mat.

The beads adhere to the edges of the chipboard but come cleanly off of the nonstick mat to give a transparent finish.  I am absolutely going to do this again, but this time, I plan on trying it with Art Anthology’s new Dimensional Crystals that y’all are going to LOVE.  They’re dimensional, shiny, and sparkly – how could you not love them?

Ok, back to the project at hand (I’m so easily distracted!).  I made the flag by tying three bamboo pieces together with baker’s twine.  The shape was cut using my Silhouette Cameo and a shape file from their online store.

The little Polaroid picture-looking bits were cut from American Crafts paper, as were the “twenty” and “12″ bits.

Then a little journaling with a Zig pen directly on the background paper, which is also from American Crafts.

That’s all for me today.  I hope you all have a great weekend!

‘Til next time,

- x Beth

Materials

Basically Bare:
Paparazzi set

Art Anthology:
Sorbet Dimensional Gel Paint (Drab, Frost, Tiger’s Eye, Trolley Grey)

Paper:
American Crafts (Neapolitan), Fancy Pants Designs (Spring Fever Script), Pink Paislee (House of Three – Daily Junque)