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For this week’s ColourArte‘s video project, I decided to go outside of my comfort zone and to alter the papier mâché moon that has been laying in my Studio for ever… and to use the newest Silk Glaze set, Meridian Moon, for it.

I love to challenge myself, and this was one for sure. I started by adding some texture with gels and then got to play with the Silks.

She needed a crown so I added some lace that I colored with two different golden colors of Primary Elements, the pigment powders; it was exactly what was missing.

And to finish her off, I mixed the Midori Melon (the beautiful green) Silk with some crackle gel and covered her entirely with it. It brought everything together and added that little something that makes her special.

A few more photos:

Here is the list of the supplies used:

Glass bead gel	Soft Gel	Meridian Blue	Blue Bayou	Stabilo All pencil Black
Royal Orchid	Playful Peony	Terracotta Rose	Blick Artists’ Acrylic WHITE	Sunburst
Ancient Coin	Crackle Rock Candy	Midori Melon

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Today I am sharing a short video in which I share my first view of the new Silk set from ColourArte, called Meridian Moon.
I show you an easy way to do a swatch-ish thing to put on your product’s lid so you know exactly the color.

Here is the video:

If you’re not familiar with the product, Silk are acrylic paints that are duo-toned: a base and a shimmer. There are highly pigmented but because they are a glaze, they have the particularity to be semi-translucent. Perfect for layering, for example !

And these colors are also available in the other lines of products, Primary Elements (the pigment powder) and Twinkling H2O (the watercolor in cake form):

Royal Orchid (Medium Lilac in Red-Violet Pearl): Silk | Primary Element | Twinkling H2O

Playful Peony (a Coral pink in red Lilac Shimmer): Silk | Primary Element | Twinkling H2O

Terracotta Rose (Brick Red-Brown-Violet in Red-Pearl): Silk | Primary Element | Twinkling H2O

Midori Melon (Melon Green in a Green Pearl): Silk | Primary Element | Twinkling H2O

Blue Bayou (Deep Water Blue in a Brilliant Blue Pearl): Silk | Primary Element | Twinkling H2O

Meridian Blue (Blue-Black in Blue Shimmer): Silk | Primary Element | Twinkling H2O

You Beautifulz, I had SO.MUCH.FUN creating this week’s project for ColourArte… I picked two small squashes (less that $1 each…) and decided to give them another life for our home décor honouring Fall. (Please, scroll down to see the complete list of the supplies I used for this project).

Enjoy the video:

The first layer, created with Extra Heavy Gesso, was the perfect textured base for the ColourArte products to shine on.

I also use a small fairy chipboard, from Gina Designs. I kept her very simple and show you how easy it is to use the Twinkling H20 watercolors to bring her to life.

My daughter told me that the green one makes her think of the pickle in Plants vs Zombies (you know… EA video game). Made me laugh pretty loudly.

I adore the Primary Elements pigments. Because you know me, I love when I can use the same product in so many different ways. In the video, you will see me use the Primary Elements two ways: one mixed with Glass Bead Gel, and the other one mixed with the clear crackle gel from Ranger. OH.MY.GOAWD ! Both results were just breathtaking. This is when the fact the pigments contain mica and are double-tone makes perfect sense and gives a result that will take your breath away.

More pictures:

Here is the list of the supplies I used in this project:

Garden Fairies Small	Super Heavy Gesso	Sour Lemon Radiant Rain	Honey Dew Radiant Rain	Fern Radiant Rain
Sunburst Radiant Rain	Silk Glaze Ginger Peach	Cinnamon Brown Silk Glaze	Crackle Rock Candy	Bougainvillea Primary Elements
Dina Wakeley paintbrushes	Good News Green Twinkling H2O	Warm Pecan Twinkling H20	Periwinkle Twinkling H20	Meridian Blue Twinkling H2O
Icicles Twinkling H20	Spanish Moss Twinkling H2O	Baby’s Breath Twinkling H20	Glass bead gel	Olive Vine Primary Elements
Liquid Pearl – Majestic Purple

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Hello Beautifuls !

This week, for my video project for ColourArte, I wanted to play around the symbolism of the peacock feather. I used a chipboard piece from Gina Designs as my main element and played with texture and colour on a canvas board to pair it with.

You will be amazed how quick and easy it can be to create some texture on your surface with the right tools. Nothing fancy: extra heavy gesso applied with a good fluffy brush, then a grungy stencil and molding paste (you could even use gesso again !). The Radiant Rain sprays showcase it so beautifully and are SO vibrant, with the perfect amount of shimmer added to it.

For the peacock feather itself, I wanted to see how black gesso would make the pigments and mica of the Primary Elements pop even more. No disappointment there: the result is just breathtaking (to me anyway). And it was such an easy process, too: I used the Embossing dabber, from Rangers, as a sort of glue for the pigment to stick to. Ah.mah.ziiing !

More pics:

Here is the supply list for this project:

Canvas Panel	Super Heavy Gesso	Catalyst Mini-Blade 04	Light Molding Paste	Well Rounded Stencil
Sunburst Radiant Rain	Ginger Peach Radiant Rain	Peacock feather chipboard- Gina Designs	Emboss It Dabber	Beachouse Blue Primary Element
Ginger Peach Primary Element	Forest Green Primary Element	Bolivian Blue Primary Element	Extra Heavy Gel Medium

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As you probably now, October is the month for breast cancer awareness. And as many people now, this is a shitty illness that touched women very close to my heart.

I wanted to honour them and their strength. The battle. The fear. The winning. I hope you will resonate with that painting, that is not exactly what I usually create but it needed to come to life and to be shared. I may sell some prints of it, if people are interested of having her in their home (if so, please tell me).

I used both Twinkling H2O watercolor and Silk Glazes for this project. Once you start creating with them, you will find out there is nothing like these products on the market. They are unique and gorgeous.

Here is the supply list:

Extra Heavy Gel Medium	Mini Catalyst Blade 01	Blick Matte Acrylics	Alcohol Ink- Bottle	Alcohol Ink- Cloudy Blue
Stabilo All pencil Black	Clear gesso	Blick Artists’ Acrylic WHITE	Think Pink- Twinkling H2O	Princeton Catalyst Wedge #6
Princeton Catalyst Polytip Bristle Brushes	Plum Blossom silk	Golden Monarch- Silk Glaze	Honey Amber- Silk Glaze

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