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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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Today is a new video project for ColourArte 🙂 (please scroll all the way down for the complete list of the supplies I used for this painting).

You know that my first joy is painting. For this project, I wanted to show you how you can create a beautiful and colourful painting, in minimal steps but with such a wonderful finished piece.

It is okay to cheat now and then, and stencils are great when you want to skip the handrawing of an image. I used Donna Downey’s lotus stencil because this flower is really meaningful to me (so much that I actually have one incorporated in my Gratitude chest tattoo ;)) and I simply love the stencil for its effective simplicity.

I hope you’ll enjoy watching this video (psstt this painting is looking for a new home, message me if interested).

A few pictures:

Here is the supply list:

Canvas Panel	Catalyst Mini-Blade 04	Super Heavy Gesso	Lemondrop silk	Silk-African Jade
Celedon- Silk Glaze	Ginger Flower- Silk Glaze	Plumeria- Silk Glaze	Azurite- Silk Glaze	Lotus Stencil- Donna Downey
Spray Bottle	Carbon Black high flow paint	Dina Wakeley paintbrushes	Light Molding Paste	Hot Cinnamon- Twinkling H2O
Golden Nugget- Twingling H2O	Ruby Red- Twinkling H2O	Golden Opal- Twinkling H2O

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(I wrote this yesterday but the day went crazy so I publish a bit late. oops)

Today has been waited for. The big 1.0 for our first born. 10 years old.

Today, she is celebrated for all she is. Like me, she often is a blend of too much and not enough. But we love her no matter what.

Today, we will eat cake. Vegan raw chocolate «cheesecake» we made for her.

Today, I remember the fear and the excitement from ten years ago. We knew it would be the day we would meet her because of medical conditions that had us bring her a month before she was ready.

Today, I want to focus on all the good things she brings in our universe: her brightness, her loyalty, her passion. Her wicked sense of humour, her hunger for life, her sensitivity.

Today, she is free to do what she pleases. She will open the soulful presents we, her blood, picked and wrapped for her.

Today, I remember what it was before and think of what it will be once she fly on her own, making the life she wants. I hug her dreams with her, flush her fears for her. Fierce.

Today, we honour the woman she is transforming into, one year at a time.