P.S. I love you

This layout was published in a Brazilian magazine, "Decorando Álbuns - Scrapbooking". It was done to celebrate Valentine´s Day.
Valentine's Day takes on a slightly different hue in Brazil. We call it 'Dia dos Namorados' or Boyfriend's/ Girlfriend's Day and we celebrate it every 12 June. Of course, as love is universal, the spirit of love and romance dominates the occasion.
The date -- 12 June -- was chosen for a particular reason. This date is observed by devout Brazilians as the day of St. Anthony of Padua, the saint who is believed to bestow fortune and blessings on marriages.
What girlfriends, boyfriends, husbands and wives do here in this special occasion is exchange thoughtful gifts. There is a lot of love, laughter and general merriment all around. Elaborate meals are cooked at homes, there are parties and a lot of romance in the evening.
I started to celebrate my Valentine´s Day with this layout and I´m planning a romantic candle-light  dinner for the occasion.
Cheers!

The Color Room Palette # 10

Here´s this week´s wonderful Palette!

And here´s my layout

Now it´s your turn!

Yum!

AMM has announced its new DT! We have four  new A Million Memories Design Team members!

They will be joining our existing design team (Tonya Dirk; Staci Taylor, Kat Glossop, Karen Grunberg, Jennifer Findlay, Rachel Hall and Larissa Albernaz (hey, that´s me!) to bring you fresh designs, new tutorials and challenges, and more inspiration all around. 

We are all very happy to have them and we hope you are too.

Drumroll please...

A warm welcome to:

Carole Janson
Jennifer Longenecker
Kay Rogers
Zoe Nemburt

And I also have a yummy page of mine to share today. It´s all about my passion for chocolate and desserts! You guys just can´t imagined how well I´ve eaten in France! Let me show you ...

A monochromatich layout

Here´s my first layout using a monochromatich color sheme where I used green papers from Crate Paper´s Brook Collection and embellishments in differrent shades. 

I´ve done this layout for Scrap Zine´s second issue.

Scrap Zine isa Brazilian magazine edited by Thatianna Penna.
You can see it here

Open publication - Free publishing - More art

 

I have contributed for this first issue with two layouts inspired by Claude Monet´s work and this monocromatic layout telling about the environmental causes I defend.

Photo by Simone Oppes

Inspiration: Monet

I made these two layouts for the Scrap-Zine magazine, edited by Thati Penna, who, in every edition, presents works which have the inspiration in an artist. For the most recent, issue 2, the theme couldn’t be more inspiring for me since it reported itself to the impressionist artist, Monet.

Recently, making another dream come true, I visited in spring Giverny’s house and gardens, where the artist lived the last days of his life! 

Being there, for me, was a unique experience which allowed me, with all plenitude, to verify the mastery of Monet’s impressionistic brushwork and the poetry of his life.

Inspired by Giverny’s sceneries, I made two layouts and, of course, thought that the occasion needed painting!!! Consequently, I painted the two backgrounds of my layouts, taking advantage of different techniques.

For the first one, Giverny, I used circle´s mask, sprays and watercolor tablets, which were glued on the page and received water right there, just so I could get an interesting effect on the paint splatters. I also put some palette straps, a piece of napkin with the famous Monet’s Japanese bridge and an unbelievable fridge magnet I had bought in Giverny’s store already knowing it was going to have a more glamorous destiny than what was imagined!

 

 

For the second, Monet’s Garden, I used two papers I drew with watercolor to which I added some Prima paper cut outs and a post card I had bought at Giverny’s and, of course, looooots of flowers!

Don’t forget to browse the Scrap-Zine magazine to see other Monet inspired ideas!

In Portuguese:

Fiz estes dois layouts para a revista Scrap-Zine, editada pela Thati Penna, que, a cada número, apresenta trabalhos que tenham a inspiração em um artista. Para o número mais recente, (n. 2) o tema não poderia ser mais inspirador para mim, já que se reportava ao pintor impressionista Monet. 

Recentemente, realizando mais um sonho, eu visitei, em plena primavera, os jardins e a residência de Giverny em que o pintor viveu os últimos anos de sua vida! 

Estar ali foi para mim uma experiência única, que me permitiu, com toda plenitude, verificar a maestria das pinceladas impressionistas de Monet e a poesia de sua vida.

Inspirada nos cenários de Giverny eu confeccionei dois layouts e, claro, achei que a ocasião exigia pintura!!!! Assim, eu pintei os dois backgrounds de meus layouts utilizando-me de técnicas diferentes.

Para o primeiro, Giverny, eu  me utilizei de uma máscara de círculos, sprays e tabletes de aquarela, que foram colados à página e receberam água ali mesmo, para que eu conseguisse um efeito interessante nos respingos de tinta. Também coloquei algumas tiras de paletas de pintura, um pedaço de guardanapo com a famosa ponte japonesa de Monet e um inacreditável ímã de geladeira que adquiri lá na lojinha de Giverny, já sabendo que teria um destino mais glamoroso do que aquele para o qual foi imaginado!

Para o segundo, Jardim de Monet,  eu utilizei dois papéis que desenhei com aquarela, ao qual adicionei alguns cut outs de papéis da Prima e um postal que comprei na lojinha de Giverny e, claro, muuuuiiiitas flores!

Deixem mostrar minhas aquarelas:

Não deixem de folhear a revista da Thati para ver outras idéias inspiradas em Monet!
Vocês encontram-na aqui

Pencillines sketch 190

Here´s this weeks sketch provided by Anna Bowkis.

My Little Shoebox have sponsored Pencil Lines, and are sponsoring the RAK this month!

Don't forget to check out the Pencil Lines website for all the DT's layouts and to downlaod the FREE digital template. We have been joined by the amazing My Little Shoebox DT!