A layout by Nadia using Nirvana!!

Hi everyone!

It's Nadia here with you today sharing a layout I created with the Nirvana collection. 

"Bright Eyes" by Nadia Cannizzo

As we are still awaiting the printed collection, I had fun creating a 12x12 background by overlapping the printouts from my A4 printer. I used some Gesso, stamps and mists to "hide" the joints in the background. 

I also really liked the blue in this collection and decided to use that as my main colour to contrast against the purple in the photo. But when I came back to look at the images of the collection on my computer, the blue looked a little more like a teal .. LOL My printer must have changed the colours slightly as it printed them out. Oh well ! Still looks OK I think :)

Here are the papers I used from the Nirvana collection

Oh the possibilities are endless and I have so many ideas in my head for the next project. Keep an eye out for this collection shipping now. It is available at Amazon.com and some other retails for pre order , however the first couple of batches have sold out so please check with your retailer if they will stock this. 

Thank you so much for having a look today. 

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Art Journal Page Video Tutorial by Nadia!

Hey everyone!

Its Nadia Cannizzo here with you today. I hope this post finds you well. 

I have been itching to try something new lately and I came across some art journals online and knew I had to give it a go. You see, I have said many times that I do not really have a thought process when I create.. i just work fast and am very impatient, so I just kind of do whatever. LOL! Having said that, of course it all somehow comes together with some techniques I have been using for a while and the reason an art journal appealed to me is because there are not many rules, it is personal in style and in what/how you express yourself in it and its quiet messy !

So here is my first art journal page I have created using some Nirvana papers. I have also created a video of my process and I am pretty sure you will gain a LOT of respect for me when I tell you that I created a sample page, set up the camera equipment and videotaped this page all in between my 3 month old daughter's 40 minute cat naps!!! LOL! Aaaand everything was edited and uploaded by that night!! 

OK I had to share.. because THAT is a miracle. LOL!

OK OK enough talk.. here we go.. I decided to use a quote from the Pink Folder Page paper as my focus and my message on this page.. 

Here are some close ups and you will see how I created the background in my video...

Now here is my video.. hope you enjoy it and learn something new :) It is only the second time I have made a video so ... please forgive some errors :)

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Layout using Scarlet printables..

Hi everyone. Nadia Cannizzo here with my first post. I wanted to share a traditional layout I created with the just released digital printable collection Scarlet. You will find the kit at the website HERE and here is a glimpse of what they look like...

It had been a while since I printed some digital papers and elements, but fellow DT member Tonya Gibbs put together a super quick and easy tutorial on how to print these elements out. You will find that HERE if you are interested. I do not own a printer that can print 12x12 papers, so this is a GREAT tutorial on how to print with the printer you already own. 

This layout is made up of 90% Scarlet printables. The only things not from the collection are the 2Crafty chipboard title and polaroid frame. 

It was very easy to put this together and I urge you to give printables a go if you have not done so before. 

I printed out a few papers from the collection on A4 standard cardstock that was textured. I did this because I wanted a shabby , canvas like look. 

I then overlapped all the papers and adhered them to a 12x12 white cardboard. I went over the whole background with Gesso to give it a uniform look and to create a 12x12 background. 

The rose designs were all printed out on white card stock again and fussy cut

 All the circle elements were also printed out and fussy cut. 

I hope I have inspired in some way to try this. 

Thanks for dropping by. 

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Bye for now.