Final project by Emma Zappone

Hello Everyone,

Today i share my final Guest Design project and i used plenty of awesome products by 13@rts.
 It has been an honor to design for this incredible company and be a part of a fantastic group of artists. Here is my final project.

 I started by using 'Secret Letters' from the Rosalie collection as my base sheet. I then chose the stunning Summer Rhapsody stencil and used modeling paste mixed with black acrylic to become the base of my composition.

I tore pieces from the same 'Rosalie' collection and used these as layers in and around my image. I also used a couple of sheets from the A6 card set in among the layers.
Fussy Cutting some of the big Roses out of one of the sheets of paper made a nice contrast from the torn elements and then I chose specific pieces of Ephemera from the 'Unforgettable' collection. These 2 collections work beautifully together.

Once the composition was glued down and i was happy with the arrangement i chose to use A Color Glow in 'Fire Opal', this product is truly amazing, watering it down and applying to my background in a watercolor fashion. I also decided to use it dry and rubbed over my resin elements, which gave them a very pretty shimmer.

Thank you for your support over the last 3 months, i truly want to thank Aida for this amazing opportunity to play and share her awesome products and business. I look forward to continuing to draw inspiration from this extremely talented design team, as i'm sure you will too.

Thank you and happy crafting.

Em xx

13@rts Products Used:

Rosalie Paper Collection
Rosalie A6 Card set
Unforgettable Ephemera pack
Clear Gesso
Modeling Paste
Black acrylic Paint
Color Glow - Fire Opal
Summer Rhapsody Stencil
Baroque Victoriana Stamp Set

A canvas by Emma Zappone

Hello again from Australia!

This share i must admit was lots of fun. I decided to create a wood canvas.

I chose to mix up a few of the collections, which works very well with all the 13@rts products, so really this wasn't too much of a problem at all.

Once dry I added a coat of Gel Medium and then placed the transparent foil - The Journey over the top. I wanted more texture so i mixed modeling paste with the Rainbow Color Duo - Turquoise and used this through the Vintage Newspaper 6x6 stencil.

Behind my image I built layers from sheets of 6x6 Travel the World paper that i cut into 2 different sized tags.  Layering with with a few of the 'Travel the World' chipboard pieces also. Some of these are inked and some are embossed.

Painting the 'Adventure' title with just 'Black Cat' acrylic paint and nothing else really made the word a stand out among the other components.

My final touches were a few quotes from sticker collection 'Victoriana', a scattering of 'Black Square Glitter' (oh my this is some awesome glitter) and a splash of White 'Splash Ink'. This just tied everything together nicely. 

I hope this has inspired you to create and use different products/collections together and really make a project your own.

Look forward to next time, Emma xx

Emma Zappone, our new Guest Designer

A oto kolejna utalentowana Projektantka. Tym razem z dalekiej Australii. Poznajcie Emmę Zappone. 

And here comes another talented Guest Designer. This time from far and beautiful Australia. Meet Emma Zappone!

Hi everyone,

I'm super excited to be joining you all as guest designer!!

It was so awesome to play with beautiful products.

I'm from a country town called Clare in South Australia's wine region and have been scrapping for 14 years. Mixed media is my go to and a personal fave as I love getting my hands dirty.

Plus there are so many cool products out there to use. 

 My first project share with you.... 

I chose the perfect pieces from the Ephemera pack to compliment this awesome artwork I found on Pinterest. The background work was done with the Star Alliance acrylic stamp, that I gold embossed.

It is such an honor to play with these products.

I painted a few of the embellishments with 13@rts black gesso and Gold Pearl acrylic Paint.

after my composition was complete I then mixed Royal Gold Satin Pearl Pigment with a splash of water and then painted around my elements creating a shimmery border around my whole composition.This pigment is so awesome.

 I finished with a few On the Wall text and some Splash white ink.

I hope you enjoyed my first share and I look forward to joining you all again soon.

Till then, Emma xx

Materials Used:

Moonflowers Paper Under the Stars 12x12

Clear Gesso
Black Gesso
Under the Stars Ephemera

Gold Pearl Acrylic Paint

Royal Gold Satin Pearl Pigment
Splash Ink - White
On the Wall Tiny Text