PaperArtsy Blog Topic#7 'Mush Up' with Jo Firth-Young, Sara Naumann and Emma Godfrey.

 Hi everyone, I'd like to share with you wonderful PaperArtsy stamps mush up with Jofy, Sara and Emma Godfrey.

I've been working on a lot of mixed media projects lately, and today I'd like to show you two simple flowers cards I made.

I started with the background. I cut a Smoothy (Heavyweight) A4 white stamping card into 8 x 5 inch pieces and applied Fresco Chalk Acrylic (Cerulean, Guacamole, Sage and SnowFlake) in that order from the bottom to the middle. Fresco paint dries quickly, so I mix it with a little Golden (Retarder) with Fresco paint. When the first gradation of color is dry, use Jo Firth-Young Mini (JM14) with Fresco Chalk Acrylic (Sage and Snowflake) and gradually add Snowflake from the bottom to lighten the color and stamp all over. At the end of the background, I used Fresco Chalk Acrylic (Hint of Mint) with Jo Firth-Young Mini (PA022) stencil and stamp the large and small circles from Emma Godfrey Set 15 (EEG15) on the three places with VersaFine Clair (Nocturne).

For the focal point petals, I finger painted Fresco Chalk Acrylic (Bubble Gum, Cherry Blossom, Peach Nectar and Blush) on Smoothy (Heavyweight) A4 white stamping card and used the lovely Jo Firth-Young Set 62 (JOFY62) stamped with VersaFine Clair (Nocturne). I cut and pasted them on the background. 

The quotes from Sara Naumann Set 10 (ESN10) are stamped by VersaFine Clair (Nocturne) then embossed with Ranger Embossing Powder (Clear), dark green kraft paper and Smoothy (Heavyweight) A4 white stamping card underneath.

For the background of the next card, I used Fresco Chalk Acrylic (Turquoise, Guacamole and Blue Oyster) with lots of water and Gel-printing for a watercolor touch.

Since there is only one flower used here, I decided to add a circular texture to the back. First, I colored the edge of the circle with Ranger Archival ink (Sky Blue), embossed three times with Ranger UT Embossing Powder, and then stamped Sara Naumann Set 10 (ESN10) with the same Ranger Archival ink (Sky Blue) while it's hot.

The petals, stems and leaves were painted with Fresco Chalk Acrylic (Candy Floss and Blush) and (Winter Green and Sage) on Smoothy (Heavyweight) A4 white stamping card using a Brayer for each. When dry, I stamped Jo Firth-Young Set 52 (JOFY52 ) with VersaFine Clair (Nocturne).

Here's a closer look. I used watercolored pencils to add a little shading to the petals.

Finally, I stamped the Sara Naumann Set 16 (ESN16) quote with VersaFine Clair (Nocturne) on a piece of leftover paper, cut and pasted it.

It's been a while since I've made a card, but I got carried away and had a lot of fun. The gel-printing with a lot of water gave an unexpected result, and I think I will try it again.

Thank you so much for visiting.

Take care and stay safe all.

Etsuko xxx

PaperArtsy blog topic #6 'Mandala mix'

 

Hi everyone, I'd like share with you that Paperartsy blog project 'Mandala Mix with wonderful Gwen Lafleur stamps collections.

I made a mandala that was a mix of embroidery and paper painting. The technique of incorporating embroidery into paper crafting is one that Gwen has introduced many times on her blog and in her workshops, and I was so inspired that I created a project here using the technique.

The first step was to stamp and embroider the focal point, EGL09 tribal stamp, and the surrounding EGL13 and EGL09 flower stamps on the fabric.

The tribal image was partially painted with Sorbet and Lemon Meringue using medium and embroidered on blue cotton using marble embroidery thread and beads.

This is the surrounding oval, where I stamped the flower on linen  and stenciled the Gwen stencil around it with Fresco Gold.

Only embroidery works was a little insufficient, so I made embellishments.

I painted the paper with Fresco finish Gold, stamped small EGL4 fish by Clear Versafine with clear embossing powder, cut one row at a time and secured with gold thread.

Dyed the acetate blue with alcohol ink and dried it, stamped EGL14 with Fresco finish Gold and cut out the leaves to make sequins.

The focal point of the tribal are stitched with gold thread, and the Dresden Trim is attached around the focal point, with each embellishments added.

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Next, I created two different trim line bases for the ellipse border and the background and for the lotus flowers for the four corners.

For the red one, I painted Fresco London Bus all over on A4 white card and stamped EGL06 using Fresco Tangerine Twist and Bzantium respectively.

On the other hand, for the blue one, I painted Southern Skies, Turquoise, and Smurf, then after it dried, I painted a thin layer of Pumpkin Soup with water. 

I stenciled arabesque by VersaFine Clair Nocturne and embossed with Gold.

Actually, I had a different plan for this background, but the contrast with the linen in the center didn't match, and the red trim was too extreme, so I changed the direction.

Finally, I used black cardstock for the background and embossed the ELG10 butterflies in Baked Texture The Altered Page in a keep it down. I distressed the trim and the red frame with Sepia Archival.

It's a lot of fun to assemble with different materials. However, it is always my  challenge to create a sense of unity. 

Thank you so much for visiting. 

Etsuko xxx