PaperArtsy blog 2022 Topic#1 Opposites Attract Dark Orange & Turquoise.

Hi everyone, it's Etsuko (My favorite things) with you today, and I'm here to share with you Opposites Attract, Dark Orange & Turquoise.

The relationship between complementary colors is very dramatic and energetic, and my choice of Dark Orange and Turquoise here is a color combination that has always fascinated me. I used this combination to create The flip tags folder that was inspired by lovely Gwen Lafleur's. Mainly I used here are talented Tracy Scott's stamps, stencils and her Fresco Chalk Acrylic colours.

First, I will show you the outline of The flip tags folder in the JIF image.

Now I did to make a master board for the folder using Smoothy (Heavyweight) A4 white card. In this case, paint both sides with different colors of turquoise and orange, I was careful not to smudges on both side.  I used gel-plate with Fresco Chalk Acrylic (cerulean, sargasso, deep sea) and Tracy Scott set (TS187) stencil to make the one side, after it's dry I stamped Tracy Scott set (TS064) fern in Ranger Distress Oxide (faded jeans) to keep it down all.　

For the interior of the folder, I used very inspired Autumn's Vaselin technique. 

I applied Vaseline to the TS064 flower and randomly stamped it on the other side of paper, sprinkled Infusion (Orange County) on it, sprayed it with water and dried it with a heat tool.  I was worried that the Vaseline would be sticky later, but it was completely dry.

Turn the A4 paper sideways and fold 5 cm from the bottom, then glue both sides of it. Now the folder is complete.

Next, I worked on the tags. I used mainly Fresco Chalk Acrylic (Cerulean, Sargasso, Deep Sea and Nougat) and PS242, PS187 and PS208 to make the base of the tag with gel-plate on the Smoothy (Heavyweight) A4 white card. (I always enjoy making a lot of gel-plate, but I keep the leftovers in stock.)

For the orange theme, I painted Fresco Chalk Acrylic (Cerise, Firebird, Tangerine and Banana) on another Smoothy (Heavyweight) A4 white card, then stamped Tracy Scott set 64 (TS064) on top of it and used colored pencils to create shading and fussy cutting. Also made pieces to stamps on white paper and use colored pencils.

I also did a couple of kinds stamping on vellum paper with Ranger Embossing powder (White) .

The tags were laid out in roughly this process. The size of the tag was 14 cm long, 6 cm wide, cut in the upper part. Lay out each piece, add the Alison Bomber quotes, back it with thick black cardstock, tie the fibers together, and voila!!

The first tag-Adding Tracy Scott mini (EM57) with Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black). Quote from Alison Bomber set (EAB07) with Ranger Embossing powder (White).

The second tag- For the tag background I used Tracy Scott stencil (TS209) with Fresco Chalk Acrylic (Deep Sea) and also stamped the Tracy Scott set Clock (TS057) with Ranger Distress Oxide (faded jeans). I added orange blossoms and vellum flowers to the focal point and top and bottom. Alison's quote is from the Alison Bomber set (EAB01).

The third tag- I'v used Tracy Scott stencil (PS224) with mixed Fresco Chalk Acrylic (Deep Sea and Snow Flake) and Tracy Scott mini (EM60) Ranger Embossing powder (White). Tracy Scott set (TS064) paisley for the focal point and vellum flowers. And Alison Bomber set (EAB03) quote.

The last tag- I used Tracy Scott set (TS055) small mandala and Ellen Vargo set (EEV05) with Ranger Distress Oxide (faded jeans) to the background, and added some focal point flower and fern and ended with a nice quote from the Alison Bomber set (EAB09).

These are all four tags.

And these are the detailed images of the flip tags folder.

I used this Tracy Scott (TS064) stamp as the centerpiece, the same goes for added Tracy's stencil for variety, and added the Alison Bomber quotes to give it meaning.

Tracy's work matches the vivid colors of this complementary color scheme, making it a fun project to work on. If you like this project, please give it a try too. xx