PaperArtsy Topic Journaling Gratitude

 

Hi everyone, Today I'm here to share with you that I would like to use stamps and stencils by my favourite artist Lin Brown and I hope I could express the beauty of nature in the four seasons. Lin's work is innovative, with great ideas and techniques that have always inspired me. As the Corona pandemic is now almost passed two years, I would like to say a big thank you to Nature for giving me courage and to PaperArtsy for giving me the joy of creating with them as my subject.

Today I worked with some of my favorite materials, vellum and acetate, as well as some basic technique cracks. 

This is the book cover. The title is embossed with white powder using the Everything Art's alphabet stamp on vellum.  I like use embossing powder on vellum as it is heat resistant and almost never deforms. Also the translucent nature of the vellum makes the substrate look attractive.

I made the cover using Fresco Chalk Acrylic (Dirty Lime, Cerise, Cerulean, Tangerine Twist and Electric Violet ). These colours are then randomly applied on top of the Smoothy (Heavyweight) A4 white card, layered with Lin set 003, 024(PS003, PS024) stencils of the same colours and finally stamped with Lin Set 05 and Tracy Mini 57 (ELB05 and EM57) in Archival ink (Jet Black) to reduce the vibrancy. I like the technique.

On the background of the first page, painted Cerulean, Crackle Glaze and Fuzzy Cactus in that order over Smoothy (Heavyweight) A4 white card to create the cracks. When it dry I stamped Lin set 29 (ELB29) by Ranger Archival Ink (Fern Green) then I used Lin PS043 stencil with Grunge Paste.

I embroidered the daisy that Lin sometimes used embroidery in her art and added to the layers.

Using vellum, the flowers are embossed with gold and platinum powder then flowers were cut, and placed with the sentiment. A white card was added to the underneath of the first page card then both card edges were distressed. Then stuck to the cardboard base of the book. Here I have expressed the joy of spring.

For the background of the second page, I used Fresco Chalk Acrylic (Banana, Cerise, Cerulean) randomly, dripped with rubbing alcohol in some places and then stamped Lin Sets 29 and 34 (ELB29, ELB34), then splat with Cerulean. 

One of the most popular events of the summer in Japan is the fireworks display, but most of them have been cancelled due to Corona. To remind us of this, I made a sunflower that looks like a big firework in the night sky.

The sunflowers were made to take up the majority of the card by adding lots of petals to create a gorgeous firework display. Smoothy (Heavyweight) A4 white card with Tangerine Twist, Tango and Banana painted in a gradient of petal sized circles Lin Set I stamped 24, 26 (ELB24, ELB26) with Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black) and cut them out. I also embossed some ELB26 on vellum with white powder and cut them out too to make the large sunflower.

Then I added Alison's wonderful quote Alison Bomber Set21 (EAB21) to finish it off.

The third page is a collage of book papers and tags, over which I used Grunge Paste with a painting knife to create a little texture. I then sprinkled Infusion Terracotta and The Sage on top and sprayed it with water.

I stamped the Lin Set 29 (ELB29) cardboard stamp with Grunge Paste on the card, and while it was still wet, I created a background using various autumnal colours embossing powders. I wanted to use the leaves as a focal point, so I stamped Lin Set 30 (ELB30) in Snowflake by Stzon Pigment on acetate and fastened it over the background with fasteners.

I added a quote for Alison Set 01 (EAB01) to the top of the card.

The last page is a winter card.

I used Venice Blue, Crackle Glaze and Snowflake to create a background with a winter atmosphere.

Lin Set 22 (ELB22) flowers stamped in white on acetate, with a dark blue background to create a winter flower focal point.

I made a small frame for Lin Set31 (ELB31) sentiment and glued paper stuffing painted with white gesso between it and the white background.

This is the last post for 2021 and here I would like to thank all of you for visiting and commenting so warmly, as well as all the staff at PaperArtsy for giving me this opportunity. I really appreciate it.

Thank you so much for visiting.

Stay safe and see you 2022.

Etsuko xxx

#14 Mash-up: LPC EEV EAB

Hi everyone, and I'm here to share with you the wall hanging  which is a mash-up of stamps from the wonderful PaperArtsy designers Lynne Perrella, Ellen Vargo and Alison Bomber.

And also recently Sara Naumann's technique of using resin on paper was so interesting that I decided to apply it to this project.

The first step is to stamp Ellen's stamp randomly using Fresco Chalk Acrylic to create a masterboard. I used stamps from the Ellen Vargo Set 02, 08, 06, 09 (EEV02, EEV08, EEV06 and EEV09), Fresco Chalk Acrylic (Fire Bird, Lemon Meringue, Slimed, Cerulean, Bubble Gum and Forget me not).

I wanted to reduce the colour of the masterboard a little more so I stamped Ellen set 06 EEV06 all over the top of the masterboard using Fresco Chalk Acrylic (Nougat).

Now choose a slightly larger banner from lynne Perrella Set 09 (LPC009) to be the focal point and stamp it onto the rice paper using Archival ink (Forget Me Not).

Dip a brush in water, trace around the banner and tear off the paper.

Cover the back and front of the banner with the resin using a brush or sponge (Sarah used a sponge). Use rubber gloves when doing this. Here I have used UV resin. My Ice Resin hadn't been used for a long time so it had turned yellow, good for a retro look.

With this machine, UV resin will harden in about 5 minutes, but Ice Resin should be left overnight.

The masterboard background is a technique I learned in Tracy Scott's workshop, where the outside of the circles are filled with Nougat to make the circle stand out.

To keep the circles from standing out too much, I used a script from Lynne Perrella Set 028 (LPC028) and splatter from Fresco Chalk Acrylic (Cerulean).

The background appears transparent through the resin-coated banner.

Alison Bomber's Winter quote Alison Bomber Set 05 (EAB05) is embossed with embossing powder Black on a Smoothy (Heavyweight) A4 card and applied with 3D foam.

The inner frame is made by stamping the plaid stamp from Ellen Set 05 (EEV05) in a sequence using Archival Ink (Watering Can).

Using the same resin technique, I used book paper as a base and stamped the Ellen Set 09 (EEV09) circle pattern in Ranger Distress Oxide (broken china) on the paper, coated it with resin, hardened it and hung it with beads and jump rings. Also it's not enough to use only wire for the hanger then I used the same technique and made crowns from Lynne Set 011 (LPC011) to hang.

I often mash up stamps from different designers to find a connection. But these three stamps were easy to make as Lynne Perrela was the focal point, Ellen Vargo was the background and Alison Bomber was the sentiment.

So this project was very simple, quick to make and fun to do with resin. 

Thank you so much for visiting.

Etsuko xxx

 

  

Sustainable Crafting

 

Hi everyone, today to share with you Handy Holder with Envelope pockets PaperArtsy blog project. I chose this project because it is a fun way to remake and reuse the parcel packages and direct mail envelopes and a little less waste. It's also a great way to spend my time working with lovely designer Tracy Scott stamps and my favourite Frescos  colours.

The first step was to make a master boards. Fresco paint was printed on a thick sheet of printing paper using a Gelli Plate. Using the technique I learnt in Tracy Scott's workshop 'Index Card Art 2', I spread a thin layer of the above Fresco Chalk Acrylic (Banana, Cerise, Cerulean and Electric Violet in my case but any colors you like your choice then one colour at a time print.) onto a Gelli Plate. Mist with water using a spray bottleon the Gelli Plate, use a brayer to blend the water and paint, then use an eyedropper to drip Isopropyl Alcohol in places and print on paper. A circle like this will appear where the alcohol has been dripped. Repeat this process until I got the shade I like and I have some master boards. As always, this process is very enjoyable, with many happy accidents.

The next step is to make a cover for the holder using a stamp from my favourite designer Tracy Scott. I cut a used parcel package to the size of the holder. I then used two sheets of Jelli print papers in similar shades and stamped Tracy Scott set 054 and 057 (TS054, TS057) randomly in Ranger Archival ink (Leaf Green, Blue Violet) to cover and pasted the holder base. Next stamp three mandalas of (TS055) with Ranger Archival ink (Jet Black) on a Smoothy (Heavyweight) A4 white card. On the same piece of paper, paint Fresco Chalk Acrylic (Cerulean, Electric Violet and Zucchini) and stamp a small mandala of (TS055) in Ranger Archival ink (Jet Black), cut and stick it in the holder as shown in the picture. Size of the holder-Length 8 1/4" (21cm), Height 5 1/4" (13cm), Depth 3/4" (2cm).

I wanted a slightly darker colour so I added Fresco Chalk Acrylic (Southern Skies).

The majority of the paper is used for the dividers and bellows of the holder itself, leaving some for the envelope collage.

This is the front, I put a clasp on it.--Using Fresco Chalk Acrylic (Cerise) and Tracy Scott set 005 (TS055) and black elastic band.

And the back. 

The holder itself is useful enough, but I made a pocket in it that can be removed using a direct mail envelopes. I thought it would be fun to make a collage on top of it and remake it. Each envelope was coated with White Gesso and once dry, the same technique was used to print the envelopes with the Gelli Plate.

I used my fingers to apply Fresco Chalk Acrylic (Banana, Cerise, Cerulean and Electric Violet) on a Smoothy (Heavyweight) A4 white card.I then stamped Tracy's lovely floral stamps, Fuchsia, Magnolia and Mandala in Ranger Archival ink (Jet Black) on them and cut them to use as the focal point of each envelope. Also I used masterboard leftover as a rectangular or circular cutlayer.

The final touch is the addition of a sentiment from Emma Godfrey's flower set 14 (EEG14) to the holder. 

The theme of Sustainable Crafting was a bit abstract for me, but I thinking about how to reuse limited resources and and I have to use up lots of my old supplies too. Also I made this today because I think it's about being able to collaborate and create work with stamps and stencils from wonderful designers then turned it into something good. And then share it with people and have fun connecting the time.

I hope you enjoy it, Thank you so much for visiting.

Etsuko xxx