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