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