PaperArtsy blog project Topic #10 My Favourite Colour

 

Hi everyone, it's Etsuko My favorite things with you today, and I'm here to share with you Infinity Flip using fabulous Lynne Perrella  stamps.

This time I tried to make a little old style flip card. The theme is My Favourite Colour, so I made the card in one of my favourite colors, blue and yellow. Detailed instructions on how to make an Infinity card can be found on Nicole Fenimore's site.

The first step is to make the base of the card using PaperArtsy Smoothy (Heavyweight) A4 white card and lightly color it with brayer in Fresco Chalk Acrylic (Snowflake), (Cerulean) and (A Bit Fish).

Cut 4 pieces at 6 x 3 inches. Score both pieces at 1 1/2 and 4 1/2  inches.

Apply glue to the bottom layer where the hatch marks indicate. Then align and glue the blue hatch marks on top of the red hatch marks.

Create two color papers as a base by gel-printing, used Fresco Chalk Acrylic (Cerulean), (Deep Sea), (Sargasso), and (Blue Oyster) on the blue paper.

On the other yellow paper. used Fresco Chalk Acrylic (Yellow Submarine), (Lemon Meringue), (Persimmon) and (Cerulean). Then I stamped halfway down the paper with Lynne perrella set 28 (LPC028) and Jofy set 09 (JOFY09) by Ranger Archival ink (Saffron and Forget-Me-Not). I cut both base into the small squares shown below. ★ 2 3/4  x  2 3/4  (2) pieces ★ 5 3/4  x  2 3/4 (3) pieces ★ 2 3/4 x 1 1/4  (8) pieces ★ 1 1/4  x 1 1/4 (8) pieces.

Page one.

Page one--Using stamps are Lynne perrella set 041(LPC041), Hot Pics set 1005(HP1005) and Alison Bomber set 21(EAB21)--quote by Ranger Archival ink (Jet Black). Fresco Chalk Acrylic  (Blush), (Toffee)and (Cerise) for her face. For the four rectangular bands I used Lynne Perrella set 023 (LPC023) by white WOW embossing powder.

Page two,

Page two--Stamped Lynne Perrella set 050 (LPC050) by Archival ink (Jet Black), set 005 (LPC005) and set 006 (LPC006) by Wow some embossing-powder. These golden towers are the same ones on both sides of page three.

Page three,

Page three-- I stamped Lynne Perrella set 049 (LPC049) by Archival ink (Jet Black) and set 009 (LPC009) by Archival ink (Fern Green and Library Green). Small squares are painted with Fresco Chalk Acrylic (gold) stamped set009 (LPC009) by WOW embossing powder. Then I added Alison Bomber set 03 (EAB03) quote 'Music & Silence'. 

Page four,

Page four--Lynne Perrella set 050 (LPC050) stamped on the central focal point by Ranger Archival ink (Jet Black), Seth Apter set 20 (ESA20) used for the side rectangles and embossed by WOW yellow powder. Also I added Alison Bomber set 21 (EAB21) quote.

These are the finished Infinity Flips.

and more some parts.

I prepared a very short video.

It was a very fun project, but I may not be explaining how to make it well enough. Please take a look at Nicole Fenimore's site and hope you try making one.

Thank you so much for visiting.

Etsuko xxx

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

Medicine Pouch at the Gwen Lafleur workshop 'Make a Statement'.

 Hi everyone sorry, I haven't posted in a while.

Today I'd like share with you the medicine pouches that I made in Gwen's workshop 'Make a Statement'. There were many categories in this workshop, and one of them was medicine pouch. I found this theme so interesting that I made six of them.

　

It hooks up in the back and folds into a necklace. The medicine can be put in the pocket on the back and taken out at any time.Isn't it fun!

I've made so many others, I'm addicted!

Thank you so much for dropping.

Take care and safe.

See you soon!! 

Etsuko xx