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As we start to get into summer I have a few weddings coming up and I thought the Klimt inspired stencil from GiogioCraft would be perfect.
I like to give the sense of depth even on flat cards, so I added some shading in pencil and Promarker.
The paste is very pretty when it catches the light.
Thank you for stopping by. Have a lovely day xx
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A couple of weeks ago I spent the weekend with a friend for our annual painting treat to ourselves. For a few years now we've spent a day with artist Jo Sheppard gleaning tips and techniques to improve our acrylic painting. In the past we have covered mixed media techniques, abstract landscapes and trees. This year we were having a go at water.
Jo always gets us started with colour mixing. We then used reference photos that Jo had taken to have a go at studies, with about 90 minutes for each one.
My challenge to myself was to loosen up and try and use a bigger brush or a palette knife.
I could carry on tweaking but overall I was pleased how they ended up. Think I like the middle one best, which is weird when turquoise is my favourite colour and that's the least natural of the three. I definitely learnt a lot and am already looking forward to our painting day next year.
Thank you for stopping by. I hope you have a lovely creative week xx
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If you've stopped by before, you'll know that this year I've been joining in with challenges set by Isa. This month the tag challenge is on the theme of crackle. I think I should have prepped a bit earlier for the FB live, as some of my options had dried out and one said takes three days to dry. In the end I tried to rehydrate the DecoArt crackle paste by poking holes in it with a pokey tool and spritizing it with water.
I spread it on a tag already primed with white paint. It didn't turn out too badly, although it was a bit brittle and delicate. I sprinkled and spritzed Brusho to build up the background, with a little stamping here and there, before adding the focal images and text.
I added some Crackle Accents to the bulb, but that was also a bit dried up and tacky. You can just about see some very fine crackle.
This was my first opportunity to use the new Katzelkraft stamps which you'll definitely be seeing again.
Thank you for taking the time to look. Have a wonderful day xxx
