Hello
I'm back today with another couple of cards made with the background paper I showed here and a mixture of all sorts of stamps.
I'm enjoying these slightly magical, whimsical scenes so there may be more to come!
Thank you for taking the time to stop by. Your comments are always welcome. xx
Hello and Happy New Year
I wish you good health and happiness in 2022...and of course lots of crafty inspiration.
Christmas and New Year are always a bit hectic but I have managed a few hours to have a bit of a play in the craft room.
I've been wondering what to do with this background for a while.
It was made ages ago by sprinkling Cosmic Shimmer pixie powders and spritzing them with a water mister, but the colours are a bit too intense for what I usually want. I decided to wet it again and lay watercolour paper on top to lift the colour...
...and ended up with a bunch of new papers with more subtle colours, perfect for stamping over. I stamped the moon and masked it off, leaving a bit of a halo around it.
Then added a little hickory smoke distress oxide ink all over, but keeping the centre lighter, followed by blueprint sketch on the lower half. I used a waterbrush to soften the edges of the moon and allowed the colours to bleed a little.
More stamping was added to build up a scene.
Highlights were added with white gel pen and a few darker ripples in pencil. (You can read my review of a variety of white gel pens here.)
And so the crafting year is off to a start. I've signed up to join a Mixed Media Art Summit in February and I'm looking forward to joining Isa for a monthly tagalong. I have spent my Christmas present pennies on some crafting goodies, my lovely husband has given me a two year subscription to Creative Stamping magazine and I've been given a lot of watercolour books, so watch this space!
I hope your year is off to a creative start. Thank you for stopping by xx
