Hello everyone, I have a couple of projects to share with you today. My projects are from last month's TV shows on Hochanda, featuring a selection of Chocolate Baroque's Spring themed stamps. Just the thing to banish those rainy day blues.
For my
first project, I created a background using Pan Pastels on a piece of
smooth white card. I used shades of yellow and orange and added a hint
of Plum Pan Pastel around the edges. Using Versamark Ink, I stamped the
butterfly flourish image randomly over the background, and dusted Pan
Pastels over the top to complete the background.
I die
cut a rectangular panel and stamped the two butterflies from the
butterfly flourish image onto the panel before masking them. (To stamp just the butterfly from the image, I used masking tape to cover the areas of the stamp that I did not need, inked up the stamp, and removed the masking tape before I stamped the image). I then
stamped the lovely large flower image from the
Breath of Spring
stamp set, and also masked this image.
I kept the die in place on my die cut panel so that I would have a white border around the panel once I had added any background colour. I added Pan Pastels, using a
selection of yellow and orange colours to create an ombre
background, starting with the lightest colour at the top, graduating
down to the darkest colour at the bottom. I removed the masks, and
coloured the images with pencils, before adhering both panels to a large
white card blank.
To
create my second project, I covered a large Tando Tag with a piece of
watercolour paper that I had coloured myself with Distress Ink, using Spun Sugar and Shabby Shutters Distress Ink. I stamped some foliage over the background to
give a feeling of depth using the same pale green ink, using an image
from the
Spring Foliage stamp set. I edged the tag with Victorian Velvet Distress Ink, and stamped the pretty bird image from the
Spring Bird Crocus stamp set onto the tag. I added a sentiment from the
Glorious Spring
stamp set. I coloured the images with pencils, as before. To get my
ribbon to match perfectly, I took some pale cream seam binding ribbon, and ran it
through some Victorian Velvet Distress Ink and water that I had placed
onto my craft mat. I simply dried the ribbon with my heat gun, and
ironed it on a low setting. I already had some green organza ribbon that was a good match, but otherwise, I would have created some green ribbon in the same way.
Thanks for stopping by, xx
4 comments:
Two stunningly creative projects with your usual impeccable attention to the use of colour . The first has a lovely dimensional feel to it thanks to your masking & I particularly like the way that the soft mauves contrast with the brilliance of the gold ombre background. In the second the little splash of blue in the eggs catches the eye & your little bird's colours make me think of a warbler (but don't ask me which one). Again your depth with the bold leaves & bird against the soft background & toning grasses stamping is very powerful & I love the pink edging picked out by the pink coloured seam binding.
Awww.... i'm just in love with both your projects, they are really delightful!!
Amazing colours, flower and background in the first one, you really made the image pop out!! It feels as a wonderful garden in the sunshine!!
The tag is so sweet and delicate!! The soft colours make it very elegant!
these are both absolutely stunning Judith - wow! Hugs rachel x
Two lovely projects Judith. I really love the card. Your use of Pan pastels has created a really lovely rich coloured background that blends perfectly with the pencil colouring. I can imagine the mask for the flower head was a joy to cut out! The tag with the bird design is lovely in the soft greens. Elaine xxx
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