Earlier I had time for a play before I started dinner. I've been very busy with making bits and bobs which I will blog about later, and have had very little or to be honest inclination, to get messy and inky out in the garden. I sat there yesterday afternoon and could not think of anything I wanted to do. However, today I was straight out there and did a journal cover inspired by Kate Yetter. I didn't have a spare journal but do have lots of loose pages so thought I'd put them all together and give them a front and a back.
Kate is one of the new guest designer's on the Paper Artsy blog and she brought us a lovely project decorating a journal cover. You can see Kate's and how she made it on the blog. I followed Kate's most of the way but felt mine was missing something and so carried on. I'm really pleased how it turned out, and I now have the back to my book.
I used the same colours as Kate for the first layer Fresco Acrylics in sage and guacamole but then I used spray inks from dylusions and Adirondacks. I let them drip but then for no reason I shook them from side to side and this is what I got - I loved it!
I had to stop myself from carrying on in this way but will go back to it on another project. I really wanted to produce something using the techniques that Kate gave us. I added some stamping and then my white to the middle, however, I laid it over the ink which is water based and not meant to set so it mixed with the white which was from Paper Artsy who have several whites - this one was chalk, and so I got different effect.
This was two coats of white and then blended out as it reached the edges. On top of the white I added a stamp in black archival from the Lynne Perrella Collection 028
This was finished with some leaves to add some framing.
This I will enter to Paper Artsy blog challenge. I also played around with photos cropping the board to gain different effects, I will print these to use on different projects. Here are a few
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I hope you like this board and would love to read your thoughts.
Take care for now and hope to see you soon. Bye bye Debs xx
Wow I love this - the colour in the middle looks fab!! Your drippy background is lovely!
ReplyDeleteLove the dripage xxxx
ReplyDeleteStunning page Debs, love the drippage and shakes, really creates a fab background. You have created a wonderful page, adding the leaves and circles adds lots of depth.
ReplyDeleteGlad you had some creative and messy crafting today :-) xxx
This is so gorgeous, Deborah. I love the way it almost seems to shimmer like an enchanted landscape. I really love how you interpreted Kate's idea. There is something really special about this. Julie Ann xxx
ReplyDeleteThi is beautiful Debs and I love your side to side drips lol!! Gorgeous colours too!! xx
ReplyDeleteLovely work Debs great colour scheme. It is really great!!! Margaret
ReplyDeleteOoh, yum - this is gorgeous... loving all that drippage!
ReplyDeleteAlison x
This is absolutely gorgeous Debs! Love the ethereal effect of the image in the middle. Stunning piece!
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Lesley Xx
Gorgeous, I love the background at every stage. Elizabeth xxx
ReplyDeleteI love this Debs, such a fabulous piece! xxx
ReplyDeleteWow!!!! Love it. The shaky drips are brilliant!
ReplyDeleteThis is so effective Debs, I love it,
ReplyDeleteLucy x
Wow!! Lovely and eclectic. I love the stamping in the corners and the drips!
ReplyDeleteKate