I have made a plaque for my second entry to the Chocolate Baroque Challenge blog http://chocolatebaroquechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/. I really enjoyed using my Brushos again, they give such lovely effects. I have used stamps from the CB 'Butterfly Thistle' and 'Mini Script' sets; Brushos; Distress Inks; watercolour card; gilding wax; acetate and black card. I started by stamping the main focal image onto the card in black Versafine ink. I then painted over the image with Pebeo drawing gum to mask it, this enables me to work over the image with colour and not spoil it. When it was all dry I started the background, and I wanted to use the Brushos to create the effect of a sunrise. I spread some water along the bottom third of the card with a brush then sprinkled green Brusho over, letting it spread. This represented the grass to anchor my stamped focal image. I added some more crystals in a couple of places to represent darker clumps of grass. Next I 'water' painted a large sun rising on the horizon and sprinkled yellow crystals over the wet card. I let that dry for a while then did the same with orange then blue crystals to create the sky. I let it dry then used a script stamp randomly all over the panel. I rubbed the drawing gum off then used Distress Inks to watercolour the stamped image. I took another piece of watercolour card, spritzed water and sprinkled orange, yellow, and blue crystals on to it. When it was dry I stamped a butterfly in black ink and fussy cut it. I also stamped one onto acetate and heat embossed it with black powder before fussy cutting that too. I attached the acetate butterfly to the card butterfly and set aside. I die cut the top edge of the panel, then edged with DI. I cut a larger panel of black card in the same way, then embossed it through a machine. I added gilding wax to highlight the pattern, then layered the focal panel on top. I made a stand with a strip of black card and folded it about 3 cm from the top. I attached the top of the strip to the back of the plaque to make a stand. Finally I attached the double butterfly to complete the artwork. This is a lovely project for the home, and it would make a nice present for any occasion.
A fabulous project Penny, beautiful background, the Brushos have created a riot of colour, and the mini script looks very effective over the top. The black layer is a super base for the project. As always, I enjoyed reading your post. Thanks for another fabulous entry into the Chocolate Baroque Challenge, Judith xx
ReplyDeleteThank you Judith, I love playing with Brushos and I really enjoyed making this :) xx
DeleteBeautiful design Penny! I love the Brusho background and the embossed frame you have created really enhances the colours. Thank you for entering the Chocolate Baroque Challenge and good luck x
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Julie, and thank you for visiting my blog :)
DeleteLovely creation Penny. Gorgeous background and use of the stamps - a real stunner. Good luck with the Chocolate Baroque Challenge.
ReplyDeleteHi Anne, thank you very much for your kind comments and for visiting my blog :)
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