Festival Elephant

Hello and welcome to my blog  :)  I'm sharing a piece of home decor with you today, another of my samples from the 'Indian inspired' shows last month.  My inspiration for this piece came from some pictures I'd seen of Elephants that were dressed up and painted for Festivals in India, both religious and otherwise.  

For this project I have used stamps from the Paisley Elephant, Indian Elephant and Indian Textiles sets; Distress Oxide inks, black Versafine ink, clear embossing powder, gold pen, acrylic paint, chalk paint, pearlescent paints, crackle medium, Vintage photo DI, and Grey board from my stash.  

On a piece of white stamping card I stamped the large open Elephant image in black ink and embossed it with clear powder.  I painted the image with DO inks, then stamped a few worker  images on the skin of the Elephant and on some of the cloth.  I used a white and a gold pen, and some DO inks to add colour, pattern and interest.  It didn't matter if I over stamped the outline of the Elephant as I would be painting over them.

I took a dark colour of acrylic and painted the background as I intended to use a crackle medium so a dark undercoat would show the crackles up better. When the paint was dry I applied crackle medium around the edges of the panel and left it to develop.

Next I used a dry brush to apply a neutral colour chalk paint to the background.  This shows up the crackles and adds extra texture.  When the paint was dry I blended DI around the edges and added gold pen.  I then used a little Glossy Accents on the Elephant's eye to make it shine, and added some gems from my stash.   
  

I wanted to create a frame and stand for the artwork, so I took a large piece of thick greyboard and cut a frame, a backpiece and a stand from it.  I used a pearlescent acrylic paint to colour all the pieces and left them to dry.

To create the embellishments I took some scrap black card and stamped and embossed several paisley and floral images.  I then painted each one  before cutting them out.  I assembled the frame and stand then attached the focal panel.  I attached all the embellishments to the corners of the frame and added dots around them with a gold pen.  

I'm really pleased with how this project has turned out, I wanted to create a framed plaque that looks old and distressed, like an old painting.  

Thank you for dropping in today, I hope you've enjoyed this post and that you will visit again soon  :)  

Pastel Palace

Hello and welcome to my blog  :)  Today's share is one of two Indian samples that were featured on the CBDT blog a few days ago, as part of this month's 15 Minute Cards post.  For this card I have used....only one stamp!  Yes - only one stamp - from the Paisley Elephant set; Distress Oxide inks, gold pen,; Silhouette Palace 1 mask/stencil.

I took a piece of CB cartridge paper and placed the mask across the center, using stencil glue to keep it in place.  I then made a colour pallette of DO inks on my glass mat, and using a large round brush with plenty of water I dabbed the colours randomly onto the panel.
  

I spritzed the panel with water to make the colours blend.  When the card was dry I removed the mask.  The palace image was still white.

Next I placed the matching stencil over the white palace image, using masking tape to keep  it in place.  I then added DO ink through the stencil with a blending tool.

I removed the stencil and added some DO ink to ground the palace.  I then blended ink around the edges of the panel.  

I matted the focal panel onto black card, then attached it to a white base card.  

To complete this design I stamped a sentiment onto the front of the card using black Versafine ink, and I added highlights with a gold pen.

This is a lovely, quick and easy card to make, and I really enjoyed creating it.  I think it would be suitable for any occasion and any recipient, and of course it can be created using any colours.
Thank you for visiting my blog today, I hope that you've enjoyed reading this post and that you'll pop back again soon  :)  

Floral Script

Hi there and a warm welcome to my blog  :)  I'm sharing another of my Indian samples with you today from last month's CB tv shows, I absolutely LOVED all the images!  I have used stamps from the Indian Textiles, Indian Elephants and Paisley Elephants sets; Distress Oxide inks, Little Birdy Chalk paints, black Versafine ink, clear embossing powder, gold Brilliance ink, gold pen, and Pro Marker pens.

I began this project by stamping some floral and paisley images in the corner of a piece of white colouring card, using black ink and embossing them in clear powder.  I coloured the images with marker pens adding a shadow line around the them, then masked them with masking tissue and painted the background with Muted Teal chalkpaint.  

I took a white base card and stamped one of the paisley images and a couple of worker stamps around the edges using the DOs to create a border.  I then blended ink around the outer edges of the card.

With the paint dry on the focal panel I stamped the script randomly using gold ink.  I then added a paisley and a worker image using DO inks.  To complete the panel I edged it with gold pen.

Next I took a spare piece of white card and stamped a sentiment in black ink onto it.  I cut it to size and blended ink around the edges.  I added gold pen to the outer edges and gold dots around the sentiment.

I really enjoyed creating this one, as I've said I love these stamps and I love to use lots of colour, so this one ticks all the boxes!  I wanted to create a card with a bright, fresh feel to it, and I'm so happy with how this has worked out.  I have chosen to make this a birthday card, but this design would suit any occasion - maybe even a wedding.  And with a slight change of colour it would be suitable for any recipient.  

Thank you very much for popping by today, I hope that you've enjoyed reading this post and that you will drop in again soon  :)   

Tale of Two Palaces - Henna Tattoo Palace

Hi there and welcome to my blog  :)  I have another of my Indian samples to share with you today, featuring stamps from the Indian Elephant, Indian Textiles and Paisley Elephant sets; Versamark ink, Distress Oxide ink, a gold pen and Silhouette Palace 1 Mask.

I began with a piece of Kraft card and placed the mask in the center.  I then stamped the script image through it using Versamark ink.  I left the ink to dry as I wanted a watermark effect on the Kraft card, it reminds me of a Henna Tattoo.  I used a gold fineliner pen to trace the outline of the palace mask then I stamped several images around the  edges of the panel, the border image a paisley and a worker image.  I then added gold pen around the outer edges of the panel.

Next I took an Ivory base card and blended Distress Oxide ink through the palace stencil, then stamped several images around the edges, creating a border using the same DO ink.  

I used a paint brush and water to add colour and shading to the images.

I attached the focal panel to the card then stamped a sentiment onto a spare piece of Kraft card using Versamark again.  I cut out a sentiment panel with one of my dies, then stamped some paisley images through the die randomly around the inner edge.  I added gold pen around the outer edges of the panel and attached it to the card.  To complete the design I added dots around the words of the sentiment with gold pen.

I love this card, I've only used one colour of ink and the colour of the Kraft card but the result is a cheerful, bright and classic piece of artwork.  It would suit various occasions and recipients.
Thank you for dropping by today, I hope you have enjoyed this post and will visit here again soon  :)

Tale of Two Palaces - Palace by Moonlight

Hello peeps and welcome to my blog  :)  Today I have the first of my Indian themed samples to share with you all, from the Chocolate Baroque shows in August.  This pretty card features stamps from the Indian Textiles and Paisley Elephant set; black Versafine ink, Distress Oxide ink - Abandoned Coral, clear embossing powder, Pearl White pearlescent paint, a silver pen and a gold pen.

I took a piece of black card and stamped the Palace-scape in the center using black ink, and embossed it with clear EP.  I then drew a large circle in the middle of the stamped and embossed image and painted it in with the pearl paint, to represent the moon.  Using the same paint I added some shimmery clouds to the sky above the Palace-scape, and some shimmery reflections below it giving an effect of water.  I then added highlights with a silver pen to the Palace-scape.

To complete the focal panel I added silver pen around the edges of it. 

I took a white base card and stamped the border image along the top and bottom edges with DO ink.  I then attached the focal panel to the base card.  I took a spare piece of white card and stamped a sentement in black.  I added highlights to the words with a gold pen and blended DO ink around the edges before attaching it to the card.  I then added some gold pen to the border pattern.   

This was a quick and easy card to make, but it looks like it took a lot of work!  It is a lovely design for lots of occasions and recipients, and I had a great time creating this and all my Indian themed samples!
Thank you for dropping by today, I hope you've enjoyed this post and that you'll pop in again soon  :)