Quite a while ago, I decided to have a go
at creating a canvas with a difference and experiment with using clear
gesso with embossing powder. I used the very first Clarity New Design Stencil club offering but the technique would work with a variety of their A5 stencils.
This piece was the last one that I made for the recent mixed media Clarity shows on Hochanda with Louise Withers. I used a larger acrylic square as I was feeling more confident working on the substrate, having already created three samples.
I made this canvas board as a sample for Claritystamp using some of Leonie's stencils, but it fits the March mini mission prompt over on Mission Inspiration: Up Above the Streets and Houses, Rainbow Flying High.
I often use a tag to try out new products and techniques. As one of the prompts on this month's challenge over on Tag It Tuesday is 'Use Spray Inks', I decided to try out a couple of the new Distress Oxide sprays. Each month there are four prompts and at least two have to be used. The additional prompts this month were 'Put a leaf on it', 'Draw, paint or write using your non dominant hand' and 'Green'. I used all four prompts.
This is a canvas which I made with one of Leonie's new frameless stencils (Arty Hearts). I built up texture using modelling creme and also played with some of the Pebeo Fantasy paints over the mixed media board hearts.
The prompt for October over on Nina Ribena's Art Journal Prompts and More is 'Inspired By'. Each week there is a choice of three artists; this week it was Klimt, Kandinsky and Orr Ambrose. Having previously tried an art journal page inspired by Klimt (which I wasn't overly happy with: see HERE), I decided to base my page on the works of Orr Ambrose.
This canvas was the third and final piece created for a challenge over on Junk Journals and Mindful Mixed Media Art. Using texture on a canvas was the challenge; I decided to use an 8" x 8" canvas board from Claritystamp as my substrate.
I recently played around with alcohol inks on microscope slides (see HERE). Several people suggested using wire wrapping as a way of adding them to a piece of work. I decided to use an 8" x 8" canvas board from Claritystamp. I have never done any wire wrapping before, so I made things up and experimented as I went along.
This is a piece that I made for the Golden shows with Louise Withers today on Hochanda. I decided to see how my Hi Flow acrylics would work with a brayer on a canvas board.
This canvas board was made using Royal Talens Ecoline pens for stamping as well as colouring.
This is a wedding gift that I made recently.
For the top panel, I
started by colouring some of the Ecoline brush pens directly onto three
of the Journaling stamps from Claritystamp and stamping them onto a
piece of rice paper, slightly larger than my canvas board. This was
then glued in one piece onto the board using matte gel medium and sealed
over the top in the same medium. The gel medium caused the colours to
run very slightly, but this just added to the interest of the
background.
Black Amsterdam acrylic paint was used through the Love Tree stencil by
Claritystamp (NDSC Back Order 20) and dried with a heat tool.
Once clean and dry, the stencil was slightly off set and Amsterdam white
acrylic paint was dabbed through. This had the effect of allowing the
stamped background to show through which I wasn't expecting, but love
nevertheless.
The word 'Love' from Word Chain 6 (Claritystamp) was stamped in
Versamark ink and heat embossed in True White detail embossing powder. A
black micron pen added a drop shadow to match the tree.
Finally, one of the Quote Chips by Tim Holtz was given a black edge using an Ecoline pen and added at the bottom.
For the bottom panel, I used the same method as before to stamp onto rice paper.
This was adhered to an 8" x 8" canvas board from Claritystamp using matte gel medium in the same way as the top panel. As you can see, I decided to turn the rice paper 90 degrees first.
Before the top panel was added using double sided adhesive sheets, I went all round the edges using a black pen.
The first of my samples for the One Day Special later today on Hochanda with Lou Withers, when she brings you all things Royal Talens. The photo doesn't really do the piece justice, as the red poppy has an enamel look finish.
I was so proud to have this canvas shown on Hochanda yesterday during the one day special shows with Lou Withers. I am sharing a step by step as it was such an easy technique with such a vibrant result.
This is my second art journal page for the February prompt on Nina Ribena's Art Journal Prompts and More: Recycle, Reuse, Repurpose. Once again, everything except for the quote chip came either from my scrap box or my stash of left over die cuts.
This was a last minute make for the Royal Talens shows last week and was actually shown in close up on TV to demonstrate how the white acrylic pen can be used to add highlights.
This is another of my DT pieces for the Royal Talens shows on Hochanda on the 2nd/3rd January 2018. Once again, I decided to work on Chinese rice paper and add it to a small canvas board.
For my fourth DT project using Royal Talens products, I decided to have a go at creating a canvas with a difference and experiment with using clear gesso with embossing powder. This is a contrast to the vibrant colours of the previous three days' projects.
I am not feeling well today, hence the late blog post (for me). I went straight to bed last night instead of creating and preparing today's blog post. Instead, I made this quick tag this morning with left overs from yesterday's journal page (see HERE). I am entering it in the That's Crafty fortnightly challenge: Green with envy.
This page was created in response to the second Explore your Creativity challenge on Junk Journal Junkies and Mindful Art. The colour had to be predominantly green and stamping and collage had to be part of the process. I had fun working within these constraints and the quote chips used as the finishing touch describe both the process, and the lack of planning that went into this page. As the colour is green, I am also entering this into the fortnightly That's Crafty Challenge 'Green with Envy'.
I love this journal page prompt from Junk Journal Junkies and Mindful Art (JJJAMA) for Challenge 31: Chocolate, Gold, Peacock and Steampunk; the perfect combination. Out came my Sheena Douglass Time Traveller Collection...
