Different Gouache Effects

This was the final card that I made for the Royal Talens shows on Hochanda last week.  It was shown briefly in the second hour (if upside down lol).  I used one brush to create all the effects and very little water to mix the top layers.

WOYWW 456: Weird Weather

Hi fellow WOYWWers and welcome to the weekly desk share.  Check out The Stamping Ground; home of all things WOYWW to find out more.  Short and sweet this week as I didn't have much time to craft yesterday, having taken my Dad to his hospital appointment yesterday (a 100+ mile round trip).  Luckily the weather held off and we made it there and back safely.  I was, however, met by nearly blizzard conditions 10 miles from home, having dropped my parents off safely.  Eva was carless so was unable to join me in  the shed once I got back.

My desk shows 2 books that I picked up for 10p each in the library sell off section.  Lots of lovely photos and text to use in journaling.  I also arrived home to find some extremely happy post from my February swap partner in the monthly ATC swap over on Junk Journal Junkies and Mindful Art.  Not only 3 amazing ATCs (prompt M), but oodles of treasure in the form of napkins, music manuscript pages, text pages, map pages, ribbon, playing cards of different sizes and lovely buttons and knick-knacks to adorn future journal pages.  Thank you very much Harriet!  I'll leave it there; have a very happy WOYWW!

Clean and Simple Gouache

For this sample - for the recent Royal Talens shows with Louise Withers on Hochanda - I decided to keep things clean and simple.  I also showed that it is easy to stamp over a Gouache background with archival ink.

A Gouache Tag

This is the only tag which I created as a sample for the Royal Talens shows on Hochanda recently.  It was largely created using off cuts from earlier projects.  I am entering it into the Use a Quote challenge over on Tag Tuesday.

Gouache Flowers!

This was another sample for the Royal Talens shows with Lou Withers on Hochanda, using Gouache paints.  For this card topper, I decided to turn splodges of paint into flowers.

Gouache Wash Background

This card was made for the fabulous Louise Withers whose birthday it is today.  I want to show that Gouache paints are not just for mixed media but can also be used successfully in card making and especially for creating wood effect backgrounds. 

I Love Recycling: An Art Journal Page

This is the third art journal page that I have created using the February prompt over on Nina Ribena's Art Journal Prompts and More: Recycle, Repurpose, Reuse.  I have been loving this prompt as I often use magazine clippings and mop up sheets in my work.  I started this page with no clear end point in mind; it simply evolved as I worked on it.