Basement of the Psyche

This is the piece I did for the 13arts challenge #38 SHINE. 

I chose to use a round canvas with lots of texture crackle paste, sprays and of course glitter. The piece represents dreams both realised and not. Some broken, some put on hold, some discarded.

Some close up details...

 

 

 

Thank you for looking.

CHALLENGE DETAILS.

I also entered it into the Mixed Media Monthly Challenge.

CHALLENGE DETAILS.

Mourner's Hat

I created this Mourner's Hat with a silhouette file. Once assembled, I painted it with black acrylic paint. 

I added various die-cut shapes in double-sided tape which were then coated with fine glitter in black and tinsel white. 

 

The texture on the side band is a separate piece which was stencilled with texture paste, dried and then lightly misted with Lindy Stamp Gang sprays in blues and purples. The flower layers were coloured with the same sprays.

On the other side is an arrangement of various bottles filled with potions, a jewel, a stick pin and a feather.

Thanks for looking and happy crafting.

Hidden Dreams

This canvas was coated with a layer of gesso and then misted with Lindy Stamp Gang sprays in blues and greens.

Once dry, I painted on a layer of crackle paste in varying thicknesses and waited (impatiently) for it to dry naturally. Once dry, the canvas was then given a coat of clear gesso and the image stamped on with black archival ink.

The dimension is unfortunately hard to capture, but the grid has been stamped in stazon on acetate and secured with dimensional glue for some space between it and the canvas.

Various embellishments and flowers were added for some interest.

Thanks for looking and happy crafting.

Questioning Angel

I altered this canvas by first applying a coat of gesso and then painting it with a diluted wash of blue acrylic paint. Once I had the colour laid down to my satisfaction, I dried it off and added layers of White Opaque Flakes (Liquitex). I coated the flaked area with clear gesso, and then applied layers of orange and red acrylic paint until I was happy with the result.

The piece of tissue paper was stuck down and sealed with gel medium and framed with gold embossing powder.

The gate was die-cut and misted with Color Bloom shades of gold and bronze (Prima). The drips were created with the gold embossing powder heated which I heated until it ran.

My little angel was gessoed, coated in coarse texture paste (Dala) and then sprayed with layers of Color Bloom foiled gold and tea stain (Prima).

The "salvaged" wordband was coated with clear gesso and then painted with gold acrylic paint. I applied some stickles into the word itself with my finger to ensure it went exactly where I wanted it to. The brads were hammered for some texture, coated in clear gesso and then also painted with the gold paint. 

The heart is made up of 2 die-cut hearts from frosted paper. I used some strips of tissue paper which I painted with a wash of red acrylic paint. I coiled them around a skewer whilst they were still wet and dried them like that so they keep their coils. I ran the hearts through a embossing folder for some texture and then stapled them together (the staples were coloured with the embossing powder too, as well as the eyelet). The red coils were then tucked in randomly with pieces hanging out. 

Thanks for looking and happy crafting.

Canvas in blue

This was made for Carmen, my sister-in-law and friend. For her 30th, I created a canvas showcasing her amazing ballet skills. Lots of texture and embellishments.

The texture was created using tissue paper and soft matte gel (Prima). After putting a layer of gesso on, I added colour with a few sprays (Lindy Stamp Gang).

The flowers were off-white to begin with - they too were gessoed and misted.

Various embellishments were added - I added some highlights using clear gesso and Color Bloom sprays (Prima).

  

I love the texture the tissue paper produces. You can layer to create as little or as much texture as you like and the sprays can be pooled the recesses of some areas for added interest.

Thanks for looking and happy crafting.

POP 'N CUTS

I have been playing with Karen Burniston's pop 'n cut dies. Add some distress inking, embossing folder and die sets and the possibilities are endless.

A birthday card for my sister-in-law and friend, Liesel.