This year on the blog, we have free rein to do a deep dive into a PaperArtsy product ranges of our choosing. For this post I have been exploring Kate Crane's products. She is one of my favourite artist and she is a relatively new member of the PaperArtsy family, this is why all of her products aren't yet available on the PaperArtsy website but you can find a PaperArtsy Stockist here.
It had been a long time since I last created a Layout, so I decided to unleash my desire for colour by making my own paper and embellishments, starting with water-color paper.
This time, however, I 'betrayed' the Fresco Finish paints and used only Mattints and Infusions.
Stay with me and I’ll show you the different ways I used them.
Stay with me and I’ll show you the different ways I used them.
Here it is my selection of products, I particularly love the mini stamps and stencils.
Then I brushed on a bit more Mattint to create this streaked effect.
In each quadrant, I used different colors, in the other three quadrants I used Mattint in High Viz (MT15) with Infusions in Magenta (CS23), Mattint in Mojito (MT13) with Infusions in Slime (CS13) and Mattint in Foxglove (MT18) with Infusions in In The Navy (CS15). Some Mattints are from the most recent release, as usual you can find them from a PaperArtsy Stockist here.
Mattints in Dragonfly and Mojito are one of my favourite combo and mixed together create a wonderful turquoise colour ( maybe a suggestion for an upcoming colour ? ;) )
I coloured a piece of watercolour paper smushing several times directly on a craft sheet.
And this is the result with a nuance that I love.
On another piece of watercolour paper I used in the same way Mattint in High Viz and The Pink (MT08). Once dry I stencilled with a sponge trough PS427 and PM033 with Mattint in The Pink and I like so much the translucent effect of the Mattints, that provides a cohesive look to the work.
The last touch was some stamping with Minis, in this case I used KCM002, KCM003 and KCM015.
With Infusions in Slime (CS13) and in In The Navy I create some other paper, sprinkling and spritzing water directly through the stencil PM034, and 'stamping' with the remaining colour on the stencil.
On another piece of watercolour paper I simply sponged several colours of Mattint through stencil PM033, PM034 and PS455, overlapping colours even the 'new' Mattint: the mix of Dragonfly and Mojito ;).
How cool is that? Once dry, if you go over the stencilled images, even if the top colour is darker (here I used Mattint in Shadow, MT16), you can see the first colour clearly. This is because Mattints are a glaze/sealant, so the underlayer is acting like a resist on this absorbent paper. Good to know!
So far, playing with Mattints and Infusions I created a lot of paper that I can use to build layers in my Layout, even though I'm not actually done yet, I like having a lot of material to choose from.
To make embellishments I stamped some flowers from the Kate Crane Stamp Set KC011 on pieces of watercolour paper created previously in the different colours.
And then I dedicated myself to fussy cutting the flowers.
I created a pattern on a dark background with the Kate Crane PS455 stencil ...
I love this pattern and I'm glad that Kate designed both a stencil and a Mini Stamp KCM016 that when stamped multiple times create the matting that I used for my photo.
Ok, now I'm quite satisfied with the amount of stuff to play with to create my Layout, and I started with the photo as a focal element to build layers around it.
In contrast to fussy cutting, I chose to tear all the edges of the various paper pieces I had previously created.
Even the smallest pieces that might seem like scraps help create a cohesive whole by balancing colours and contrasts.
Now it’s all a game of combining pieces and colours to bring my Layout to life.
I'm pretty happy with the way my layout came together, colourful, messy and far away from perfection as I am :)
Some details and closeups that make me smile.
This is my favourite part, with the quote and that tiny leftover at the bottom, bursting with colour.
I have so many yummy pieces of paper leftover, that it will be a shame not to use, it will probably turn into a mini album.
Kate Crane products both stamps and stencils are such a pleasure to play with, and ... spoiler alert... there are more coming soon.
Have fun.
Martha xxx
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