Hi everyone, it's Amanda from p1nkart with you today for a 'With 3 Things' challenge post.
This feature on the PaperArtsy Blog is where 3 identical items are sent to 3 members of the PaperArtsy Blogging team. Typically we will receive a stamp, a stencil and a colour product but this time instead of the stencil we received a mini stamp.
We have no clue what PaperArtsy HQ is going to send, the whole idea of this challenge is to do something crafty in our personal style with these 3 items.
We can incorporate other PA products into the mix if we feel it is necessary.
So let's take a look at what I received from PA HQ ...
As you can see a lovely trio of goodies! Tracy Scott's A5 stamp set 055 (TS055), her mini stamp 19 (TSM19) and one of Tracy's Fresco Chalk Acrylic colours too, Ochre (FF195).
In the main, my creative style generally errs to the grungy but I also have a soft spot for bold, bright colours (like Ochre) especially when set against / accented with black. I love an intricate mandala too and a strong focal so I've brought all these together to create an art panel/ journal page that I'm sharing today!
Lets take a closer look at what I made ....
I wanted to stamp all the mandalas in one session before colouring them. I knew that would mean removing each of them from the stamping platform in order to stamp the next but was mindful I may need to restamp the mandalas after painting. So to enable me to achieve perfect alignment and precision if restamping was required I ensured each of the smoothy panels were positioned flush against the top left corner of the platform, drew a arrow on the panels to indicate their orientation and left the mandala stamp in situ on the platform lid.
Next I moved on to some grunge paste stamping. I applied PaperArtsy Grunge Paste (GP190) to some off cuts of PaperArtsy Heavy Smoothy (SCA4H) and stamped into it several times with the small circle/flower stamp, being sure to clean the stamp thoroughly after each stamping. I was really happy with the grungy impressions and knew once coloured they would make great embellishments for my project.
I've shared some info/ hints and tips about stamping into/ with PaperArtsy Grunge Paste on previous posts here and here. It's also worth doing a search on the blog as a lot of the PaperArtsy bloggers/ designers have shared too. We all have a lot of love for Grunge Paste :).
NB: Always clean your stamps immediately after using them with PaperArtsy Grunge Paste or Fresco Finish Acrylics.
Using VersaFine Clair ink (Nocturne) with Tracy's mini TSM19, I stamped the young girl numerous times as I wanted to experiment with different colour combinations during painting.
Let's take a closer look at what I did ....
I began by painting the mandalas with the colour PA HQ had sent- Fresco Chalk Acrylic, Ochre (FF195), I was really impressed with how striking the Ochre looked against the white card and black stamping and was very tempted to leave it just like that.....but I didn't.
I paired it up with Tracy's Fresco Chalk Acrylic, Deep Sea (FF198), which just happens to be a colour palette high on my list of faves! A bit of research on the PaperArtsy blog also tells me both these colours were 2 of the 4 colours Tracy released back in January 2020.
The outer edges of the mandala leaves and petals were painted with one of Tracy's most recently released Fresco Chalk Acrylics, Zinc (FF235).
When I'd finished painting the mandalas there were a few places that did need re-inking and as I'd prepped for this earlier, I was able to pop the panels back on the stamping platform and restamp with precision.
A few white pen highlights here and there and the mandala's were ready to be fussy cut!
I also knew my finished design required slicing the mandalas in half. Ouch!
I moved on to colouring the grungy stamped circles. I cut them free of the larger grunge paste panel before painting each with Fresco Chalk Acrylic, Little Black Dress (FF19).
I wanted to catch the raised texture on the circles with Fresco Chalk Acrylic, Ochre (FF195) but because it's a translucent colour I knew it wouldn't show up well on the black background without an opaque or metallic base coat first. So I opted for Fresco Chalk Acrylic, Gold (FF20) then caught the Gold with Ochre (FF195).
I couldn't resist some touches of Fresco Finish Acrylic, Deep Sea (FF198) either for a 'patina' kind of vibe. Love how they turned out !
Now to colour our lovely young girls.
I kept to the 3-colour palette used so far varying the colour combinations of their tops and hair beads. For a delicate skin tone I opted for Tracy's Fresco Chalk Acrylic, Vintage Lace (FF18). Using the paints with water allowed me to control the shading, keeping it light and soft in places, slightly richer and darker in others.
I also rustled up a quick backdrop for whichever young girl I decided to use. This was simply a piece cut from an old dictionary page dipped into Fresco Chalk Acrylic, Ochre (FF195) spritzed with water, knocked back with a gentle braying of Fresco Chalk Acrylic Snowflake (FF15).
After time spent faffing with various orientations I settled on this one for the finished design.
The young girl sits behind a black wooden plinth within a black frame.
Black and white pen work highlight and add detail to her features and accessories.
Each corner of the frame is embellished with one of the grungy circles.
Manipulating the mandalas before positioning them added depth and dimension to the overall design.
I hope you have enjoyed seeing/reading about my 'with 3 things' creativity and maybe something I've shared has offered you some inspiration, perhaps even tempted you to have some fun creating in your own style 'with 3 things' .....and maybe just a few more too! ;)
Thanks for taking the time to stop by today/ tonight.
Creative wishes
Amanda
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