Hi everyone, Suzz here. I have popped back to the PaperArtsy blog to bring you this card project. It is full of interest and texture and I hope you enjoy seeing the process.
I have been busy playing with my gelli plate and the Fresco Finishes (Claret, Snowflake, Vintage Lace) to create a pretty-in-pink background.
I started playing with equal parts of Claret and Snowflake on the Gelli Plate as the base color mixed together. I took a strip of sequin waste and used it to pull the paint off and added in Vintage Lace. I ended up with a few different pieces of background papers. .
I picked out one of the backgrounds,and began by stamping the Wings Plate 1 in Ranger Archival Ink - Potting Soil.
I added a few more butterflies and text from the Wings set in brown,layering them over the stamped script to build depth.
I loved how the circles turned out, and decided to stamp in some splotches from the Hot Picks Xtra01 - Backgrounds.
Finally I stamped another butterfly and layered it over the main image, I then used watercolor pencils to add a touch of blue and yellow on all the images. To add further interest I distressed the edges with a prima tool before matting onto black cardstock.
I hope you feel inspired and I can't wait to see what you come up with if you get a moment. Suzz.
A huge thank you Suzanne from PaperArtsy HQ. It is great to see an example of Fresco paints being used on the Gelli plate. A wonderful background for all your details. The pink and blue blend so well and make the brown focal images even more striking.
A huge thank you Suzanne from PaperArtsy HQ. It is great to see an example of Fresco paints being used on the Gelli plate. A wonderful background for all your details. The pink and blue blend so well and make the brown focal images even more striking.
Fabulous suzz!!
ReplyDeleteSo gorgeous, the different look great & work perfectly together.
ReplyDeleteooo I love it, those grungy edges are fab and the colours scheme, and the stamps, Just love the lot! Michelle x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. I love the contrasting colours, what a great piece.
ReplyDeleteEmma x
Loving your paint effect. Julie x
ReplyDeleteTextures, colours, images, all fab and exciting! X
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!! xx
ReplyDeletewonderfully distressed and grungy Suzz!
ReplyDeletebeautiful-love the colours
ReplyDeleteFantastic background and colours
ReplyDeletegorgeous-love the colours
ReplyDeleteWhat fab colour choices !!
ReplyDeleteGood to see you back Sue. Wonderful mix of colours, textures and stamps. Love the highlighting around the images.
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Lesley Xx
I love this Suzz, it really made me want a Gelli plate even more! The stamps you used are still my favourites: they were the first PA stamps I ever bought! Julie Ann xx
ReplyDeleteGorgeous work Suzanne! Nicola x
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