2016 #18 Autumn Girl {by Etsuko Noguchi}

2016 Topic 18: Autumn Leaves

Hello everyone Etsuko here. I'm delighted to be joining you tonight sharing a triptych that I have created for the fabulous PaperArtsy blog in the theme of Autumn Leaves.

I love to move into the  Autumn season of calm after the glamorous Summer. I tried to capture the atmosphere of Autumn. 

I started painting Golden white gesso onto the wooden icon triptych when it had dried I then used sanding blocks.

I selected lots of Autumnal shades of  Fresco Acrylic Finish.

First of all I made the two masterboards for the background by Fresco Acrylic Finish and smoothy white stamping card.

The center masterboard--I glued  pieces of book papers randomly on top of the white paper then I painted by China, Guacamole, Mermaid and Little Black Dress, also I stamped ECL09, EEV05 and Seth Apter stamps circle by Blue Glass, Tango and Vanilla.

ECL09

EEV05 

The side masterboard--(1) I first painted with Brown Shed when it dried I painted with Nougat . I made scratches using Catalyst C-62 whilst the  Nougat was still wet.

(2) I glued on some book papers and painted with Guacamole, using a stencil I added  Blue Glass then washed with  Snowflake with water onto the 1.

(3) I stamped  leaves which I painted with Tango and Pumpkin Soup onto a book paper.

(4) I fussy cut the leaves and glued  with gel medium onto the 2.

I glued all the background papers into place. 

Next I used Clare's ECL09. I was very happy when I had painted her. She is very pretty, I am not good at drawing someone's faces but this stamp is very good!! 

I made her dress using Clare's ECL09 flower stamp and Coral and Snowflake.

Also I made the butterfly using same Clare's ECL09 using  Gold and black embossing powder.

I glued every piece onto the triptych.

Finally I made the door. I attached some pieces of paper with gel medium.

 I then used Sara's stencil PS027 with Grunge Paste and I painted with Pumpkin Soup. I used TH stencil Gothic and French Roast Fresco. When it dried I added a white paint-wash and I stamped Sara's ESN20 quotes and Clare's ECL09 flower with Archival Potting Soil. Also I made the butterfly for the embellishment-- I used White Fire but the photo seems off white. I  completed the project with the some embellishments.

I really enjoyed this project, I love the Frescos they have the so many possibilities and beautiful colours that make me happy. I hope you liked today's project. 

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Oh what a beautiful girl for Autumn. The colour blending in her hair and on her face is wonderful, you brought Clare's girl stamp to life. ~Darcy

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