2016 #20 Three by Three {by Emma Godfrey}

2016 Topic 120: Squares and Grids

Hi everyone Emma Godfrey here. Tonight I'd like to share with you this evening with a post about squares and grids. As soon as I saw this topic come up on the calendar, I knew I wanted to do it ... and that my rounded squares in EEG17 would be perfect. Though technically not exactly "square", I think they fit the bill, and with this grid layout it works anyway!

I chose to make a piece of wall art (I do love putting projects in frames) using a masterboard for the centres of the squares, and stamping the main squares onto a piece of pearlescent paper.

Step One: The aperture of my frame is 9.5" square, so I cut a piece of pearlescent paper to this size. I then marked the center in pencil and worked out where the squares above, below, to the left and to the right would go. I stamped the large square from EEG17 in Jet Black Archival Ink. As you can see I didn't get it perfect, but it was close enough!

 EEG17

Step Two: On a A5 piece of Smoothy card I brayered layers of Fresco Finish paints Lake Wanaka, Haystack, Antarctic, Amethyst and Snowflake.

Step Three: I added some stamping and stenciling - the circle from EEV01 was stamped in Fresco Finish Snowflake; the TCW Mini Believe Script stencil was stenciled with Archival Ink Cobalt; the dots on the PaperArtsy Stencil PS035 was stenciled in Archival Ink Cactus Flower; the TCW Chickenwire Reversed was stenciled in Archival Ink Jet Black; a small star stamp from EEG20 was stamped using Archival Ink Jet Black.

 EEV01 

EEG20

Step Four: To add more interest and some bling I stamped bits of MN72 in Archival Ink Jet Black, added some spots using the wrong end of two paint brushes (a big brush with Fresco Finish Snowflake and a fine brush with Fresco Finish Gold - this will give you different sized spots), and finished by stamping a small bottle lid dipped in Fresco Finish Gold.

 MN72 

Step Five: I stamped the squares onto my masterboard - I overlapped the spiky bits, as I wasn't going to use those. This meant I could get 12 onto the sheet, so once I cut out the center squares I could pick my 9 favourites. I added some highlights to the squares with an Extra Fine White Sharpie pen (and I also coloured in the dots on the spiky bits on the pearlescent sheet). To complete the project I stuck the squares on with 3D foam pads to add some dimension.

Here's a close up of some of the squares…

I was really pleased with how the project turned out - I {love} the colour combo and everytime I look at it closely I see something different in one of the squares. I think it would be fun to shrink the grid style down and use it on cards using one of the smaller stamps in EEG17 ... ooh, in a different colour combination it could make some fun (and quick and easy) Christmas cards ... what do you think?

See you again soon!

Emma

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Fabulous masterboard Emma and the rounded square is the perfect frame with its twiddly bits at the edges. Raising the centre pieces makes them more of a focus, subtle but effective dimension. ~Darcy

We would love to see how you interpret this Squares and Grids topic by linking what you make to our 2016 Challenge #20: Squares and Grids, on this page HERE.

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