2017 #4 Garden View {by Emma Godfrey}

2017 Topic 4: Doors, Windows, Architecture

It's so lovely to see how designers work with their own stamps, and tonight Emma shares ideas with her recently released stamps. She also shares the art of using infusions in a deliciously clean and simple style to produce pops of vibrancy which contrast perfectly with white space... 

Hi everyone Emma here.

It's great to be back here on the PA blog tonight.

This project is a piece of wall art - and I'll be honest, using my stamps with this topic initially left me a bit stumped. However it didn't take too long to come up with the idea of using my circle stamps as window frames. I was also limited with what supplies I had on hand - but then again, sometimes that can be a good thing.

The frame I've used was a Mossebo frame from IKEA, and it comes with a handy internal segment which allows you to use it as a box frame or a normal frame - and for this project I used it for both!

I love making these flowers up with stamp set EEG22 (stockists list here).

I design most of my stamp focal images to be open so that you can stamp them onto patterned papers, book text, or backgrounds you make yourself (as I've done here with the Violetta Infusions and some of the Fresco Finish paints). The white flowers were overstamped with...

MN23

...which is another great way to use them - lots and lots of options!

As I mentioned in the stamp release blog post, I've cut my circle stamps (from EEG23) up so that I can use them separately. To cut out the insides of the stamped circles on my background I find it easiest to punch some holes into each centre with a pokey tool, then rough cut a circle out, before then cutting it neatly.

Layering everything up was my favourite bit ... deciding what to put in each of the windows and adding a little bit of sparkle (of course).

I've been playing with this flower idea using the other new Infusion colours - and I can't tell you which one is my favourite, as they're all gorgeous. I think this idea could work really well for cards too ... and Mother's Day is coming up so that gives me an idea ...

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Wow, I love this Emma. I think you are right...sometimes not having all your stash to hand forces you to be resourceful, and this has worked a treat! ~ Leandra

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