Hi everyone, nice to be back with you again! Liesbeth here with you today.
I was so happy and surprised to try out the brand new Frida Kahlo themed PaperArtsy Lynne Perrella stamps and stencils!
When it was finished, after playing joyfully, I had three large cards (or are they journal pages, or wall hangings...? I still don't really know ;-) )
For each card I used one stamp set and one stencil, with the challenge of using all the stamps, and I did!
As usual I couldn't stop creating, so I also made three bookmarks, one with each stamp set.
Today I'm looking forward to sharing with you what I made.
With these wonderful Frida stamps and stencils that suit me so perfectly, I love creating in my own favourite techniques, style and colours.
This is the new Lynne Perrella release, how I love it!
Stamps: LPC067, LPC077 and LPC078
Stencils: PS480, PS481 and PS482
There's something magical about holding new art supplies in your hands. The moment I unwrapped the fresh Frida stencils and stamps, I felt that familiar spark- an invitation to play, to experiment, to let creativity flow without rules!
I made this page with PaperArtsy stamp set LPC076 and stencil PS481. This is how I build up a page like this. The other two pages I show down below are made almost the same way.
Using the nice border of the stencil, small sponges and PaperArtsy Fresco paints Summer Sky, Lawn and Bubble Gum I painted the pattern onto the edges of a big card, at both sides.
I applied three colours of Distress ink, directly from the ink pad, onto the craft sheet, spritzed water and swiped the paper through the wet ink. I used Picked Raspberry, Twisted Citron and Mermaid Lagoon. The paints work as a resist here!
I dripped some water and dabbed it up to create nice spots. Using stencil PS481 again, and Distress ink Chipped Sapphire, I sponged the wonderful Frida on the dry surface.
Now it's time for the stamps!
On this card/page I used the five stamp from the stamp set PaperArtsy LPC076. First I stamped some bits and parts here and there with the Distress inks I used before.
Using Distress ink Chipped Sapphire and a finger-sponge, I sponged the side pattern from the stencil LPC076. I tried to create a kind of diagonal, and masked Frida's face to protect it. I tried to make a nice composition and I stamped the bird and women with waterproof black ink (Tsukineko StazOn Jet Black)
The finishing touches are made with white gel pen (e.g. the eyes), red and blue colour pencils and some shadowing with a charcoal pencil.
A part of the finished card and... a bookmark made with the same stamps! ( PaperArtsy LPC076) The bookmark measures 5 x 20 cm, it's very glossy paper coloured with alcohol inks, and stamped with black StazOn ink. After that I bleached the stamped images with some watered down bleach and a synthetic brush. Not everywhere...just here and there. It's finished with white gel pen and colour pencils and glued onto a blue card.
This card (or page) is made the same way, this time I used Stamp PaperArtsy LPC077 and stencil PS482. I cut out some flowers, stamped from the Frida stamps of this set onto a seperate piece of paper and coloured with Distress inks, and decorated the page with the flowers.
The bookmark is ready as well :-)
White gel pen dots into the ,water drops' will make beautiful stars!
The final card, made with PaperArtsy stamp set LPC078 and stencil PS480.
Together with the matching bookmark.
How I enjoyed working with this beautiful new Lynne Perrella stamps and stencils! The theme Frida Kahlo, the lovely detailed stamps, wow! For me, creativity is at its best in these playful moments - when I don't aim for perfection but simply enjoy the process. These stamps and stencils reminded me how freeing it is to explore, to experiment, and to let inspiration grow layer by layer.
I hope I could inspire you too!
Liesbeth XX
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