PaperArtsy: With 3 Things - Gilded Art Tag {by Dominique Bennani}

Saturday, 14 March 2026

With 3 Things - Gilded Art Tag {by Dominique Bennani}

Hello makers, it's Dominique from @dabennani with you today for a 'With 3 Things' challenge post.

This feature on the PaperArtsy Blog is where 3 identical items are sent to 3 members of the PaperArtsy Blogging team. Typically we will receive a stamp, a stencil and a colour product.

We have no clue what PaperArtsy HQ is going to send, the whole idea of this challenge is to do something crafty in our personal style with these 3 items.

We can incorporate other PA products into the mix if we feel it is necessary.

So let's take a look at what I received from PA HQ ...

Here are the three elements I received from Paper Artsy: a Lynne Perrella collection stamp set LPC027, Paper Artsy printed tissue PT07 Backgrounds, and Paper Artsy Fresco Finish acrylic paint in Purple Majesty colour.

I love Lynne Perrella designs and was inspired by purple as a royal colour. I wanted to create a luxurious project with it so I chose rich gold to contrast.

Lets take a closer look at what I made ....

I chose the main lady in her stripey dress and ribbons from LPC027 by Lynne Perrella, stamped her on Manilla card stock and fussy cut her to create the base of my focal element.

I wanted to use the postmarks as embellishments so I stamped my image again, this time in clear embossing ink. I then sprinkled gold embossing powder onto the inked image, focusing on the postmarks. I repeated This last step twice to have enough extra elements for the final composition.

I then cut the postmarks out with round dies or a punch to be able to layer them.

For my base, I used a manilla tag that I decorated with the PT07 Printed Tissue. I used clear gesso to glue torn pieces to create my own composition of text and logos.

To colour my base, I randomly applied the Purple Majesty Fresco paint , moping the excess when necessary. This colour is translucent so you can still see the tissue through it.

I repeated the process with some Nougat Fresco Finish to soften the effect. Nougat is opaque so I diluted the paint so the collage was still be visible under the paint layers.

I then carefully painted certain elements of the image from LPC027 with the Purple Majesty colour to create interest and contrast.

I used metallic gold watercolour to highlight specific areas and tie the main image with the embossed elements.

To also add some gilding to the background, I sprayed some water onto the tag and scattered embossing gold powder on it, removing excess powder with a brush. The powder sticks to the water droplets and you then just have to heat set it for a random organic splatter effect.