Hi everyone, it's Liesbeth 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.
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 ...
This time three of us received some wonderful PaperArtsy-Seth Apter products: the three mini stamps Seth Apter Mini 017 (was EM49), Seth Apter Mini 065 (was EM137) and Seth Apter Mini 069 (was EM141), Seth's printed tissue paper PT06 and Infusions - The Sage
Products with a beautiful bold, edgy look — I immediately imagined a large art journal spread. All three items would be perfect for that!
Lets take a closer look at what I made ....
Using the three stamps and Tsukineko Versafine Clair - Golden Meadow and Avocado I started my first layer into an A4 journal
Later on I used the stripy stamp (Seth Apter Mini 065) to create some structure. Using a palette knife, I spread some PaperArtsy Fresco Paint - Chalk here and there and pressed the stamp into it. I then stamped the picked-up paint onto another area. I repeated this several times across the entire page
At the end, I also filled some empty spaces with the stamps and Versafine Clair inks
From a sheet of tissue paper, I tore various pieces, motifs, and text, and I cut out all kinds of circles. At this stage, I never know exactly what I will or won’t end up using
My second layer, after stamping, was glueing down small torn pieces of tissue paper. I always love to use PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Matte Glaze for it, works perfect!
For the top layer, I used many of the circles, the text, and even the beautiful “branding marks” from PaperArtsy that are printed in the lower corners of the tissue paper. I painted the back of the pieces that needed to remain clearly visible. That way, they really stand out
Lets take a closer look at what I did ....
Anyone who thinks PaperArtsy Infusions – The Sage only produces green straight from the pot is in for a pleasant surprise — just look at that explosion of colour…there's brown, green, blue, yellow, rust..greens.. such a joy every single time! I sprinkled some of the powder here and there and then sprayed it with water
The entire spread before adding the circles, text and ,PaperArtsy corners`. Here you see how the paint works as a resist. I love this old, weathered look
To my surprise, unplanned, I created a sky, clouds, and bushes :-)
A big picture of a big journal spread
A detail of the finished piece
Some finishing touches I did: Using a white gel pen I made some accents, like the white of the eyes and the lines on the letters. I also made shadows at one the bottom right sides of the circles and splattered some watered down paint (PaperArtsy Fresco Paint - Gold) with a fan brush
I also used the white gel pen in and around the circles here and there, and smudged it out with my finger
This was so much fun to create, and now I am so curious what the other two girls are going to make with exactly these three same products.
I loved doing this and I hope we will inspire you, have fun!
Liesbeth XX
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