2020 #15 Yearning with Ink and the Dog Collection {by Corrie Herriman}

 2020 Topic 15: Shades Of White

Corrie has headed away from her usual love for bright colours and thrown herself into this topic with great aplomb. You'd never know she wasn't used to doing a monochrome palette as this is fresh and serene with lots of great textural details.

~ Keren

Hi everyone, it's Corrie with you today, and for the 'Shades Of White' topic I'd like to share with you a wall decoration. I had to have a long think about this topic as I am not very well known for 'shades of white' or subtlety; I am more a bright colours person but I thought it would be a good way to challenge myself. 

Because I felt that I couldn't achieve a lot of impact with just white-ish paints and stamps for this topic, I thought it would be a good idea to use 'odds and sods' in different shades of white i.e. pieces of different papers, ribbons, lace, beads etc. So that is what I did and here is the result:

I normally don't use a lot of these materials, frankly because they are scattered around in my room in different boxes but also because I simply never think about them. I often just grab paints and stencils and stamps. I did enjoy doing something different and here is how:

I found an Ikea Frame in my stash that I thought was great for this project. I took out the passepartout and decided I wanted to have polka dots. To achieve the dots I used a Tim Holtz Blending tool that I dipped into the PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylics and then pressed it randomly onto the passe partout. I used the colours : {Cloud 9}, almost invisible on the photo, {Eggshell} and {Concrete}.   I did want some colour in my project but kept it down by using these very light colours. When the paint was dry I added some stamping using PaperArtsy Ink and the Dog Backgrounds 5 {BG5}. 

 

These were some of the odds and sods I was talking about. I didn't even use all of it. It is a great way of getting rid of all the bits you collect over the years with the intention of using them up and usually end up in a box, never to be seen again ! 

I placed some of the stuff in clusters at the right hand bottom of the passepartout and some on the other side more to the top to balance it. To remember how I wanted it to look in the end I took a photo as reference. I then took everything off and glued it down in place one by one. 

Here is the result. I think it turned out quite nice. Later I added some more pieces to make it look even better.  

I used a brayer and the same colour PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylics again to make a little background for my main image. This will be placed in the hole of the passepartout. 

Next I stamped everything I wanted to use still, again I used {BG5} and a second Ink and the Dog set called Femme 3 {F3}. I didn't use the eyes in the end. I also changed my mind about the lady and decided I wanted her in the middle of the piece of paper so I cut off a piece of this panel on the right and reattached it on the left with a piece of ribbon in between to make it look intentional. 

 

So, I added two of the sentiments to the passepartout; 'fascination' on the top right and 'lust' at the bottom right cluster where I also added a Marlene Dietrich postage stamp I found in my stash. After I put the middle piece of paper back together I added stamping to the left with {BG5}, piece of book paper and lastly I added the word 'yearning' as a main sentiment for my lady. To make it stand out more I glued it onto some book paper first. 

After I was happy with it I declared it done and put it into the frame !!

I really enjoyed making this, it is nice to do something that you normally don't do. We all get into a rut sometimes and end up doing the same things over and over again. It was great to use paint in a different way i.e. not applying with a brush or fingers. It was also great to think and decide about where to put things to make it look pretty.  I hope you will have a rummage through your craft space and see what you come up with. You wouldn't even have to stick with white. You could collect bits that are different shades of yellow or blue or purple; combine with similar paint colours and have fun. 

Thank you for stopping by today ! I hope you enjoyed my process and that you come and see me at my other locations too:

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2018 #18 Stamping Platforms: Aperture Multi-coloured Fabric Stamping {by Keren Baker}

 2018 Topic 18: Stamp Platform Techniques

What is it about fabric projects!? I LOVE them! Maybe it's because I started life as a sewer and quilter...and when both papercraft and fabric worlds collide I am in heaven! Up to her usual tricks, Keren still has a surprise up her sleeve! ~ Leandra

Hi everyone, it's Keren here with you today, and I'd like to share with you some simple techniques with stamping on fabric and using the stamping platforms to create a really high quality finish.

I adore sewing but often stamping on fabric is bit hit and miss. Being able to repeatedly stamp is just perfect!

I loved trying out different techniques- particularly using an aperture to stamp through, making a new shape, multi coloured stamping and lining up stamps to create fuller areas of image

This is a great technique for creating a different look with your stamps. I decided to use the Seth Apter set for the pattern using Seth Apter 02

You can see how imperfect the stamping is. I've used some Catherine Pooler inks. These are dye based so therefore not permanent. Adding some fabric medium would help set the inks a little. 

This creates a fab effect that stretches your images. Next up, using it as a positioner to line up images. Using pieces of card butted up to the edges so it's easy to position the next placement and by stamping on that, you can see whether the alignment is good before stamping on the fabric. I used Archival Ink but I often use Stazon on fabric too.  

I used Ink & The Dog Collection: Backgrounds - Plate 5 (BG5)

  

To add some detailing to the bag, I wanted to layer the fabric. The mercerised cotton is thin enough to see through but by adding some slashes into the fabric, you could see through. By pressing the edges open, it shows through the stamped fabric underneath.

I loved adding some butterflies by stamping on interfaced fabric. Interfacing (for the non-sewers) means the fabric won't fray and is easy to cut out. All that was needed was to add some wadding and sew around, quilting sample areas.

The sentiment and butterflies were from the Hot Picks set HP1506

Then sew on the butterflies and sew up the bag. 

I think if I did this again, I'd try using ink refills mixed with a fabric medium so that the bag would stand up to trips in the rain and an occasional wash. It's too small to be a proper bag, so maybe I'll get away with it. It was really worthwhile trying out some of the different benefits of a stamping platform; multi colour stamping is one of the main ones, and getting this precise stamped image is nigh on impossible. If you're looking for a grungy or distressed look, then it wouldn't matter, but this is a clean looking style, so as near to perfection as possible was important. 

Hope you have as much fun using your stamp platforms as I did!
Keren x

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