2021 Topic 8: Nature's Treasure with ELB {by Nikki Acton}

2021 Topic 8: Nature's Treasure

Dreamy shades of blues onto a gel plate and instant backgrounds are created, but look how that white embossing powder creates a contrasting 'pop' ! This tiled background is such a great idea!

~ Leandra

Hi everyone, Nikki here from Addicted to Art with you today, with my project for Nature's Treasure. I have the pleasure of using wonderful stamps from Lin Brown.

As I couldn't decide which stamps to use I created a tiled card that allowed me to use several stamps from Lin's series of stamps featuring leaves and grasses. 

I started by creating my backgrounds using PaperArtsy Fresco Chalk Acrylics (Captain Peacock and Blue Oyster) and my gel plate.

I have used a 5x7inch card base - I roughly calculated the sizes of my card pieces creating an asymmetrical design.

 

The background which I have cut into pieces, was simply created by adding a few blobs of each colour on the plate and then 'smooshing' some card stock in it - just to get some varied blue tones.

 

 

I then took my stamps from Lin Brown, selecting a mix of leaves and grasses from ELB30, ELB31 and ELB33.

 

I used Versamark to stamp my images and white embossing powder to heat emboss. I love how the stamps vary in their detail / intensity with some providing a more subtle image.

 

 

In the background I have used a combination of the script stamp from ELB30 and the dotty circles from ELB 29. I used Ranger Archival (Forget me Not) and Versafine Clair (Paradise) inks.

Finally I added one of the quotes from Alison Bomber Set 21 (EAB21) - Nature Edition. 

 The bolder blue ink was used along with the extra leaf to create a focal point.

 

 

I chose to cut the quote into separate lines before adding to the card.

 

 

Creating cards or journal pages with tiles or a patchwork effect creates added interest and allows a variety of imagery to be used.

Nikki x

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2021 Topic 7: Stamp Mash Up JOFY, EEG, ESN, I&D minis {by Nikki Acton}

2021 Topic 7: Stamp Mash Up

Nikki is restricting herself with the amount of stamps and colours - and her creativity has soared as a result. Using limited colours also means that everything is perfectly coordinated too. She used some fab gel prints plus all the leftovers to create multiple layers and some gorgeous cards.

~ Keren

Hi everyone, Nikki here from Addicted to Art to share my mash up of stamps by JOFY, Emma Godfrey (EEG), Sara Naumann (ESN) and Minis. 

I decided to use 2 of the stamp sets primarily for background content and the other two as focal points. I wanted to make a few cards so started with gel printing - giving me a selection of backgrounds to work with - that are different but colour coordinated.

I began with 3 main colours of Fresco Chalk Acrylics (Lavender, Persimmon and Captain Peacock) and my gel plate.

 

The prints were created using the selected stamp sets to either add to the gel plate or remove the paint. You can see there are also some prints of leftover paints - I keep these as they are great for stamping on when you just want a bit of colour.

For my first card I featured the Ink and the Dog mini set 53 (MN53).

 

I selected three of my gel prints that worked together and cut to size. The base layer contains the leaves from Sara Naumann Set 39 (ESN39) - actually a Christmas set - but I just focussed on stamping the leaves.

 

 

You can also see behind the stamped words the swirly circles from Emma Godfrey Set 15 (EEG 15) - these circles feature on quite a few of the prints!

 

The second card was designed in the same way and the same base layer, but this time I featured stamps from JOFY set 101 (JOFY101) and a greeting from Emma Godfrey Mini (EM18).

The bubble stamp is fabulous - with Fresco Chalk Acrylic (Captain Peacock) on the gel plate I placed my stamp on the plate to stamp off - leaving the negative image of the stamp - hence the bubbles / circles are the white of the card.

 

The flowers were stamped on one of those messy mop up prints I mentioned and a bit of white pen work added.

 

The final card is very similar but with a slightly different layout. (I was running out of prints!).

The swirly circles from Emma Godfrey Set 15 (EEG15) can be seen again in the background and I have used a different sentiment Mini Set 20.

 

If you have limited supplies or have so much you cant decide what to do, these mash up challenges are great. I find that by limiting myself to certain colours or stamp sets it's a great way to drive a bit of creativity!

Nikki x

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