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.

I then only had to mounted the elements with 3D tapes, et voilà!

I love the contrast between the deep purple and all the gold!

Creating a project with limited supplies is fun: it forces you to think of composition and contrast and the most impactful way to use what you have.

Thank you for reading. I hope this inspires you!

Dominique

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May 2025 - With 3 Things - Romantic journal cover {by Dominique Bennani}

Hi friends,

It's Dominique Bennani (from dabennani) with you for another 'With 3 Things' challenge post.

For this feature on the PaperArtsy Blog 3 identical items are sent to members of the PaperArtsy Blogging team. Typically we will receive a stamp, a stencil and a couple of Fresco Paints.

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.

This time around, the PaperArtsy team invited me to participate as a guest blogger. I was very happy and honored to represent one of my favorite brands! So let's take a look at what I received from PA HQ...

I was overjoyed to be working with a stamp set from Lynne Perrella. She is an artist I love and admire. I have had the privilege to learn from her; I think this artistic meeting was one of the most influential in my life.

With my mystery package, I have made a romantic and shiny journal cover...... let's take a closer look.

As my first step, I applied randomly splashes of my two Fresco Finish acrylic paints, Rose and Sage, letting them dry between coats. I intentionally applied more pink colour in the middle of my space where the lady’s face will be stamped. This random paint application technique, as well as stamping people directly on a coloured background, I learned from Lynne Perrella so it seemed appropriate to use for this project.

I made an happy discovery while mixing Sage and the Rose ☺️: they make a magnificent skin colour!

To add more texture, I then applied randomly a thin layer of golden paste (I used Golden Hour from the Rangers' Solar paste line). I love the shine.

With such detailed stamps, it is important to have a smooth substrate so once the thin layer of paste dried, I lightly sanded the surface then applied a thin coat of clear gesso.

I stamped my focal image, the main lady from Lynne Perrella's stamp set LPC057, with a stamping tool so that I could strategically add some paint on top. Then once the acrylic had dried I could just stamp the image again for perfect definition.

I also added more stamping to build a composition.

Time for some stenciling! I use black paste (from Rangers) with two elements of PaperArtsy stencil PS107 by Scrapcosy, the word Journal and one of the isolated flowers to frame my stamped images.

I then use the same golden paste used onto the background to stencil the element « journal » again. I carefully bumped the stencil to offset it from the black version, creating a shadow effect. I love the contrast, it really makes the word shine!

To create more dimension, I applied a thin layer of the same golden paste from Rangers onto a different piece of manilla card stock, then stamped onto the golden surface a few of the same images from the composition. These elements were fussy cut to be layered on top of the same ones in my composition.

I just added a few final embellishments to finish my piece with a pop of texture, and it was ready!

I love the subtle tones and shine of this project.

I loved taking part of this challenge. I think challenges are essential to push my artistic process to evolve. I hope that you liked this sneak peek into my creativity and that you got inspired to play yourself.

Dominique x

 

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