Mixin' Lumiere up & paintin' it on stamps is a blast. :0)
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I started out with an embossed image (so that the dark outlines wouldn't be obscured by the lumiere.) If you wipe it off right away it won't obscure the lines--if you forget like me--because it's embossed--it lets you scrape the Lumiere off afterwards (gently with your fingernail ) :0)
* Paint a coat of lumiere allover blooms & branch
* Add a layer of reinker wash over top--as though water colouring (shading etc... the way you like to) This is a mix of Basic Gray & Black craft ink and water. The Black craft gives a purpley hue, kinda neat.
* Add another Lumiere layer--if you want to tone it down at all
* Optional texturing: when it's almost dry, you can use a dead ballpoint pen, or a glaze/glitter pen to dry emboss a pattern into it
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Stamps: illumination definition text stamp from Above the Mark stamps The text is stamped on Basic Grey in white craft ink (stamped off 2x to pale it a bit); Flourish from In the Garden by Fancy Pants, (Sorry, I've no idea where the magnolia stamp is from. If you know, I'd love to hear!)
Accessories: embroidery thread (Pewter gray 457), Hodge podge hardware styled silver circle (tag & brads), Strip cut from 7gypsies gaffer tape Le Monde (tinted with Black Stazon to reduce contrast of white text), Black marker to distress edge of Plum card.
Stamps: illumination definition text stamp from Above the Mark stamps The text is stamped on Basic Grey in white craft ink (stamped off 2x to pale it a bit); Flourish from In the Garden by Fancy Pants, (Sorry, I've no idea where the magnolia stamp is from. If you
Ink: White craft, Black craft, Basic Grey reinker (mixed w Lumiere), Black Stazon ( for "love" & to tone down the 7gypsies gaffer tape)
Accessories: embroidery thread (Pewter gray 457), Hodge podge hardware styled silver circle (tag & brads), Strip cut from 7gypsies gaffer tape Le Monde (tinted with Black Stazon to reduce contrast of white text), Black marker to distress edge of Plum card.
Stunning! Your work is outstanding! Thanks so much for taking the time to share all the details. I love lumiere and can hardly wait to give this a try!