For Ky's Let's Play Favourites MIXed media challenge. I have loads of mediums (acrylic paint, dox, acrylic sprays, luster rub-ons, Nuvo Drops....) and I was inspired by her favourite artist - the bright, bold colours in THESE tags.
But dealing with an unwanted Windows update which left me with a VGA screen resolution wasn't conducive to feeling very creative. I wasn't ignoring the "your favourite technique" part of the challenge...but what inspired me was the use of gel prints. I don't have a gel plate, so I tried the monoprinting technique tutorial using a sheet of glass. No go...but I wasn't going to waste it, so this deep blue panel is one of my fails. I stencil monoprinted it with TCW Art Deco leaves using cracked pistachio. And I stamped a text stamp (HA) in Versafine Smokey Grey. Then I stamped the peacock swirl, and added some white gel pen detailing to it. Stamped JOY (also inspired by the art Ky shared, use of tex) in black and several times in white. Added chunky gold EP and cut my tag down to size, edging it with a nearly dead Krylon pen.
The poinsettia has been on the floor for months - it's Verve, stamped and embossed in gold on a dictionary page and coloured with ??. The leaves are die-cut from a scrap from my background box, embossed with a textile ef and sponged with luster rub-ons, then edged with black. I added some silver washi tape and a gem brad, and a little wooden bird. The black JOY is gone over with Nuvo translucent jewel drops.
Background layer - white card embossed with the same ef. Buffed with luster rub-ons from Craft-T. Still meh...stencilled with a TCW basketweave stencil and white paint. Better but still meh. Spritzed with some Brusho acrylic sprays and now it's looking better. I did use a TH mask in the red area, but it got covered up. Stamped Gorgeous Grunge over it in black, matted it on gold and added it to the base.
The tag and the poinsettia are both popped up on foam. The border of the tag still needs a little more something, maybe outlining in gold Stickles. I need a new leafing pen!
Date: Friday, February 2, 2018 GMT Views: 747
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Registered: June 27, 2012 Location: Washington Posts: 25246
Sun, Feb 04, 2018 @ 2:14 AM
I'm soaking all this mixed media in, Sabrina...I read, I look, I read...etc. You have used an amazing amount of mediums to achieve this STUNNING result...tag to cards always one of my favorites ways to go. This one is over the top gorgeous...love all the sparkle and glitzy in small doses here and there (poinsettia a particular favorites)!
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Registered: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 83888
Sun, Feb 04, 2018 @ 4:53 AM
So pretty, Sabrina. Some fab techniques and details.
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Registered: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 83888
Sun, Feb 04, 2018 @ 4:53 AM
So pretty, Sabrina. Some fab techniques and details.
------------------------------ Nancy Williams - Hope your day is Spirit-filled and ink-filled (in that order)!DRS Designs-DT, Punchkateerforever, Dirty Dozen Alumni
Registered: May 23, 2009 Location: sunny california Posts: 9825
Sun, Feb 04, 2018 @ 9:11 AM
I like the leaves on the embossed bg that are repeated in the leaves on tggr tag. Such s pretty shade of blue and the red flower looks fantastic. The touches of gold are perfect. I miss all the time I had in the gallery to enjoy your amazing, technique filled cards.
Registered: March 8, 2005 Location: Halfway between Dallas and Houston Posts: 24020
Sun, Feb 04, 2018 @ 3:54 PM
Sabrina, I love the mix of beautiful and blended colors on this. The texture on the background and on the leaves is so eye catching. then I see the gold flecks and keep going from one place on the card to the next admiring all the details I see! Sometimes when we just wait for the right elements to come together we get a masterpiece, like you did here!
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