Thursday, 13 February 2020

All good things

For my second inspiration make for the Country View Challenge on the theme "Splatters, Splashes and Drips", I tried to save a failed design.


Originally, it had been stamped and stencilled with Distress Oxide inks and, when it didn't turn out as planned, I added Tim Holtz resist spray through a DIY stencil (Memory Box and Tim Holtz dies if I recall correctly). The reason I used die-cuts and not bought stencils is that the Resist spray will not clean up off of the stencil.

I applied Fresco paints in several layers and stamped with the hand writing from the Paper Artsy set HP1903 in Versamagic Eggplant and another image from the same set in black.

My focal point is a sentiment from the Paper Artsy HP1901 stamped with Versamark and embossed in white. The stamp already has some splatters on it but I felt duty bound to add mine. I tried flicking white paint with my Graphmaster acrylic paint and wow! it worked perfectly. Saved me on the hassle of getting a brush, water and paint and the clean up that follows...

All I can say is the end result is better than I started with, and I would love to know what you think....

Don't forget to enter our Country View Challenge for the chance to win a £20 voucher for the shop.

Thanks for coming by,
I am entering the The Artistic Stamper and Addicted to stamps challenges.
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13 comments:

  1. Flo Langley13 February 2020 at 13:47

    Looks fabulous. Just goes to show never throw anything away. The paint layers add more depth. Thanks for the tip about the stencils. Hugs Flo x

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  2. aussie aNNie14 February 2020 at 10:52

    Beautiful creation and great colours. Thanks for entering into our challenge , good luck in the final draw…
    [aNNie Design Team Member for Addicted to Stamps and More Challenges]

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  3. Monika Gulyas14 February 2020 at 13:59

    Great grungy surface and great colours!!! xx

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  4. Cocofolies14 February 2020 at 16:52

    Un très beau rattrapage !!!! Lol.
    Bravo Christine, je t'aime dans tous les styles !
    Bon week-end, bises

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  5. Sue14 February 2020 at 20:59

    I think it looks fab, I really like the grungy feel to it. Have a very happy and crafty weekend, Sue xx

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  6. Crafty Claire15 February 2020 at 10:26

    I love the grungy feel and the sense of lots of layers. Fits the sentiment perfectly xx

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  7. Let's Art Journal15 February 2020 at 19:05

    A beautiful make! I love the layers of paint and the sunshiny colours are perfect to brighten up the grey day we've been having today 😀. Happy weekend! Hugs, Jo x

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  8. Corrie Herriman17 February 2020 at 14:24

    It is gorgeous !
    Corrie xx

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  9. Felix the Crafty Cat19 February 2020 at 21:17

    Certainly looks like a success to me. Lots of grungy detail layers, love it. Happy creative week, Angela xXx

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  10. Sandma's Handmade Cards20 February 2020 at 12:02

    This is fabulous and I love the depth of colour that you get from acrylic paints. I had my five year old Granddaughter over for a crafting day yesterday and we used lots of them on my Gelli Plate, needless to say that she loves them too, those and Brushos. Basically, anything that makes a real mess but we had a fabulous day together. She's about the only one in my family who shares my passion for crafting! x

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  11. Jennie -The Artistic Stamper28 February 2020 at 10:05

    Fabulous creation! Thank you for joining in The Artistic Stamper Creative Challenge

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  12. Words and Pictures6 March 2020 at 13:51

    The colourful grungy background is fabulous - all those previously rejected layers add great depth. I really love the white embossed sentiment.
    Alison x

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  13. nefertiti20 April 2020 at 08:13

    Bon ça la patouille j'adore!

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