Monday 28 March 2016

Red and green should never be seen

I hope you have all had a Good Easter break and that Storm Katie hasn't kept you busy repairing damage to your garden fences etc. We have been lucky, our fences are still erect, though we seem to have gained some else's felt roof, and a bucket!
A few weeks ago it was my birthday and my fabulous family gifted me some spondoodlies to spend as I wish. So off to my favourite craft shop I went ( That's Crafty run by the lovely Laura) and filled my basket to my hearts content. However with life being life, today has been the first chance I have had to play. So, with a nice hot cup of tea and some Easter Eggs for sustenance I set myself up in my craft area (aka the kitchen table) and hey presto....my mind went blank! Drinking the tea and eating the chocolate didn't help so I had a browse of the various blogs and found that That's Crafty run a challenge, this months being Red and Green, so hey ho ......
I began by brayering a background with PaperArtsy Fresco paints (Hey Pesto, Guacamole, Tinned Peas and Cheesecake, then began building on the background  with various texture stamps and used a couple of bottle tops to stamp the larger circles. Using black Archival I stamped Dylusion Fancy Floral flowers and stems then filled in the gaps of of my dodgy stamping with a black pen and extended the stems until they joined in all the right places. I first painted them with the Fresco paints, and then I added shading with a selection of Polychromo pencils ( that you cant see because my photography skills are pants!). With great trepidation (wonky is my middle name) I stamped the quote (from Rogue Redhead Designs Floriculture) in black Archival (phwew it was reasonably straight) at the top. I wanted a bee for balance and to fit in with the quote, however the stamps I possessed were either too big, too small or the wrong style so I had a go at drawing one! Rather pleased with my squillionth attempt I painted him and cut him out (I shall name him Baldrick as I am watching Rowan Atkinson in Maigret as I am writing this and I keep expecting Baldrick to pop up with "I have a cunning plan"....) stuck him in place with Cosmic Shimmer and drew on his antennae that I accidently amputated while cutting him out! I edged the page with Forest Moss Distress Ink and then doodled around the edge with my black pen. I hope you like it and can forgive my ineptitude with the camera, and please be gentle about Baldrick!

Entered into the following challenges:

That's Crafty Red and Green should never be seen?
Moving along with the times
The Artistic Stamper Springtime

15 comments:

  1. Yay! Welcome to blogland Debbie!! A great post and project, I like how you thought outside the box when you didn't have a suitable stamp and I think your bee is much better hand drawn anyway. Great job!! Look forward to seeing more posts x

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  2. Hey Debbie,great blog!Not only are you very talented,you make me laugh....a lot! I now have a coffee spattered tag as a result! More posts wanted xx

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  3. Hey Debbie,great blog!Not only are you very talented,you make me laugh....a lot! I now have a coffee spattered tag as a result! More posts wanted xx

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  4. Great project and first post Debbie!

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  5. Great project and first post Debbie!

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  6. Welcome to blog land Debbie. Hope you can keep it up better than me!!!! Great post and I love what you've done. Look forward to seeing more xxx

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  7. Well done you ! Looking forward to many more X

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  8. Thank you everyone for your lovely comments xxx

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  9. Your card is lovely and delighted to see you here in blogland, welcome.

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  10. Lovely blog Debbie...clever you 😊 & those colours are so good together..loving it & that Bee 😀 hugs x

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  11. Lovely blog Debbie...clever you 😊 & those colours are so good together..loving it & that Bee 😀 hugs x

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  12. So pretty, thanks for joining us at MAWTT, xxxx

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  13. Lovely card Debbie. Love those bold yet delicate flowers. Thanks for joining us at MAWTT.

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