A big Hello everyone,
Michelle back with a little something fun....and a bit of a challenge!
As part of the Artified team I received a little kit of goodies to play with, and to give myself a further challenge I decided to keep to these supplies as much as possible, to prove that you do not need much in the way of supplies to create.
So lets get on with it shall we?......here is the mini kit I received:
The products included are:
I had to really put my thinking cap on for this one, as that colour was tricky (at least it was for me, kept looking like blood if I wanted any drippage LOL!).
I wanted to stick with minimal colour palette and use supplies that everyone has in their stash.
So here is my creation using the supplies sent with the addition of a few staples, like Gesso, stamps and washi tape.
And here is how I created it.
I found breaking that blank page was the hardest thing to do, once I got going though I got on a roll and it came together easily and quickly....so much so I forgot to get a few pics for the step by step, so apologies there....next time I think i should do a video!
Lets get on with it shall we....
- First thing I did was to coat the paper with a layer of white Gesso.
- Then I tried to create a colour that was not so "in your face"....so to speak....so I added some white gesso to create a softer background colour then added it to the page and sprayed it with water to move the colour around.
- While still wet, I added some Shapes to the background using the stencil and a fairly dry baby wipe to rub the paint back, revealing cool textures.
- Then I added a few splashes with the original Watermelon paint colour.
- Next I added Black Gesso to some white Gesso to get a grey colour, and added some splashes to the page.
- I then added a few of the circle shapes across the page with a sponge through the stencil (and here is where I got a little carried away and forgot a few progress shots so I will try and talk you through it!
- The circles looked cool but I needed more interest so added some lines with a card in both Watermelon and the grey colours.
- Then it was time to scribble and make some marks with the Stabilo pencil, loved using the lines here.
- I added a piece of torn book paper across the middle of the page ready to add the main focal point.
- Adding a few cool dots using black gesso through the stencil and torn strips of washi tape across the book paper creates a cohesive composition.
- Oopsy once again got really carried away with the process, so here is what I did:
- I stamped some Face images on the Deli paper making sure they overlapped a little, then stamped a third image on scrap paper and gave her a little rosy cheek using a watermelon gesso mix of paint. This image will be the main focal point to the page.
- Using gel medium I glued the tissue images down first then the main face with the rosy cheeks.
- I used the pencil to add some scribbly details to the main image and more scribbles onto the background.
- Using an alphabet stamp and the Watermelon paint I added the "SHE" words and more lines with a card.
- I stamped some sentiments to add to the words on scrap paper, glued them down and added some pen work to highlight both words and phrases.
- And so my page is done... a monochrome composition using supplies that most of you all have. Why not give it a go?
Here is the full list of supplies:
Dina Wakley Stamps: "Face in The Crowd"
Alphabet stamps.
Thanks so much for dropping by, cannot wait to see what the other DT girls create!
Till next time,
