Love Bugs....!!
Hi everyone!
Well, it's my second week as Guest Designer for Stampotique and I'm having lots of fun.
I can't think of anything better than being surrounded by amazing stamps, a cup of tea and the potential to make a great mess - my perfect day..!
This Is my second 'Love Bug' project. I decided to make a Canvas this time and already had a stamp in mind to use - I love it...
I wanted to use Brusho's as the colourant this time, as Ive haven't really used them very much. I wanted a 'greenish' background, so I stuck mainly to greens, but also turquoise, blue and yellow so it looked like it was outside?!
I applied some brushos to the dry canvas first of all, then spritzed them with some water and dried.
Once dry, I chose a fairly open stencil and used some texture paste and although the brushos had been dried, some of the colour still wicked into the paste. Let it dry completely.
Then I wet the canvas again and applied more pigment, until I was happy with the coverage. If there was too much in one place, it's easy to just mop it up with some kitchen paper.
I coloured my stamped images in with watercolour paint, I used Prima Watercolours and I
adhered them to the canvas.
To make it more of a Love Bug theme, I added wings to backs of the friends jumpers ('Take your Time' stamp by Daniel Torrente ) and the bumble bee and moth.
I added the fabulous Patio Lights and used a 3D varnish on the bulbs, so that when they dried they actually looked like light bulbs. Then I adhered everything else in place.
I thought it was quite a summery looking scene and I hope warmer weather is on its way soon!
The stamps I used were:
It would be great if you could join in the challenge.
Here is the link you need:- Stampotique Designers Challenge SDC266 'Love Bugs'
We would love to see your fabulous creations....
Happy Crafting.... Gemma xx
We would love to see your fabulous creations....
Happy Crafting.... Gemma xx
AWESOME - LOVE your canvas xxx
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