A good crafting friend of mine had recently been on a paper making course and was showing me what she had made and very generously offered me some of her papers. The one I chose inspired my canvas this month. It was made from sunflower seeds and stems from a sunflower. It is very delicate so I added some clear gesso for extra strength before I could start adding to it. You can see it as my background on top of the canvas. It gives a great layer of texture to the piece.
I used one of the stamps from Alison Bomber's set Umbels which I stamped onto tissue paper and then added it to the handmade paper. My friend had also just got back from the US and had kindly bought me a Tim Holtz ephemera pack. Can you believe she went into one of the craft stores and they had never heard of him!! The pieces I chose were the perfect colour for my muted autumnal background.
I added some Distress Ink to the edges of the canvas and used one of Alison's crackle stamps to stamp around the edges.
4 comments:
Such a gentle tranquil design Fiona, layered with so many beautiful elements made even more special with those handmade papers. A lovely display.
Happy crafty October Hugs Tracey x
Beautiful vintage style make Fiona, has a great textural look about it xx
What a fabulous canvas! The papers are so pretty and you used them so beautifully as part of your design, it reminds me of autumn 😊. Wishing you a very Happy October! Hugs, Jo x
What a precious offer of handmade paper, Fiona! Love what you've done with it. Such delicious texture!! (I'd probably just default to holding on to the paper without ever using it--I like your way much better.) Wishing you a crafty October! Anita xo
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