Welcome back to another Creative Artiste Challenge where Anything Goes as long as you use at least 3 different mediums on your project. I really enjoyed creating this piece and it was just a lovely hour of playtime.
I started off with some packaging from a well know delivery firm lol which had the corrugated inner to the cardstock. I used some Tim Holtz Distress Ink direct from the bottle in Walnut Stain to age the piece and then added some strips of gesso just to lighten it a bit. I dug out some piece of fabric from my little fabric stash and stamped on them. The wording stamp on the top left is a very old stamp I can't remember from where. The flowers are from Alison Bomber.
I love watching Alison's videos and she has inspired me to add real flowers to my pieces. The little fluffy things I have no idea what they are but they were up on our mountain on a dog walk and I just knew I had to pick a few. I've also added a dried flower I had from when I went on a make your own paper course.
The various ephemera pieces are from my little stash of pieces I've made - also inspired by Alison. It's nice to have a few to hand and makes creating collages a little easier. The quote is from Tim Holtz. I added some circles with a bottle top and some gesso. To make the piece sturdier I added it to some extra cardboard painted with brown acrylic paint and added strips of white gesso to mirror the strips of the cardboard. I even used a few brads!!
Here are a few close up's also
4 comments:
Such a beautiful make! The neutrals and textures look amazing, loving the corrugated elements and dried flowers 😊. Wishing you a happy and creative July! Hugs, Jo x
So beautiful, love all the tactile elements and how you've brought it all together. It reminds me of my mum as she often has a little vase with grass flowers in it, their flowers vary so much
This is an amazing moxed media creation Fiona - fabulous assortment of media and ephemera and some brilliant ageing techniques xx
A wonderful piece of artwork Fiona, the layering up of different materials and elements is a beautiful mix with the use of real flowers the icing on the cake. A very pretty display of the beauty of nature. Happy crafty July Tracey x
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