It’s Wednesday and time for another challenge over at Frilly and Funkie Challenge Blog!
This challenge is hosted by Kathy (Kathy by Design), who has chosen the theme OPPOSITES ATTRACT …Kathy says, “For this challenge, the Frilly side of the team was asked to create a project in Funkie Style, and next week, the Funkie side of the team will create a Frilly style project. To play along, we’re asking you to dig deep and create any kind of project you choose, as long as it is not done in your usual style and color palette.”
This really was a challenge for me, but I embraced it wholeheartedly, I even used PINK!!!
Distress markers direct to the stamp, spritzed with water and stamped onto distress watercolor cardstock.
Create a watercolor wash with antique linen distress marker and water onto a craft mat and brush over with a large flat brush.
Paint the back and inside sides of an idea-ology burlap panel with walnut stain distress ink.
I wanted to use the rose stencil inside the burlap panel but it wouldn’t fit, so I did the unthinkable and cut the borders off! Paula Cheney made me do it! She cuts her rubber stamps!!! I’m not quite there yet, but this was a brave move for me! 😉
Tape the stencil into place and spread texture paste through with a palette knife.
Once completely dry, blend picked raspberry distress ink over the top with a blending tool.
Cover the watercolor distress card with a layer crazing medium, working quickly and not over brushing so as not to smudge the distress marker underneath. I LOVE this crazing effect!
Mount the watercolor distress card into the burlap panel with matte multi medium.
I added some idea-ology and trinkets to the bottom of the burlap panel and secured with a dab of glossy accents and stamped “handmade” onto woodgrain cardstock and coloured with distress markers.
Thanks for stopping by. I hope you will find time to join in the challenge and pop over to Frilly and Funkie challenge blog to see the rest of the DT’s projects. All the products I used are available from The Funkie Junkie Boutique.
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Beautiful Zoe! All those flowers and laces, so frilly…and completely opposite from the normal. Well done! hugs 🙂
Pink looks good on you, Zoe! I love the way you tackled this challenge, and I super love the finished product. This looks so wonderfully vintage and aged. The stenciling inside the frame is wonderful! How brave to cut your stencil…eeek! The faded layers you created with stamps and distress markers look for all the world like old fabric. I want to hold this one in my hands and drink in all the wonderful texture and techniques. Fabulous! Hugs!
You really did embrace this challenge Zoe and created a lovely ‘frilly’ project with a vintage touch. ‘Its only a stencil’ I found myself saying when I saw you’d taken the scissors to yours . lol
x
You really accomplished the challenge nicely! You always do- I like your work, thanks for sharing.
Looks great! Love that watery profile!
Enjoyed this one and what, you don’t like pink? lol
Since being a fan of mixed media, I have learnt about using the backside of the canvas as a sort of shadow box, but I have not done anything yet. You are an inspiration and really enjoy your things. 🙂 Stay calm and create art.
Sue
Victoria, BC
Love the pink and your chopped stencil turned into a gorgeous textural effect. Love the lace border too – very frilly. I chopped one of Wendy Vecchi’s stamps up because she made me do it 🙂 I get a lot more use out of it that way so I don’t regret it even though I choked as I was doing it.
Hugs!
Cec
Beautiful! I love the layers you created and the idea of trimming your stencil is brilliant! I have lots of times where I want to continue the pattern and hate to have to wait for the embossing paste to dry in between and that edge without stencil always causes a delay. Lovely Frilly design!