Hello Friends
My AALL & Crete project for this week uses a beautiful large stamp by
the talented Tracy Evans - Numbered Botanical #110.
I have gone a bit grungy this week and used a 5" x 7" canvas board. I don't have any step by steps because I was crafting late at night and photographing the steps was not really an option!
For the background I used three different colours of Distress Oxides - Squeezed Lemonade, Scattered Straw and my favourite Gathered Twigs. Starting in the middle with the lightest colour I worked towards the edges. Once the inks were applied I stamped the image with Versafine.
I stamped again onto a separate piece of paper, ripped it around the fern and coloured the edges with Distress Oxides. I stamped and cut out a further fern, coloured it with Peeled Paint Distress ink and layered this up onto the canvas.
I cut out and attached the sentiments and tucked some cotton behind the word Fern.
To finish off I used several colours of Distress Paint to create splats all over the canvas and then added the numbers randomly over the canvas.
Thanks so much for your visit, I hope to see you again soon.
Hugs, Anne xx
This has created a fabulous little canvas board, the colours are gorgeous and the layered pieces work beautifully xxx
ReplyDeleteGorgeous worl Anne - I love the natural colour scheme and that fern stamp is fabulous! Big hugs and apologies for being a bad blogger - off to catch up xx
ReplyDeleteThis is fabulous , Anne . Love the glowing vintage palette and your layered fern looks lush in its own space highlighted by the torn edges.
ReplyDeleteHugs x
This is absolutely gorgeous!! I love the beautiful fern!! The background is spectacular!! Amazing as always, my friend!! Have a great day!! Big hugs :)
ReplyDeleteLisa
A Mermaid's Crafts
What a beautiful and intricate creation, love the ferns and the colours and layers. Totally gorgeous work. I am back to blogging properly this year after losing my mum last year. Its so nice to see how everyone is doing.
ReplyDeletehugs June x
This looks beautiful Anne, all that fussy cutting on the fern, but so worth it as it looks amazing here. Have a very happy weekend, Sue xx
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous canvas Anne!! I love that beautiful fern and the grid background looks fabulous!! Brilliant colour and amazing composition! Have a great day!! hugs xx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Anne! Love the softly graduated background and the fabulous pop of your layered fern. AAll & Create must be thrilled with all your makes. Have a lovely week. Nicola x
ReplyDeleteJust love what you've done with Tracy's fern here - it pops beautifully against the warm glow of the background. Gorgeous stamp, beautifully used.
ReplyDeleteAlison x
Sorry to be so late visiting, my friend! I thought I had commented, but maybe it was on FB ... the old gray cells, you know! I do love what you've done here with your beautiful fern as the star of the show over that awesome botanical background! Hugs, Darnell xxoo
ReplyDeleteIt's a real thing of beauty that fern leaf looking fabulous layered up in this way. Those background colours really compliment the whole feel of this piece Anne, it's another stunning stamp from Tracy's collection.
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean regarding taking photographs at night time but there's something so nice about crafting during these cold winter evenings.
Warm HUgs Tracey xx