Monday, 4 May 2015

Spray Away, Spray Away, Spray Away…

Not been able to get the Enya song out of my head since i started thinking about sprays!

I am entering two challenges with this post, one for Paper Artsy and their challenge of sprays and one for Rubber Dance where Bibi has chosen bright summery shades of purple, hot pink and sunshine yellow.

 

I love purple but not so keen on pink or yellow.

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For the Paper Artsy plaque i made a wash from Zesty Zing and another from Purple Rain and Eggplant. I sprayed them liberally onto a thick piece of card stock then added Funky Fuchsia by Dylusions as i don’t own a pink Fresco.

Layered the background using stencils from Rebekah Meier – mini rosetta and Ronda Palazzari – mini well rounded using Distress inks Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserves and Mustard Seed.

Stencilled the flowers from Lin Brown PS003 using a clear Gesso. Waited for these to dry then placed the stencil over the top again and coloured with Coarse Black Pan Pastel. Sprayed to set then added script stamp from my stash with Brilliance Moonlight White ink pad.

Outlined the flowers using a white Stabilo pen.

Stamped one of the hearts from Rubber Dance plate I Heart Art onto a piece of shrink plastic using a Blazing Red Stazon ink pad. Let it dry then on the other side i added 3 different red colours of alcohol inks.

Cut to shape then shrank them down, then reheated them one by one and stamped into them with the script stamp i used on the flower, this is called Intaglio, made three of the hearts.

Added DecoArt Metallic Lustres Majestic Purple and Champagne Ice over the top as wanted to blend them with the colours i was using.

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Here is the one i made for the Rubber Dance challenge, the difference is the background which was made from Derwent Graphik Line Markers and a little of the Dylusions Fuchsia spray. Added water to get the drips and then flicked the pens to get those lovely little splats.

The next steps are all the same as i did on the first plaque, this one is slightly larger.

Finally i added a sentiment from Rubber Dance stamp plate Something Wonderful.

I do hope you like both the plaques, they are so similar in colours aren’t they!

After taking the pictures i have put both plaques onto corrugated cardboard, they look much better, sorry i haven’t taken pictures yet.

Hope you have a wonderful Bank holiday Monday and i hope to see you back here tomorrow when i have a very special and exciting announcement.

Looking forward to your lovely comments, thanks for dropping by.

xxx

29 comments:

  1. Wow,another fantastic creation from you Mo! Agree with you about yellow,a difficult colour to use :)
    Big hugs
    Donna xxx

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  2. Your colours have worked together wonderfully xx

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  3. Gorgeous Mo!! I wouldn't have thought that I would like these colours together, but you really blended them well and it looks incredible!! Love your funky flower center!! Stunning! hugs :)

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  4. Both plaques are very pretty, Mo! I really like what you did with the colours, and the shrink plastic detail is super cool!! Thank you so much for entering our May challenge! ♥

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  5. love the gorgeous textures against gorgeous use of colour x

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  6. Love the intaglio on the hearts, great challenge entries x

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  7. These colors are wonderful together and the dimension on both - fantastic. These are very very intriguing Mo. FAB creations. j.

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  8. They both look fabulous!

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  9. They are both gorgeous Mo! Love the colours, the background colours are fantastic. The second one is spot on for the Rubber Dance colour challenge. I must try turning my paints into sprays again the first time I made them they were too thick as they wouldn't go through the spray, last time they too pale! Karen x

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  10. Both are lovely - I really like those colours together, you've really made them work Xx

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  11. Beautiful Mo you've done wonderful makes with those colours
    Love
    Amanda x

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  12. These plaques are adorable. You may not like pink and yellow, but your art sure proved different. You did an incredible job.

    BTW, you have now piqued my interest as to your announcement. You know how to keep me on the edge of my seat!

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  13. this is awesome - great use of sprays - beautiful work xx

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  14. The plaques you created are gorgeous, I am not a lover of yellow either but you have used it well! Looking forward to hearing your exciting news now.... Anne xx

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  15. Awesome pieces and beautiful colours. xx

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  16. stunning lovely that background is scrummy with asll the layers and i love your flower too. xx

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  17. spray away, spray away, spray away - you got me singing it too. Loving this Mo :) :) :) xx

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  18. You have created great movement in these pieces Mo! Good job that your pieces don't mimic how you have been feeling recently! So much to look at and admire! Love them! xx

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  19. Oooh look at those beautiful colours and patterns - what an amazing piece of art xx

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  20. Just beautiful, Mo. I love these: the colours are wonderful together and the stencils look great. They look like some gorgeous art from a Roman villa. xx

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  21. Hi Mo, I've entered in your new challenge. My photos were taken awhile a go of my project but I don't have before shots due to this. Hope this okay and I will know for next time - wishing you tons of luck with this new adventure xx

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  22. wonderful background for the delicate flowers xx

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  23. Both plaques are great, I love the Intaglio shrink plastic!

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  24. Lovely Mo, really like your stenciling. How can you not like yellow lol xx

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  25. Beautiful plaques and love the colours, the intaglio is a great addition, just perfect! Ruth x

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  26. Wow Mo! I love these. So much interest and so many different techniques. Great job. Thank you for playing along with us over at Rubber Dance X

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  27. You had a great color play, Mo, and it payed off! Lovely work from you today--as usual! Mwah!

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  28. That's so beautiful. Thanks for joining our challenge over at Rubber Dance! Hugs, Susanne.

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