It's amazing what you can come up with when you think you don't have anything to fit a challenge. As I found with this DT contribution for
PanPastel UK this week.
I had forgotten I had a few Lili of the Valley stamps and found this beautiful fairy, stamped and coloured with promarkers and I used gilding flakes for stamping the wings twice more to create this 3D effect. The Stampotique mushrooms were coloured with PPs and touched up with a white pen.
The background was created with PPs mixed with a little gel medium and water and I used Tim Holtz's wrinkle free distress technique, it works really well with the pastels and you get a more rugged effect. I stamped foliage over the top and spayed with spray and shine. When it was dry I covered with watery gesso and dabbed it dry to get that mottled effect.
I finished by stamping the beautiful flower border (Prima) and used zig water colour pens just to add a touch of colour then made the grass and added one of my downloaded butterflies sprayed with gold sparkle.
There are a number of pieces of art that I have created lately that don't lend themselves to a card or an art journal so I have started a book to house my own little art collection. It's a large Reeves sketchbook and will take larger than A4.
Hopefully we will see something magical and mystical from you this week at
PanPastel UK where you are in with a chance of winning a set of pans and tools from
Your Creativity Store.
Enjoy your Sunday and the new week ahead.
hugs {brenda} xox
This is beautiful and the background is gorgeous! Very mystical...trace. X
ReplyDeleteoh this really is magical.. i just love the gilded wings
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Lisa x
Gorgeous love the background. Caroline xxx
ReplyDeleteWhat a stunning piece of art, Brenda. I love all the details you have created and thie whole piece is truly magical. Hugs Cherry X
ReplyDeleteSo great idea to start your own art journal, Brenda...you make the most beautiful creations, like this one...I love it! How is your granddaughter?
ReplyDeleteHope you have a lovely and sunny Sunday!
xxx Margreet
I like the background Brenda...the gesso really adds so much depth. Love the colours too, very magical
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Absolutely stunning Brenda! Your background is amazing and the touches of white pen and gilding really make this amazing.
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Beautiful artwork Brenda, that background is scrumptious! The fairy looks wonderful with the touch of gilding. Hope you're having a good weekend
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Very pretty, Brenda. Love all the different techniques.
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oh Brenda, this is such a magical looking piece; I love it ! her wings are stunning and she looks so delicate...the bg is pure yumminess for sure...just beautiful !!!
ReplyDeleteOh this is soo beautiful Brenda!
ReplyDeleteits beautiful, love the idea of the book!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous creation Brenda.. fabby background and the image is beautiful... Hugs May x x x
ReplyDeleteJust a wonderful page, great magical feeling. Love the colors of the mushroom.
ReplyDeleteBrenda this is beautiful, I love that image. Oh and you might want to pop over to my blog.......
ReplyDeleteLee x
Hi Brenda this really does look both magical and mystical that image is beautiful so is the background, awesome work.
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Lorraine x
This is a fantastic idea Brenda and just love all the background and image. very creative
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Hi Brenda, this is gorgeous, so ethereal and such a stunning background effect. It looks perfect in your sketchbook. X
ReplyDeleteOh WOW Brenda this gorgeous and so beautiful.
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Debby
Good thing to do. I put all my bits in a book too. Your fairy creation here is really beautiful.You have so much patience to do all that colouring in...worth it though...she is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteI used to read the Flower Fairies stories to my daughter when she was little.
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This is magical and ethereal! Love it!
ReplyDeleteLucy x
Beautiful artwork Brenda, love the fairy and I learned something new. Didn't know you could mix PPs with gel medium - must have a go when back from my hols.
ReplyDeleteThanks for popping over earlier and for your kind comments, much appreciated.
Ann B
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What a charming and delightful design, dear Brenda! So beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWhat an utterly gorgeous piece... another one where the background is so lovely that it must take a strong will to start covering it up - but the end result is just lovely too!
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So absolutely stunning....adore your little fairy. Thanks for visiting me my dear! take care, gerri
ReplyDeleteHow lovely, Brenda, beautiful layers and texture.
ReplyDeleteWill look forward to peeks inside your arty book!
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Boy I would love to see how you did this background! What a work of magic it is! Love the fairy and mushrooms and every little colored detail! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteMy goodness ! What a fabulous piece of art and just adore the stamp and how beautifully you have coloured this magical piece.
ReplyDeleteMarie
That sure IS magical and mystical. The coloring is amazing... love her wings the most!
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