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Sunday 3 February 2013

Animals at PanPastel UK

I really seem to be in experimental mode since the new year and have been playing with the PanPastels to create mixed-media backgrounds. This one includes PanPastels, glue stick, gesso, pens and inks.


1. Stencilled embossing ink through brick wall mask and blended reds and brown PPs over.
2. Rubbed top portion with Pritt stick and rubbed various colours of greens, blues and white over.
3. Heat dried top portion then scratched through the thicker areas where the glue is and rubbed small amounts of yellow, dark blue, red and mauve over.
4. Sprayed with colourless fixative.


5. Gave everything a coat of Maimeri acrylic gesso wash and heat dried.
6. Stencilled embossing ink through two mask and blended PPs over.
7. Sprayed with colourless fixative.
8. Used black and white pens to highlight shapes from the masking.


9. Stamped cats, branches and text in black archival ink. Used black pens to extend the branches and twigs and to give more depth to the silhouette cats.

(Before)

(After)

Hope to see you over at the PanPastel challenge blog and if you enter you could be in with a chance of winning a trial set of pans from Your Creativity Store.

Have fun creating and learning new things.


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45 comments:

  1. artwolf20093 February 2013 at 08:09

    a wonderful compositiion, love the light tones

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  2. Ephemera3 February 2013 at 08:18

    Beautiful, the soft shabby chic and textured background is the perfect foil for those feline friends. Have a great Sunday. xx

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  3. cheryl3 February 2013 at 08:29

    oh hun I too have been playing with making different backgrounds its just so much fun,and yours is just amazing hun love,it to bits,and love those cats hugs Cherylxxxxx

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  4. Jenny Marples3 February 2013 at 08:30

    Loving how you are creating these amazing backgrounds Brenda. So much depth and interest in this and then the perfect silhouette on top. The little red blooms make such a difference too. Hugs, Jenny x

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  5. Redanne3 February 2013 at 08:50

    Hi Brenda, I am really enjoying your experimental mode, this is fabulous! Love how you created all that texture, some really interesting ideas to try and remember. Love the cats. Hugs, Anne x

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  6. Suzi B3 February 2013 at 09:16

    Gorgeous ... I pinned it! love the mixed media background and the adorable cats..
    Suzi b xx

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  7. Fliss3 February 2013 at 09:47

    Really gorgeous creation Brenda. So love the arty background and the cats look fabulous against it.
    Have a great day.
    Hugs, Fliss xx

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  8. Karin3 February 2013 at 10:07

    beautiful, love the background and its colors!

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  9. Marja's Stamp Addiction en Marja's Creativity3 February 2013 at 10:14

    Fantastic Brenda. Love this scene. Beautiful cats and background
    lovely greet and nice Sunday
    Marja

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  10. Joan3 February 2013 at 11:33

    Love this Brenda, the Background is fabulous and it made me laugh as my little black cat sits on a branch in our tree just like that!

    Joan

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  11. Craft Addicts - Tracy Evans3 February 2013 at 12:03

    Lovely Brenda, the background is perfect for the cats. Great card. Tracy x

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  12. Sophie3 February 2013 at 12:30

    Wie wunderschön!!!
    Ich bin entzückt über diese wunderschöne Katzen-Karte.
    Meine Lieblings-Tiere...
    Das sieht einfach Spitze aus!
    Und total originell und witzig.

    Danke für mein Lächeln :-)

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  13. Von3 February 2013 at 14:46

    Super bit of experimenting Brenda :)
    Von ♥

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  14. Unknown3 February 2013 at 15:08

    Woweee!! What a stunning piece of work Bren!! The composition is great and the colours are fabulous. You have this uncanny knack of making these techniques effortless when we all know how much time they take. A really fabuous piece! xx

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  15. Sue3 February 2013 at 16:04

    Stunning background and colours love it Brenda x

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  16. Margreet3 February 2013 at 16:56

    wonderful Brenda...thanks for the lesson!
    xxx Margreet

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  17. Claire3 February 2013 at 17:06

    hi Brenda, well your experiments are having some beautiful results, that background is stunning. Love the cat stamp too. Hope you're having a good weekend and congrat on your exciting news too
    Claire xx

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  18. Inkypinkycraft3 February 2013 at 18:08

    What a great project and another amazing background! Trace x

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  19. Scrumplescrunch3 February 2013 at 18:10

    Hello Brenda
    Always rewarding when an experiment works, and this most certainly works.
    It has a wonderful muted palette, and I bet if you tried to re-create it you couldn't.... Ha, making ones own Bg's are one offs, that is what is so exciting about the process.
    This is a gorgeous card.
    Smiles:)
    Sue

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  20. Astrid Maclean3 February 2013 at 18:24

    Oh wow, love the subtle background and colours on this, and such a wonderful contrast with the cats. A gorgeous piece!!

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  21. Words and Pictures3 February 2013 at 18:28

    Wow, Brenda - your work with the PPs is so inspiring - you are creating gorgeous works of art, with such depth and texture. This is simply beautiful... and it's wonderful to see the layers developing - thank you for all the close-ups of your creative process!
    Alison x

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  22. Marjie Kemper3 February 2013 at 18:34

    You are rocking those PPs, girl! Love your amazing background and all the fine touches. Thanks for sharing so many pics.

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  23. 2amscrapper3 February 2013 at 19:53

    looks fantastic, Brenda!

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  24. Meggymay3 February 2013 at 21:32

    Beautiful card, love how you did the amazing background.
    Yvonne x

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  25. froebelsternchen3 February 2013 at 21:35

    this is GORGEOUS!!! so ARTSY!

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  26. nefertiti3 February 2013 at 22:18

    Rhooo!I love all your work and the cats!!!!bisous

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  27. Terry3 February 2013 at 22:31

    Hey there Brenda, your project for this weeks is absolutely fabulous, love the fabby colors on the background and the little kitty's are just popping out of your project absolutely fabulous, thankss for sharing sweetie xxx Terry

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  28. catherine3 February 2013 at 23:01

    This looks just super Brenda and such fantastic techniques too.
    x catherine

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  29. debby40004 February 2013 at 07:45

    Oh I love this Brenda its gorgeous.
    luv
    Debby

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  30. Anjas-Artefaktotum4 February 2013 at 10:25

    Beautiful combination, love all elements.

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  31. Hels Sheridan4 February 2013 at 11:17

    aw, I can't resist a black cat... loving the background you created too... Thanks for joining in with the Sunday Stamper x

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  32. Martina4 February 2013 at 13:47

    This is so sweet, Brenda! What a lovely card. Beautifully created!

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  33. Ellie Knol4 February 2013 at 21:22

    I really LOVE this! It is just perfect!

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  34. Anita Houston The Artful Maven5 February 2013 at 00:50

    Can a card be cool, beautiful, and adorable at the same time...this one is!!!

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  35. Gio5 February 2013 at 13:24

    Gorgeous background, Brenda! But the things I love most are the two cats, of course!

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  36. Berry 5 February 2013 at 14:38

    Stunning work Brenda you do backgrounds so well! Hugs rebekah xx

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  37. trisha too5 February 2013 at 15:29

    Brenda, this is lovely, VERY pretty!

    :)

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  38. lisa5 February 2013 at 16:34

    Who would have thought you could do such amazing backgrounds with pan pastels, Brenda. I thought they were just for blending with...just goes to show what you can do when you experiment. I love it. Those cats are great too. They look very happy on their wall.
    Hugs Lisax

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  39. Silvia(Barnie)5 February 2013 at 16:57

    Lovely images, a wonderful piece of art.

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  40. Lucy Edmondson5 February 2013 at 18:15

    Terrific work! And can't wait to hear about your win from Tim!

    Lucy x

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  41. Terry6 February 2013 at 20:57

    Beautiful mixed media background, Brenda. The kitties look right at home on this wonderful creation! Hugs!

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  42. Lisa Somerville7 February 2013 at 01:48

    Fabulous mixed media, love your background! Thanks for playing along with the Bloggers Challenge!

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  43. ~*Joni8 February 2013 at 03:32

    Wonderful mixed media Brenda!
    Thank you for playing along in our Animal challenge this week at Raise The Bar! ~*Joni RTB DT

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  44. Shirl8 February 2013 at 07:59

    So much better in the flesh Brenda it is a very pretty project. Love it.

    Hugs Shirley x x

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  45. Juls10 February 2013 at 10:48

    fab! Love the silhouettes! Hugs Juls

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