I've been away for two weeks for some sun.
I had this little tag in reserve and it's perfect to slot it in here.
It's very quickly made and simple to do but I just love the effects.
Process steps
A coat of gesso layered thinly with a palette knife.
Dip, drip and dry with watery prussian blue hue, 2 or 3 dips did the job.
Stamp Andy's fossils and fern in black archival ink. I used the stamp platform to get a really dark and clear image.
Watercolour the images with watery washes of translucent media acrylic paints to get the gorgeous bright tones shining back at you.
Finger paint some colour around the images using the washes and finger daub some neat quinacridone gold at the bottom.
Stamp the title word and blend ground espresso distress ink around the edges.
Not my usual style I know but it came from nowhere whilst trying to get some projects finished and the vintage feel really appeals to me. It's like a n illustration in an old book.
xxx
Supplies
Stencil cover tag from Tando Creative
DecoArt Media Acrylics - quinacridone burnt orange, hansa yellow medium, quinacridone gold, sap green, prussian blue hue, translucent white
Andy Skinner stamps - Stampendous - Fossils
Beautiful tag Brenda, love the depth and colors. Hugs Susanne
ReplyDeleteThose black fossils are so striking against the white background Brenda and those colour wash pops add tremendous age to this piece. Another stunning creation, so glad you saved and snook this one in today.
ReplyDeleteCreative Hugs Tracey xx
P.S I hope you had a super holiday & feel revived and ready to roll after your time away xx
A beautiful tag Brenda, I hope you had a super holiday.
ReplyDeleteYvonne xx
Brenda, the colours on those fossils is just mesmerising, they are quite stunning. They have such an aged look, as if they have come up from the sea floor. I love this beautiful tag!
ReplyDeleteI hope you had a lovely break and feel refreshed! Hugs, Anne xx
This is just lovely, Brenda! What a beautiful use of these stamps. Thank you so much for sharing with Andy's Stampendous range. We really appreciate it!
ReplyDeleteThis is so stunning, Brenda!! The colors are absolutely amazing!! What a gorgeous tag this is!! I hope you had a wonderful time in the sun!! Have a great weekend!! Big hugs :)
ReplyDeleteLisa
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Welcome Home! Brenda . Hope you have had a lovely holiday .
ReplyDeleteYour tag is fabulous . Love the watery washes of colour that really do sing against the black stampingwhen the light catches them .
Wonderful
hugs x
This is so beautiful, Brenda, gorgeous contrast between bold colors and watercolors. Have a great holiday!
ReplyDeletelove this blend of beautiful colors added to the simplicity of the images. what a striking combination. It's fun to experiment beyond our usual style! Although, I'm not even sure what my style is yet. Thank you for sharing...
ReplyDeleteTamara X
Fandabydozy as they say around here!
ReplyDeleteSally xx
Beautiful work with those fabulous stamps - Prussian Blue is definitely one of my all-time top fave colours!
ReplyDeleteAlison x
A wonderful tag, he colours look fabulous.
ReplyDeleteAvril xx