This week's challenge at Simon Says Stamp & Show is to use a WORD in your project.
Since yesterday was the first day of Spring (and my Mom's birthday!)
my Simon Says Stamp & Show challenge word this week is SPRING.
When I think of Spring I think of new growth and flowers.
Flowers remind me of Wendy Vecchi's Studio 490 stamps
so that's what I started with.
I painted a canvas with watercolors and a water brush. I love this technique as it's so easy. Scribble on your favorite colors. Dampen a brush slightly and scribble the brush over the color. You can lighten, darken, add color on top of - anything your heart desires to get the effect you want.
Once dry, I stamped leaf images from Studio 490's Nature's Art using Ranger Coffee Archival Ink. It's important to use Ranger Archival Ink for this because I will be using water based inks on top of the Archival. And the Archival ink is waterproof. So one won't interact with the other.
(As an aside here, I think this was one of the most important things I learned at Ranger U - how inks react one with another and how best to use one type of ink with another (that is, in addition to the myriad of techniques taught, the interaction with the other students, etc, etc, etc).
It was a bit too light for me so I got out the Distress Re-Inkers and put a drop of three shades of green on a non-pourous plate (or you can use your craft mat). I use a plate because whatever is left over of the re-inkers NEVER DRIES OUT. NEVER! I've been using the same plate of droplets for weeks. It's been sitting on my desk top. Not covered. No plastic wrap, lid, nada! And they are as fresh as the first day I put the first droplet on that plate. AMAZING!
Studio 490 Art Parts were painted with Claudine Hellmuth's Studio Paints before stamping with Ranger Archival Ink and Art From The Heart background stamp. Once again, a bit more color was added to the Art Parts with watercolor crayons. (Now you know why I used Archival Ink to stamp. It's waterproof!)
The tiny bottle is from 7 Gypsies new line with a small tag added to the neck and one teeny Graphic 45 fairy to watch over the entire Spring growing process.
Check out the inspiration from my team mates! It amazes me that we all have the same challenge and always make something totally different from one another. Then join the fun with our
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Very cute canvas.....I recently used one of the little vials as a vase...t!m's and alchohol ink to achieve the same amber glass effect...I didn't know 7gypsies had them...ya learn something new everyday! Thanks ~Patti~
Posted by: Patti | March 21, 2011 at 07:15 AM
Love all the Wendy goodness Nancy! Nice colors, too!
Posted by: Lori | March 21, 2011 at 08:38 AM
Great project! Love the stamped leaves on the canvas, behind the bottle... neat touch!
Posted by: Marjie Kemper | March 21, 2011 at 11:29 AM
Nancy...this is such a wonderful project! I love the colors, the techniques you used and all of the Wendy influence! It's just adorable! Those amber bottles look familiar! :) You really did a great job on this piece.
Posted by: Candy Colwell | March 21, 2011 at 01:16 PM
Loving your canvas this week, Nancy! Such a beautiful spring project. I especially like the "shelf" with the flower vase on it - sweet!
Hope you are having a great week.
Hugs,
Linda
Posted by: Linda Coughlin | March 22, 2011 at 06:06 PM
I absolutely fell in love with this piece. The little fairy just added so much. I went to FKS in pursuit of the "stamp" used for the fairy and couldn't find one. hmmmm. Okay, so I didn't pay attention when you wrote you used one from Graphic 45. I'm going back to FKS tomorrow. Have to have it! She can just sit anywhere!
Posted by: carolyn k | March 22, 2011 at 10:43 PM
Gorgeous work, Nancy!! A great spring project and I'm definitely thinking of this word too! I love the 3D effect to this piece!
*mwah*
Steph
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Posted by: Stephanie | March 24, 2011 at 07:41 PM