There is no doubt about it, collage is one of my all time favourite techniques and the Artistic Stampers stamps lend themselves so well for this.
Here is a list of the stamps I used for this project:
Postage 1
Ephemera 1
Chickenwire Background
Speckle 4 x 6
Journaling Words II
Time & Keys
I started by covering a canvas of 6 x 8 " with random bits of paper and strips of Wasi tape from my stash using Claudine Hellmuth Matte Medium. Next I covered it with a thin wash of Gesso I then stamped some images from the Ephemera 1 and Postage 1 plates on smooth white card in Black Archival Ink, coloured them with Vintage Photo Distress Inks, cut them out and also adhered them to the canvas in more or less random places. I also added a vintage photo from my stash
Now for the final step: I inked the edges with some Dark Brown chalk ink from my stash and then added some shading with a charcoal pencil to add more depth. I also added a tiny bit of white shading with a white pen on the photo to make it pop a bit more, added a charm and that was it.
Here are some detail pictures still
Hope you enjoyed this project and will give collage a go.
29 comments:
THAT is absolutley stunning!! I love that piece! I must have a try at that sometime!
Thanks for sharing,
Jackie x
Absolutely gorgeous! I did my first mixed media/collage work last week! loved it and am definitely going to carry on! I feel like I've finally found what I like (used to be a pen and water colour girl!)
oh my! Isn't this gorgeous! Just adore the various tecniques you have used and applied.... those stamps are 'wow factor'.... so very inspiring... thank you!
Wow...I LOVE this! So creative and beautiful. I think I will be giving this a go!!! I'm still on the edge with mixed media (I love it, just not game to give it a proper go). These colours are gorgeous and the composition just perfect.
Dot x
Gorgeous collage! I would love to learn how to make this. I took a class a few months ago but I have not practiced on my own. Your work is always stunning!!
I love this, you are right, collage is my favorite too, and you excel at it! This is very very inspiring, and so quirky gorgeous!
Waw, gorgeous!!!in every detail, I really like this canvas, thanks for your explication,I hope to do such beautifull canvas once myself, it's really wonderfull, thanks for showing us!!
Greetings
Maria
Stunning work, such amazing detail :) xx
Absolutely stunning work Astrid love it. X
Astrid, this is fabolous, MY ! do I have something to learn!!! , so many things I would not have thought of doing myself,-
--this is masterly done, and your colours are so stunning. Thankyou for enrichening my knowlage and for the wonderful tutorial.
Wish you a, not as wet, day as I have here :-)
XO,Dorthe
Just stunning and beautiful and right up my street! Really love this.
Juliax
This is just so beautiful Astrid - the colours are so beautifully blended and the masks and elements you have used just are all so wonderfully vintage. You have inspired me to give it a go!
I VERY love this Astrid....
Astrid, your canvas is stunning !! I love it !
What a wonderful piece of art ! I love every detail and appreciate you sharing your tecnique.
Hugs
WOW this is absolutley gorgeous! What a fantastic piece!
Wow, what a great canvas!!!
greetings, Alie :-)
All of the layers and textures are so beautiful together. You have inspired me to try the texture paste that has been sitting in my studio for about a year now. I don't know why I haven't tried using it yet.
Beautiful canvas Astrid. It is quite evocative!
Love Jo x
I really like this, Astrid. The colors you used are just perfect. The sading adds so much. Beautifully balanced composition. Thanks so much for sharing :)
Beverly
Absolutely glorious - from the delicious vintage colours, to the gorgeous embossed texture paste... a truly inspirational work of collaged art - thank you!
Alison x
Stunning canvas. Great choice of colours and thanks for the tutorial. That makes it a bit easyer to understand this awesome piece of art.
wow, so beautiful x
I love your canvas. It isn't the usual collage. You could look at it all day and find something new.
Stunning creation, if I ever find the time I shall give this a try!
Anne x
This has such wonderful depth to it ! just wonderful :)
Von ☺
Beatuiful as always, Astrid!!
Stunning! And I can't believe how much depth the charcoal pencil adds!
'Tis gorgeous..must look good hanging on your wall ;)
xoxo Sioux
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