Enjoy your Summer by Titbelsoeur

Hello everybody,
Here are 2 cards for Summer greetings,
To make the backgrounds, I have used acrylic paint on to my gelli plate, then stamped the beach umbrella (from Seaside No. 1 # 018 A5 in Sea and Sand) to make a ghost print. And when dry, I have stamped the umbrella again with Prussian Blue acrylic paint to have this uneven look :

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Time Birdz

Hi everyone I have for you today Neil Walkers Birdz stamp Steampunked up. 

I started with an old page from a book unfortunately it is a medical

journal (so some of the text is a bit weird).

I started by stamping the birdz stamp onto the page and the clock at the bottom.

Next I painted the inside of the bird and the clock's with 

cream/buff acrylic paint. 

I then touched up the base of the beak with Quinacridone Gold and a bit of grey/blue

on the top of the head and wing. I then did a wash around the entire image 

with the blue/grey.

I then followed up with a wash of very diluted Prussian blue. For the base of the main clock I used a

 technique that was used by Jennie Atkinson on this blog back in 

may 2012 click here to go to it > Time Flies . 

I assembled it all together gave a final wash of really watered down red/brown

a coat of matt varnish to seal it all.

Around the edges I used the blending technique of a craft mat with

Vintage photo and Walnut stain.

A close up of the clocks the lower one was stamped onto grunge paper

I would use card/grey board next time as I found 

grunge paper buckles.

I added a fuse and four bolts plus the clock die cut this was painted with

burnt umber then while wet sprinkled with UTEE then heat set. 

Final touch a bit of gilding wax.

Products Used

1. The following Artistic stamper stamps Neil Walker Birdz, Tick Tock plate.
2. Distress inks Vintage photo & Walnut Stain.
3. Distress stain spray in wild honey
4. UTEE
5. Deco Art Media fluid acrylic Titan Buff, Prussian Blue, Quinacridone Gold, Burnt umber & Paynes grey.
6. Gilding wax.

That's it for today folks! let me know what you think.

Cheers Dee x