Saturday 25 May 2013

Text, Text, Text


This week on the Stampotique challenge blog they have a theme of text.  I really enjoyed making this hanging and to be honest I think it's one of the best things I've made using the Stampotique stamps.

The flower was coloured in mustard seed and ripe persimmon distress ink and spritzed with water before stamping, this blended the colours.  The flower was masked off and Versamark was used to stamp the script and covered with sunflower UTEE.  Again I masked the flower and covered the card with festive berries distress stain. I buffed it up and the script has really popped through.  

I stamped the dragonfly in black stazon onto white card and cut it out. I stamped it again in ultramarine onto acetate, cut it out and stuck it over the top.  It still needed a bit more colour, so I stained the wings on the white card with peacock feathers distress stain.  

Really love how the whole thing came together.

***Edited*** Festive berries is red NOT pink!!!!

15 comments:

Helen said...

wow, Sam that is fantastic!! No wonder you like it.

Unknown said...

You used pink!! I'm so proud of you!! Haha!
It's great.. Honestly joking aside it's really good Sam xxx

Amanda said...

I like it too, brilliant, love the pink
Love
Amanda x

Words and Pictures said...

Stunning vivid colours - the text looks absolutely glorious amidst the hot (pink) red of the Festive Berries!!
Alison x

Sam & Poppy said...

Love this Sam, those colours are striking! Thanks for joining in with us at Stampotique xxx

Anonymous said...

That's gorgeous!!! I love the script.

downrightcrafty said...

how gorgeous is this love it
Hugs Kate xx

chrissie said...

Very beautiful Sam and it feels so peaceful and summery.

Looks like pink to me -oh did I just write that%0)

Have a nice day

Love Chrissie xx

Marianne said...

Very lovely textsign!! Are you really sure this is not pink ??? LOL
Lovely with all the texture and colourcombination!
xxxx Marianne

Deborah said...

Yep, Festive Berries is red but it does look pink here. Either way it looks wonderful.

Carol Q said...

that's a stunner Sam - the flowers seems to glow. what a great combination of colours.

Reflective Art Studio said...

Stunning Sam...
Thank you for joining us at Stampotique Designer's Challenge and sharing you talents with us this week.
Hope to see you again very soon.
sarinda

Anonymous said...

This is stunning! Thanks for joining us again at the Stampotique DC

Astrid Stulemeijer (AssiCrafts) said...

Gorgeous! And such yummie colors :-D Thanks for joining us at SDC. XOXO

Sue said...

This really is gorgeous Sam, the colours work really well together, and the images are perfect. Thanks for joining in with us again at Stampotique. Sue xx

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