Friday, 22 November 2013

The Green Goddess


Over on the PaperArtsy blog Liz is back and on day 3 created a background using cling film. I used sage on an mdf plaque.


Don't know if this shows up very well or not, but this is after the cling film has been removed and the paint dried.


Close up of the cling film background.


I then mixed sage with grunge paste and applied through a stencil.


Using my new wooden TH stamp I stamped in olive green stazon in opposite corners.


Now this 'was' my last piece of crackle tissue paper which I was saving for a very special moment, but.....


look what popped through the letter box earlier this week from Emma - ooooooh, thank you xx


So I stamped my LP Acey Duecy image onto the crackle tissue, turned it over and painted the back.


Once dry, I painted the whole of the back in snowflake.


Cut out the pieces that I needed.


Used satin glaze to stick them to the background. Added extra stamping in black archival and green stazon, applied treasure gold to the raised GP areas, the middles of the flowers and around the edges. I also applied 3 layers of gloss glaze.


And it still needed something else, so I put gem stones in the middles of the flowers and on the darker sides of the symbols.


And randomly dabbed on some peeled paint distress stickles.


And finally added a piece green of fibre.

I'm also entering into this weeks Simon Says Stamp Monday, who have a theme of it's a mystery.  My mystery is the cling film and distress stickles.

Think Monday, Think Atc's have a theme of all one colour and my colour is obviously green!!

And finally Tag Along have a theme of bling this week, so with the treasure gold, the gems and the stickles, that's my bling!!



24 comments:

  1. Oh my, this is super!! What a lovely piece of art and it seemed I missed your beautiful Cog creation. Great steampunk embellishments and a super design!!
    Have a good weekend Sam!
    xxx Marianne

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  2. Magnificent tag, Sam. Love that stencil and the way you merged the TH butterflies and the faces.

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  3. Lovely design, that stamp is so versatile and beautiful. Love the texture on this! Julie Ann xx

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  4. PS Lucky you getting that much coveted tissue. How kind of Emma to sent it. Julie Ann xx

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  5. This is such a gorgeous creation! I love the beautiful stamping and stenciling on the background. The images and all the details are cool. Thank you so much for sharing with us at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. :)

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  6. Hi Sam, wow a fantastic piece! I love the sage green fresco and the use of it mixed with the grunge paste thru that stencil looks totally beautiful. Claire x

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  7. Really nice Sam, love that stamp, great placement. Really lovely mix of not pinks too. lol

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  8. This is gorgeous! Absolutely love the colour and I think it's so clever how you've fitted the faces onto the butterflies.

    Emma

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  9. oh sam love this..great colour and all those textures going on!! That stamp is really really nice!!!

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  10. Beautiful! Love the choice of stamps against that lovely soft background colour. I am going to play with cling film tomorrow...

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  11. Sam this is lovely, what stencil have you used? Love your chosen colours.
    Love
    Amanda x

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  12. Sam this is fabulous, I love your new stamp, it's been a favourite of mine for years. Great Grunge Paste stencilling xx

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  13. Fabulous LP stamp image and love pale green background. Perfect!! I have always focus your project It's newness.I love this LP stamp when you used before and really I want it!!

    Etsuko xx

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  14. Stunning Sam and lots of things on the tag that I have never used. Beautiful colours

    Chrissie x

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  15. This is stunning Sam! I love the stamps you used, & the gems finished it off perfectly!
    Alisonxxx

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  16. Stunning Sam, I love your colours.

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  17. Lovely take on Liz's inspiration... I love the gems in the flower centres, and fab painting on the image. Hope you're having a great weekend.
    Alison x

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  18. I love this tag Sam. Definitely pushes the right buttons for me from the pretty greens to the gorgeous images and my favourite stencil.

    Hugs
    Lesley Xx

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  19. Wow! What a fabulous project! Love all the texture! Thanks for joining along with Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge!

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  20. how gorgeous love the colour
    Hugs Kate xx

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  21. That's so beautiful!!

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  22. So many fantastic techniques and ideas here Sam. Love it. Jenny x

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