Musical Dreams (by Asha)

Good morning, friends. It's my turn to bring you some Chocolate Baroque goodness. Today I'm dabbling in a new-to-me technique: mixed media. This is pretty much a stab in the dark for me as my projects are mainly stamp and colour.  But I forged ahead and ended up with this:

1. Stamp the music sheet fragment from Music Fanfare A5 sheet with Archival Jet Black ink.
2. Apply thin coat of White Gesso to knock back the music sheet.
3. When completely dry, apply Distress Crayons or Gelatos and blend with finger.
4. Enhance colours around the edges with Distress Inks.
5. Stamp the focal images from Music Fanfare A5 sheet with Archival Jet Black ink and colour with pencils.
6. Colour some texture paste with Distress Stain and, with TCW stencil, apply around the edges.
7. When completely dry, add highlights with a white gel pen and extra embellishments with Liquid Pearls and Glossy Accent.

If, like me, you are new to the world of mixed media art,  I hope you will be inspired by my simple maiden project and give it a go. The important thing is to  have fun with colours and textures.

As always, more details on tools and products used are available on my blog. And be sure to stop by often for more fabulous projects by the rest of the team. Have a brilliant day!

Beijinhos,
Asha

All Tiled Up (by Asha)

Good morning fellow crafters! Inspired by tiles, I made 2 cards, both featuring the Awesome Orchids stamp set, but with different results.

My first card is influenced by the Dutch Delftware - the distinguished blue on white pottery renowned for its simple elegance.  I started by scoring a piece of white heavy weight watercolour paper into equal rectangles before stamping the flower heads with Memento Ink. With a fine brush and water I pushed the colour into the flowers, taking care not to blur the outlines. I inked the edges of each tile with distress ink and drew a line through the score lines with a white gel pen for a grouted finish.  

Here's another fun way to incorporate tiles into your card project. This time I'm using bright bold mosaic inspired background to showcase the Awesome Orchid stamp. I started by colouring a piece of heavy weight watercolour paper with Gelatos and cutting it up into little squares. Then I put them back together on a piece of white card stock before adhering the fussy cut orchid on the finished background. With a little Glossy Accent on each tile we get the perfect finish for these tiles.

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you are having fun with your new stamps. As always, details of tools and products used are available on my blog. Don't forget to swing by often for more exciting ideas from the rest of the design team. Have a beautiful Sunday!

Beijinhos,
Asha 

Seahorses

Hello to you all, I am  again sharing a sample made from the new stamps that have just been released for December 

I first made my background using acrylic paints, I then used a circle stencil and distress ink to make some bubbles.....My Seahorses were stamped, coloured with Gelato's and fussy cut,before gluing these to my tag I stamped some fish and glued down the diecut cogs. To finish off I inked all around the tag with Black Soot Distress ink and added the ribbon.