Bird Silhouette Journal Page

We start a new challenge at A Vintage Journey today - our host is the lovely Amanda and the theme is Stencil It. Shouldn't be too difficult should it? I use stencils all the time right. But when the ideas don't come, the ideas don't come! Time to do something different... so I reached for my journal - the one I say I am going to fill but never do and just started playing with paints.... and then stencils... and then I had an idea.

Paint with a credit card - no plan!

Paint through various stencils

Add a little stamping with archival inks

Die cut bird silhouette and use the negative space as a stencil

Add versamark and clear embossing powder through the bird 'stencil'

Add watery wash of prussian blue deco art fluid acrylic and wipe from embossed areas

Outline the birds

I then added a little more paint through stencils, some more stamping and some doodling with my white pen.

I would like to join in at
Craft Stamper - Take It Make It - Stencils and Masks
Stamps and Stencils - Take Flight

Nikki

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Industrial Bird Silhouette

Today is a new challenge at A Vintage Journey - not only that but it is a brand new A Vintage Journey - we have a new style and new sponsors. I am hosting March's challenge and we are using the Destination Inspiration Travel Bag which consists of:

Substrate – Board (eg - grey board, coaster board, cardboard, chipboard) 

Main Colour – Lilac or pale purple 

Technique – Rust Effects (perhaps using rusting or embossing powders or rust coloured paints) 

Product – Something metal 

I decided to combine the styles and products of Tim Holtz and Andy Skinner, to create this dimensional canvass. 

 I started with greyboard and using mod podge to layer lots of torn strips of embossed card stock. I then added Deco Art sand texture paste to the edges and some pearls in the corners. Once dry I covered it all in black acrylic. Again after fully drying, I dry brushed gesso over the surface.

   Finally - to add the chosen colour - I dry brushed dusty concord distress paint over the surface too.

Next I die cut loads of cogs - large and small - and layered them onto the edges of the canvass and also some card.

 As before I added sand texture paste, painted black and once dry dry brushed with white gesso.

I die cut the bird silhouette out of the textured card and mounted it on 2 other die cuts from foam board, which I also painted black.

This time to both the card and the canvass I added Deco Art translucent paints in Quinacridone Gold and Yellow iron oxide. 

Finally I put my three layers together and added my metal embellishments which I added a touch of treasure gold to (Royal Amethyst I think - I borrowed it at a crop!)  

I would like to enter this canvas into:

Frilly and Funkie - Layer it Up

Our Creative Corner - The Return of the Challenge ( I selected Go Rustic- Oct 14)

Sandee & Amelie's Steampunk challenge - Anything Goes SteamPunk / Industrial

Sorry for the long post! Hope you like my Tim Holtz / Andy Skinner combination. Lucky enough to see both of them at Stitches at the NEC the other week! And not forgetting the amazing Mario, he really is lovely.

  Back tomorrow with a shorter post...(I promise).

Thanks for stopping by.

Nikki

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Tim Holtz Bird Silhouette Canvas

I don't seem to find too much to craft at the moment but I did manage to create this reverse canvas piece for our Destination Inspiration series over a A Vintage Journey. Do hop over for my step my step and also a review of the design team's creations for the month!

Challenges entered:
Our Creative Corner - Shades of Autumn
Stamps and Stencils - Up up and away
Mixed Media World - Autumn Colours

See you soon

Nikki