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Thursday, 14 April 2016

Be Unique

Well I'm really enjoying my week off work (apart from going to the gym at stupid o'clock). Today I've been catching up with the PaperArtsy blog, and this week they are asking us to use resist techniques, so here's what I came up with.


There's also been some recycling going on here too. This was a project from a couple of years ago - it's been thrown into a box and generally forgotten since then.
So I painted over with gesso and white chalk paint.
Then I added blue, yellow, and pink Fresco's, and stamped and embossed images from Darcy, Lin Brown and JoFY. Then I painted over again with black gesso.
Once dry I wiped off the gesso, and luckily there was something left underneath. I added some Portfolio pastel on the bare bits, and some words.
I also added a tiny bit of silver Treasure Gold to bring out the old texture.

I'm also entering this into this months Craft Stamper MITI challenge Spring Flowers, That's Crafty All Things Bright and Beautiful, and Love to Create Anything Goes.
Thanks very much for looking x
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19 comments:

  1. rachel14 April 2016 at 22:03

    wonderful work Sue - determined to join the next paperartsy theme! enjoy your time off! Hugs rachel x

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  2. Felix the Crafty Cat14 April 2016 at 22:47

    Wow Sue this is lush, love it.
    Happy crafting, Angela x

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  3. Valerie-Jael15 April 2016 at 05:32

    Gorgeous piece Sue, love the colours. Hugs, Valerie

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  4. Helen15 April 2016 at 06:27

    I love this recycled piece Sue - fabulous colours!

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  5. chrissie15 April 2016 at 08:12

    A fantastic project with wonderful ideas. Well done for going to the gym and especially at stupid oclock.

    Love Chrissie xx

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  6. Trish15 April 2016 at 12:22

    Fab piece! Love the colours

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  7. Doreen15 April 2016 at 13:16

    Wow love this,fab colours and texture.xxx

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  8. Lucy Edmondson15 April 2016 at 22:49

    This looks amazing, sue, what an interesting technique!

    Lucy x

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  9. Craftyfield16 April 2016 at 08:54

    The bright colours against the black are so vibrant! Great resist idea!

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  10. CastleKelly Crafts16 April 2016 at 09:20

    Love the vibrant colours Sue, great to recycle, better than going to the gym! x

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  11. Sam & Poppy16 April 2016 at 12:59

    So beautiful xx

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  12. Sandy16 April 2016 at 14:02

    I'm sure glad I follow you -- wouldn't have missed this for the world.
    Sandy xx

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  13. Deb17 April 2016 at 01:57

    Wonderful Sue, the colours really pop against the black gesso, love it! Deb xo (and hope you don't have to get up at stupid o'clock on the weekends too!)

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  14. Words and Pictures17 April 2016 at 03:09

    Such a cool resist effect, Sue - the flowers look great against the black, and the textures are fab too.
    Alison x

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  15. Sarah B17 April 2016 at 15:53

    wow love the bright colours peeping through the black x

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  16. Hazel Agnew17 April 2016 at 16:19

    This is a great technique Sue, and it works beautifully. love it! x

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  17. Little Artbee19 April 2016 at 18:53

    A very nice piece of upcycling. I like the dark background which gives the nice colors the right shine.
    Greetings
    Sabine

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  18. Linda19 April 2016 at 22:33

    What a fabulous piece of recycling ..... love the finished result. Thank you for joining in with the Craft Stamper challenge xx

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  19. Gio22 April 2016 at 20:52

    Wow, Gorgeous!!! Thank you for joining in with the Craft Stamper challenge :-)

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