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Sunday 24 March 2013

simon says ...inspired by water

well it a while since I have played due to my hand and other stuff..but I have been lucky enough to have a bit of playtime and inspired by the fun I had creating on corrugate dcard from an old box..i had another go for simonsaysstampand shows water theme .
so here is my make :


I started with a piece of corrugated box, cut and pulled some of the top layer off to reveal some of the corrugated texture. I then covered with a layer of slightly watered down gesso and then when dry applied studio 490 white embossing paste through the great mini confetti stencil.


If you look closely you can see little hearts in between the splats. Then onto the watery stuff. I spritzed the background with dylusions sprays in vibrant turquoise, calypso teal and white linen and lots of water and dripping later I was happy.



I then lay the stencil on in reverse and spritzed water through and then after a few seconds dabbed off to reveal white.


Hope you can see that? Then I edged with treasure gold in pewter. The heart was cut from corrugated card and painted with gesso, then I added some embossing paste. final this too was sprayed, watered and rubbed with treasure gold and a little twirl of wire.


Finally I added the sentiement from unity stamps..and some wire to hang it. I used lots of water in the making of this and somehow it has a kind of watery look to the finished piece..not that I planned that when I started!

one last picture..


thanks for stopping by today , your comments mean a lot and I appreciate everyone of them.

I am entering this for the following competitions:
simon says stamp and show ..water @ http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.co.uk/
corrugate card @ http://eclecticpaperie.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/march-eteam-picks-challenge-corrugated.html

have a fun and inky one
trace  x

22 comments :

  1. Stunning!! Love the colour effects you have achieved with that combination of Dylusion sprays! The textures of the corrugated card, ghosting technique and texture paste, are wonderful and the heart just finishes it off perfectly! A wonderful make!!

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  2. Wonderful textures and techniques. Pleased to see the wired heart is back as well. Hope your hand is ok now.

    Love Chrissie xx

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  3. this looks amazing - and who would have thought it could have such humble beginings - brilliant Trace xx

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  4. Great work on the textures! And offcause the colour is perfect! The only thing is, that it reminds me that I have to get some fluid in me.... Have a good Sunday and still good luck with keeping your hand at rest! Hugs, Gerrina

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  5. Oooh, love this Trace! ~Ditto every word from the previous two comments as I couldn't put it better than Paula and Astrid. Wonderful, wonderful texture!

    Hope that hand is starting to behave itself and get better!

    Hugs
    Lesley Xx

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  6. Beautiful work, Trace - gorgeous watery effects, and that stencil is wonderful!
    Alison x

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  7. Totally love this, the paste and gesso really makes the corrugate pop x

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  8. Lovely blogpost Trace, as well as the previous ones!

    have a nice Sunday, Alie :-)

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  9. Fabulous colour combo Trace. Lots of great textures too. Hugs Rita xxx

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  10. ....oooo this is lovely Trace, such a gorgeous colour choice, love the texture the techniques, the yummy hearts, some really cool ingredients brought together beautifully...Melxx :)

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  11. Beautiful Trace, love it. Great effects. Nice you're getting back into it a bit more. Chris xxx

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  12. Oohh Fabuluos and great Texture in In It!!!I Love all Details and Colors.

    Hugs Jeannette

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  13. I should, of course, have also said: lovely to have you play along with us at eclectic Paperie!
    Alison x

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  14. Wow this is too cute! Great color choice and the texture is wonderful!! Thnaks for coming out to play with eP :-)

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  15. Hi Trace, this is sooooo beautiful, you do blues so well. Loving the great textures and the watery feel of this lovely piece of art. Hope things are improving for you on all fronts..... Hugs, Anne x

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  16. Trace...I love your little wall hanging! Love the color!!! That shabby feel of the corrugated background with the almost washed blue look is amazing! Love the wire wrapped heart, too! Thanks so much for sharing your art with us at Simon Says Stamp and Show and thanks for the sweet comment you left on my blog about my grandson's canvas! Made my day! <3 Candy

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  17. Fabulous fabulous fabulous! Love the corrugated!!!! The stenciled paste is wonderful and all the watery goodness on top is perfect! A gorgeous wall hanging indeed! Thanks for playing in our watered down challenge this week at Simon Says Stamp & Show!

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  18. Gorgeous work Trace,beautiful colours and textures....hearts are top of my looove list!
    Thanks for joining us over at eclectic Paperie.
    Big hugs
    Tracy
    xoxox

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  19. Wonderful refreshing water Trace, unlike that which is falling from the sky
    Von ☺

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  20. The texture on this wall hanging is amazing. I love the corrugation, the embossing paste, and those gorgeous watery colours. The wire adds great detail both to the heart and to the top of the piece. So glad you joined our corrugated challenge at eclectic Paperie. Thank you.

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Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by and leave me a comment..it means a lot..hope you like what you see. Trace x