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Thursday 27 June 2013

playful purples for creative expressions DT

yes I did say and purple...and yes it is me! I have been playing with colour this week , again usng the floral silhouette set..and left my comfort zone of neutrals and browns behind...so here goes :


So i Started with a large ish piece of mountboard..for my hanging..Hels makes some amazing pieces combining this and corrugated card...which I must try and I love using this stuff...too..

I started by applying creative expressions texture paste ( white ) through stencils...script and mini dots. when dry I set to work with seedless preserves, picked raspberry and peacock feathers...almost scared myself when I pulled those colours off the shelf altogether but they blended beautifully and ended up looking a lot less scary! 


I then used faux bleach technique by spritzing water through this fab disco stencil..( forgot I had it!) I then set too with some background stamps..love this bubble wrap one, also chicken wire and also the flourish form the great floral sihouette set.
 

I then used the same inks to colour a piece of cardstock using wrinkle free distress technique and then cut out some lareg flowers using vintage floret dies and also inked up some butterflies.. I layered the flowers and adding little jingle bells for centres and added some wire twirls and the butterflies.




 well for more makes with this fab set make sure you pop across here to the creative expressions blog and in the sidebar are the links to all the design team.

have a fun and inky day!
trace x 

24 comments :

  1. Wow, Trace, this is gorgeous, love the purple

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  2. Very nice. I love blue and purple together. The flowers look fab too x

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  3. Fabulous explosion of colour, Trace - they do work brilliantly together... and I love how you echoed the same colours on the flowers. A really gorgeous creation.
    Alison x

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  4. Wonderful hanging piece - love the colours.

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  5. Wonderful hanging piece - love the colours.

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  6. Wow Trace, this looks absolutely stunning. I want to feel that texture, I bet it feels great too. Fabulous colours , already in all a brilliant hanging. Have a Good Day. Hugs Rita xxx

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  7. Love this colour combo Trace, they have worked so well with all the texture and gorgeous flowers.
    Have a great day.
    hugs {brenda} x0x

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  8. The purple and blues are gorgeous combined and not scary at all, but I know what you mean! Love the background texture and those butterflies and flowers! Gorgeous tag! Enjoy!

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  9. My all time favorite color!! You did a fantastic job!! Love all the techniques you used!!

    Happy Crafting
    Tracie

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  10. Wow, love it when you do colour and you do it just as well as your more muted creations. This is stunning!!

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  11. How fantastic, love this color combination, a fabulous piece of art.

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  12. Wonderful colours ,WOW and so beautiful with the flowers ecchoing both the lilac and blue!! A gorgeous tag, Trace.
    xo,Dorthe

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  13. Wow, the purple suits you well! Love the contrast between the fragile butterflies and the grungy background! Hugs, Gerrina

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  14. Great combination these purples and blues Trace...again a very nice creation!

    kind regards, Alie :-)

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  15. just beautiful Trace - those purples are lush xx

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  16. Hi Trace, This is Gorgeous, Love the purple...Fabulous background love the butterflies & flowers great idea to add the bells too... you should do colour more often!!! Brilliant work... Hugs May x x x

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  17. The colors really look fabulous together! Love the bells! It is so much fun watching what you do - wish you would make some videos!!
    sandy

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  18. Really beautiful. This shows just how talented and versatile you are. Wonderful, textures, colours and images.

    Love Chrissie x

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  19. Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!!! I love the colours & the different textures.

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  20. Loving the purples!! Beautiful mix of colour, texture and embelishments!

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  21. Morning Trace, Wow !! love the purples, my favourite colours, they complement perfectly, especially loving the bell centres of the flowers, genius. A truly beautiful hanging.
    Lots of love from Patricia xx

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  22. Oh Trace, this is beautiful! Love the colour combination and the background. Fab! Chris xxx

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  23. You probably already know how much I love these colours - at one time I find it difficult not to use them every time! Trace, I LOVE it when you go for colour and this piece is gorgeous from the fab background, the flowers with the lovely bells, the layered background and the beautiful butterflies! Really yummy Trace.
    Hugs Juliaxxx

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  24. Mmmmm, all my fave colours rolled into one. Lovely piece Trace and like all the texture paste :-)

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