Back in January I was delighted to recieve an email from Julie & Crissi of Arty Girlz asking if I would like to be a Guest Designer for them. I was happy to agree & arranged to create something for them once I got back from my team retreat. Once back I selected my theme & created a design. I then emailed it off & promptly forgot all about it. Then I noticed other GD's appearing on the site & wondered what had become of mine. Julie had never recieved my jpeg image. So just after my birthday I sent it off again & thankfully it was recieved the same day.
So today I am glad to be Guest Designer with my theme Hand Made Backgrounds.
There are many beautiful papers out there & it is really easy to create a card/scrapbook page using them. But I find the real joy is in creating something for myself getting my fingers as inky & messy as possible! I love using Gesso, paint & in the design below, Distress Inks.
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To create this design I used my favourite technique of watercolour type backgrounds using wet kitchen towel to apply the inks & blotting them off to give a mottled effect. I then stamped all the background with various parts of stamps. The butterfly lady I created on a spare piece of card in similar shades & glued her on. This picture doesn't show her as clearly as IRL. Most of the stamps used are Crafty Individuals, the large swirl is Papermania.I hope you all enjoy making something of your own & get bitten by the bug.
31 comments:
love the soft colours on this and the stamps are fab!
Wow Paula this is brilliant. So great piece. Love it.
I have a great Candy on my Blog :)
it's a wonderful card. I love it.
and that's a great theme, I think I'll have to play!
Wow, your card looks fantastic, love the background and the images. Great swirl.
That's brilliant, Paula, I love the colours and they way the whole thing blends together.
Awesome ... and congratulations!
Great background Paula, fab work.
Really like your card. The background is really beautiful. Really like the stamps you used. Thank you for commenting on my entry.
Your background is just gorgeous!!
Clairexx
Its a lovely effect Paula - thanks for sharing
Congrats girlie, love your beautiful work!! Specially those softy colors, great job!
Paula, what a stunning and elegant card - wonderful !
its such a lovely piece Paula
woohoo, on a role Paula. beautiful dreamy colours
Love this card! I can't believe the lady is cut out.. you can't tell. seriously, you are the queen of the alcohol inks ..
On a roll indeed Paula ! So happy for you ! Nothing like making something of your own !
I have recently come across a scrapper in Penang who uses stamping techniques on layouts ! I wonder if you've come across too ? check out http://scrapperlicious.blogspot.com
ttfn, Pearl
Congratulations on been Guest Designer Paula, your card is beautiful and the background is fab such lovely colours
Paula, you are so right - the creation of your own backgrounds is so much fun... and very special, too. I love your card, so delicate - what a great challenge this was (specially for us background junkies!), thanks for sharing.
glad it was sorted in the End paula i think this is one of my most favourite things that you have created i love the soft colours and the stamping is perfect. stunning work.
Thanks for being our guest designer this week and joining In with the Arty Girlz challenges
Crissi xx
Your card is wonderful i just love the soft muted colours, you really helped to take me out of my comfort zone this week and inspired me to try something new, Thanks for your lovely comment on my entry !!
This is so soft and very pretty!
Wonderful background. Love the cloudy effect you have created beautiful
This is so beautiful Paula and I'm so glad we got there in the end xx
Thanks so much for guest designing for Arty Girlz xx
Paula, your piece is lovely!! Thank you for such a great theme! I agree with you 100%! Making your own backgrounds are the best!! So satisfying! I made mine on time, then forgot to post it to the group...was really tired. Oh well, it's here now.
Hiya Paula, just wanted to say thanks for the great challenge theme and I have been having a rummage thru your Blog and I just love all your work....tis stunning :O)) Hels x
Die Karte ist traumhaft schön.....so romantisch.
LG
Gitti
beautiful!!! love the soft look!!!
Gorgeous, gorgeous work...so inspirational, thanks for the challenge, Paula!
Your work is just lovely! Thanks for the great theme!
This is so pretty - very ethereal - thank you for the challenge! :)
Oh what a gorgeous piece! Love the combination of colours so subtle.
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