Turqoise & Brown

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Magenta Cling Foliage Flourish CO537-K

Stampendous Cling CRR138 Calligraphy Sampler

Stampendous CRS5029 Jumbo Songbird

Chalk inkpads

Versafine Deep Lagoon inkpad

Copper embossing powder

Embossing pad

Woodware s/a lace

Stickles Turqoise

Dreamweaver pearl hatpins

Aqua & Brown organza ribbon

Green s/a pearls

Artquest palettes Interference & Stargazer

All available from:-http://www.woodware.co.uk/



There's a whole lot of stamping going on this week! I couldn't resist revisiting the "Masterboard" technique that I learned at Japonica's Spring workshop a few weeks ago as taught by the very talented Julia Budd. Briefly here's the Masterboard technique:-

1.Take a plain piece of white or ivory card & randomly emboss with your chosen stamp & embossing powder. I've used the Magenta Flourish & Copper powder.

2. Sponge over entire area using 2 or more complimentary chalk inkpads- I've used Wheat & Aspen Mist.

3. Stamp all over again randomly using a darker shade of ink & here I've used Aegean Blue.

4. Finally I have splattered the entire piece with turqoise & bronze paint from the Artquest mica palettes.

Here's a close up view of the Masterboard, you can see the rich, brocade effect that you can acheive.



After creating the Masterboard I stamped a piece of ivory card with the Calligraphy Sampler stamp using the Wheat inkpad. I then stamped the Songbird over the top after inking with Versafine Deep Lagoon. Tear around the edges of this & sponge with Aegean Blue. Repeat for the sentiment.

Tear a piece of the Masterboard & sponge around the edges of this also. Layer a piece of turqoise card which has been "aged" with the Aegean Blue onto the card blank & add the torn piece of Masterboard. Layer the songbird & sentiment next. Tie the 2 colours of ribbon together to form a bow & tatter the edges with scissors. Add the pearl hatpins, a little of the lace which has been sponged with Aegan Blue & finish off with the pearls. A tiny touch of Stickles on the leaves & sentiment completes the design.