Thursday 11 April 2013

Distress backgrounds - Helen Chilton style!

This week at Paperartsy, is Helen Chilton's final turn to wow us - and wow us she has! However, I've only just had a chance to play, with her Wednesday idea, distress inks on a glossy card and stamping on top with white pen highlighting..

I made two backgrounds, with squeezed lemonade, picked raspberry and salty ocean distress inks.  One of them I spritzed the ink on the craft mat, and one I didn't.

I used Lynne Perella stamps for my main images (I only have two sets, so I am a little restricted)

I thought I'd taken a picture of both backgrounds before I overstamped, but obviously not!



For the second one, I added a couple of Maya Road swirls that I inked with salty ocean distress ink.

both are mounted on some offcuts of black card.



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17 comments:

  1. Lori11 April 2013 at 17:04

    Wow, spectacular page Helen! Love how that background turned out!

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  2. Lucy Edmondson11 April 2013 at 17:37

    I love it, Helen, very true to Helen Cs, but still your very own. Just need to upload mine,

    Lucy x

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  3. Kezzy11 April 2013 at 19:49

    Wow Helen your backgrounds are stunning, such gorgeous creations :-)
    Kezzy xxx

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  4. Lin11 April 2013 at 20:12

    oooh these are lovely and colourful helen...love the stamps you've used!!

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  5. Helen11 April 2013 at 20:42

    Gorgeous colours - I love the way that every time you splat it comes out different!
    Helen

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  6. Julie Lee11 April 2013 at 21:06

    I love the colours and the white highlights you've used for this challenge. I have just started a blog called magpieheaven.blogspot.co.uk - I am such a novice. Please, please give it a look, as I am feeling quite lost in the land of blog and I've had very few views or comments!

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  7. Kezzy11 April 2013 at 21:28

    Hi Helen thanks for the fab comment, the wire is just off a reel of cheap wire, I made it squiggly by hand and pliers so I could cover the block a bit as it wasn't square. I am quite pleased with it lol. Xxxx :-) Kezzy

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  8. Almo11 April 2013 at 21:50

    Hi Helen, I am loving your colourful backgrounds and the white highlights. Hugs Mo x

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  9. ionabunny12 April 2013 at 02:02

    Lovely colours, great images

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  10. flutterbycrafter12 April 2013 at 08:17

    Gorgeous work, love the colours xx

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  11. Virginia12 April 2013 at 09:34

    gorgeous hun as always!

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  12. Sue12 April 2013 at 10:24

    Brilliant Helen, the colours are gorgeous. Hoping to find some time today to have a go xx

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  13. Hettie12 April 2013 at 13:19

    Great pieces today Helen!
    Maybe see ya tomorrow?
    xx

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  14. Trish12 April 2013 at 20:03

    They are both amazing! Love them!

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  15. Craftyfield13 April 2013 at 09:10

    Love both of them, great backgrounds !

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  16. Carmen 13 April 2013 at 09:41

    Those colours are amazing - really love those backgrounds - will have to go check this technique out :)

    The black background is perfect - really makes those colours zing even more.

    Hope you are having fun today - leave me some bargains!

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  17. Words and Pictures13 April 2013 at 22:45

    What a fabulous page - those colours really zing, and the images are so cool with the highlights!
    Alison x

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