Names were drawn and we each had to make a piece of art for one person. Until then, we weren't to say who was making for whom...
My gift has been received so I am sharing it here with a few pictures in progress
I started with a square shallow canvas (the Works) and covered it in pieces of paper from a Prima pad (Epiphany)
the idea for this sprang from a you-tube video by the lovely Maremi Small Art (Marta Lapkowska)
This is the link (hopefully) to her you-tube channel which is full of fun.. Of course I can't find the link to the right video.....but you'll have fun looking
I added stencilled layers of texture paste through a couple of stencils
then I sprayed with Colour Bloom sprays (including the infamous Cobalt that fell all over my rug a few months ago)....
I always forget how sticky these dry, so I tried to seal it with some clear gesso... lots of smooshing of the blue colours... but I quite liked it so carried on..
time to add some stamping (Lin Brown for Paperartsy from ELB33) in blue archival ink
adding layers of texture - an mdf heart got painted and coated with DecoArt crackle paste
and some paper flowers got the spray treatment, plus a few dabs of paint on the petal edges..
I left some smaller flowers white
some metal embellishments
close up of the flowers
some metal leaf embellishments too
(edit.. no prizes for guessing Sam wasn't my swap partner, it's covered in flowers!)
(2nd edit.. just realised I made a big boo-boo. the video I saw on you tube was one of Vicky Papaioannou's ) sorry to both her and Marta for getting confused! they are both super talented you won't be sorry if you check out their channels!)
12 comments:
It's beautiful Helen. Lucky recipient!
Oh Helen it is gorgeous, wish I'd been your swap partner! BJ
It's gorgeous Helen.... lucky recipient!
Stunning, Helen. Someone is going to be very lucky and happy.
I was in a group who thought RAK sounded like a diseased animal, so we called our group ART for Acts of Random Thoughtfulness.
This is gorgeous Helen, a wonderful gift! 😊Hugs Debxx
This is so beautiful, Helen. What a lovely gift to receive. xx
Oh my Helen! What a lovely gift for your friend! Chrisx
I love Marta's work and videos - great to see her background technique in action, and I love where you've taken things after that. Beautiful blues, and those gorgeous LB grasses - a really tactile page too. Definitely a RAK to be able to part with this for somebody else's benefit!
Alison x
I've heard about RAK but didn't realise there was a week for it. This is a lovely project, someone's going to be very happy. Sending hugs, Angela xXx
Absolutely gorgeous!!!
These layers are out of this world! Exquisite gift. Hugs, Autumn
What a gorgeous page! so soft and serene and a bit on the organic side, which I love!
Jackie xx
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