Good Morning everyone
Today im sharing a mixed media MDF Home decor project, using the amazing pink ink turtle stamp set.
Size 12x8" After doing the background which is shown down below i got building up my scene with turtles stamped in black and coloured with inktense pencils and cut out, stamped seaweed & shells and then shells and a little piece of driftwood ive collected over the years on our lovely Cornish beaches. Before assembling I gave everything a coat of gloss mod podge to protect it all.
I added glossy accents to the turtle shells
The photos don't pick it up but the starlight paints really shimmer when the light hits them
I used a mix of stamped shells and real shells. I haven't gone with a bright blue sea as my turtles are swimming down among the seaweed
How i made the background.
I covered the mdf in black gesso, added texture paste through a pebble stencil, once dry i covered it all in patches of acrylic paints using colours id used in the turtles. I then dry bushed on white, silver, gold & diamond paints to soften it and give a shimmer. I then stencilled on foliage to act as seaweed with dark green paint and some bubbles with a glitter texture paste. I edged the whole panel with the dark green paint. I then got sticking on the stamped seaweed, a little bit of net and building up my scene
Just showing the first paint stage - yes it looks a right mess, you really do have to work through the messy stage and stick with it
and this is how it started out, i bought it to alter, the gesso covers the printed design and gives a good base to work on.
Items Used:
Pink Ink stamp sets 'Sea Turtle' & 'Pinky inky' (for the shell stamps)
Lavinia stencil 'pebbles'
Foliage stencil
Golden texture paste 'white'
Finnibair texture paste 'unicorn'
Pebeo acrylic paints
Imagination crafts starlight/Dora paints 'Rich gold' 'diamond'
Derwent Inktense Pencils
Ranger Glossy accents
Thank you all for stopping by once again, i really appreciate it and waving hello to all my email followers. I hope its a good week for you all. Hugs Emmax
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What a stunning creation and they way you made the background Thank you for joining us at Crafty Catz Challenge Blog good luck Ginny DT for Crafty Catz Challenge Blog
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Now that is one seriously breathtaking work of art!
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What a fab project Emma! , so much detail to look at. Jxx
ReplyDeleteWOW absolutely stunning transformation -the background and coloured turtles look absolutely amazing-love the added shells and driftwood-brilliant!!!
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So beautiful and wonderful.
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A stunning make,love the underwater scene,so many detailed elements and beautifully coloured turtles.
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We are neighbors in the gallery at Creative Artiste, so I wanted to drop by and say Hi Neighbor. Your home décor is so fun filled with texture and love those bright colors.
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Emma what a fantastic project, love the underwater scene you have created with so many details including the driftwood and shells. The turtles are amazing and colourful!! Jenny x
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wow stunning projects, perfect work love them.
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Beautiful work of art. Well done. I love it.
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OH WOW this is just AWESOME! The colors are amazing! Great job! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Sisterhood of Crafters challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
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Wow this is stunning Emma! How do you create these wonderful scenes?
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ReplyDeleteSuch a magical piece of art, love it! Steph x
ReplyDeleteI noticed your creation when I entered the Creative Artiste Mixed Media challenge and had to look at it closer, it is just amazing! The colors are amazing and reading how you created it! What a treasure!
ReplyDeleteAmazing piece of artwork Emma, just love it and thank you for showing the stages of how you made it, inspirational as always. Big hugs Kirsty. x
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous creation, makes me want to swim along with those delightfully coloured turtles, your colour choice is so vibrant and inviting. You have worked wonders with that plaque the perfect surface. What a stunning Mixed media creation.
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You have made a great project!!! I love it!
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