Take a Breath by Amanda Southern

Hi Everyone

Today I have a card for you using some Lost Coast Design stamps, That’s Crafty! have recently increased their range of Lost Coast stamps and to my knowledge are the best place in the UK for the amount of different designs that they carry, this also includes Carmen's Veranda stamps which is part of Lost Coast Design.  I love them because they are all just a bit different…

Here’s What I Did:

I started with a gelli printed background. The background was printed in 2 stages, first stage was to pick up some blended colours from the Gelli Plate, the second layer was a ghost print (send pull) of the PaperArtsy stencil that was laid over black paint. You remove all the black from the Gel Plate with a piece of copier paper and the remove the stencil, what is left is the ghost print and that you pick up on your previously coloured print.

Next I grabbed my Tim Holtz Stamping Platform and played with my current favourite technique, stamping the image, painting it, and then stamping the detail back in. I currently love this technique as previously without a Platform this was nigh impossible, things had to be stamped over the colour and cut out and stuck into place. Now you can stamp directly onto your project, paint out the image and stamp the detail back in just remember to keep your stamp and background in the same place. Using this technique I added the monkey and each of the fish, you do have to do each one at a time though and then added the white detail with a Posca pen. 

I then added the sentiment using Tim Holtz foam stamps and black paint and again the Stamping Platform ensures that you get the letters straight and allows perfect spacing especially if you have to use the same letter more than once in a sentence.  Also if the paint doesn’t totally stamp first time you can add more paint and stamp again. I then highlighted the letters with a white Posca pen. Mounted onto black card and added to a card blank.

Here’s What I Used:

Gelli Plate 8” x 10”

PaperArtsy Fresco Paints

Brayer

PaperArtsy Stencil – Kim Dellow 040

Tim Holtz Stamping Platform

Lost Coast Design Stamp – Fish & Heart

Carmen’s Veranda Stamp – Monkey Face

Black Archival Ink Pad

Dylusions Paints

Tim Holtz Foam Stamps – Block Upper Case

White Posca Pen

Black Card

Card Blank

See you next Tuesday

Love

Amanda X