The Storms of Life by Lynne Moncrieff
11:00Welcome to my first D.T. post of 2020.
For this first post, I worked with a few firm favourites: MDF Surfaces, Liquid Acrylic Wax, Walnut Ink Crystals and Pearl Inks (all That's Crafty!) with a new, to me, stamp, Seth Apter Mini EM40. I don't know Seth Apter's inspiration for this design but for me, there is a great energy in this design and on this first inking of it, to me it speaks strongly of the elements, of natural energy whether an energy deep within the earth or from the sky. It was this connection that had me seeking a particular Affirmation from Set 7.
Supplies
That's Crafty! Clear Stamp Set Lynne's Affirmations Set 7
That's Crafty! Surfaces MDF 8" x 8" Pack of 3
That's Crafty! Liquid Acrylic Wax
That's Crafty! Walnut Ink Crystals
That's Crafty! Gesso White
That's Crafty! Pearl Ink: Black
That's Crafty! Multi-Surface Paint: Black
PaperArtsy Eclectica EM40 Designed by Seth Apter
PaperArtsy Infusions Black Knight, Rusty Car
Gel Medium
Palette Knife
Archival Ink: Jet Black
Extras: eco dyed rice paper and self-fill teabag, old book text, rusty washers
Instructions
Begin by preparing the MDF with Gesso. In my stash I had a sheet of rice paper which had been stained when I dried eco dyed papers/textiles on top of it. The colours were nice enough but they were subtle. The paper was adhered to the MDF panel with Liquid Acrylic Wax and then, a top coat applied, as it dried, the colours began to intensify.
Walnut Ink was sprayed onto the panel, allowing to drip downwards and then blotting with the cloth.
pulling along the horizontal line and also pulling downwards.
(sorry for poor photo quality!)
Stamp Seth Apter Mini onto eco dyed self-fill tea bag.
Wishes
Lynne
5 comments
Beautiful grungy layers Lynne and love all that amazing texture on there.
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Fliss, I so enjoyed immersing myself in the layers of texture :)
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This is just a fantastic piece
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ReplyDeletelove all of your art! thx for the inspiration
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