I started off with an upright  and gave it a coat of gesso, being mindful of the areas that slot together as any excess paint will make them difficult to put together later.


Next I choose some Distress Crayons - these colour will remain in use through the entirety of the project. I start by scribbling small amounts of the crayons and then use my finger to blend them on the surface.



Next I take my stencil and either a damp cloth or an environmentally friendly wet wipe and I go over the stencil this removes most of the crayon from the exposed surfaces.


Now in retrospect I think I should have left the background at this point as there is not much of it visible, however I did say in retrospect so I did not, indeed I backgrounded this to within an inch of its life :-)






so as I said you may or may not choose to do more or less with your background but bear in mind that there won't be much of it to see. Next I stamp the base with the key element from #268 Shuttered Window from Aall and Create by Bipasha BK, I then scribble the crayons on my mat and use them like watercolours to colour the stamped base.



And that can now be glued together and popped to one side to dry while the other elements are prepared.

I use the window from #268 Shuttered Window, I stamp this three times as we are going to use multiple layers to add dimension.