Sunday, September 08, 2013

less is more: rust and dark green

I wasn't sure that I would take part in this week's less is more challenge. The inspiration colours are beautiful, but I didn't know what I would do with them.
This is the photo from which the colours have been taken,
Bu then Laura took part and bascically challenged me to do so....

....so then I had to.

I've been enjoying playing with PaperArtsy's fresco paints recently, but I didn't have the quite the right colours, so I decided to have a play at mixing colours.
Cinnamon and smoked paprika made a nice dark rust, Tinned peas and little black dress made a good dark green.
Now these colours made me think of the change of summer to autumn, so I decided to play with paperartsy's small oak leaf die. I painted the die cut with the green paint and then overstamped it with the rust using the splatter mini, repeatedly.

To finish I stamped onto the card with a script stamp and the rust paint. I attached the leaf and a tiny knot of string.



8 comments:

  1. Super - I keep forgetting about paint as a stamping option, thanks for the reminder

    Kathyk

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  2. This is gorgeous. A creative use of stamping. I wish I was so talented!

    Dormouse.wibsite.com

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  3. Love this technique, so effective and what a fab photo for colour inspiration !

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  4. Great card, stamping with paint is so effective.

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  5. You got me well and good!. I shall now go quiet for the rest of the week. Hope the sun shines on us in Pembrokeshire.

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  6. great use of the colours

    Thanks for joining us this week
    Jen x
    "Less Is More"

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  7. This is great Joanne!
    Thanks so much
    Chrissie
    "Less is More"

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