Polly is hosting this weeks special teaparty for Melanie, friend of SCS'r Faye (FayeMakesCards). Melanie loves teaparties, so I hope she will like this teaset and doily.
The sweet little teaset was a "tickle" surprise from Miss Boo - thanks Jen. It was coloured with Prismacolour pencils, then fussy cut.
The background was fun and very messy to make. I started with a sheet of A4 cardstock that had already been coated with white gesso.
I have two doily stencils by Prima that had never been out of the packet, so Polly's challenge was perfect to give them an inking. Since making this card, I now have a lovely stash of weirdo arty stenciled doily backgrounds. I figure if you are going to get messy - then do heaps.
I applied the modelling paste thicker than you are probably supposed to, but I wanted an organic look rather than a neat look. This card was air dried as my first effort was dried with a heat gun. I must have had the heat too close, as the paste bubbled up and went pooof and splattered bits of paste everywhere. I didn't break or burn anything so that's a bonus.
Here comes the fun part. Using a little pipette I dripped a couple of drops of Doc Ph.Martins Indian ink onto the molded doily, then dripped a couple of drops of water on top of the ink spots. I tilted the card around a bit to get deep pockets of colour. I waited a few minutes for the ink to penetrate the paste, then I lightly spritzed water on the doily and very, very gently wiped the inky water all over the cardstock using a baby wipe.
As this last step was very watery and no extra ink was used, it gives a soft and muted colouring to the remainder of the gessoed card. Once everything was dry I repeated the ink process using a turqoise ink, but only applied to the doily area. It is much more vibrant in real life.
I hope you get a chance to get inky and send some teapotter hugs to Melanie. Thank you for looking. Stay safe.
Date: Monday, June 1, 2020 GMT Views: 1403
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Accessories: Prima Marketing doily stencil, Aldi modelling paste, Dr Ph.Martins India inks, pipette, water spritzer, baby wipe, gesso, Prismacolour pencils
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Wed, Jun 10, 2020 @ 9:05 AM
BEAUTIFULLY DONE, Susie!!! HOW did I miss this one??? I'm SURE Melanie LOVED THIS!!! I'm WITH YOU, if you're going to get messy, do MORE OF IT! SUCH A BEAUTY!!! ;)<3