Well I so enjoyed the colours on the last piece I made with JOFY seaside stamps, I needed to do some more.
I used the same Green Olives, Tinned Peas, Sage and Concrete PaperArtsy Fresco paints colour combo on this square canvas.
I also added some stencilling with Grunge Paste(gotta have some texture!)
The wooden fence is actually lolly sticks that I wiped Sage and Concrete lightly with Cut-n-Dry. Cut the ends and then used rusting powder to distress further.
The little row of beach huts were stamped on a scrap of patterned paper that I'd swiped some Concrete on and them stamped and embossed with brown embossing powder and cut out.
These were stuck onto a scrap of linen that had a little bit of Walnut Stain smeared over it and finally the sentiment added on a scrap of the patterned paper.
A tiny smidge of Sherbet over the stencilling just to add some contrast and pick up some of the colour on the patterned paper just finishes it off I think.
Really pleased with the rusty fence, I think it looks great as another layer of texture on the canvas and continues the beachy theme.
I've added another photo in to show how sunny it was on Sunday (husband was happy as he could keep his shorts on for WW weigh in, he's dreading having to be weighed in jeans and suffer a bit of a gain!) and how the colours look so different
Well until next time, hope you are all enjoying playing with your stash from your latest shopping venture wherever that may have been (clears throat to admit I haven't put mine away from Ally Pally yet ...).
hugs
jo
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Yes I know I haven't posted in ages but I've been rather caught up in changing habits of a lifetime and creating a new lifestyle. Both husband and I have decided that enough is enough and we need to eat smaller portions and move a lot more. So that's what we've been doing, between us we have lost over 30lbs in 7 weeks and visiting the gym on a much more regular basis (they don't laugh now when we get our cards out as there is no dust flying out as well through lack of use). This week I have started the excellent NHS couch to 5k running programme (aren't pod casts great) and a new weights regime. I can't quite look at myself in the mirror when I'm lifting the weights as a) I'm trying to concentrate on breathing right b) I forget to breathe and go red and c) I'm sure I'm pulling right gurning faces as I lift the weights above my head and that will make me laugh and possibly drop the weights.
But last weekend I did manage to do some art and here it is using the fabulous JOFY stamps from PaperArtsy.
Rather than a beach scene I ended up making it look like a garden shed, but that's the versatility of the stamps.
This one is JOFY Mini 23 which I stamped on a ripped out book page lightly painted on Concrete, stamped in black and then painted in Sage and Tinned Peas (sometimes neat sometimes mixed) .
The really deep mini canvas was painted first in Tinned Peas, Crackle Glaze layer and then in Concrete and Sage mixed.
Sanded on the edges and then stamped using the large clocks stamp from Clock Plate 2 and embossed with green embossing powder. Some beautiful lace on the edge, ripped crunchy waxed craft paper and string and finally some buttons and some driftwood.
Well here's hoping I can manage to find a balance between eating less, moving more and crating as well!
hugs
jo
xx
The wooden fence is actually lolly sticks that I wiped Sage and Concrete lightly with Cut-n-Dry. Cut the ends and then used rusting powder to distress further.
A tiny smidge of Sherbet over the stencilling just to add some contrast and pick up some of the colour on the patterned paper just finishes it off I think.
