This ATC started life as a humble piece of card backing from some embellishments. It was cut to size with some uneven edges and coated with a piece of original Japanese newspaper. This was then coloured with Adirondack inks in cranberry and eggplant with cut'n'dry foam until the desired effect was obtained.
The Ginkgo image (Inkadinkado) was inked with Versamark, stamped onto white card and heat embossed with Moonglow tannenbaum green gold embossing powder. This was then coloured with the same Adirondack colours before being cut out and stuck in place as shown.
Next some blackberry Croco Crackling Colour (Viva Decor) was scraped on quite thickly with an old credit card on two corners and this was allowed to dry until crackled. The card was then embellished with some transparent polymer stickers and the rub-on word applied at the top. The edges were finished with mauve Colorbox chalk ink,
I wanted to do a sort of plum and green effect depicting the beautiful colours of the oriental plum blossom so common in Japan !
Sid xx
From humble beginnings ... such a great piece of art grew. Its lovely. Penny
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sarah
This is a lovely piece. I have that ginkgo stamp and it always looks good. You shoud come and join us at TIO for the challenges there!!!
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This is very lovely.
ReplyDeleteThat looks all inky and textured... lovely stuff!
ReplyDeleteIt's stunning! Love the colors, and textures are so vivid in colors!
ReplyDeleteGreat ATC! Love the colours and the texture!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning art Sid! Love the texture & colours! x
ReplyDeleteOoooh am lovin the wonky edges and that crackle is something else xxxxx
ReplyDeleteHello Sid! Thanks for your comment, much appriciated! Love your blog, theres some fab work going on in your crafty corner! I will have to keep an eye on your blog! Great!!!
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This is truly gorgeous. Love the colours, the composition, everything about it.
ReplyDeleteYou've really captured the plum blossom vibe you were after, Sid. It's gorgeous. I'm a big fan of blackberry croco too (have you tried the turquoise?)
ReplyDeleteLove the colours and textures ...they combine to create a stunning piece of work.
ReplyDeleteVery nice ATC!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is stunning and I love the colours and textures - I have a Japanese daughter in law so love anything Oriental - especially the Blossom festival
ReplyDeleteThis is stunning and I love the colours and textures - I have a Japanese daughter in law so love anything Oriental - especially the Blossom festival
ReplyDeletelove this ATC, there are loads of techniques and textures which all work together so well.
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