Paper Artsy #3up

At PaperArtsy, Leandra and co run #3up, where any crafter can sign up to via twitter. This is the second time and all week we have been treated to all the #3uppers makes. Tonight its my turn with the rest of my group.

Wow how lucky was I? I had the new JOFY summer stamps in my challenge pack and was so thrilled big smiles here. Also included was the Artemio house frame, embellishments of teeny tags, ribbons, colour swatch, stamping card (which is superb) and some patterned paper pieces.

I chose Nougat as my main colour for the frame as it is warmer than snowflake and my colour palette was warm colours.

I prepped my frame with sandpaper and gesso and filled any little holes with Grunge Paste. Next I painted all over in Fresco Smoked Paprika and Butternut, applied Fresco Crackle Glaze then Fresco Nougat paint. A bit more sanding and a rub over with gold gilding wax. Some stamping with netting style stamps from other JOFY sets.

For my main scene I applied a thick layer of gesso onto card and sprinkled a heavy layer of salt on top. When dried brushed off excess and painted with Fresco Haystack, butternut, pumpkin soup paints.

 My sunset was an experiment, painting with Grunge Paste. Using Fresco paints in smoked paprika, blood orange, very berry, rose, haystack and zesty zing, I mixed small amounts with GP and painted them on with coffee stirrers. Then put the sand and sky together for my background. 

I stamped and painted images with watered down fresco paints using same colours. Notice the large bunting, this is the roof from the large main hut stamp. Stamped onto the pattern papers and shaded with Polychromo pencils and brads to join the pieces. I painted and stamped a domino. I used the minute tags as frame corner adorners and added some real shells painted in Nougat and gold wax. The ribbons I used for hanging my frame. 

I used everything in my pack, even though the teeny tiny tags stumped me at first along with the colour scheme but then I saw sunset colours and the idea was born. I really had fun making this, thanks to Paper Artsy for the opportunity as it must take some organising too.

Happy Crafting and do check out the rest of the fun on the Paper Artsy Blog Here

 

substrate frame sanded & gesso

Fresco paints and crackle glaze

Sand effect thickly apply gesso covered
with salt, dried naturally then painted

 

Sunset painted using Grunge Paste mixed
with Frescos applied with coffee stirrers

Top of large hut stamped onto pattern paper
shaded with pencils

shells painted with nougat

 

 

 

 

 

Katie posing whilst trying to take pics

Happy Crafting Luv Dawn