IT'S SPRING - NEW ART, NEW BACKGROUND

Now Valentine's Day is over for another year, I thought we'd have a new background - something bright & breezy and more Spring-like. I have also increased the type size, so I hope you'll find it easier to read as well.

To celebrate, here's a postcard and a tag I just made. As you can see from the scrapbook page further down, I'm feeling very Parisian and also very pink! Must be because it's Spring (nearly)...


Postcard
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The postcard was made for a swap I'm in, on UKPaperArts Yahoo group.

THE POSTCARD:

• The stamped background text and the Eiffel Tower are both from Tim Holtz's "I See Paris" sheet.
• The background was stamped in Ranger Archival ink in Sepia and the Eiffel Tower in Brilliance Graphite Black.
• Tear round the Eiffel Tower image and colour it Direct To Paper, using Versacolour pigment inks in Old Rose & Opera Pink, with a touch of Sky Blue.
• The image is from a photo in my private collection.
• Both Eiffel Tower and photo are layered over torn vintage French text from an old dictionary.
  
• I used a clear alphabet to stamp out April in Paris, using Ranger's Sepia archival ink again, and drew over the letters by hand with a red glitter pen. I also coloured in the lady's lipstick with the red glitter pen.
• Her cheeks were coloured with a cottonwool bud (carefully) with the Old Rose pigment ink.
  

Tag
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THE TAG:

• Crumple a manilla tag then smooth it out again. Do this a couple of times.
• Swipe the tag with Distress ink in Mahogany and spritz a couple of times with clear water.
• Allow to dry naturally, or hurry it up with a heat gun.
• Stamp the Eiffel Tower in Ranger Archival Sepia ink and tear around the image.
• Use a cottonwool bud to tint the tower with a touch of Old Rose ink.
• Stamp the alphabet as described above.
• Tint cheeks & lips as above.

Much fun!

I sent off the tag, along with one of Blade Rubber Stamps unmounted stamp images, as a little thankyou giftie for the brilliant punches tip sent in by Jean Harrison.

You too might get an unmounted stamp as a thankyou prezzie - so send those stamping tips and tricks in! Best one gets a freebie unmounted Blade Rubber Stamps image, and no doubt I'll be sending a tag or ATC along with it.