Mixed Media Canvas with GDT Samara!

 

WOW…this piece is seriously one of my favorites.  I played with a lot
of images before I settled on all these components coming together.
First, I selected the Jing stamp and colored her on Copic X-Press It
card stock using a variety of Copic Markers.  I added LuminArte
Twinkling H20s in Guatemalan Green, and Apricot Nectar to the flowers
in Jing’s hair.  I then very carefully cut her out.  I used a black
copic marker to carefully outline the sides so that the white cut line
wasn’t visible.  I set her aside while I prepared the canvas panel.

 



For the canvas panel, I used a variety of Liquitex and Golden acrylic
paints in coordinating colors.    I then used Dylusions sprays again
in coordinating colors.  Finally I used Gelatos by Faber Castell.  I
was able to create texture by using the foam dot brush in water to
remove the Dylusions and to add Gelatos.    I used Matte Medium to
carefully add Jing to the canvas paying close attention to not allow
the Matte Medium onto the front.  I added the canvas letters from
Prima (love) after carefully adding Dylusions inks.    I hand lettered
“Real” onto Copic EX-Press it and carefully cut out.  I adhered “love”
and “real” to the canvas panel and then hand lettered the remaining
phrase directly to the canvas using a Faber Castell PITT pen.

Now it was time to add the flowers.  I opened up all my flower
packages and went to town carefully layering.    Because I don’t
initially glue the embellishments down, I usually photograph my final
arrangement, remove them from the canvas and then using the photo
carefully build the piece back up.    I absolutely adore this piece
and have plans on framing her in a 3D frame (so that then flowers
don’t get smashes) and displaying her in my living room.

 



Enjoy!

 

 

Some more Bloom Girl Summer with GDT Samara!

 

Today We have one of our Guest Designers, Samara, joining us and she has used

  Bloom Girl Stamp, ' Summer'. Let's here a little bit about Samara's beautiful project!

 

Hi everyone!
Samara here with my very first Bloom Girl post.

I’ve been in a bit of a white space graphic mood as of late and as
soon as I saw this stamp I knew exactly what I wanted to do.    I
started off by stamping the girl with Memento ink onto Copic X-Press
card stock and then begin the task of coloring her with Copic markers.
  I normally color very smoothly when using Copics, but I wanted more
of a painterly feel, so I didn’t do a lot of smooth blending.  I love
hand lettering and decided to give it a go.  I lightly sketched my
letters with pencil, went over it with a Copic Multiliner size .3 and
then filled in with coordinating Copic markers.  I love the overall
feel of the piece and I have plans on framing it and some others in
this series.
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*****Samara******