Good Morning Ladies,
I had a very messy craft day yesterday, my fingers are still a bit blue from the inking! It was fun though, I wont say that my results were perfect but I enjoyed the process. The thing is when you are following a tutorial you aim to get similar results but when it comes inking and watercolour you will never replicate the original exactly, which can seem frustrating but you have to get your head around the fact that its 'your interpretation ' of the original. Like these two Thrinchies for example, they are my version of Tracey Evans examples, I had to improvise with some of the stamps. It's fun going through all of stamps that Tracey has designed for Aall&Create trying to find something that would work, it also highlights how many sets you haven't used 🙄😌
Karen, I definitely had that same feeling with my last glasses, it took me a while to get used to them, I'm ok with them now though, I think you have to be happy with them for the money you pay. I did end up going back 3 times for them opticians to adjust them though. XXX
Today's Thrinchie is the partner to yesterday's, for this one I used the outer part of the tag stencil (the bit the tag pops out of). I dragged the ink pads lightly over the stencil, only very lightly with the Salty Ocean as its quite dark, I then spritzed it with water so the inks blend together. I dried it and then made a paper mask so that I could stamp the ferns around the edges of tag like yesterdays Thrinchie, I used some little beaded stems to add more interest and stamped the little kitty 😺 in the middle of the ferns. I didn't have the flower stem that Tracey used in her version so I substituted the leaf, stamping and colouring in the same colours as the background. Twisted Citron, Cracked Pistachio & Salty Ocean. I added some tiny dots of yellow, white & blue posca pen, but they don't really show up on camera. Some white splatters and a black mat finish the Thrinchie.
I hope that you all have a great Tuesday,
Love & hugs to all,
Sandra xxx
I love it I don’t have any of her stencils I might have a go at creating a version on my ScanNCut
ReplyDeleteI am enjoying substituting other stamps and yes, finding stamps I’d forgotten about and I don’t have that many (nose is getting longer! 🤣)
Off to John Lewis this morning and out dancing this evening
Take care everyone xx
Hi everyone
ReplyDeleteVery lovely Thrincie, gorgious colours together and a cute kitten.
I will have a play with some background etc tomorrow. Today I am still putting away things from kitchen and the lounge. It takes it times to go up and down the stairs when you walking up as a toddler and down like an ,oh I don't know but it's slowly .
Sun is shining and it feels good so I'm hoping that you all that a chance to get out and feel the warmth. Take care. Hugs to you all, Maria xxx
Hi Sandra and all looking in. Lovely Thrinchies, the colour combo is great. Hope Sophs cookie were worth the wait xx
ReplyDeleteWe have been busy with the house again. No much longer hopefully.
Sleep well. Take care. Love Sue xx
Hello all, still a very cold wind here, so no going out at the moment.
ReplyDeleteLove all of your thrinchies, mine are not anything like as arty as those, but I’ll have another go tomorrow.
My iron gave up the ghost today, it was £4 from Lidls 10+ years ago, have ordered another one from Amazon, should be here tomorrow.
Goodnight all sleep well. Lilian