Wednesday, 10 July 2013

Shades of Sepia




        I love PaperArtsy products and was thrilled to be able to have a little shopping trip there - where I managed to find some stencils I had wanted for a while and add to my growing Fresco paint collection - I LOVE these paints - If you haven't tried them yet I really urge you to give them a go. They are the BEST acrylic paints ever!

        I bought a collection of browns and a white. I also bought the gold paint - I had been very disappointed with gold acrylic paints in the past - This one is amazing!



     I bought a cheap canvas board and decided to first of all use some of the stencils...I chose the harlequin and Mini Antiquities stencil and applied some paste and left it to dry.






















Then I got to playing with the brown paints...I got Mocha Mousse and Irish cream and along with the white I smooshed them around on the board that I had previously applied some torn book pages to.

     I blended them over the board. When they were dry (a wonderful thing about these paints is their drying time - which is so quick, but they are still so easy to blend)





















I then got a script stamp and stamped with Archival coffee ink randomly over the board. I dabbed some of the Mocha Mousse and Irish Cream paint through the Harlequin Stencil and then dry brushed various shades over the edges of the board.

   I also had got some Grunge board letters and chose the word Fly...



I wanted to have some wings on the board somewhere at this point so I painted the letters with Vintage Photo DP and then coated them in crackle paint. When they were dry I dabbed some of the old gold paint around the sides of the letters...




















I painted the plain wings in Mocha Mousse paint and a set of embossed wings with the old gold paint. I then stencilled some of the gold paint onto the brown wings.




















I added a rose that had been dabbed with Walnut Stain DI and added a grapevine heart.





     And there you have my shades of sepia canvas......Hope you like it!

           
I would like to enter this in the following challenges -

Simon Says - A Little Stamping
Stampotique Designers challenge - French Flair - Used French Script stamp



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24 comments:

  1. Candy C10 July 2013 at 10:50

    Laura...your canvas is lovely. I love the soft sepia and white washed tones. Your art is always so beautifully done. I love the texture you've added with the stencils. The winged heart with the rose that is your focal point is exquisite. Thanks for sharing your art with us at Simon Says Stamp and Show. <3 Candy

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  2. Kay Wallace10 July 2013 at 12:31

    A beautiful French tone to this beautiful canvas! I am a long-time sepia fan, so I love this piece. Love all the texture you have created.

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  3. AppleApricot Wen10 July 2013 at 12:40

    Utterly gorgeous, a beautiful canvas Laura! Love the textures and the rose and grapevine heart... Hugs, Wendy

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  4. Anita Houston The Artful Maven10 July 2013 at 18:32

    Gorgeous little canvas! Love the little stamped script in the background, and the embossed images are fabulous too! Love the neutral tones! Thank you for stamping a little with us this week here at Simon Says Stamp & Show!

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  5. Rossella10 July 2013 at 18:35

    I think it is beautiful, fabulous colours
    Rosie x

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  6. Monique10 July 2013 at 18:43

    Very pretty shades of sepia. Love the grapevine heart.
    xx

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  7. Gráinne10 July 2013 at 18:50

    What a stunning canvas! Great work. Suzanne xx

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  8. Alie Hoogenboezem-de Vries10 July 2013 at 21:17

    So detailed, a gorgeous canvas Laura.

    kind regards, Alie :-)

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  9. Meggymay10 July 2013 at 21:25

    Stunning canvas, gorgeous details and colours.
    Yvonne

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  10. Anonymous10 July 2013 at 22:01

    Beautiful canvas Laura, love the colours and the touch of gold is gorgeous. Sue C x

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  11. pearshapedcrafting11 July 2013 at 00:06

    Oh Laura, this is beautiful, just love those subtle colours and all those lovely layers, Chrisx

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  12. Reflective Art Studio11 July 2013 at 01:43

    Oh My Gosh.... I just love this. Wonderful work. Thank you for sharing your talents with Stampotique Designer's Challenge.
    Sarinda

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  13. Andreja11 July 2013 at 06:21

    aaaaaaaaaaaadorable canvas :-)) I like all details very much!
    Hugs, Andreja

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  14. Words and Pictures11 July 2013 at 12:22

    Lovely elegant layers in the background, and the crackle on the letters is fab.
    Alison x

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  15. Meihsia Liu11 July 2013 at 20:14

    This is such a gorgeous creation, Laura. I love the beautiful color scheme and all the great details on the embellishments. Thank you so much for sharing with us at Simon Says Stamp and Show this week. :)

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  16. Astrid Maclean11 July 2013 at 20:29

    Stunning make Laura, love what you did with the stencils and these neurtal muted colours are divine, just beautiful with thaat central rose to focus the eye!

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  17. Sam & Poppy12 July 2013 at 10:32

    Gorgeous Laura, glad you joined in with us at Stampotique this week, wishing you a lovely weekend.

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  18. SYLVIA-ANNE13 July 2013 at 14:07

    A totally fabulous creation Laura - perfect in every way.
    Sylvia x

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  19. Inkypinkycraft13 July 2013 at 18:23

    Anothercreally gorgeous make x hugs x

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  20. Janny Jager 14 July 2013 at 13:13

    A gorgeous canvas Laura with very very beautiful details.

    Greetings Janny

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  21. Annie14 July 2013 at 15:28

    beautiful canvas board laura. Love the colours of Fresaco Paints and the stencilling stamping. The centre piece is just beautiful and I love the rose.

    THanks for sharing

    Annie x

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  22. Gez Butterworth15 July 2013 at 10:51

    Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for joining Stampotique Designer's Challenge. Gez

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  23. Dianne 15 July 2013 at 11:49

    Stunning canvas Laura in all it's sepia glory, love the texture,the script in paste and stamping,love hoe you made the letters, the wings then your weaved heart,stunning work, thanks for sharing and have a great week..

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  24. Libby Hickson15 July 2013 at 18:49

    Such a gorgeous creation! Thanks for playing along at the Stampotique Designers Challenge!

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