DT project 1 'Anything Goes' for Old, New & Digital Too! (ON&DT)

 

Hello my lovelies!

Welcome to my 1st DT project for Old, New & Digital Too.

I'm soooo excited!

 

Right then, as you can tell from the title of the blog, we use stash that's old, new & some digital stuff too! This months challenge is 'Anything Goes!'

 

My project started with an old canvas that I had previously collaged all sorts of different papers, including kitchen paper, (with a wedding photo & some lacey bits & bobs which I have removed) & covered it with a layer of white gesso.

I used this because A) it had been knocking about since 2008 when I made it, B) it's therefore old stash, C) it was hideous & needed a new purpose and D) I love recycling/repurposing stuff! :)

 

  

After it had dried I used my NEW stencils & my NEW ink sprays!

I treated myself to these at Christmas & believe it or not, hadn't used them yet.

The stencils are from Crafters Workshop & are the 6" ones One is 'Doily' and the other is 'Mini Swirly Garden'.

 I ordered the sprays from USA as I couldn't get them here. They're Decoart Media Misters which are an acrylic ink spray which is permanent when dry. I think they're fab!

I masked off areas using kitchen paper and sprayed away starting with the 'Mini Swirly Garden' stencil & then the 'Doily' one over the top in a contrasting colours. Then went 'spray happy' with all the colours. (This happens a lot with me I'm afraid!) 

I used  the 'Mini Swirly Garden' stencil & the black spray to add detail to the edges.

 

I used some Treasure Gold from PaperArtsy in 'Olive Bronze', 'Indigo' & a limited edition teal colour which I don't know the name of! I picked out the texture of the kitchen paper with it.

 

I then used squirts of the ink sprays & stood the canvas up so the ink would run. I love this technique.

Makes it look like graffiti! That's the background done.

 

 

 

These are the sprays I used for this project...

 

 

 

Now comes the DIGITAL bit...

I use Serif Craft Artist Pro. I like text. I'm a bit of a typography lover in fact!

I also love quotes... a lot.

I chose one from Pablo Picasso. He's an artist after all & I thought this particular one is very apt!

 

 

I used the letters from the 'Planet Pop' digikit.

 

 

I cut them out and stuck them on using matte Medium Gel. I prefer matte & use it all the time.

 I finished the piece with -Picasso in White Posca Pen as you can see...

 

 

TADA!

I hope you liked this project as much as I enjoyed doing it!

 

You can find this project featured on the New, Old & Digital Too Blog.

Please visit it & join in with this months challenge!

Make sure you check out the other DT members blogs too!

 Deborah Wainwright

Brian Raymond

Mo (Mass of Hair)

Thanks for stopping by!

Crafty Hugs

Sez x

DT member ON&DT