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Sunday, 16 September 2018

Courageous Women

Hello all - it's quiet around here again at the moment... lots going on behind the scenes, but very little spare time for pleasures like non-deadline-crafting and blogging.  I realise I haven't even fully caught up with the samples from the release of my three stamp sets from the beginning of this year... and PaperArtsy have done a whole new round of releases since then!  So here's a quick how-to of my pair of courageous Lynne Perrella women, coupled with quotes from PaperArtsy EAB08 Strength & Courage.


It also gives us a shot at a little touch of colour after all the neutrals I've been dallying with lately.  The palette was chosen by Leandra for the release, and it includes pink - most unusual for me.





These couldn't have been done nearly as easily if it hadn't been for the Tim Holtz stamping platform.  The backgrounds were done very simply with some PaperArtsy Crackle Glaze and soft sponging of the paler paint colours (two coats of sponging for a really soft subtle crackle).

I then used the magnetic buttons to hold the postcard in place while I stamped the first of the women.  (You can see one in the corner here.)  Crucially, I then left both the postcard and the stamp in place while I did some delightfully carefree painting to colour in the image.  No need to stay completely within the lines of this intricately detailed image...










... because once the paint was dry, I inked up the stamp again and re-stamped over the top.  The stamping platform means the stamp goes down in the exact same position and, voilà, beautifully detailed image lines all coloured in.











Here's the magic trick again with the second woman (maybe my all-time favourite Lynne Perrella stamp) - all blurry with paint - straight over the top of some of her features and all that detailed landscaping on her decolletage...















... and re-stamped to perfection.  I always enjoy painting these images, and find it very soothing when I have lots of time.  But if you're in more of a hurry this is a perfect solution to getting a lovely finish without being quite so painstaking about your colouring.














All the stamping is done in Watering Can Archival, and when I got to the quotes I also clear-embossed them - a favourite way to make them pop just a little more.












I think this Anne Frank quote may be one of my favourites, so it gets to go with my favourite woman!  You also get that lovely touch of light from the gloss of the embossing.













There are little scraps of tissue tape for added interest.  Oh, and the postcard and postmark stamps are from a couple of older Sara Naumann sets (ESN05 and ESN17)...













... and I layered my postcards onto some white card so that they would pop a little more up on the PaperArtsy sample boards at shows.














Thanks so much for stopping by today for this little refresher, and I'll be back with a new creation pretty soon.  Happy Sunday all!







Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That's what little girls are made of.
Bethany Hamilton (who, aged 13, lost her arm to a shark attack while surfing, but returned to the sport, later competing as a professional surfer)

21 comments:

Valerie-Jael said...

Beautiful pieces using some wonderful stamps. Have a great Sunday, Valerie

Dortesjs said...

waue, love this, great work love the pale colours to

Amanda said...

I remember it well! Your makes were fabulous these being no exception, nice to see them again
Love
Amanda x

Meggymay said...

The stamps look beautiful and you got amazing results. Super stages photos to see as well.
Yvonne xx

Helen said...

fabulous samples, great to see some more details of how you made them.

Paper Profusion said...

Both very beautiful Alison and them more when combined with your quote stamps. Love the soft blending with stronger emphasis where best. I've only recently purchased Tim's stamp platform and have yet to try it out properly. Hope everything 'behind the scenes' works out splendidly! Have a lovely week. Nicola x

Craftyfield said...

Love the magic trick… Thanks for sharing, Alison. xx

Jackie PNeal said...

What a lovely way to use your stamps Alison! These sentiments go perfectly with Lynne's women stamps! I am a fan of both!
I do hope you get a bit of play time for yourself soon!
Jackie xoxo

Patty O'Malley said...

Awesome cards!

froebelsternchen said...

Such beautiful cards! And a fabulous clever trick! Big hugs, Susi

craftytrog said...

Love these Alison! X

Lys said...

Strong messages favoured by fabulous portraits and quotes. I love them both!

Kate Yetter said...

Your post cards are beautiful! I love the coloring of those Lynne Perrella images. I too find painting to be relaxing.
Kate

Tracey@Hotchpotchcreations said...

My go to size Alison, both postcards as beautiful as each other. The Anne Frank quote represents the image perfectly. The stamp press really does take out the panic and worry of over painting our images when we know we can just go back in there and over stamp all those fine details back into place beautifully.
Enjoy the quiet times.
Creative Hugs Tracey x

Mrs.B said...

They're beautiful images that go so well with your quotes. Thanks for sharing your process pictures.
Avril xx

Dorthe said...

They are so very beautiful Alison , love each of them, and how you painted them- they are so gorgeous, also the quotes fits perfectly to these beautiful women .
Hugs, Dorthe x

Sue said...

I really love these Alison, where would we be without the stamping platform! xx

Redanne said...

I hope that the behind the scenes things are going well for you. The LP images are so beautiful Alison and you have coloured them so wonderfully! The quotes are just perfect with the images! Anne xx

pearshapedcrafting said...

Hmm! How did we manage without the stamping platform?! I love these two LP images and what you have done here is just perfect with your quotes! Hugs, Chrisx

Mary Elizabeth said...

I have been meaning to get over here to comment on this post since I saw it last weekend. Oh my goodness. Such a perfect pairing of words and pictures. I adore these Lyn Perrella women with your quote stamps. Amazing. Beautiful coloring and brilliant idea of restamping over the colored image. Stunning details. I also love the Bethany Hamilton quote at the end of the post. Love this make. Hugs -- ME

rachel said...

awesome work Alison - so very beautiful and as always with a story xx