Hello again, I have been Guest Blogging over at Oak House Studio this month and have my 2nd project to share with you. I’ve been
thinking about Lynnda’s recent post, about her stamps being not just images,
but being possibilities. I looked at the
stamps and realised that they are indeed possibilities, possibilities to be
creative however you wish.
So with this
newly realised freedom the Dress Form stamp evolved into an imaginative and
colourful dress, with butterfly sleeves and a daisy vellum ruffle hem, using
lots of different colours for this week’s theme of ‘rainbows’.
I started by painting a 5” x 7” canvas with Gesso to prime
it before applying Colour Chemistry inks in Citrus Lemon, Jubilee Blue and
Pumpkin. Stamping circles and triangles
with the Triple Sky Blues inkpad and adding extra highlights by stamping with
white acrylic paint and using a baby wipe to blend and distress in places. 
The dress Form and butterfly were stamped in Versamark onto
hammered card and then heat embossed using the OHS Gold detail embossing
powder. I used a paintbrush to water
colour the dress form using Paris Pink and French Lavender Colour Chemistry
inks, with Peacock Green and French Lavender for the butterfly. I also stamped small circle details to the
dress form using Triple Sky Blues inkpad and used a white gel pen to add dots
and highlights.
For the ruffle skirt I stamped one of the large Double Daisy
stamps onto plain white vellum and heat embossed with the gold detail powder,
using a paintbrush to watercolour the petals with orange colour chemistry. Dress was assembled with glue by cutting
butterfly in half and attaching each wing to each shoulder of body form, and
the daisy vellum was cut out and added to bottom to create a ruffle skirt. I shaped the completed dress in my fingers,
added a pale pink organza ribbon and heart shaped pin before adding some foam
pads behind the body to shape it before attaching to the canvas with glue.
The ‘Creativity Never Goes Out of Style’ sentiment stamp was
stamped onto hammered card, that I’d previously water coloured and over
stamped. I heat embossed with gold and
cut it into 3 parts. Inked around edges with blue ink from the Triple Sky Blues
and then glued into position onto the canvas.
I had so much fun making this project and felt the sentiment
was very apt, the Oak House Studio inks and stamps were a joy to use as always,
and I even discovered a new favourite embossing powder along the way. Lots of future possibilities indeed.
Products used:
5” x 7” Canvas
Hammered Card - Papermilldirect
Plain Vellum
Glue
If you enjoy stamping and playing with inks, or if you fancy having a dabble for the first time, then don't forget to head on over to the Oak House Studio blog where you will find lots of inspiring projects and makes.
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