I hope you are feeling well and have got over those hangovers after drinking all that champagne last week when we were celebrating our 11th anniversary!😀 This week we start year 12!!! Yipeee!!|
So lets get to my desk first....
I will explain quickly the technique I have been recently been doing which I saw on the memory box blog and it was done by Dave Brethauer. This is how it goes. You put some wide washi tape on a freezer paper, then choose any die you want and die cut it from the freezer paper covered in washi tape. this way you get a sort of "stencil" that has strong sticky on the back. I then take the die cut off the freezer paper (be very careful how you do it especially if you have chosen an intricate die!) and stick it on some watercolor paper. Then you watercolor and because the die is stuck very snug to the paper you get a wonderful result of watercolor and clean lines where the washi tape was stuck to the paper. You can use various double sided sticky sheets but I think those are quite expensive where as we have big roles of washi tape tape in our stash. Why not use it?
I have 2 examples here... I showed this one in of my previos posts....
And this is todays background.... I die cut the background again in light gold card and added it on top...
In other news....I have been very spoilt this week .....two ladies called Jo have sent me lovely presents... Jo - Twiglet has kindly sent me some prefelt and her daughter from Tilly tea dance a lovely coaster for my cup of tea! 😀 Thank you sooo much!
My lovely friend Jo from Jozart has spotted my humble attempt at felting and sent me a bunch of wool for felting....Thank you Jo - very much appreciated!
Link up to Julia's blog and have a good snoop around desks!
Lots of love and hugs to all
CARDARIAN
Brilliant technique with the dies and water colouring Dolores. I shall have to go and check out the link. I love how your felting is coming on too. Stay safe and happy WOYWW. Sarah #7
ReplyDeleteI really love the watercolouring technique - looks very clever! So glad our little parcel arrived. How funny that the other Jo sent something too. Great minds! xx Jo
ReplyDeleteHi Dolores, your card technique is fab, such lovely vibrant colours. Love your needle felted picture, so very pretty. Lovely gifts from some lovely ladies! Have a great week, Stay safe, Hugs, Shaz #17 X
ReplyDeleteI love your cards , so pretty - lovely water colours . Your felting is Gorgeous!!!. Have a great week . Soojay #27
ReplyDeleteHow is Jozart doing? I was thinking about her last week as she was on the video! Please send her my love when you next speak. Love those cards, the backgrounds are gorgeous and wow, you've taken to felting like a duck to water! It's fantastic, I. Look forward to your next ones.
ReplyDeleteHugs LLJ 2 xx
That sounds like an interesting technique, I'll be back to have another look at that. Love the felting too. Wishing you a lovely creative week and a happy woyww, Angela x19x
ReplyDeleteHi Dolores. A beautifully executed technique - the cards are stunning. How lovely to receive such a gift - prefelt, wools... and already another finished piece. Well done - keep at it - the piece is lovely.
ReplyDeleteTake care. Stay safe. God bless.
Margaret #5
The water colour technique is stunning adn I love your felting. Sorry for running late this week, stay safe. with love & God Bless, Caro xx (#4)
ReplyDeleteAn interesting technique - and I love the cards you have made! Also your beautiful felt. That was nice of Jozart to send you something. I was thinking of her the other day and wondering how she was getting on - I understood she'd stepped back from crafting for a while? I used to follow her blog ages ago and she did some awesome stuff.
ReplyDeleteHappy belated WOYWW,
Shoshi x #22