Time for the next installment of my 2008 Bind-it-all Calendar, and as it's Wednesday, that must mean March!
The image background was cut from a 6x6 Basic Grey paper, distressed by applying black soot Distress ink around the edges with a baby wipe. The paper has a slight sheen to it, so the paperclips and ruler images were stamped using Stazon ink to get a better impression. The words "spring awakening" were stamped in pine needles Distress ink.
The main image was created on glossy photo paper. I tried to use colours that would echo those on the backing paper I'd chosen. Bottle, Denim, Caramel and Terra Cotta alcohol inks were dropped on the paper, and lightened with a few squirts of blending solution. A 2nd sheet was then placed on top and moved around, to create two sheets of identical (or at least very similar) paper. One was filed away for future use, the other was overstamped with the spring themed image in black Stazon. Finally, it was trimmed to size and matted onto black card and stuck to the background.
The quote reads "Our life is March weather, savage and serene in one hour. - Ralph Waldo Emerson".
I hope you like it! :o)
Next installment tomorrow!
Wednesday 12 December 2007
Bind-it-all Calendar - March
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Bind-it-all
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distress ink
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fat book page
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5 comments :
Stunning. Sheils xxx
love it!
another fantastic month, look forward to tomorrows, love Andrea xx
These calender pages are excellent, I bet you had great fun making these
Paul
Excellent Dan - love it!
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