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Welcome to the November blog hop for Artistic Outpost. As this is the last blog hop for this year I wanted to make something special. The theme is Designer’s Choice so I chose to make a wall hanging using the fabulous stamps from the Paris Exposition, Chalk It Up, and Ephemera Backgrounds plates. I had so much fun creating considering it has been a while since I crafted. I forgot how much I enjoyed getting messy. I must give credit to one of my favorite artist, Kasia, for inspiring me. I watched one of her UStream classes and it got those creative juices flowing. I love art that uses bright colors but also a bold white contrast. I tend to go overboard on color so this was a great challenge for me to learn some balance.
I also dug out some of those pieces I have been hoarding and put them to use. My background is lots of torn and cut strips of paper. I layered the paper and covered it with a light wash of gesso. I added all of my flowers, metal, resin and chipboard pieces and then added more gesso. I dripped paint and sprays and then stamped in the background. Eyelets and lace complete the wall hanging.
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Ooo La La. Love it!
it certainly is magnificent – beautiful canvas – so much o look at and so very french! Hugs rachel x
Oh, be still my heart! This is c’est magnifique, Kate! Every layer and every piece is just gorgeous. I love the way you kept the colors to a faded vintage look. Such a lovely wall hanging!
Hugs,
Linda
Beautiful!! Would love to have this hanging on my wall. The colors, the texture, stamping, just divine.
Oh this is so pretty! Love all the elements and how you pulled them together. Love it.
Stunning!
Kate, I love the soft color palette and the lovely flowers framing the AO images! Beautiful and dreamy canvas! Love this!
Stunning Mixed Media canvas Kate! I love how you brought all the elements together, yet kept a lot of open space, just beautiful!
Hello again Miss Kate, I never thought you needed to learn balance, nope, your work is perfect just the way it is, this canvas is gorgeous, love the texture, the layering,all the drips and splotches, fantastic, with your special touches, it’s a gorgeous piece of art.. I just saw Kasia’s cards on Prima and I fell in love with them, I’ll have to watch her videos,. Thanks for sharing, hope you have a wonderful week.. Big Hugs..
oh, very, very beautiful! Love the layering and the color splashes – gorgeous!
Absolutely stunning. Love the strips of paper , the touches of Gesso and the gorgeous colour added to,your wonderful cluster of embellishments.mthis piece is so eye catching and the design is perfect. Tracy x
Oooo La Lah! What a wonderful hanging Kate. I think you got the balance of colours perfectly on this piece. Beautiful.
Hugs
xx
This is goreous and so feminine!
This is just beautiful! What gorgeous eye candy I have seen here today on this hop!
Elegant and phenomenal. The soft color pallette and embellishments is wonderful. I kept looking at all the layers of beauty in this!
Beautiful, so much texture and interest xx
Absolutely beautiful, Kate – the perfect shabby chic style to complement those wonderful stamps (going to have to get hold of those Paris ones one day!) and utterly gorgeous use of the white and the soft colours. I love it! I’m a big Kasia fan too…
Alison xx