If you celebrate Valentine's Day, that is! We don't at my house, but I still get caught up in the flow with everybody else's creative exploits in a red and hearty fashion...
My very obliging friend Mary sent me some die cut hearts to show me what sizes were available for cutting grey board... and of course I had to do something hearty and romantic- not my strong point, so be gentle!
Mary cut from corrugated board, so I thought I'd tissue and gesso it up to give it a bit of support and to add some texture. Using a technique that I've been playing with alot lately I added flowers, butterflies and sequins with gesso, and heated it to bubble it.
Once it was suitably dried out I painted it up to give depth and shadow and highlighted it with those gorgeous Golden irridescent acrylics- you can't see it in the pic, but when you twist the books they shimmer with 2 colours in places.
When my Cinch arrived I'd already bought a pair of wires but not used them, so I cut them down to use for these... not sure I've got the hang of the squashing yet... I was expecting grooves or something to show how to place the book/ wires so they folded correctly. I think I need to play more... or carry on with the coils that I have an abundance of.
I spent this morning cutting pages and lightly inked the edges before punching with my Big Bite. That's both new xmas toys being put to good use already, I'm sure they're going to get a serious workout over the year!
So, thankyou Mary for your help, and the next lot winging their way to me... now I know which die to save up for.
Oh, and while I was distracted on another hearty woolly project I had theses sitting in latex so I can make some hanging plaques in plaster. It's all about developing... so you'll see them soon!
