Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Thinking of you

 Time to get my hands a little dirty with technique. This was fun for Wednesdays' Sketch challenge with My Favorite Things. I decided to do the "Faux Linen" technique and color up this beautiful flower with a copic technique. Here is the picture-by-picture....how-to!
 First cut out the glossy paper with the "Oval Decorative Doily Die-namics". I used the cracked glass image from the "Vintage Cameo" set  and stamped with memento ink.
 Take your sanding block and sand in both horizontal and vertical directions. This gives a cross hatch pattern to your glossy surface.
 Sponge distress ink over the surface. This will highlight the sanded pattern.
 I took this flourish from the "Own your Story" stamp set and inked it in brushed corduroy ink.
 I stamped the "Inspired by Flowers Set 4" with memento ink.
 I filled my waterbrush with copic colorless blender solution and then painted my various inks into place.
 To add a little more texture I stamped a text stamp on some canvas with versacraft ink.



 So here is a look at the sketch. Be sure to check out all the designer's samples that are playing along. You can find them all on the MFT blog!












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9 comments:

CraftyMomOf3 said...

Beautiful Sherrie! Great technique!!

Crafty Hugs!
Meredith

Jodi Collins said...

WOW Sherrie! This is SO beautiful! I can't wait to try to color with my blender in the waterbrush!!

Gretchen Wilson said...

Sherrie, this is so cool, love the technique. Is the stamp set discontinued? I couldn't fin it listed. Help.

Sherrie said...

I have the stamp sets at the bottom of the post and I checked and they are still available. Just click on the picture under my "Supplies" list :)

wendy said...

whow great inspiration..terrific idea ..thanks for the tutorial

Karen Giron said...

Oh wow, I'm speechless! I LOVE this and all the distressing is amazing!

Debbie Carriere said...

Sherrie, this is fantastic!! What a great technique!

Holly AKA KopyKat said...

this is so beautiful

Conniecrafter said...

Gorgeous effect, love the canvas to go with this technique!