Disappearing Act

It’s my weekend for Crusading with Michelle over at the GPP Street Team site. This month Michelle challenged us to paint a background using two colors them stamp into it using the same two colors, so that the stamp fades in and out. I tried this in to different sets of colours – blue/greens and red/oranges; think I prefer the cooler colors overall. I used one of my absolute fav stamps, a Making Memories foam stamp that I use endlessly, and some bubble wrap because it happened to be sitting on my desk. I worked on plain paper instead of in my journal and will be sticking them in there for future reference.


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12 responses to “Disappearing Act”

  1. Jan Avatar

    Cath, These are GORGEOUS!! The first one is so rich and complex-great colors and texture.
    You did a great job with the in-and-out of the next two and the red/orange ones are stunning . . . did you carve the round stamp?

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  2. Jane Avatar

    oops . . . It seems I can’t type my own name this morning, that should be ‘Jane’ LOL!

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  3. nuvofelt Avatar

    These are scrummy! What medium did you use? Is it acrylic? I’ve done this sort of thing on fabric too. I’t’s good to be reminded of these techniques. Thanks.

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  4. babs Avatar
    babs

    Beautiful, both colors, but I think I prefer the cooler also. I love
    the mandala stamp, but bubble wrap is always a winner too!

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  5. michelle ward Avatar

    Cath – beautiful papers! Love the effects you got. I think I like the cooler ones too – even though I’m an admitted red-lover and blue-disliker. All of them look great together, but I love the third one best! Thanks for sharing your work with the team!

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  6. QuinnCreative Avatar

    What great results you got! The colors on the first set look like an underwater scene. You have a gift for using bright colors. And those patterns will make great journal pages.

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  7. sheila Avatar

    These are really lovely and the red/orange ones just leapt out of the computer screen this evening!! Great background pages for sure and all so different. Thanks for sharing.

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  8. Helen Avatar

    Beautiful, Ican see the layers of paint. You’re going to paste them in your art journal?

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  9. Barbara Marie Avatar
    Barbara Marie

    Loved your colors and circles in top photo… it looks complex and yummy! Also loved your circular flower bold print image and your other papers. Thanks for sharing!

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  10. iamrushmore Avatar

    oh, those blues and that bubble wrap! brilliant! so beautiful.

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  11. Betsy Avatar

    Bubble wrap!! My favorite. We have a lot in common – the use of bubble wrap and the large spiral foam stamp! 😉 Thanks for sharing – love the layers of paint.

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  12. Karis Avatar

    I love the bubble wrap printing and that stamp! Is it handcarved?

    Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving a comment. 🙂
    Peace,
    Karis

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