Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Hope Box....Lynne Forsythe

Howdy Peeps.......Lynne Forsythe here!!
This months Guest Designers.

What a week it has been.....
and I have to admit....this week
my "get up and go".....
got up and LEFT!

I ACTUALLY had to force myself
to create.....YES ME!

So....I just jumped in....
with no plan and NO IDEA
what I was going to create!!

I pulled out the 
and just BEGAN!

I randomly colored on the box with the Gelatos...


I then spritzed the "colored" box with water.



With the Stipple brush
I swooshed the water around,
blending the colors.


I then pulled out a package of
Christy Tomlinson's ~ Coffee Filter Words,
and tore a sheet into strips.
I dipped my paintbrush into
 a jug of Claudine Hellmuth's ~ Multi Medium ~ Matte,
and applied it to the box....randomly!!
I squinshed up the torn pieces in the
Multi Medium.


When dry, I then applied a layer of
Viva Colour ~ Crackle Base Coat for Porous Surfaces,
to the blank areas.
When dry I applied a liberal coat of
Viva Colour ~ Black Crackle Paint.
(these supplies will be arriving in the
epShop SOON!!)


I love how the Gelatos show through the cracks!!

(Now this is when the creative juices kicked in
and I forgot to keep taking pictures......SORRY!)

I sliced off a bit of the "Aqua Dolce" Gelato
and mixed it with a puddle of
Claudine Hellmuth's ~ Gesso.
I did have to spritz the mixture with water occasionally.

I then applied the mixture through Dyan's 
Dylusions Stencil ~ Checquered Dots
with the Stipple Brush.


Now if you know anything about my style....
you know there
HAS TO BE a FLOWER involved somewhere!!


I pulled out a package of CMC ~ Darjeeling flowers,
a bottle of Butternut Shimmering Mist,
and sliced of another chunk of the
"Aqua Dolcue" Gelato
which I spritzed with water on my Craft Mat.
I also spritzed a puddle of the Butternut Shimmering Mist
on my Craft Mat.
I then spritzed the flower with water
and let the coloring begin!!


I cut different size leaves from a piece of
Patterned Paper from the
Bo~Bunny Mama~razzi 6x6 paper pad.

I rubbed some Forest Moss Distress Ink on my craft mat,
spritzed it with the mist.
I then painted the mixture onto the leaves.
I then dabbed on some
Shabby Shutters ~ Distress Stickles.


Here is the end result of my
"unmotivated" creative time!!

Hope you've enjoyed my little project!!
Do come back next week for
another creation!!


9 comments:

  1. Stunning, Lynne! I adore the crackle paint mixed with the gelatos and those flowers are beautiful!

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  2. Gorgeous! So totally inspired by the techniques and the colors!

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  3. This is beautiful. I love the flower clump too!

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  4. Can't wait for the Viva Décor paints whooot whooot!!!
    Love how the gelatos peek through the black paint crackle :-)
    Lots of great inspiration here!!
    You rocked this one

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  5. This is gorgeous Lynn! I love how you used the gelatos and crackle paint!!!

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  6. Wow, that turned out fabulous absolutely love it.

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  7. Waving hi Lynne...it turned out gorrrgeous and oh my your flowersbare Amazing!!
    Hugs
    Tracy
    Xxx

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  8. Beautiful work, such an inspiration! I've got to go get my craft on!

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  9. Glorious creation, Lynne - love that crackle, and of course your flower is fabulous!
    Alison x

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