This is my entry for this week's Gothic Arches challenge on the theme of Turquoise. I created the background by crumpling up some paper, inking it in two colours and spritzing it with water. I dried it with my heat gun and then ironed it flat. I stamped over the background in white with a lace stamp, although this doesn't show up well in the photo, and stamped some flourishes around the edges in turquoise. I then stamped my main image on a separate piece of card, tore around the edges and coloured it with inks. I layered the image onto the arch on top of some shimmery mesh, coloured the lace and flowers using inks and then added the lace, fibres, butterfly and flowers.
oh this is beautiful x
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely! You background is just gorgeous. We had very similar ideas for our arches this week!
ReplyDeleteVery lovely arch! Great job on the stamping!
ReplyDeleteReally gorgeous background. Thanks for your explanation on how you did it.
ReplyDeleteGreat arch!
ReplyDeleteWow this is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteFabulous work. Love them.
Thanks Sian for playing.
beautiful!!! great background!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful arch
ReplyDeleteLovely Sian
ReplyDeleteWow, its amazing, really great Arch
ReplyDeleteWonderful arch!
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely, super background and great stamp too
ReplyDeleteHello Sian, this is so gorgeous! Love the colors! Would you like to join my ATC'swapp, have a look in my blogg!! I would be thrilled to swap any ATC with you!!
ReplyDeletewhat a beautiful arch !!
ReplyDeletereally fantastic!
ReplyDeletewhat a shiny arch. great
ReplyDeleteVery pretty.!Thanks for sharing your background technique.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful arch, lovely details and the butterfly is perfect!
ReplyDeleteSo many lovely details on this stunning arch.
ReplyDeleteRos
beatiful arch !
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