Friday, February 26, 2016

spread love, not war

For this month’s Wanderlust challenge we needed to be inspired by a pattern and use markers and/or pens.
I found the pattern on these candlelight holders interesting and inspiring.


So I set to work and came up with this.


Because the pattern has an oriental feel to me, I used my mosque stencil, which is a handcut, very whimsy stencil (these were the days before my silhouette cameo).

Here is a step by step:




First I glued down some pieces with Arabic text on it and applied a layer of blue with the playcolor sticks.



I stencilled some bubblegum pink Dylusions paint through a floral stencil of which the pattern is similar as on the candlelight holders.(  I haven't used the paints in months, not since I moved back to my attick studio, although they are just next to me on display on the shelves so I guess this spread also qualifies for this months let's play theme of neglected supplies.
)  Next I applied black paint to the mosque stencil and I wanted to use it as a stamp, but failed, it just left some black marks as can be seen on this picture. 

Instead I just stencilled it, love the texture that came through the black from the layers underneath.


When everything was all dry I took my posca paint pens and started doodling.
All of a sudden a heart appeared in the tower. So I will be entering this in the Craft Barn challenge, hearts and no red. 


This heart lead to the title of the page: spread love, not war.

7 comments:

  1. Such a lovely work of art you have created
    Cheers
    Dr Sonia

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  2. Love this artwork, reminds me of Morocco!

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  3. this is beautiful....and no red! Thank you for entering The Craft Barn Challenge.
    Jane x

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  4. The colours in this piece are gorgeous and the journalling elements work so well together (how impressive is that home-made mosque stencil?). The doodling adds the perfect finishing touch.

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  5. A great page. Love the colours you have chosen.

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  6. This is lovely Vicky - I've missed it in the community. February seems like a long time ago!

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