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17 May 2013

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Hello!
Today I want to share another experiment with texture....
I cut an 8 inch square from a cardboard box, then stripped back the top layer to expose the corrugations underneath. I then added some torn book pages, and some texture paste through a stencil. Once all that was dry, I got busy with the paint.......
 Gorgeous shades of purple and turquoise from Golden, to be precise! I also splatted a little white, and edged in black...
Once the background was done, I decided it looked a lot like prison bars.... (or is that just me?!), so I thought an escape/fly free theme would work. I stamped the butterfly (Jenni Bowlin ) onto a scrap of painty card, and also onto a scrap of acetate. I cut both out and glued them together....
My word is made from Ideaology letters...love these!
hope you like it!
Have a great weekend everyone!
Love Trish xxxxx






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10 comments:

  1. GlitteryKatieFriday, 17 May 2013 at 08:39:00 BST

    Great colours and texture Trish!

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  2. Clare LloydFriday, 17 May 2013 at 10:07:00 BST

    fabulous texture and such a great idea. x

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  3. JulesFriday, 17 May 2013 at 11:42:00 BST

    Really great piece! I love experiment with texture. The texture from the cardboard is really effective and love the colour's you have used!!

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  4. ElizabethRFriday, 17 May 2013 at 17:14:00 BST

    Great textures and colours. Elizabeth x

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  5. SandySaturday, 18 May 2013 at 00:49:00 BST

    Thank you so much for sharing how you did this - prison bars? No way!! Love the butterfly.
    Sandy

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  6. suzieq23Saturday, 18 May 2013 at 03:11:00 BST

    I don't think you went overboard on anything. Love the piece and going to give it a try myself. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  7. CarolineSaturday, 18 May 2013 at 06:25:00 BST

    Love the colours, I have the blue but would not have thought of purple (how strange am I?)
    Gorgeous Trish!! :))

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  8. jaine drakeWednesday, 22 May 2013 at 14:05:00 BST

    Oh my goodness, what yummy texture and colour. I love it.

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  9. GráinneWednesday, 22 May 2013 at 18:03:00 BST

    So beautiful colors and an awesome texture. I love the delicate butterfly. Suzanne

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  10. Teresa AbajoFriday, 31 May 2013 at 14:04:00 BST

    Love this! The colours and texture are awesome, and yes, now that you mention it, I can see the prison bars LOL.

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