Summer Fun with Tammy

Hello there!!

Well I'm feeling all summery as I am currently spending some time with the family at the beach.

Yay!!

Such a Summer Scene....

For this one, it was just after Christmas and the Sydney to Hobart Yacht race was on and I got thinking about summer and it's colours.

That made me think of Ken Done - who I adored as a teenager, I mean his colour choices are fantastic, and immediately I had the idea of recreating a Sydney Harbour Scene.

So let's see how it happened....

Firstly, gesso the page all over.

Now time to get out my stencils and bits and pieces from Scrap Matrix and look at them a little differently....

See that stencil '12x12 Sun Valley' by Art by Marlene for The Crafter's Workshop - that sunrise/sunset shape will make a perfect Sydney Harbor Bridge!

I taped off the bottom with some washi tape and then applied some paint through the stencil.

I used Bubblegum Pink by Dina Wakley paint as it just reminds me of those summer colours that Ken Done would use.

See... Instant Bridge!!

I grabbed out my Art by Marlene Die-Cuts #3and again looked at them a little differently.

This one was instant Ken Done sun.....just add some Lemon Dina Wakley Paint.

Next step, I grabbed a stencil '6x6" Floating City' by Art by Marlene for The Crafter's Workshop, and added some paint through it to create some city buildings around the edges of the harbor.

Now time to add in sky!!

I used Sky Paint by Dina Wakley.

Also time to add the blue sea water.

For this, I needed a deeper strong blue.

'London Blue' by Dylusions was perfect.

At this point, the sky and sea seemed a little flat, so I grabbed a couple of stencils - 

'6x6" Texture Love' by The Crafter's Workshop, and again '12x12 Sun Valley' by The Crafter's Workshop.

I rubbed through the paint with a wet baby wipe to take off some of the colour.

Much better, it helped bring the sky and ocean to life.

Ok, so whilst I'm looking at things a little differently, I grabbed some more Die-Cuts.

Some see leaves, I see the shape of the iconic Sydney Opera House.

Ok, so now I just need some boats in the Harbor, again leaves will be perfect, and these cute little bunting is just the piece.

I then added detail with my black and white gel pen....

The final step was to add a fun painty border....

Ta da!! Time to look at your supplies in a different way....

What do you SEE??

I've got another share again today...

This one came to be as I found in my stash some napkins that were just screaming Summer.....

I began with white gesso, and then some big swipes of  'Sky' by Dina Wakley and 'Banana' by Paper Artsy. 

I love how they merged together and made lime. Yep I didn't wait for them to dry, I just went for it.

I then used '6x6 Floral Statement' Stencil by The Crafter's Workshop, and again rubbed off some of that paint through the stencil.

Ok, time to add that napkin.

I used different pieces of it and adhered it with Matte Gel.

Just don't forget to peel off that back layer of napkin first!

Now I need to blend it into the background, at the moment it looks like it's sitting on top.

To do this I grabbed one of my favourite flower stamps by Aall & Create and black ink and stamped it around the edge.

I added a bit of doodling and a perfect little saying from the Art by Marlene Stickers.

There you have it!!

Time for me to go and chase the sun and the waves.

If you'd like to see more you can head to my BLOG.

I hope I've inspired you today to try something different, to look at your supplies in a different way.

Luv Tam

xxx