For the last 2 years I have played in New Year's Day concerts featuring Viennese music, including Polkas. All last week I played in a show called the Gypsy Princess, based in Austria. So I thought I would use music as a theme.
To musicians another word for music is dots. Hence : look at the dots! The Annen polka title is copied from music I found in the school cupboard. Incidentally, Annen means Anna.
The main background is a colourwash, with dots stamped on with castaway.
The trumpet background is a new technique for me - spread some diamond glaze on embossable acetate, and drip a few drops of alcohol ink on the DG. Mix around until happy. Crumple some tissue paper and lay it down on the mixture. Allow to dry. On the other side, stamp your image in permanent ink.
I got a bit carried away with the alcohol inks, and even coloured the photo corners!
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Stamps : Technique Tuesday She loves me (the dot); Stampington trumpet
Inks : AI lettuce, stream; Adirondack lettuce, stream; castaway
Extras : clear photo corners, embossable plastic, white tissue paper, black paper prima flowers, Dovecraft polka dot brad
17 comments:
Nice Idea! beautiful work!
Beautiful, great colors.
Beautiful work! splendid colours!
Wonderful work!
Great work!
Great work, love the colors.
Wonderful! Love your coloured photo corners too :)
Great work and colours ;-)
Gorgeous!!
Lovely combination of colours!
What a clever interpretation of Polka Dots. Love your alcohol inking!
Gorgeous colors with the alcohol inks! Like the subtlety of the polka dots and how you tied it into your love of music. COOL!
fantastic BG and colors!
This is a really beautiful piece of work. LOVE LOVE the soft colours. You do this style so well.
beautiful colors this you there chose
beautiful artwork!
Beautiful work...love your POLKA dot theme!!!
:0) Amber
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