Friday 15 June 2007

Polka Dot

The Wednesday Stamper challenge is Polka dot.

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:

White Butterfly said...

Nice Idea! beautiful work!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful, great colors.

Galina Varese said...

Beautiful work! splendid colours!

Rika said...

Wonderful work!

Anonymous said...

Great work!

Anonymous said...

Great work, love the colors.

Dymphie said...

Wonderful! Love your coloured photo corners too :)

x said...

Great work and colours ;-)

Viola said...

Gorgeous!!

Night Owl Designs said...

Lovely combination of colours!

Hazel said...

What a clever interpretation of Polka Dots. Love your alcohol inking!

Linda M said...

Gorgeous colors with the alcohol inks! Like the subtlety of the polka dots and how you tied it into your love of music. COOL!

Anonymous said...

fantastic BG and colors!

Jo Capper-Sandon said...

This is a really beautiful piece of work. LOVE LOVE the soft colours. You do this style so well.

rammsteinchen said...

beautiful colors this you there chose

Vintage Papers said...

beautiful artwork!

Amber said...

Beautiful work...love your POLKA dot theme!!!
:0) Amber