I started by cutting a 4-1/2" circle out of one of the Double saran wrap & watercolor sprays papers I just made. And then cut the paper circle in half. I did the over stamping as instructed by Susan for this background technique. I sprayed an orange spray with perfect pearls added to a floral stamp and stamped it onto the paper and let it dry.
I stamped a large pansy image with black Versafine ink on one semicircle and stamped butterflies with black Archival ink on the other semicircle. I think the Versafine shows up better on this colored watercolor paper.
Then each semicircle was cut into 8 sections, like pizza slices. My paper cutter started to tear the colored edges, until I thought to place the colored side down on the paper cutter.
I trimmed off the damaged edges and then colored the edges with the black Versafine ink pad. On the top set, I also rubbed my finger into the black ink and smudged the upper sections.
For the fan that will be used as an embellishment for my board book, I glued the sections onto a black semicircle. I threaded a copper & black fiber through a large black button and glued it to the fan. I think this looks very Asian, and I didn't use any Asian stamps. Even though it's made of paper, I think Trish will approve, because she says in Art, rules are made to be broken. LOL
I took the other fan sections and glued them to a semicircle of copper colored card stock. I added an Asian metal piece to complete the fan. I layered this on background paper and black card stock to make this card:
3 comments:
These are both so beautiful! What a great idea to make a fan, and I love how you did these.
These fans are gorgeous and the steps are as clear as daylight. Thanks for sharing your technique - I find when I see your photos, I always feel confident that I too may end up with something pretty!
I'd like to feature this on Inspirational - if you're okay with that? (((hugs)))
These are gorgeous, Carol! Classic beautiful colours. TFS!
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