Blossom Time

Blossom Time

Hallo Everyone!

Hope your day is going well

Today we have a gorgeous

project from Louise Thomson

You might need to get yourself

a nice cup of something and a

comfy seat:

"I was very excited about playing with 

these new Tracey Scott stamps, 

they're so bold and fun 

and useful for all sorts. 

I started with a tando organiser which I coated 

in gesso and then fresco paints. 

For this project I used the limited edition 

Tracey Scott paint colours, 

teamed up with granny smith,

 Bougainvillea, and Nougat.

Each page of the organiser was treated 

to a different paint colour. 

Using the stamps mounted on a clear block 

I began building scenes in each of the pages.

 If you are planning to paint on to a stamped image,

 always make sure you use a permanent ink- 

I used Ranger Archival ink for this.

Another option is to stamp using the paint

 as I have done on the front cover

 in the background. 

Apply it thinly to a piece of cut n dry foam 

and dab over the stamp to get even coverage. 

You can get two or three decent impressions

 each time before re coating in paint. 

When you're happy with your stamping 

you can start painting 

I added highlights to some of the book's 

colours using the white Nougat paint.

To add a little extra texture I worked in 

to the painting using inktense pencils adding 

borders, shading and doodling.

On some pages I added hints of glitter 

using the wink of Stella pen too.

The front and. 

 back covers.

I used a fineliner to add a title to the front - as you can see, nothing too specific!

Here are all the pages in order:

With all the pages completed I tied them

 together using some rough twine 

from my stash, not forgetting to add 

a mixture of bright paper to the 

inside so I can write in it!

Here are a couple of views of

the inside with paper additions:

Hope you enjoyed this project

and it inspires you to make one too"

Materials list;

Tando planner

Tracey Scott stamps 

Tracey Scott Fresco Paints

Fresco paints – Granny Smith, Bougainvillea, Nougat

Archival ink – Potting soil

Inktense Pencils

Micron fineliner

Wink of Stella

Paper and twine from stash

Well I'm certainly inspired - this is 

a lovely project and would make

a great place to catalogue my

PaperArtsy stamp collection

Thank you Louise

Of course, if you think you won't

have the time to make a big project

there is also the option to buy the

smaller Tando Planner, which is the

same size pages but fewer of them

.........just saying...........!

'Till Tomorrow

Mickie xx