Sunday, 20 August 2017

Masterboard -- First Attempt 

Finally experimenting with a masterboard approach to card making.  I was particularly inspired by the Paper Artsy video tutorial on the technique (you can see it here).

So I picked out a gelli-print from several years ago, one that I liked but that felt incomplete.  I've got a tonne of these that I don't know what to do with, and so I was hoping that a masterboard approach would get me unstuck.  

Unfortunately, I neglected to take a photo at this stage.  I brayered on a few more layers of paint and then stamped and stencilled flowers, lettering and butterflies on top of that:



I've included a few close-ups as well:



I then cut it up into various pieces:


I pulled out a few different colours of card to get a sense of what to do next -- a bit like trying on clothes (but so much more enjoyable).  


I sometimes stumble on the colour that feels like the perfect fit.  I can't say that happened this time, but I'm relatively satisfied with the first two cards:





The rest of the cards made from this masterboard can be found herehere, and here


2 comments:

  1. I really like what you are doing with your old gelli prints. Very inspiring - thanks!
    I found you via pinterest. Kind greetings from the EU:

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  2. Thank you, Elenor. Such a challenge to try and use even a big chuck of my ever-growing pile of prints. Kind greetings back from the EU, at least for a little bit longer... :(

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