The Painter - stencils and texture at Frilly and Funkie

Hi everyone. I must admit to have got rather excited when Sue chose this theme for challenge over at Frilly and Funkie.
They have to be two of my favourite things in mixed media art so frankly most of my cards could be entered, but having just got a pot of Wendy Vecchi's crackled embossing paste I just had to play.

The base to this takes a little time to do but the results are definitely worth it. Rather than waffle on I'll show you how I did it...

Cover the background with silver embossing paste and allow to dry (don't worry about getting a smooth coverage).

Colour some crackled embossing paste with Potting Soil Archival Reinker and apply it over the silver base through a brick stencil (this is an 'old' Wendy Vecchi one that I adore). Once again, allow to dry and crack.

Blend brown and grey Archival Inks over the pasted surface, then cover with a thin layer of matte glue
(I used the Claudine Hellmuth one but Ranger's Multi Medium Matte will also work).

Finally those paint splats, translucent embossing paste mixed with Fired Brick Distress Paint and Red Geranium Archival Reinker
(the paint being the opaque element in all this) all stencilled through the Tim Holtz stencil.

And so to The Chemist, no sorry, The Painter! It doesn't take much to draw a brush onto the end of the stamped test tube prior to colouring it with Distress Stains. And do you like the addition of Glossy Accents dribbles to emulate the glossy paint splats on the wall?

Having stamped the words using the Licence Plate Art stamp set on Specialty Paper using black embossing powder (you can make up your own words from the individual letters) I painted them with a mix of Surgical Spirit and Red Geranium/Orange Blossom Archival Reinkers.

It is still possible to use Distress Paint and Archival Ink stencilling over the textured background.
By doing this it 'framed' The Painter to stop him blending in too much against the wall.

I even went to the trouble of spattering red ink over The Painter's apron -
well he was never going to remain clean after flinging paint everywhere was he?!

Now you've seen my piece for this challenge I thoroughly recommend you take a look at those created by my team mates over at Frilly and Funkie.
With all that inspiration hopefully you'll want to give it a go yourself and join in with the challenge too, especially as there's a Guest Designer spot and a $25 shopping spree up for grabs.

Thanks so much for taking the time to drop by and visit. It is always appreciated.
Take care of yourselves as we hurtle towards another weekend. Jenny xxx

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