Sketchabilities #151 - July 2018 reveal

Helloooo .... from a very cold and rainy NZ!

I so enjoyed all the lovely layouts from everyone who joined Sketchabilities with their comeback reveal #150 - I love how one sketch can produce such varieties and beautiful interpretations - amazing!
SO of course , it's the 15th of July - which means its Sketchabilities July reveal day - and it's sketch #151:

And here is my take on the sketch, using the gorgeous Chesterville paper

Here I  have lightly brushed the paper with gesso and then stamped the paper with black ink and a script stamp. I then splattered some brownish/reddish ink on the page. Once dry, I gesso'd over this lightly again, and once all dry, I sandpapered over the page and then stamped on the black inch blots. I also inked the edge of the paper with a brown ink. The layout is finished off with a layering of paper, tags and the chipboard cogs and 49 and Market flowers.

Looking a little closer, shows the stamping in the background and the inking. The cogs have been panted in black and then dabbed with copper, bronze and gold paint to give it that rusty look. The matting for the photo is an old Bo Bunny collection that I cut out and distressed.  I stamped a film strip image and then stuck a washi tape film strip piece over this. The flowers have also been brushed with a little brown ink to give them a more rustic appearance.

 Looking forward to seeing everyone's take on this sketch for July .....

I will be back soon ....

Have a great week everyone!

----------M----------

White .. with 1 - July 2018 Challenge

Oh my .... where is this year going! Far too fast I might add.... half way through the year, gulp!

And of course being the 1st of the month, means a new challenge over at White ... with 1.   Featuring this month with white is the gorgeous Air Bubble

I love this colour, so pretty and fresh. And along with this White with 1 has a lovely mood board for inspiration:

Pretty, isn't it?

Here is my take on the colour for this month:

This is me ... I was about 10 years old .... yes sometime ago. We used to go down to the coast for our family holidays. I have gesso'd the back ground and added some dots with text paste. I sprayed the page with blue ink, which I toned down with water spritzing. The bubbles are Dusty Attic chipboard, which I inked. I didn't have quite the blue flowers, so I managed to paint white flowers with metallic paint. The background is also stamped with a bit of black ink and tiny dot stamp.

Looking forward to seeing your take on the challenge up on the White .. with 1 blog.

`~~~~~ M ~~~~