The gift of play!

A box of stamps and punches, lettering, and art making supplies was sent to me by my friend Ellen.
A box of fun! It inspired me to get out the paints!

First step, get out the freezer paper and hole punch and start punching! Now I have positive and negative images to use with fabric

press shiny side onto fabric and start playing...

These are from the scrap bins, I often use small pieces to test something.

One has the daisies pressed in a circle, one has the cut-out paper ironed down. One other long strip has daisies pressed down the length in order to try sunprinting again.




let's go outside with paints, sea sponges and a covered board.

whee! color! Daubed on right out of the jar, either thru the holes or around the daisies. Mix the colors!

After it dried I pulled off the paper, and stenciled on the word peace. Went around it with white gel pen.
Great! Now let's pull up the sheet of paper...

and see what we have...

Nice! But it could use a few stamps, like butterflies and words, don't you think?

I went in with a Seta pen that holds paint, and dotted the red on the butterflies! I used a black marker to draw around the daisies and add spirals
Now let's look at the sun print Using diluted paint daubed on around the daisies on the border. Then put it in the sun...

light green, darker green, and turquoise


Look at the pretty watercolor effect...

with the little papers still on while drying

When dry, pull off the little paper daisies and this is what I have

This is intensely pretty in person.

Next is press the fabric to set the paint. Even if you don't plan to wash it, you want no chance of it running or crocking off. I mean, once acrylic dries on your clothing, it would be near impossible to get off! Still...

I'm pretty jazzed about quilting these. Then beading. And giving them away!

If you've never tried painting on fabric through hand made or commercial stencils, try it! So easy. Make sure to mix colors for a richer look. I mix right on the fabric usually as I'm an impressionist at heart.

Before you leave, please visit my "I Like" post from this week
http://lapaylor.blogspot.com/2017/07/i-like-thursdays-44-and-giveaway.html

Linking to
http://www.sewcanshe.com
http://smallquiltsanddollquilts
http://lovelaughquilt.blogspot.com/

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