Wednesday, December 10, 2014

a layer of loveliness

Oh yes...winter....  Time for another iHanna DIY Postcard Swap!
This time I was torn between two ideas, and this one won out because it took less time...
...but at least I already have a plan for the Spring Swap!

For these cards, I was inspired by the leftover paint on some transparency film I use 
to hold my GelliArts printing plate down while I'm making prints.  
There was a bit of randomness here and there; 
haphazard, unintentional art, on this see-through surface.
And when I put it over some of the gel prints I made, it created this cool effect.  
This was the perfect project for me right now.  
Creating without thinking, just letting the layers create themselves.



I decided I would add some paint to the transparencies while I was making the gel prints.  
Just cleaning the brayer and allowing it to roll off the edge of the scrap paper onto the film, 
or cleaning the stencil and adding a "stamp" of sorts to the film.



I made quite a few gel prints, but I stuck to the Bristol (card stock) prints for the postcards.


It was fun seeing how the transparencies and prints went together.



I decided to sew the transparency to the card stock, and threw in a magazine clipping...
...an inspirational word that would just "float" between the layers.















 And a sweet bonus!?  All the scraps of transparency and gel print that I have left to play with!


 THANKS FOR VISITING!  
XO, Sarah













9 comments:

  1. Hi Sarah, your postcards are awesome & very creative. Love the colors and your idea a lot!

    Thanks for sharing!

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    1. Thank you Hanna for visiting and for your sweet comment. And thank you once again for hosting another fun swap!

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  3. Dear Sarah,
    Thank you so much for the wonderful postcard, "Discovery", that I received through the iHanna DIY PC Swap. I love the card and thank you for sharing your technique here. I really like the way the word floats beneath the transparency layer. Gotta love the mailbox art and I am so happy to have this in my collection. Be well, happy and enjoy your holidays, Ellen MikaBrown

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    1. Hi Ellen Mikabrown. Do glad the postcard arrived to you and that you like it.

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  4. Love the layers with the transparency and the words :-) Merry Merry

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  5. I think my previous note got lost in the web...

    Thank you so much for the lovely postcard "Gratitude." I love the colors and the interplay with the background and the transparancy. The message is evs especially meaningful to me this time of year. I wish you the happiest of holidays. Nikki

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    1. I'm so happy my card has meaning for you! Thank you for your sweet words.

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