Tuesday, 29 June 2010

Monoprint Mess!

Hay there blogland, It's another week, which means another page from The Compendium of Curiosities.
This time its page 51 and 'Alcohol Ink Monoprint'
I say mess in the title for 2 reasons...1st i ended up in a right mess as i didn't remember to put any gloves on so had ink stained hands and the 2nd because most of my efforts with this tecnique ended up as a big mess.. as you can see from my card
It looks a bit faded in the middle for a good reason.. I stamped an image but really wasn't happy with it so i wiped it off and with that took some of the colour from the background... if you look you can still see the dots slightly.. Anyways i did try a couple more backgrounds
But i've not done anything with these yet.
Well I must get back to it.. I have a whole bunch of bunting flags that need my attention..
Oh one more thing b4 i go..I always like to big up companys that give a fab service and If you want a fab, super fast and friendly service when buying your stash then stop by The Altered Element.. not only is the online store filled with wonderious goodies but your order is here almost as soon as you've ordered it {placed mine sunday got it today, and it was all wrapped in purple tissue..like receiving presents} So big thanks to Lynne x And sorry bout the mix up ; )
♥ HUGZ ♥

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

Looks great to me hun! Those backgrounds look fab too! x

sam21ski said...

The backgrounds look fab Nicky and half the fun is getting messy!!!!

Jingle said...

This is really gorgeous!

Terry said...

Wonderful background and perfect stamp image and sentiment! Love it!

Joy said...

Fabulous backgrounds Minxy xx

Linda Ledbetter said...

You say "messy," I say "STUNNING" I think it looks great! Actually, the lighter area in the center almost glows, and that's a beautiful effect. I love your colors, too.

Thanks for sharing the beauty at the CCC, week 3. Hope you'll be back next week for challenge 4.

Hugs,
Linda

Lynn Stevens said...

Its not a mess at all, its Gorgeous! Of couse I can't tell what your hands look like!
hugs lynn

Lori said...

I love how your colors came out, and I darn near used that very stamp, too! I LOVE fairytale frenzy!

Sue said...

This is gorgeous Nicky, the stamps are beautiful, and you're supposed to get messy lol x

Sherry said...

It looks great Minxy - hope you're well x

Juls said...

Just fabulous! Love the gorgeous background colours, and the fab silhoutte images you have used! gorgeous!! Hugs Juls

Unknown said...

Now this has turned out fine. I couldn't see a mess at all in the middle (I looked) but nope looks prettty super to me. It is addictive isn't it ha ha I ended up with loads of back grounds and very inky fingers all colours lol

Love Dawn xx

Sandi M said...

It's not a mess. It looks perfect! BTW you can get that AI off your hands with the blending solution :)

Rachelle said...

I say stunning as well! It turned out beautiful!!!

Eccentricities said...

This is gorgeous and I love the effect of the faded, mysterious background coupled with the purples and more vivid blacks!

Craft Addicts - Tracy Evans said...

Love this and the stamped images are divine. Love the colours you have used. Have a great day, Tracy Evans x x

Lucy Edmondson said...

Stunning!

Lucy x