Happy Hour Take 2!

After a very busy day at work I needed to try to relax and de-stress.  So... after the fun I had creating the background a couple of days ago I set about to create another.

I used the same Fresco paints to create a brayered background

I continued to layer the paints until I was happy!  I'm always scared of over doing it.... but I think I got it right!

 

Next I added infusions - today I chose Are You Cerise, Royal Blood and a touch of Black Night.  I really can't tell you just how wonderful these powders are - there are so many ways to use them!

For this background I decided to stencil on grunge paste and I did this in 2 ways.

Firstly, I coloured grunge paste with Pixie Dust and stencilled this on.

The second stencil I wanted to keep bolder and so kept the original colour of grunge paste.

Next I stamped lots of Emma Godfrey stamps in Watering Can and Black Archival.  I then used the small French Script stamp and stamped this in White Staz On.

Not content with leaving it there, I then used Portfolio pastels to highlight some areas.

I also used a white gel pen and a pink Pitt pen to add more scribbling!

And here is the finished article.

It looks very different from the background I showed on Monday and yet I used the same base colours.  Love it though!

I feel like this might be the last creation for a little while - but if I get the chance to play I will!

Thanks for looking.....