I had a wonderful time on Sunday at the Big Stamping and Scrapbooking Show at Ally Pally, and as always, the best thing was meeting up with lots of lovely people!
I had had in mind as I walked around that I wanted to join in the Country View Crafts challenge this month which is Nautical, using my Huckleberry Finn stamps by Artistic Outpost, and I saw this anchor on the MDF man stand. I thought it would be perfect! I painted it with Fresco Finish in Sky Blue with some dry brushing of Chalk, and some South Pacific around the edges and then used all of the stamps in the set with a selection of blue and brown archival inks to build up layers of stamping. I used Cobalt for the steamboat and Jet Black for the boys (Huck and Tom?) as I wanted these to be my focal points. I coloured the little boys with Fibralos. Does the Mississippi count as Nautical?! I suppose it flows into the sea eventually!
I used the largest stamp with Huck and the Steamer on shrink plastic and tied it to the top with an anchor charm.
I am entering this into the Country View Crafts Challenge which is Nautical and the Artistic Outpost September Challenge which is Anything Goes.
Wow, Lucy that's fabulous! Was lovely to catch up with you again, too. Roll on the next time. xx
ReplyDeleteLooks fab Lucy !!
ReplyDeleteLove your anchor Lucy, beautifully altered and such a cool idea!!
ReplyDeleteThis looks fabulous Lucy! Lovely to see you on Sunday xxx
ReplyDeletethis turned out fab!
ReplyDeleteI love your altered anchor Lucy - it's fabulous.
ReplyDeletexxx Hazel.
What a great project, and so beautifully done xx
ReplyDeleteoh, I love to see unusual shape and altering, brava Lucy!
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love this anchor, Lucy! Brilliant use of those fab AO stamps. Happy that you got inky with the AO stamps and joined in! Happy Weekend. Hugs!
ReplyDeleteDelightful, great details with the shrink embellishments and little metal anchor. The stamps look good too, I nearly bought some AO stamps @ Ally Pally but managed to resist in the end!
ReplyDeleteSuch a great idea for our CVC challenge Lucy, thanks for the inspiration and sharing it with us.
ReplyDeleteHugs Brenda xx
This is fabulous image Lucy! It's a great idea Huckleberry Finn stamps on the anchor and small anchor charm is fab xx
ReplyDeleteYour anchor makes for a fabulous home decor piece! Wonderful details! Thanks for supporting the Show Us your AR Art Challenge!
ReplyDeleteVery cool use of the fab AO stamps - I love your nautical anchor, Lucy! The tiny tag at the top is a delightful touch.Thanks so much for playing along with us at Country View Challenges.
ReplyDeleteAlison xx
Beautiful, Lucy! And congratulations on being featured on the AO blog. Julie Ann xxx
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