Whipped Spackle + Gelatos = color and texture!!

Happy Tuesday Faber-Castell Peeps!!  Karen here today and I have so enjoyed being a guest designer here at Faber-Castell Design, Memory, Craft!! I can't believe this is my last post!! I hope you enjoy my little window and it gives you a big smile!

 

 

 I started with a simple canvas.  I tore up some book paper to make  a 'window' frame, glued it down with gel medium and whitewashed it (white paint +water) to calm down the typeface on the paper!

 I  cut out some scrapbook paper for the window panes, pots and green plants.  I glued all of these pieces down with gel medium too!

 

 

 I knew though, this piece needed some pop!! So I took my  Watermelon Gelato and mixed it with Whipped Spackle to make an amazing flower for the canvas.  It is super easy to do this, first slice off a couple of pieces of gelato.  Chop and smash the gelato onto a craft mat.  Then take out a scoop of whipped spackle and mix it together.  You will have to smash it a couple more times, to make there are no pieces of gelato left.  Luckily, you can smash it a bunch of times and not change the consistency of the spackle! I just love that the texture doesn't change!!

Then be brave, put your stencil down and fill it in with the gelato-spackle mix!!

 Once you take the stencil off, you will have an amazing textured flower!! I just love how the color and texture pops off the canvas and gives those plants sitting on the windowsill a happy friend!!

 Doodles and Highlights with Pitt pens to finish off ...

 

Thank you all so much for stopping by the Faber-Castell Design, Memory, Craft blog!! I have been so honored to guest design here.  I hope you will come visit me!  I can't wait to see you all in the future!!  - Karen

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Supplies Used:

Gelatos® Watermelon

PITT® Artist Pens  ( Pink Carmine 127, Cold Grey III 232, Black 199 S, Black 199 B

                Whipped Spackle

Stamper’s Big Brush Pen (Cadmium Yellow 107, Cold Gray III 232, White 101)

 

Comments

[Laurar Turcotte]

WOW!! I love this!!!! I must try this!! Thank you for posting this! Beautiful canvas!

[Carol Mc]

Great canvas. Thank you for the inspiration.

[TracyM #6773]

WOW - your canvas looks FABULOUS Karen!!!

LOVE your watermelon Gelatos flower - LOVE your flower pots & window too - they really POP with your Pitt Pen doodling!!! I dream of doodling like this but really struggle to let go of my strong hold on the ruler :)

[Pam]

I did some doodling, inspired by an article that Mou wrote a couple of years ago. It reminded me of Morocco, where my daughter met Aladdin and Jasmine at Epcot, so I used the doodling for a scrapbook page. I used the Pitt artist pens and the Faber-Castell watercolor pencils (with a water brush). Coated the doodling with some clear glaze to make it pop.