The Background in the Spotlight-Grungy Monday

Howdy,

This is a scheduled post so hopefully it will grace your screens whilst I am hot-footing it around Holland and Belgium. This is my third tag for Grungy Monday over at L3 hosted by Linda. I know tags aren't the most original idea but it's kind of fun to build up a collection and alas my storage doth overfloweth...This week it's all about Ranger Color Wash Sprays. If you're going get that inky, then grab them all and have a party I say...My tag is all about letting the colours do the talking...

 I have used a sheet of watercolour paper as my base, and covered the whole surface with a multitude of colourings and mediums before cutting out a selected area to adhere to my tag. Great material for texture.
Here you can see a section that has firstly been dribbled with green paint and dried. It had then been randomly sprayed with Wild Plum and Butterscotch, also using a flower stencil to add more detail and paler areas. There is also a touch of Walnut  Gold Glimmer Mist too...I have then added some gesso details with a plastic cup and the edge of a paint scraper...you could use anything you want. Mmmm, what can't we wipe gesso on?

 Minimal decoration - just an intriguing face and a strong sentiment. I have added a simple punched paper scrap and a little frame. It was silver, so I used my alcohol inks to colour it and then found this little star of a girl amongst my snippets. I cut a circle from mica as a front which gives it a glass-like quality.

 The word stamp is by Wendy Vecchi and I like the muted colour - not too in your face. The edges have been distressed and coloured with spiced marmalade ink.
Just added a simple piece of white lace to the top and that was that... I love these vivid tones and random patterns...and was very happy for once to cut back on the decoration.

Hope you enjoy your dabbling too...

Sarah.