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Believe it or not, I was aiming to have a green cover for my bird book.
I took a folded piece of strong card and spread it quite liberally with gesso before embedding scraps of fine scrim, lace and any other bits I fancied into the gesso. I then sprayed it with Quink ink which faded to a greyish blue. I used three different craft sprays in shades of green and each time the colour dried to a rather nasty dirty pinky beige. It was not destined to be green.
Finally I tried a brown spray and settled for this result, though it is very drab.
A gentle rub here and there with Treasure Gold has perked it up a bit.
I think I'll leave it at that.
I have been putting off using my Gelli plate for weeks now. How can a grown woman be scared of a Gelli plate?!! I need some interesting paper to line the cover and see an opportunity to create something with the plate, so a lovely messy weekend is on the cards.
8 comments:
Just play Heather... You'll love the Gelli plate!
Well I think this cover is the perfect companion for the pages, I love the addition of the lace and swirls, and the gelli plate inside sounds like a great idea, looking forward to seeing the results.
I think that cover is beautiful Heather - and think what colour will be revealed to the reader when they open the book up on those glorious birds.
Wonder how Roland the rook is (have decided he is a he and named him accordingly) - the farmer is convinced he will die - says he has seen them in this state in the fields, so would love to know how the story turns out.
lovely grungy texture to your book cover Heather. get stuck in with the Gelli plate - once you start you won't be able to stop! lol
I love the cover, the Treasure Gold makes all the difference. Enjoy the gel plate.
I love the cover, the treasure gold highlights it beautifully. I used to love playing with my gelli plate, I am sure you will produce a masterpiece! Cheers
Gorgeous textured cover, you could always sew on some beads for highlights if you really feel it needs some colour. It will be a fabulous book, I love looking through mine. We really must get together and have a show and tell.
Looks great to me Heather! And I love treasure gold so much .....its perfect for this.
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