Shelagh Metselaar - Challenge 14

Shelagh Metselaar

Materials:-

·       Card:- Theuva, Co’oredinations Blue

·       Stamps:- Remountable Asia/Oriental set, Pagoda

·       Inkpad:- Adirondack Denim

·       Bamboo skewers

·       Promarker:- True Blue

Instructions:-

·       Cut three 6cmx10.5cm panels of Theuva card

·       Using the Denim inkpad, stamp a lantern at the top right hand corner of one panel; (this will form the right hand panel) and the top left of another; (this will form the left hand panel). Stamp another lantern on a Post-it note and cut out to use as a mask.

·       Mask one of the lanterns and with the long flourish stamp, create a border around the panel. Repeat on second panel. Stamp a border around third panel; this will form the middle panel.

·       Make a mask of the Geisha on a Post-it note and cut it out.

·       Stamp the Geisha in the centre of each panel.

·       Mask the Geisha on each panel in turn and ink the Pagoda. Stamp over the masked Geisha.

·       Mask off the left edge of the right panel and the right edge of the left panel with plain Post-its. Mask Geisha. Stamp the Pagoda over.

·       Mat and layer onto Co’redinations card, each mat measuring 8cmx12 ½ cm.

·       Cut three panels of Theuva card measuring 10cmx14 ½ cm.

·       Ink the roof of the Pagoda and stamp to the second notch around each edge of each panel to create a frame. Mat Geisha images onto these.

·       Lightly sponge blotted Denim in the gaps of the images.

To assemble:-

·       Cut strips from the remaining blue Co’redinations. Adhere strips to the back of each panel and roll edges to create a small cylinder; 3 cylinders on each side of middle panel; 2 to the right hand side of left panel and 2 to left side of right panel.

·       Colour 2 bamboo skewers with True Blue Promarker and cut to size.

·       Thread through the cylinders to form an Oriental Screen.

·       To perfect the finish, using Theuva, I cut another 3 mats only fractionally larger all round than the matted image to cover the blue strips.