Odd Numbers by Ann DT

 Odd Numbers

                                                by DT Ann Roberts

Do you have a journal? Apart from being great to express yourself in many ways, they're good to use up your excess of paint & ink & to experiment/ play in. Often I look back through it, finding it inspires me when I get stuck on what to create. Odd numbers are a go to, for most projects be it 3,5 ,7 or more however there's always an exception to the rule!! 

You will need; Inkables, Big Ones, Egg Tim

  D'Inkables, Triangle Lattice, Regular Dots & Stitches 1

  Distress Oxides; Speckled Egg, Weathered Wood, Peacock Feathers & Squeezed Lemonade

Black Versafine

Stamps: Birds & Butterflies & matching dies & Ledger

Washi Tape; Vintage Numbers

Clear Embossing Powder 

Black Paint

Texture paste

Posca Pens

I used a 14cm x 14cmpiece of card.

First ink through your Triangle Lattice & Egg Timer stencil as pic 1 & 2, this tends to work best in threes.

Add 3 strips of the Vintage Numbers Washi tape pic 3

 Pic 1

  Pic 2

  Pic 3

Using the Peacock Feathers & Squeezed Lemonade, add details to background, (once paint is dry) with Stitches 1 & Regular Dots stencils. Pic 4

Next stamp the Ledger freehand, without a block giving a less rigid edge .. 

Add some black paint to different areas on your page, leave to dry. Pic 4

  Pic 4

Stamp the butterflies onto a separate piece of paper, in black & emboss with clear powder.

 Squish some Peacock Feathers & Squeezed Lemonade on to a blending mat & use to colour your butterflies.. either with a brush & water or smooshing!

I found that it was still a bit heavy looking ,so I decided to add some more Regular Dots using Texture paste.

Once it was dry I added details with my Posca pens

& attached the butterflies.

Then mat & layer on to a 6 x 6 card.

Thank you for stopping by... Ann x