Wednesday 15 April 2015

April's Guest Designer - Anne Redfern

Hello!
We hope you enjoyed Wendy's tutorial from the last blog post because today we have even more for you. There is another special guest on our blog - our April's Guest Designer - Anne Redfern. Anne is a regular customer and visitor to our shop and a very talented artist and blogger who loves Wendy Vecchi products and creates magic with them. She has designed a project especially for us, and we hand you over now to Anne:


I was so thrilled and very honoured to be asked to be Guest Designer for Artist Trading Post where the fabulous Wendy Vecchi is being featured this month.  I adore Wendy's style and products, of which I have many, the hardest decision was - which ones do I use!
I created a card which is very much in Wendy's style but I used a 'variation' on her wonderful faux plaster technique to create my background.




Plain white, uncoated card was used for the base.




Archival inks in Potting Soil and Forget-Me-Not were applied to the card with a blending tool.  There is no need to wait until it dries.



Place some Rubbing Alcohol/Surgical Spirits in a small spritzer bottle and spray lightly over the card.  A fine mist is best (make sure to work in a well ventilated space).  It will dry very quickly.  Next, give it a very light spray with Picket Fence Distress Spray Stain and allow to dry. The result is a beautiful mottled effect.
Using one of Wendy's Stamp it, Stencil it, stamp the design in Archival Ink and use the Stencil along with Archival Inks to colour the flower and leaves.


Colour and cut out several layers of flower to give dimension.  Use a cotton bud to add some shading to the centres of the flowers, again with Archival ink.
Stamp some Wendy flourishes and a sentiment and stencil on the other side to give balance to the card.  Add a small vase.  This one uses Wendy's famous faux crackled glass technique with alcohol ink in Sail Boat Blue dabbed over the top.
Above is a close-up of the background and beautiful Hydrangea flower.
I enjoyed doing the background so much, I created another card.  This time I finished off with Wendy's fantastic crackle paste, coloured with Potting Soil re-inker to create the stencilled pattern on the right.  The jug uses Wendy's faux graniteware technique.
 Apart from the Picket Fence Distress Spray Stain, all the products used can be found in Wendy Vecchi's range of products.  I do hope you like what I have created for you today and that you feel inspired to 'Create Art' the Wendy Vecchi way!  Thank you again to Artist Trading Post for having me as Guest Designer! 
 Hugs, Anne xx
 Products Anne used:



Thank you Anne for sharing your beautiful project and technique with us. You are a constant inspiration! 
Have a beautiful day!

ps. If you would like to be one of our guest designers enter our challenge which ends in 6 days:)

43 comments:

  1. Thank you so much for having me here today, it was a real pleasure to create these cards using Wendy's wonderful products! Anne xx

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  2. Thank you so much for having me here today, it was a real pleasure to create these cards using Wendy's wonderful products! Anne xx

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  3. LOVING both of Anne's cards, lots of wonderful techniques that look fun to try. Will definitely try the first background as i like the look of the faux plaster. wonderful inspiration Anne, thank you! :-) xxx

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  4. Good heavens...surgical spirits! Who would have thought! Thanks for the interesting tip.

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  5. Very very pleased to see Anne being showcased here, she is sooo talented. Both cards are simply beautiful, the backgrounds are GORGEOUS! Love all the Wendy techniques and those fabby flowers. Sentiments are terrific too! Nicola x

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  6. Very very pleased to see Anne being showcased here, she is sooo talented. Both cards are simply beautiful, the backgrounds are GORGEOUS! Love all the Wendy techniques and those fabby flowers. Sentiments are terrific too! Nicola x

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  7. Wonderful tutorial Anne! I just love that technique and really need to give it a go. Beautiful flowers, those are going on my wish list!! Stunning creations! hugs :)

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  8. amazing work Anne - such a gorgeous technique and fabulous result - so pretty! Love it all! Big hugs rachel .... p.s have got some of the embossing paste that I haven't tried yet - I will have to crack it open now!!! Hugs rachel x

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  9. Great cards Anne. ..love the dimension you have given to the flowers. Nice faux techniques too...need to give them a go. Hugs.

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  10. I just knew that I would be in for a treat Anne. Love what you have created and the the flowers are so beautifully coloured too. You are one talented and lovely lady. Hugs Rita xxx

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  11. Two very beautiful cards from you Anne, I'm so glad I popped over for a nose about. {{Hugs}} xox

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  12. Fabulous Ann! Some great technique pointers - hopefully will get around to trying some of them! Chrisx

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  13. Wonderful colour combination, gorgeous makes.. Anne rocks! :) xx

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  14. Oh what fabulous creations Anne, love everything about them, hugs Carole Z xx

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  15. Absolutely beautiful Anne, and I love the effects you have got with the different techniques. I didn't know of those stamp/stencil/stamp stencils but I need to investigate now. Similarly the technique you used for the vase - fabulous.
    Well done on your achievement as GD here - beautiful work as always.
    Love
    Neet xx

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  16. Gorgeous cards. Some great technique tips too. Ty

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  17. Anne, this is totally a gorgeous creation! The combination of techniques and images equal perfection! Love these both so much! Congratulations on your very well deserved guest spot! Hugs!

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  18. Great cards Anne, love these techniques and you have used them to great effect.
    Hugs, Angela x

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  19. Love both of your beautiful projects Anne x wonderful details and dimension and those flowers are gorgeous.

    Tfs and best wishes
    Annie x

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  20. What fabulous makes Anne.
    Toni xx

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  21. Isn't Anne amazing?! I love that you said she creates magic, because that's what I'm always telling her! These two cards are true Annie Works of Art and perfect evidence of her magic touch and her love of all things Wendy!! Hugs, Darnell

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  22. Isn't Anne amazing?! I love that you said she creates magic, because that's what I'm always telling her! These two cards are true Annie Works of Art and perfect evidence of her magic touch and her love of all things Wendy!! Hugs, Darnell

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  23. Well done, Anne, this is amazing.

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  24. Wonderful Anne, such stunning effects x

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  25. Lovely to see more of Anne's exquisite art. Her detail is perfect and always so imaginative. Well done to her!
    Jo

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  26. Fabulous Anne! And a great step by step, must try using that lovely background technique toni xx

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  27. Oh Anne, this is so stunning!! Specially love the Hydrangea, - another one for the wishlist.... sigh....

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  28. What a wonderful make Anne - really special! I really need to get you to my house for private lessons - when are you available. The Artist Trading Post is lucky to grab you - I know how busy you are!!
    sandy xx

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  29. Oh wow Anne - these are GORGEOUS. Thank you so much for inspiring me today - I need an anniv card like yesterday so I am going to give your idea a try. Guaranteed mine won't look like yours but... at least I have a jumping off point. So excited. Thanks bunches. j.

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  30. Oh wow Anne - these are GORGEOUS. Thank you so much for inspiring me today - I need an anniv card like yesterday so I am going to give your idea a try. Guaranteed mine won't look like yours but... at least I have a jumping off point. So excited. Thanks bunches. j.

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  31. These are ABSOLUTELY STUNNING Anne!!!! You've captured the Wendy Vecchi style perfectly here and the tutorial makes it so easy to follow what you've done to achieve this look. And huge congratulations on this GD spot - thoroughly well deserved and justified. You're a star! Jenny x

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  32. Wow beautiful card , thanks for the inspiring. Greetings Janny

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  33. Oooh what wonderful inspiration Anne!! I love the colour combo, one of my faves :) Loving the flower stamps, the images look wonderful with the magic you worked with the colours xx

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  34. Wonderful creations as always Anne. I haven't used archival inks as a background like this, I love the mottled texture and colours you've used. The flowers are stunning too, so vibrant. You're a very talented lady, hugs Alexandra xx

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  35. Totally beautiful Anne, it looks as if Wendy could have done it. You have her style down pat but with your own flair for color and style. Love it!!

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  36. Wonderful cards Anne, beautiful colours and love your backgrounds!

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  37. Absolutely glorious work from Anne - the background effects are simply fabulous, and I adore that little blue glass vase - wonderful all round!
    Alison xx

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  38. Two beautiful Wendy-style projects Anne! love the layered bloom in the bottle - and the wonderful spiky red one in the pitcher! great background stampings on both! well done!

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  39. What a fabulous posting Anne. You are a real professional artist/crafter/blogger
    Lynn x

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  40. Both of these are truly awesome! Funnily enough, I bought some surgical spirits today to use in my crafting, you have inspired me to have a go! Thank you! xxx

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  41. Beautiful creations and I love the Anais Nin quote one of my favourites

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