Wisteria Koi in Orange
The background for this version of the
Utagawa Wisteria and Carp is a scrap of waste paper left over from a class project using Zana Clark's color sprays. Swirls and curls were drawn with metallic acrylic flow paints as a resist, and then different colors of the sprays were randomly sprayed. I stamped the koi on a panel cut from the paper, and embossed it with detail black ink. I edged the panel with permanent black ink, and then layered it to white and then orange/peach cardstock. This panel was layered onto a panel of washi paper that just happened to show up at just the right time - all the lines and colors and motifs were perfect for the fish image with its swirl backgrounds! Total serendipity!
Wisteria Koi in Blues
I made this card in response to one of the
OSA layout challenges - the layout is provided for us and we interpreted it as we wish. The
Utagawa Wisteria and Carp image is stamped on a colorwashed scrap of watercolor paper and lightly colored with twinkling H2O's. Panels of purchased handmade papers and Kodomo ribbon were layered onto a marine patterned washi paper background and then layered to coordinating cardstock.
This image is also available on the
Hokusai Dragon Sheet.
The Catch of the Day was stamped and embossed on a blue cardstock panel and then colored with twinkling H2O's. I added chalks in the background for different shades of blue, and stamped waves with Judikins's crashing waves stamp. The fish panel was layered with crumpled copper foil paper and coordinating cardstock. I stamped the Japanese Fisherman in turquoise ink and embossed it with clear embossing powder. Using a wave image from Stonehouse Stamps, I created a left and bottom border with copper ink and embossing powders and placed the cut out fisherman in the corner, looking into the fish panel. The Japanese Fisherman and the Catch of the Day are both available on Taylored Stamps Marine Sheet 2.
I stamped the Leaping Koi in waves image with black ink and embossed it with detail black embossing powders. The water and fish were colored with twinkling H2O's. I added a portion of the large wisteria vine stamp from Beeswax at the top of the panel, and colored some of the flowers and leaves with Tombow markers. I added some chalks to the background to get some sky colors. The finished panel was layered with a black panel to a folded white card. Leaping Koi is also available on Taylored Stamps Koi and Crane Sheet.
