Peek into the jungle beyond

Peek into the jungle beyond - Week 10

This week SimonsaysStamp Monday challenge was to "Add some green", I combined that with Gwen Lafleur "Interactive ATC" workshop to create this gorgeous project.

I wanted to recreate an old Indian fort window with lovely outer frame and lattice work shutters for a long time but was blocked on what to add underneath the shutters. Finally I was able to draw the beautiful jungle using different shades of green Distress Oxide and posca pens. The parrots were printed and collaged (Image Credit - freepik)

The doodle stencils from Craftangles and Mudra were used to create the topmost layer and were colored with posca pens.

The red arch of the window was stamped with Mudra stamp and colored along with yellow background using DistressOxide. The lattice work was done using Gel paste and Craftangles stencil. Distress glazes in Fossilized Amber and Tattered Rose were added when the paste was wet. When the paste was dry it was heat embossed and the background was colored using Distress Crayons in Squeezed Lemonade and Twisted Citron.

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