The other day some sort of a promoted post popped up in my Instagram feed where someone used a piece of broccoli and acrylic paint for an art piece. The only vegetable I probably ever used as a stamping tool had been a potato in Kindergarten (we probably all did that!!) so I really wanted to give Brocccoli stamping a try. Here is what I came up with using stamps by Tracy Evans besides the broccoli. I did use traditional inks, not acrylic paints.
I started out by creating an inky background with a circle in place for a
moon. I used Tumbled Glass, Broken China and Chipped Sapphire inks. Some water
droplets were splattered on to the background to create some interest. Stamps
used are all by Tracy Evans - TE38 Silhouettes (tree),
Miniatures released by Aall and Create (bunnies and quote) and
TE50 On the Wild Side (foliage stamped in green at the bottom part).
Inks used for stamping are Versafine Onyx, Versafine Clair Grass Green, Arctic
and a tiny bit of Baby Pink to make it look like the tree is starting to flower.
I used a torn paper mask and Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide ink to make a hill for the bunnies.
Can you see where I used the broccoli 😀😀 It's the speckled stamping around the trees and a little bit at the bottom too.
I am sharing my card with these blogs:
- 613 Avenue Create - Animal Magic
- Ally's Angels - AG
- A Perfect Time To Craft - AG
- A Place To Start - small critters
- Classic Design Challenge - AG
- Crafting from the Art Challenge - AG
- Crafty Animals - Animals
- Crafty Catz - AG
- Crafty Gals Corner - AG
- Creative Fingers - AG
- Creative Inspirations Challenge - AG
- Critter Crazy Challenges - Critters
- DL.ART Thankful Thursday - AG
- Double D - Signs of Love
- FarmQuest General Store Challenge - Anything Farm/Country Goes
- Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - AG
- Make My Monday - for a male
- Paper Rock Scissors - AG with papers and/or Scissors (all paper layers)
- Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - whatever the weather (dewy spring weather)
- Stamping Sensations - AG
- Talk About it Tuesday - Anything blog post
- The Paper Funday - AG
- Try It On Tuesday - 3, 2, 1 (3 layers, 2 bunnies, 1 moon)
- Unicorn Challenge - Animals
- We Love Stamping - AG
- We Love 2 Create - Anything Creative
- Word Art Wednesday - AG
Ellie, this card is as wonderful as all your others always are! So much ink layering and detail to be discovered. Broccoli - wow! I am especially tickled by this little rabbit meet-up. If I get up in the night I always check out the window to see if there are bunnies in the moonlight under the birdfeeder, and when there are two or more, what a treat! ~Nancy J, inkblocks
ReplyDeleteYep, think we all did the potato 'art'. A really unique way to add texture and interest, thanks for sharing the idea. an d linking up at Stamping Sensations and We Love Stamping challenges.
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Beautiful card Ellie, I love your background and stamping, and wow what an original way to add texture with the “ broccoli stamping”! Wonderful idea xx
ReplyDeleteNever heard of broccoli stamping but it is certainly effective on this beautiful atmospheric card. Thanks also for sharing with us at Stamping Sensations and We Love Stamping challenges.
ReplyDeleteA sweet and atmospheric little scene with the bunnies meeting in the moonlight, the effect from the broccoli is lovely- the trees look as if the spring leaves are just bursting through. I've used different vegetable and fruit for the children to stamp patterns with- potatoes, carrots, apples and pears-never broccoli although they probably would have been less tempted to try eating it than they were with the fruit and carrots!
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Such a fabulous scene, I saw the broccoli stamping, it's intriguing though I haven't tried it yet, I bought mine to make soup with LOL.
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We always have broccoli on hand as we eat it about 3x a week so it was easy to snip off a bit and try :)
DeleteI love the way you did the background! Such a beautiful card!
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Beautiful card Ellie, great background and love the stamps and your stamping with broccoli-I have used the base of celery before that gives a good impression.
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Thank you for joining us at A Place to Start and Stamping Sensations.
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I want to try celery too. It was part of the video as well and looked like a beautiful rose :)
DeleteA lovely card Elllie, it's a gorgeous little scene and the broccoli stamping creates a great effect around the trees.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing at Try it on Tuesday. Avril x
Ellie, this is such an amazing card! I love how fun and magical it feels. And to think that broccoli helped! I love that. I too did the potato stamping when I was younger. Good memories! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Word Art Wednesday. We always appreciate you,
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful card. Love the stamping with broccoli - what a fab effect on those trees. I feel a crafty session with my grandson coming on o:)
ReplyDeleteHi Ellie, your card is delightful, I love the idea of stamping with broccoli! Thank you so much for joining us over at 'Crafting from the Art' challenge. Hope to see you again next time! Hugs Zowie x
ReplyDeleteOh this is pure storybook magic. That soft blue sky and glowing moon set the most peaceful scene and those delicate tree branches add such beautiful detail. The little bunny silhouettes at the bottom are just the sweetest touch and make the whole card feel calm and thoughtful. It is like a quiet spring evening captured in paper. We are so glad you shared this with us at Ally's Angels and hope to see you back in the gallery again soon ❤️
ReplyDeleteOh gosh Ellie, this is lovely! I love the gorgeous scene!
ReplyDeleteThank you for playing along with us at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends!
Hi, Ellie! Was für eine zauberhafte Frühlingsszene. Das mit dem Brokkoli ist ja echt cool! Da braucht man gar keine Stempel mehr!! Haha - Muss ich mal ausprobieren. Wir essen viel Blumenkohl, damit gehts bestimmt auch :) Vielen Dank für's Mitmachen bei 613 Avenue Create. LG, Rosi
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What a neat idea! I have never heard of broccoli stamping before but it does add a little extra something to the trees.
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