Make and Take with Linda Williams

In case you don't know, Linda Williams is one of only two Master Tutors in the world for parchment craft.  She is also a thoroughly lovely lady.

Linda was running the Groovi Make and Take on the Clarity stand at the NEC over last weekend (apart from when she was up the other end of the hall doing a live TV show on the Hochanda stand.   

I actually took the opportunity to do the first session as there was a space.  However, I did not get too much done while I was there as I have to admit to talking a bit.  This is where I got on the day.

I managed to do the outlines and a tiny bit of colouring and embossing, but the rest of it turned into homework.  I spent a lot of time that night and the next day colouring and embossing, giving it plenty of time to rest along the way.

In this one, most of the embossing was done, just a little extra needed in a couple of places.  Most of my colouring was then done, using the Perga Liners, and the PCE pens in a couple of places.

I took the opportunity to get some constructive comments from Linda the next day.  If you look at the embossing on the wings, it is not as smooth and graduated as it should be, so that is something I need to practice more.  In truth, I think the problem is that I broke my own rules and tried to hurry it.  More time and more gentle stroking would have given me a much more pleasing result.  Please learn from my mistakes and take more time and be more gentle.

I have been playing a lot recently with the Dorso crayons and the Dorso Oil, so I did some colouring on the back of the parchment, picking up the colours from the design.  You can probably see the blue behind the butterfly.

This is where I ended up, with a piece to learn from.  It is backed with designer paper, then onto black before putting it on to the white base card.