Stenciling Sunflowers in July by Manu

this is beautiful Manu! excellent design and technique execution!

so good Manu you inspire me very much being so new to this myself 

Lovely. I likeit so much, nice texture and use of colors! Good job, Manu

virago posted:

this is beautiful Manu! excellent design and technique execution!

Thank you! There are lots of sunflowers fields in Italy during this period and they are my favourite flowers. In a first sketch in the first sketch there was more sky and hills, then I decided for a close-up.

Cookie Bakes & Cakes posted:

so good Manu you inspire me very much being so new to this myself 

 

Thank you so much, Kim, for your words!

Magadiuz posted:

Lovely. I likeit so much, nice texture and use of colors! Good job, Manu

Thank you Ina! The heat here helped me a lot. There was no way I had a flat stenciled surface! But at the end I don't mind that rustic look.

Your attention to details is stunning, I can see it also reading your description about the cookie! I love it, amazing and colorful ❤️❤️❤️

Evelindecora posted:

Your attention to details is stunning, I can see it also reading your description about the cookie! I love it, amazing and colorful ❤️❤️❤️

Thank you Evelin, you know how much I appreciate your comments! ❤️

Wonderful, Manu! What I love is how you've managed to create depth with all of the layers. As always, thank you for sharing your very helpful step by step process! 

Beautiful work, manu! ❤

Sweet Prodigy posted:

Wonderful, Manu! What I love is how you've managed to create depth with all of the layers. As always, thank you for sharing your very helpful step by step process! 

Thank you Christine,

I love that effect as well. At the beginning I had planned to add some random leaves stenciled with RI. But I am glad I gave a try to luster dust instead.

The step by step pics process was made to help "decode" the stencils and techniques used. It also helps me to remember the single steps, the difficulties I met and to see if the next time I should add something more or maybe not. Sharing all of this is part of the fun, especially in these challenges where I feel I am learning a lot, and I hope could be of inspiration. I noticed more fellow cookiers are doing the same

Cookies by joss posted:

Beautiful work, manu! ❤

Thank you, Joss!

Love the layers & the watercolor-y look of the background painted stenciled area. Grazie for sharing your talent and your process, Manu~!

Barbara at Blue Sky Cookies posted:

Love the layers & the watercolor-y look of the background painted stenciled area. Grazie for sharing your talent and your process, Manu~!

Prego! (You are welcome!) It is a pleasure to share here on CC, as I am learning so much from this site.

Grazie for your kind words, Barbara.

Such a masterpiece. Reminds me of Monet's sunflowers painting. 

Chu-A-Cookie posted:

Such a masterpiece. Reminds me of Monet's sunflowers painting. 

Thank you, Arlene, what a beautiful comment... you said it reminds you of Monet, Nagera mentioned Van Gogh... well I am happy and glad that this humble cookie evokes the Greats!

When this cookie was finished it made me think about Eric Carle's books illustrations, which I have always found peculiar, while reading to my kids. I searched the Internet and find out he has used the collage technique, with tissue papers, acrylics colors, and different materials to color the tissue papers and create different texture. Probably the touches of the sponge on the background of my cookie reminded me his illustrations.

Beautiful! How awesome of you to have photographed your steps and share it with us! 

Tina At Sugar Wishes posted:

Beautiful! How awesome of you to have photographed your steps and share it with us! 

After taking the very second pic I realized I smudged one of the petals and thought maybe I should have focus only on stenciling! But I fixed it and kept having fun with taking step by step pic!

Oh, wow, like a canvas painting. So beautiful, Manu!

swissophie posted:

Oh, wow, like a canvas painting. So beautiful, Manu!

Thank you Sonja, glad you like it! Sunflowers are my favourites and July is my month.