Please Welcome Guest Artist Sarah Fawcett!

Sarah Fawcett is an Australian papercraft and mixed media artist, whom I have long been a fan of, and I am extremely excited to have her as a guest artist here at Inkurable for Sunday's new Gothic Arch challenge theme! I'm sure you will all love her work as much as I do!

But before you get to see her phenomenal Gothic Arch creations on Sunday, I wanted to introduce you all to her, and help you get to know her a little better! I asked her a few questions, and here are her answers:

1. Have you ever made a Gothic Arch before?

I had never really made a Gothic Arch as such before, though looking back on some of my work from years past, I had used arches in a gothic way - e.g in my Halloween Book which I am still working on and hoping to finish one day. Check it out here.

2. When stamping, do you prefer red rubber stamps, or clear stamps? Why?

I really don’t have a preference to red rubber or clear stamps. I usually buy for the design of the stamp. The only gripe I have with clear stamps is that sometimes I find them either sticky and no good to use with Stazon ink, or they bead the ink on the stamp and never giving a clear crisp image when you stamp. 

(Note from Sarah S - If you have the same problem, check out my post from a while back called  "Getting the most from your Acrylic Stamps"!).

3. What is your favourite stamp in your collection?

My absolutely favourite stamp in my collection would have to be the male head from Zettiology (see it here) that I used in my Gothic Arch (to be revealed on Sunday!). I adore their quirky odd images. My next favourite lot of stamps is anything from Collections Elements, and Tim Holtz’s stamp ranges. Anything with a vintage look and feel I love.

4. How often do you use stamps in your projects?

I use stamps in some shape or form in just about everything I do. From making cards to metal etching. I have all my stamps stamped in a book of paper so I can see whats in my collection at any given time, and it also helps when trying to choose a stamp and see if it will work without hunting for the stamp, then stamping it, only to find out it doesn’t.

5. What is your favourite stamping / inking technique?

Besides any distress vintage techniques that are out there, my favourite technique right now is using stamps for metal etching.

You can check out Sarah's creations on her blog at http://saimba.blogspot.com. 

Now, you'll have to wait until Sunday to see Sarah's awesome Gothic Arch creations and find out the new challenge theme, but I'll leave you with this sneak peek of fabulousness to whet your appetite:

And if you think that's cool - just wait until you see the entire project!!

Until then.......

~Sarah~