Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Greetings!
Today I've a new canvas to share with you. 
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The blue background started with lots of Tim Holtz Distress Paint in "broken china" and "salty ocean" which I sprayed with water and just let it run all over and mix together till I was happy with the color. Then "picket fence" and "picked raspberry" Distress Paint were applied with random stamps. The brick wall is "vintage photo" and "fired brick" Distress Paint mixed with Golden extra heavy gel medium applied through the Wendy Vecchi Brick Wall stencil with Liquitex paint in "unbleached titanium" for the "grout". 
The tree is made from Glidden paint chips cut with a Sizzlits die called "branches with leaves". After die cutting I dipped them in melted Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel. The trunk is also paint chips - torn, painted with Distress Paint and then coated with Inkssentials Crackle Accents.
The die cut branches and leaves behaved just as I expected when I put them in the hot UTEE, curling and bending - look at the dimension - exactly what I was trying to achieve!
The birds are chipboard by FabScraps coated with gesso then painted with Silks Acrylic Glaze.  You can see the thick, shiny coating of enamel on the leaves pretty well in this picture too:
Many of the products I've used are available at the eclecticPaperie online shop, I've linked them for you for easy shopping. Be sure to poke around the store and the eclecticPaperie blog, you'll find lots of great ideas and cool things to buy!
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13 comments:

  1. ParkNSlideJuly 30, 2013 at 2:05:00 AM EDT

    Love this! Your tree construction from paint chips is most clever. The birds' bright colors add a touch of whimsy.

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  2. toniJuly 30, 2013 at 5:36:00 AM EDT

    Love your canvas! Wow paint chips what a great idea, shall be collecting these when I'm next in a DIY shop. Love the vibrant background and sweet little birdsx

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  3. KimJuly 30, 2013 at 8:01:00 AM EDT

    Stunning! I love that you used paint chips to die cut the leaves, so much fun!!

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  4. SandyJuly 30, 2013 at 2:16:00 PM EDT

    Really nice and I learned a few tricks too!
    Sandy

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  5. HowsewearsJuly 30, 2013 at 2:59:00 PM EDT

    Beautiful, Teresa!!!
    Fondly, Tami

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  6. BastJuly 30, 2013 at 4:16:00 PM EDT

    That is absolutely GORGEOUS! TFS
    KimMJ
    bast830@comcast.net

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  7. AnonymousJuly 30, 2013 at 4:49:00 PM EDT

    Gorgeous canvas Teresa ! Love the leaves and the bricks are fabulous ! Sue C x

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  8. AnonymousJuly 30, 2013 at 4:50:00 PM EDT

    Gorgeous canvas Teresa ! Love the leaves and the bricks are fabulous ! Sue C x

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  9. SandeeNCAugust 1, 2013 at 10:03:00 AM EDT

    LOVE all the tiny birds in the tree, fabulous work!

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  10. MickiAugust 1, 2013 at 12:13:00 PM EDT

    Wow, love how your brick wall turned out. I swear it looks like real grout and bricks. And a fabulous idea using the punch to make branches. It's gorgeous.

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  11. Erin SmetakAugust 1, 2013 at 4:22:00 PM EDT

    Gorgeous canvas! The brick wall is amazing, and the way you created your tree and birds is outstanding!

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  12. TracyAugust 2, 2013 at 7:54:00 PM EDT

    Oh wow Teresa you never cease to amaze me...beautiful and oh so intricate work..love it!!
    Hugs
    Tracy
    xoxo

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  13. Lucy EdmondsonAugust 3, 2013 at 4:37:00 AM EDT

    Wow, this is great. It was really worth opening up the photos for a better look. That grout and brick work is so realistic,

    Lucy x

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