Hi folks! I was so encouraged by the comments you left on last week's post. Yeah! I'm glad folks are still interested in seeing some art on this blog. I'll do my best to share at least one project a week, along with posting our weekly bundle deals.
Today, I'm sharing a project I created last month for Wendy Vecchi's challenge blog, which I'm joyfully managing. (You can check out all of the details here). Last months challenge was to use stencils on our project, and boy, oh
boy, did I use some stencils! Grab your favorite
cuppa and get cozy because today's post is a long one! (Step-by-step!)
My project started with two pieces of gesso'd chipboard, Wendy's new Spotlight Frames and Mask, embossing paste,
and brick stencil. Using the brick stencil, I added embossing paste to
my largest piece of chipboard. On the smaller piece I knew that I
wanted to create a cutout in the middle of the board...that's where the
mask comes in handy!
I placed the mask where I wanted it on my chipboard.
Then I layered the brick stencil on top of the mask and adding the embossing paste.
Once the mask
was removed, I'm left with a perfectly clean opening! Yeah! (How do
you like the green tint in my embossing paste? That's what happens when
you never clean your stencils...LOL! No worries, this baby is getting a
healthy dose of paint!)
Next came two rounds of
paint...Wild Honey and Rusty Hinge Distress Paints. Dab on and wipe
around with a baby wipe...best coverage ever! (And I like a tiny hint
of white showing through...like chipped brick!)
Next...two
rounds of Archival Ink..Potting Soil and Watering Can (I'm in love with
Watering Can!) These were applied with an ink blending tool.
I used a graphite Stabilo pencil
to add some shading to the window frame, Wendy's Mesh background stamp
for inside the window, Vines background stamp for...well...vines on the
outside of the window and the Little Bits stencil for the flowers.
Now here's
where things get complicated...I started dinner, emailed Wendy and told
her I had a creative block, cleaned the kitchen, got my kiddies in the
shower, checked email, ran to the basement a few times to grab more
products (yes, I shop from my own store...too frequently...LOL!), and finished my project...all without taking another photo!
Here's the finished piece! I used Wendy's new Passion for Art
stamp set for the face, and License Plate Art for the wish sentiment.
The bird is from the Vintage Floral stencil and the crown and glasses
are both Blossom Bucket embellies. The butterflies are from a Martha
Stewart punch and are punched from some scraps I keep on hand for just
such occasions. I also added some stenciling, using the Classic Words
stencil, to the background of my piece. Oh, and I added a shelf! You
can thank Wendy for that idea...Isn't that fun! Of course I'm not sure
many queens (yes, she's gazing out on her kingdom) store their crowns on
a window sill, but perhaps the crow will keep an eye out for thieves
and scoundrels who are looking to steal a queen's jewels...
Be sure to check out the Make ART Challenge blog! Our next challenge will be posted on Thursday! Enjoy!
