Frilly and Funkie - The Great Outdoors

I enjoy working with nature's lovely "embellishments"! I created this card for the Frilly and Funkie - The Great Outdoors Challenge. We were asked to make something with an outdoors theme, but it also had to have a quote relating to fall or the outdoors. I wanted to use natural leaves with this card so I started searching for a stamp that would work with the theme. When I saw the quote, I remembered that I have pressed leaves ready to be used. The quote was perfect for the card!

I'm very lucky to live in an area where there are tons of trees. There have been many, many times when I've been out collecting leaves, branches, etc., and I have gotten the strangest looks! LOL! :) I don't mind because I know that I'm collecting one-of-a-kind embellishments!

This is a 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" card, the main image is stamped on acetate, the three Maple leaves were added by using a gel medium, the flower embellishment is decorated with natural jute. There is a strip of cream woven jute ribbon on both sides of the card. I purchased the ribbon at the The Funkie Junkie Boutique so I am also going to add it to their Sunday Share page.

Hope you like my card and thank you for stopping by!!! :)

Frilly and Funkie - Sunday Share - August 12, 2012

This is the first submission that I make to the Frilly and Funkie - Sunday Share. Frilly and Funkie is a wonderful blog that is sponsored by the The Funkie Junkie Shop. They offer their customers a place to share their work using at least one item purchased from their shop. This challenge happens every two weeks and if you're a lucky winner you receive 25% off your next purchase! How great is that!

If you haven't visited the shop, you have got to stop by!!!! The prices are very competitive and the customer service is OUTSTANDING!!!! I can't rave enough about how fast they ship the orders and you also get a free gift with every order! And let's face it, we all love free gifts!!! :) 

This card is 6" x 6", the background was created by spraying Dylusion Ink Sprays in Fresh Lime and Pure Sunshine, then spritzed with water and dried with a heat gun. I stamped the art image in white ink randomly, then sprayed some Tattered Angels in Marigold. The blue card stock has a decorative edge and the art stamp is heat embossed. The two squares on the left have been sprayed with Dylusion Ink Sprays in Fresh Lime and a bit of London Blue. The main image is "Head of Leda" by Leonardo da Vinci. The back has been sprayed with Dylusion Ink Sprays in Fresh Lime and Pure Sunshine and the front has been distressed. It sits on corrugated cardboard for dimension. There are acrylic pearls and gems on both sides. Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by!!! :)

Renaissance Men + Quote

This week's challenge at the Frilly and Funkie Blogspot is titled Renaissance Men. We were asked to pay homage to the beautiful works of art from either Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello or Raphael. When I first saw the challenge, I immediately thought how can I come up with something that would even come close to these works of art? Well, as I started to search for a picture, the one that called out to me was the picture named "Head of Leda" by Leonardo da Vinci. There was something about the expression that immediately caught my eye. I imagined the drawing hanging on a stucco wall as Leonardo sketched away. That's why I chose to use the tissue paper technique because it reminds me of a rough/stucco wall.

I painted a small piece of wood with gesso. Once it was dry, I added Mod Podge then placed the tissue paper on top - I used a couple of layers because I wanted there to be lots of texture. It was painted with burnt orange acrylic paint and then with a bit of interference paint in green-gold. I added Distress Inks - Rusty Hinge & Vintage Photo - around the picture for an aged look. I used Inkssential's Glue & Seal - in matte - to add the picture and cover the whole surface. Copper wire decorates the sides and also to hang the small "portrait". Tim's stamp with the quote "Encourage your hope not your fears" was heat embossed on a piece of mica. I think that saying fits the expression on the face perfectly, don't you?

I was very happy to read that I am also able to use this project at this week's Simon Says Stamp and Show. It is called What Do You Say? They're asking us to use a stamp or sticker with a sentiment or quote. Since I had added Tim's quote, it's eligible. YEY!!!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you like my project!!! :)

Frilly and Funkie: Stencils & Masks

I am so excited to finally have a project to submit to one of the Frilly and Funkie challenges. The theme is stencils & masks and for my project I used two birds & a flower for the masks and for the stencil I played around with a border punch until I liked the pattern. To create the background, I used the Dylusion Ink Sprays. Once I was happy with the results and the inks were dry, I sprayed a light coat of Tattered Angels Mist to give it a bit of shimmer.

For every challenge at Frilly and Funkie, there are two winners. One LUCKY winner will receive a $15.00 gift certificate to spend at the The Funkie Junkie Boutique and one LUCKY winner is chosen by the design team and will receive a winner's badge to display on their blog. If you haven't shopped at the boutique before, stop by! Their customer service is OUTSTANDING!!!!!

Hope you all like it! Thanks for stopping by!!! :)