Butterflies, Fairy, Angel and Bird

This cute, 6 panel, mixed media mini album measures 4" x 4". The metal embellishment with the butterfly sits on a piece of muslin that was painted then stamped with the words "dream big." I used several colors of Distress Inks on the inside panels, the images of the fairy, angel, bird, butterfly and other ephemera were fussy cut. I had been wanting to create a mini album for quite some time and finally got around to it.

I'm submitting this to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Spread Your Wings and also to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes. 

Thank you for stopping by - have a great day!

Nicie

Aphrodite, Cupid and Wings

Hello everyone! This has been a fun and frustrating project at the same time because the background colors changed frequently. It started with a blue background, then it became teal, then finally a blue-green metallic color. I added crackle, then blue & gold mist sprays. The second background is a TCW stencil that was added with modeling paste, painted and gold Inka Gold was used to highlight the words. The edges looked a bit plain but didn't want to add something that would take away from the stenciled background, so I decided to add a piece of black stock and distressed the edges.

The image is a painting of Aphrodite and Cupid. I wanted to accentuate the little wings so I added a second set of wings, then added Glossy Accents and glitter stickles. The wings at the top are painted with the same metallic paint as the first background and also has stickles. There is a circle in between the wings so I attached a faux gem to it. The top wings and the yellow "lace" are clay embellishments.

I am adding this project to the following challenges:

• Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Spread Your Wings  
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes 
• Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #32 - Put a Stencil on It  
• The Artisticst Stamper Creative Team Challenge January 2017 - Anything Goes   
• A Vintage Journey January 2017 - Going Round in Circles   

Thank you for stopping by - have a wonderful day!

Nicie

 

Tag Tuesday Challenge - Dreams

Hello Everyone!

Hope you all had a very nice and relaxing weekend. This week's theme at the Tag Tuesday Blog is "Dreams".

I started out by putting gesso on the tag, dried it, then added Distress Paint in Faded Jean. The stars are embossed with Lindy's Stamp Gang powder in Angel Wings Peacock. I've had this beautiful image for a while and thought that the theme was perfect for her. She is sitting on a cliff [I think] and seems to be deep in thought. I think that the stamped quote from Thoreau: "Dreams are the touchstones of our characters" is a nice finishing touch.

Hope you like her and thank you for your comments!