Yes 2 posts in a day...crazy right?! No choice because I have to link up my PPP
& my Prima BAP before midnight EST! Got them done on Thursday & Friday
evenings & just got photographed them earlier today. Working down to the wire
because I had a lot of "have to's "this month that I needed to put first. So glad
though that I managed to squeeze BOTH these in this month after all!!
This time I made an 8 x 8 inch canvas for my mother-in-law, who is turning 76 shortly.
I hand-make all family gifts now as I have a stack of canvases (2 drawers full!)
& it saves wracking my brain coming up with original gift ideas!
For my background treatment I went a lot lighter than my PPP entry
(see previous post). I wanted a more ethereal, water-colour
effect & am really happy with how it came out.
Less is always more I have discovered!
My mediums & mist are from Prima, as well as the blooms, wooden
frames & tag, the crochet icon, as well as the clock packaging icon.
Not sure about the metal ornate corner - can't remember!
The photo matt is also Prima Paper from 'Forever Green'.'
Oh & the metal studs of course!! And the bling!!!
I used all the shades of pinks & purples from the Color Bloom Sprays,
first splattered on then sprayed through the 6 inch Damask Stencil.
Doing things so lightly means drying time is REALLY QUICK
with the help of a heat gun!
Next I stamped with a Prima lattice stamp then embossed over it with black to create
a very fine, but slightly more raised layer, then lastly I spread Prima Modeling paste
through the older Prima Gate Stencil (classic & beautiful!) & sprinkled white
pigment powder on it whilst still wet for a real fairy-tale shine.
I added a couple of heart paperclips I bought here at Mr. Price
Home. Adding cheap extras really stretches the stash!
LOVED the sketch by Jennifer Snyder! I never follow sketches to the letter as that's not
the idea behind them, but it does make things easier when the general composition
is set out for you! Saves on thinking time!! So I am REALLY HAPPY that despite
a really busy month I got both Prima pieces done! I have created LOADS
this month but some of what I've made is for February & March
so I can't include it in my January monthly tally.
JANUARY TALLY - 10 blog posts
4 layouts
1 tag album
2 canvases
{I decided this year that I need to expand my repertoire with more albums,
canvases, art-journal pages, cards & OTP's so I am keeping tabs on myself!}