Paradise Found by Fliss Goodwin
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Hi
there, I’m sharing another of my Hochanda samples this week, one of the
gorgeous house acrylic stacks which I think are perfect to make a gift for
someone for an occasion such as buying a new home. As I’m drawn to nature my
thoughts immediately turned to the cottage garden that has always been a secret
wish of mine.
Ingredients:
Tim Holtz Cling Stamp Sets – Wildflowers, Watercolor
DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics – Titan Buff, Medium Grey Value 6, English Red Oxide, Raw
Sienna, Cobalt Teal Hue
Archival Ink – Fern Green, Jet Black
Ranger Dye Inks – Cheese Puff, Lavender Field
Stickles Glitter Glue – Grape Crush, Lime Green, Orange Slice, Pink
Recipe:
First
you need to prepare the MDF surface, which I painted with a coat of the Titan
Buff paint. This shade makes a good undercoat as it’s softer than white. I then
added some warmth by sponging the Blush paint over the top.
The
next step is to use the brick stencil with the Grunge Paste to add a brick
pattern in several patches on the house area below the roof. I added the
pattern in 3 places and wasn’t too precise with the application as I was aiming
for a shabby look.
When
the texture paste is dry, use a stiff paintbrush to dry brush the grey, red and
brown paints over the raised areas. Again, it isn’t necessary to cover the
whole area.
I
made the roof by stamping the scalloped border design from the Carabelle set
several times on stamping card using the black ink. I then roughly painted the
borders with the red oxide paint and cut the images out, making sure to leave
space at the top to allow for overlapping.
I
painted the chimney red to match and stamped part of the scallop image on in
black so that it would blend in with the roof. I assembled the roof by trying
the sections out to get the best fit and then stuck them on, starting at the
bottom and working up, trimming as I went. The trickiest bit is by the chimney and
it’s best to stick down the other side first then trim the bit next to the
chimney before sticking it down.
Next
stamp some of the wildflowers on stamping card using the lavender, lilac,
orange and green inks. I chose the shapes that I felt would be in my imaginary
garden. I then cut the images out. The number you need will depend on which
flowers you choose and how you decide to layer them up.
I
decided my flowers needed a bit more pizazz so I used the glitter glues to add
details to them. I also stamped a couple of butterflies, painted these with the
Cobalt Teal shade and when the paint had dried, painted glitter glue over the
top of those too before cutting them out.
Now
comes the fun part of layering up the elements on the acrylic. I unfortunately
haven’t got any pics of the layers as my camera couldn’t cope with the acrylic
without mega reflection issues.
The
best thing to do is to try everything out before gluing it on. I ended up with
the flowers on the MDF layer and the first acrylic layer and the butterflies on
the second acrylic layer. I added my chosen sticker – I thought this one very
apt! – on the MDF layer before bolting the sections together.
We
have a new challenge for you today over at That’s Crafty! Challenge Blog and
it’s a theme I really loved and hope you will too. It goes live at 8am so don’t
forget to check it out at 8am to see how you could win a great prize.
Have
a great weekend and see you next week.
Fliss x
4 comments
So pretty and delicate. The picture really doesn't do it justice. Lx
ReplyDeleteGorgeous, a really atmospheric creation ;)
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Donna xx
Beautiful Fliss!
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Amanda x
Absolutely gorgeous Fliss! xx
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