Hear the Song within the Silence by Bev Hilton
11:00
Hello again. I'm here today with my
usual Wednesday post showcasing this beautiful maple leaf which is from one of
the new stencils which sold out on Hochanda last Friday. It's my absolute
favourite and I've so enjoyed playing with it. I had intended this to be a card
but due to the end size I decided to make it a wall hanging instead.
Here's what I used...
That's Crafty! 6.5 x 7.5 Stencil - Maple Leaf
That's Crafty! Dinky Stencil - Flowers
PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylics - Toffee, Nougat, Snowflake
Distress Oxide Inks - Cracked
Pistachio, Lucky Clover, Candied Apple, Wild Honey, Vintage Photo
Distress Inks - Vintage Photo, Festive Berries
That's Crafty! Multi Surface
Paint - Antique Gold
Treasure Gold - Ruby, Emerald, Brass, White Fire
PaperArtsy Stamp Set - JOFY 33
Versafine Ink - Vintage Sepia
String from stash
Here's what I did...
I began brayering over the Toffee and
Nougat adding the Snowflake as I went until happy with the look. Take the Dinky
stencil and modelling paste and add the flowers randomly around the edge of the
card. Set this aside to dry.
Take a spare piece of card and the leaf
stencil and run it through an embossing machine. This stencil really gives a
great emboss. Cut it out carefully. Blend over the Lucky Clover, Candied Apple, Wild Honey and Cracked Pistachio Oxide inks layer by layer, spritzing as you
go. Always make sure you dry each layer as you go until happy with the look.
Take the Treasure Gold and gently apply with your finger, over the raised parts
of the embossed leaf. Dab some glue onto the leaf randomly and add sprinkle on
the coloured micro beads and set aside to dry.
Stamp the wording from the PaperArtsy
stamp set onto some cream card using the Vintage Sepia Versafine ink. Cut this
out and mount onto brown card.
Now the embossing paste is dry, take the Vintage Photo Distress Ink and blend around the edge of the card and also
lightly over the embossing paste. Take the Festive Berries and blend this in
small areas around the edge too. Now take the White Fire Treasure Gold and
lightly as before apply this over the the embossed flowers. Mount this onto
cream card and then onto brown card. Glue the leaf and the wording onto the
card. Take the Antique Gold paint and dip a cocktail stick in to pick up a good
amount of the paint and lay this down onto the edge of the card. This paint
holds it's form well. Continue doing this all the way around the card in
sections of three. Allow this to dry before mounting your finished piece onto
cream card leaving an inch at the top. Punch two holes and using a cropodile,
punch in the hole reinforcements. Tie on some string to be able to hang up your
finished wall hanging.
Bev
7 comments
Oh , it is stunning, dear Bev, I already saw the close up details on your blog, and with that in my head ,and seeing the whole hanger, here, I must sigh, but a happy sigh, so beautiful it is. I love the Flower Dinky stencil you used in the background and your beautiful color tones. Love it sweet friend.
ReplyDeleteHugs Dorthe, xxx
Thank you so much Dorthe. xxx
DeleteOh my word, another stunning leaf!! It's amazing the texture you manage to get with the embossing Bev.....almost as if that stencil was created just for you
ReplyDeleteHugs
Donna xx
Bless you Donna, thank you, xxx
DeleteGreat design with the leaf stencil! Looks amazing. Xx
ReplyDeleteYour leaf looks absolutely amazing Bev. So gorgeously textured and beautifully coloured, so striking against the background.
ReplyDeleteFliss xx
Beautiful use of the leaf Stencil Bev and your use of colour is fab. The addition of the gold really does make it all look so elegant.
ReplyDeleteTracey xx
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