She Hath Wings by Lynne Moncrieff

GiganTAGs are perfect for those of us who like assemblage, there is just so much room for you to tell your story and as I’ve said countless times before, That’s Crafty! substrate stand up to lots of abuse. You would only need to spend time with me when I craft to realise that I put substrates through their paces with the layers, scraping and water that I throw at them. All of that, plus for this assemblage, I added quite a bit of extra weight with the R&As Imperial Egg.

Why is there no bird in the egg?  She Hath Wings so she has flown, leaving behind one delicate feather (stamped fragment of handmade paper) and a darker feather representing that she has found her strength.

Supplies

That’s Crafty! Surfaces GiganTAG White/Greyboard

That’s Crafty! Surfaces Bits & Pieces Greyboard Sheets – Feathers Large and Small

That’s Crafty! Acrylic: Antique Gold

Relics & Artifacts Imperial Egg

PaperArtsy Stamp Set ESN22

Staz-on Jet Black

Fresco Finish Paint: Chalk, Lake Wanaka, Chocolate Pudding

Infusions: Rocky Road

Grunge Paste

Gesso – White

Gel Medium

Palette Knife

Mister Bottle

Extras:

Tree Branch

Handmade Paper (Thanks Dorthe!)

Birch Tree Bark

Golden Titanium White Fluid Acrylic

Copper Chain (substitute with Idea-ology Tim Holtz Chain)

Rusty Tin Wire

Instructions

Preparing GiganTag

Apply Gesso followed with Grunge Paste, randomly applied. Once dry, apply Frescos and before they are dry, apply Infusions, misting generously with water. Just before this dries, apply the Fluid Acrylic, again misting with water. Scrape colour off and build up more colour – in other words, play!!! I probably repeated this 3 or 4 times.

Stamp the beautiful ESN quote onto the tag, considering placement of the other elements that will be added to the assembled tag.

Preparing Egg, Feathers and Birch Tree Bark

Egg:- Apply base coat of Lake Wanaka and Chalk before applying Infusions. Only mist lightly with water, using hands to create pattern onto the egg.  Leave to dry.

Feathers:- Stain with Rocky Road before applying Frescos, apply in a way that will  create texture and pattern to the feathers. Lightly apply Antique Gold, as though sunlight is hitting the feathers. That’s Crafty! greyboard is of such quality that it allows you to create movement whether it be feathers, leaves, etc – it makes the finished item look more natural than if they are left flat.

Birch Tree Bark:- Apply Frescos to pieces two pieces. On smaller piece, highlight by dry brushing Antique Gold.

Assembling

Suspend the egg from piece of tree branch with chain, wrapping with rusty tin wire to secure to the branch. Only adhere branch to panel, not the egg, this allows the egg to suspend freely. To the screw eye fitted into the egg, slip feather and piece of torn handmade paper which has been stamped with the ESN quote. 

Adhere largest tree bark panel, having the feathers cascade down the panel as though floating down, place more stamped handmade paper fragments here and there.

Finally, to lower corner, layer words stamped onto a piece of Infusions stained book text, layered to the prepared smaller panel of tree bark and piece of previously, Infusions stained vintage crochet lace. 

Thanks, always for your support for my That’s Crafty! projects.

Wishes

Lynne