The Dawn Awakens by Dorthe Hansen
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Early morning - late autumn,
sometimes you can be lucky to see the sun arise and throw glittery rays over
the forest, maybe a deer jumps up, passing you and the ancient ruin. The birds
start chatting and man and nature awakens. This is what I wanted with this
creation.
I chose a MDF tag and covered it
with gesso. After dried, the ruin was built using Hole in the Wall Dinky
stencil (have you noticed I love it) and texture paste.
The different Bits and Pieces
Greyboard - a deer, a snowflake, a beautiful leaf, were the next on my list.
The leaf went through an embossing
folder to give it texture and then all of the greyboard was painted with Chestnut
Brown, a little Green, Black and details were made with White –the deer got a
layer of brown and white mixed to a lighter shade of brown and I painted the
eye with black and white. I drew around the perimeter of the deer, with brown
and black, to make it jump out of the background!!
After it had all dried, the
beautiful Metallic Gold, gave the illusion of sun (snowflake) hitting the leaf
and antlers.
I wanted a little bare tree and for
that I used the Dinky Mask Tree on Kraft paper. It was after fussy-cut and Gel Medium
smeared over the trunk and branches. Tree-texture was made with a tooth stick. When
dried, I used Chestnut Brown mixed with white, to give the idea of a half dead
tree.
After the brick wall had dried, I
thinned Teal Paint with water and gave the tag a thin layer, only to get the
illusion of air. The brick wall I painted with several layers of Walnut ink,
until I was satisfied.
The beautiful birds from Lynne’s
Affirmation Set 3 and half a sentence from Set 6, were both stamped – the birds
directly onto the tag and the text onto a piece of old paper.
Everything was added with the Multi
Purpose Craft Adhesive and a little found branch gave the birds a place to
rest. I love splashes and added a little, dipping a brush into the rest of very
thinned Chestnut Brown and tapping the brush, to deliver beautiful splashes.
A little found moss and tiny cones
were put on the forest floor and a piece of brown seam binding to the top, were
added and my tag is finished.
Materials used :
That’s Crafty! Surfaces Bits and Pieces Greyboard Sheets: Autumn/Winter, Swirly Reindeer, Snowflakes
That’s Crafty! Dinky Stencils: Mask Tree
TC085, Hole in the Wall TC066
That’s Crafty! Stamp Sets Lynne’s Affirmations: Set 3 and Set 6
That’s Crafty! Multi Surface Paint: White,
Black, Teal, Chestnut Brown, Metallic Gold
Embossing Folder: Sizzix - Paisley
Walnut Ink
From the stash: Moss,
cones, seam binding
23 comments
Dorthe's work is always eye candy and this is no exception. Love the tree and all she did to make it so realistic!
ReplyDeleteThanks for featuring her creation.
xo
SuZeQ
OH Sue, you are so kind to me, - thank you for always supporting me, and being so kind, dear .
DeleteHugs, Dorthe
Love how you have almost sculptured the ruin and how those sweet Birds are perched along the walls. I can vision that Deer startled by a passer or maybe dancing in the morning shine. Beautiful tale brought to life with your intricacy and detailed work of art.
ReplyDeleteCreative Hugs Tracey xx
Tracey, you write the most beautiful words, to me, thank you , dear. I`m so happy , you saw the tale , for your inner eye, and that you love my make. Creative hugs back to you, and a lovely evening , friend. - Dorthe xxx
DeleteThank you Melina, and a lovely evening, to you, too.
ReplyDeleteHugs, Dorthe, xxx
Whhhooo hooo love this and your background is awsome, stunning. ;O))
ReplyDeleteVILd med dette stykke kunst vild fed og lækker baggrund Dorthe,,,ihhh du er skøn kreativ
Mange tusind tak, Dorte, for dine skønne ord , dejligt du kan lide det :-)
DeleteSo many beautiful additions to create a wonderful tag.
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Amanda x
Many thanks Amanda , happy you like it !!
DeleteHugs, Dorthe xx
A really beautiful tag Dorthe. Such a lovely feast for the eyes and love all that texture and the wonderful details you've added too.
ReplyDeleteFliss xx
Dear Fliss, thank you so much, I so appreciate your kind words.
DeleteHugs, Dorthe, xx
Your words fit so perfectly with this gorgeous Nature Tag you have created. I can almost see the vision you have described. Fabulous Dorthe Dear...<3
ReplyDeleteDear Sherry,. many thanks, dear friend,- fore your kind words.
DeleteHugs, Dorthe ,xx
An absolute beauty of a creation Dorthe, so many details to be wowed by. I get a really magical vibe from this stunner :)
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Donna xx
Thankyou Donna, your words makes me happy, lovely Lady, hugs Dorthe 💝 💝 💝
DeleteSo beautiful Dorthe!! I just love the gold you have added- the sun bringing the new day to life!
ReplyDeleteJackie xo
Dear Jackie, thank you for your loving words, on my blog, too. Hugs to you, xx
DeleteOh, my goodness, that's stunning, Dorthe! Such glorious textures and the leaping deer has such energy and movement.
ReplyDeleteAlison x
Thank you so much Alison, your words make me proud, dear.
DeleteHugs, Dorthe, xx
Spectacular!
ReplyDeleteOH Dorthe! You are amazing! Such texture and depth to this piece of art you have constructed! It totally has a deep woods in autumn feeling : )
ReplyDeleteHugs
Terri
This is stunner Dorthe!! Love that amazing texture, colors and design!!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely wonderful with such amazing depth and texture Dorthe! Hugs, Autumn
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