Sprinkle Starlight by Dorthe Hansen
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I can feel it is getting more and
more difficult not to create Christmas pieces, so once again I'm here with a
festive story about the little angel sprinkling starlight over the beautiful
Christmas time ………
I started with a white/greyboard 6x6
panel painted in Ice Blue and when dry, stenciled the beautiful Poinsettia tree
using Light Texture Paste. When dry it was painted with first diluted Chestnut
Brown, then Green and lastly with the Metallic Paint Silver, so that the dark
tone from the brown and green is still shining through.
The angel was also stenciled onto
the panel with Light Texture Paste and when dry, I added Crackle Paint to her
dress. It was later dabbed with Green and Teal paint to let it run into the
cracks and when dry, it all got a coat of Soft Gel Matte, to keep the rather
big cracks in place. Her wings were painted with White and Antique Silver and she has a red cheek, brown
hair and shoes and face details, all with Fine Liners.
A snowflake was stenciled in the
right corner next to the tree and Ice Blue paint was dabbed all around the
tree, angel and star, to create texture not easy to take good photos with all
the shine, lol).
Bits and Pieces greyboard, bells and
a gift box were all painted with Antique Silver and adhered to the tree with
Multi Purpose Craft Adhesive, tying light blue ribbon to hang the bells and wrap the box. Next to the tree on the left side, I
added strips of long thin papers, torn and added with gesso to make snowy like
texture on the ground - also smeared with a little Teal with my finger! The
clouds were created the same way. The Dinky Stencil Stars were
stenciled onto heavy cardboard and cut out after I painted them with the
Antique Silver. They were adhered on top of a piece of old nylon tulle, totally
torn into loose threads, as if falling from the angel hands. Lynne’s Affirmation was stamped also
on cardboard in Distress Oxide Salty Ocean and with my finger, I smeared the
rest of the colour from her dress and Teal onto the text panels.
I found a Star Anise in my kitchen
and made it the top star, painting with a little White and Teal. Also I added
little snow dots to the tree and lastly sprinkled silver glitter here and there
using the Multi Purpose Craft Adhesive.
Now I hope you are able to see the
details but sorry for bad photos, I did retake them 3 times and then gave up! J
This is first Monday in December and
I wish you all a wonderful Christmas month.
Hugs and love
Dorthe
Materials used:
That’s
Crafty! Stencils: Poinsettia Tree TC7001, Angel Tree TC7005
That’s
Crafty! Multi Surface Paint: White, Chestnut Brown, Teal, Metallic Antique
Silver, Green, Metallic Ice Blue
Distress Crackle Paint Picket Fence
From my stash: Blue ribbon, craft
paper, old nylon tulle, Star Anise, silver glitter
26 comments
I adore that poinsettia stencil, such a clever design. Your panel piece is filled with loveliness Dorthe along with the Angel stencilled and coloured flying high to add a touch more sparkle to your Christmas Tree. Magical.
ReplyDeleteWarm Hugs & Wishes Tracey xx
Dear Tracey, thank you for your loving words, you always makes me happy with your kind comments .I had problems making the colors really show -as in real they are a bit darker .
DeleteWarm big hug to you friend - Dorthe, xx
A textured feast for the eyes Dorthe. The crackled effects are stunning and the soft colour palette is so beautiful. The angel looks just amazing with her crackled dress and the star anise is a perfect finishing touch.
ReplyDeleteFliss xx
Thank you dear Fliss, very much,- it almost crackled too much, but with a stroke of matte medium, it stays in place :-) I love the anis in Christmas time . Hugs to you dear, xx
DeleteA lovely textural piece Dorthe. Love your angel. Love the soft colour palette too. Hugs. Tracy x
ReplyDeleteThank you very much Tracy , big kind hugs to you :-) xx
DeleteLovely festive texture on this and your adorable little angel looks fabulous
ReplyDeletelol be
Amanda x
Thank you so much Amanda , for your so kind words.
DeleteHugs ,Dorthe xx
Ooooh beautifully icy and Christmassy Dorthe, your sweet little angel looks like she’s announcing that Christmas is here ;)
ReplyDeleteHugs
Donna xx
Donn a, I think she does , lol- thank you lovely woman, for your comments :-)
DeleteHugs from Dorthe, xx
Such a wonderful textured piece Dorhe, love every single detail, that little angel is so lovely!
ReplyDeleteAstrid , thank you very much, dear, so happy you love it.
DeleteHugs, Dorthe, xx
A very sweet piece my dear friend! Love the little angel created sprinkling stardust. What a beautiful image she conjures up. All the textures and colours are lovely along with the little details of bells, stars and gift box. Gorgeous artwork sweetie! xox
ReplyDeleteMy dearest Suzy, you are the sweetest visiting me here, thank you, and for your loving and kind words, too .
DeleteHugs to you, and xoxoxo
A magical piece Dorthe! Xxx
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Alison- so kind of you !! Xxx and hugs
DeletePerfection once again. I love everything about the tree. Perfection
ReplyDeleteMerry, Merry Christmas to you and yours.
xo
SuZeQ
Dear Sue, thank you so much, you are a dear, - Merry Christmas to you, too , friend. xo
DeleteYour work is so beautiful, Dorthe. You are an inspiration.
ReplyDeleteCarol, thank you so much, you are so kind. xx
DeleteI love your little angel sprinkling her stardust over the shimmering, textured forest - beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAlison x
Dear Alison , thank you , very much !
DeleteHugs, Dorthe
I adore it ! So beautiful!
ReplyDeleteSusi, thank you very much, for your kind visit . xo
DeleteOh my Dorthe!
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful and magical this piece is! I just Adore the tree made of the stencil and that angel...!! The metallics are just perfect for making this a wonderfully festive , magical Christmastide scene! Your work is outstanding dear friend!
Jackie xo
Hello Dorthe, your use of light texture paste really gives your art piece such depth and radiance! It really does feel icy and wintery. That poinsettia stencil made a really cool tree! Very festive and light!
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