Go Live Your Dream by Lynne Moncrieff

Hello

This panel, with the focal of the stencilled Daisy, shows how a variety of re-cycled papers can be brought together, with a few That's Crafty Lustre and Flat Matte Sprays.

That lone, stencilled Daisy is of such a gorgeous size that it can stand on its own, no need for supporting stamping or stenciling other than, me being me, the addition of a few words!

Supplies

That's Crafty! 6.5 "x7.5" Stencil Daisies TC7031
That's Crafty! Clear Stamp Set Lynne's Affirmations Set 6 (Beautiful dreamer, go live your dream)
That's Crafty! Surfaces MDF Panel 4.5"x9" Pack of 3
That's Crafty! Texture Paste 
That's Crafty! Lustre Sprays: Aubergine, Silver, Gold 
That's Crafty! Flat Matte Sprays: Blackberry, Basil, Sage, Aqua 
That's Crafty! Liquid Acrylic Wax 
That's Crafty! Multi-Purpose Craft Adhesive 
13Arts Coloured Gravel Light Grey
13Arts Ayeeda Pastel Mist White
Palette Knife
Mister Bottle
Extras:
Sewing thread/sewing machine, Tag, Re-cycled papers: thick brown packing paper, cardboard paper, re-cycled cardboard packaging, Old Button

Instructions

Several torn panels of papers, were stained with various Flat Matte Sprays, the colours taking well, even on cardboard papers, brown packing papers, etc. As papers dried, Lustre sprays layered,  either a light misting or concentrating the spray on edges.

Leaving to dry, attention turned to stenciling one of the beautiful daisies onto a tag with Texture Paste. Once dry, first a generous spray of water onto the tag before continuing with Lustre Aubergine. This brought out so many lovely colours.  Catching the colour whilst wet, with watercolour brush/soft brush, pulling the colour onto the daisy, especially to central area. Then just as the tag was drying, misting again with water and another spray of Lustre Aubergine, holding the tag upright, allowing colour to drip downwards.

This can be seen towards lower right corner of tag.

Before assembling the panel, first the prepared paper panels were taken to the sewing machine and with a rough approximation of what size of MDF panel, machine stitched the paper panels together (I like overhanging edges which is why I don't work with exact measurements).

The stitched panel then adhered to the MDF panel before adding final touches, such as the 13Arts Gravel, creating small clusters, Liquid Acrylic Wax applied to some of the papers, a stitched button and words ... "go live your dream" stamped onto piece of cardboard paper, only adhering the left side of this to the panel with a final mist of 13Arts Pastel Mist in White which although subtle, it brought a lovely quality to the panel.

Thank You always for your time.
Wishes
Lynne