Altered embroidery hoops are very en trende at the moment however it does seem a pity to be using a proper hoop when That's Crafty! have their own faux hoops there are now. For this project I chose the larger of the two hoops in the set.

I started by giving the base and ring a layer of Bright Blue Multi Surface Paint. Once this had dried I added a layer of That's Crafty! Crackle Glaze. When this layer had dried I then painted on a layer of Light Blue Multi Surface Paint and watched the magic happen.

I started to create my focal composition by taking the large Craftyboard Doily from and added some stamping around the outside using the script stamp and butterfly stamps from Small Elements 1 using Chipped Sapphire Distress Oxide. The edges of the doily were then coloured with Speckled Egg Distress Oxide.

I added detail to the small doily from the Craftyboard set by spraying Speckled Egg Distress Oxide Spray through the That's Crafty! Magnificent Mandala Stencil.

I adhered the large mandala in the centre of the hoop then added a paper doily from my stash and then the small Craftyboard doily on top putting a layer of grey board inbetween the paper doily and small doily.

The title of my project was created using one of the Craftyboard Domino pieces which was stamped with one of the small stamps from the small elements set and Versafine Clair Blue Belle Ink and the word freedom from the Lots of Words Stamp Set before adding three layers of clear embossing powder over the top. 

Some plain Craftyboard butterflies were tucked into place as shown in the main image. Some Finnabair Mystic Turquoise Wax was added to the ring element before a good splattering of Bright Blue paint was added to the piece.

I then used a the smallest amount of brown paint to the edges.

I then used a stencil and some light texture paste to add a little interest.

I then assembled the pieces with adhesive

I used a mould and some air dry clay to make some penguins, a star and the compass motif.

next I cut a backing and a frame from a cardboard box I happened to have 

I added some paper to the back of the backing piece and used some distress ink which I activated with a few splashes of water around the edges.

On the outside edge of the backing piece I added some greyboard cog details and also the star that I moulded earlier.

I then popped this and the compass decal into a cardboard box I use when Im using spray paints, I then used Ayeeda mists drying between layers to create a kind of patina effect.

I adhered the frame to the backing piece 

I use some paints to colour the penguins I also added a white dot to the black of their eyes and I used some acrylic wax on their beaks and on the black areas just to add a little sheen. I then glued them in place with the compass decal.

I added some holographic fine paste as snow.

And that's my project for this week I hope you like it, keep creating and stay safe 

 Hello

You are no doubt aware of the range of Art Shrines produced by That's Crafty! and I've certainly written before about their versatility no matter the style of art you create.

I wanted quite an understated style for this particular shrine and had scraps of leftover Mixed Media Tissue Paper, perfect for covering the shrine. A MDF heart covered with painted cardstock and displaying a stamped Affirmation, is the focal of this Art Shrine. 

Supplies

That's Crafty! Clear Stamp Set Lynne's Affirmations Set 9
That's Crafty! Art Shrine Rectangle pack of 3
That's Crafty! Surfaces MDF Heart #3 Pack of 12
That's Crafty! Multi-Purpose Craft Adhesive
That's Crafty! Medium Gesso - White
That's Crafty! Pearl Inks: Black, Bronze, Copper, Tree Bark
Finnabair Mixed Media Tissue Paper Carte Postale
Archival Ink Jet Black
Extras: Button, Black Sewing Thread, Black Water Soluble Pencil, Dip Pen

Instructions

After assembling the Art Shrine, it was a matter of preparing with white Gesso and then, I reached for Finnabair Mixed Media Tissue Paper. I already had torn into one sheet for previous projects but obviously saving any leftover pieces. Torn pieces were utilized for covering the Art Shrine.

After adhering the paper heart to the MDF, it was a matter of inking up (partially inking up) an Affirmation. To add definition, the stamped words were adhered to CraftyBoard scraps.

To have the heart upright in the Shrine it was again scraps of CraftyBoard which helped me out.  Cutting one piece and creating two folds, it forms a small propped hinge for the heart.  Covering the CraftyBoard with the tissue paper allows it to blend and can really only be seen when viewing from the side of the Shrine.

To have a more cohesive appearance to the shrine, white Gesso was dry brushed.

This is the rear of the shrine.

Marks were made and edges defined with black watersoluble pencil and a simple adornment of a vintage button threaded with black cotton sewing thread. 

What would you display in an Art Shrine?

Thank You for your visit.

Wishes

Lynne

Hello!

I'm sharing another of my Hochanda samples this week from the One Day Special which featured the amazing kits with inchie, twinchie and domino toppers included. This one is actually my serendipity one as the elements were prepped for the tag one but didn't look right so I ended up adding them to an MDF Chunkie! 

Step by Step:

I had already decided on a vintage colour scheme and a bit of colour mixing came in to produce the shades of blue, green and pink that I wanted. For the blue I added a touch of Midnight to Teal to deepen the shade slightly. The green is simply green with a touch of Mint and Chestnut to give a deep sage green. The pink is Light Pink with a touch of Magenta and Chestnut for a vintage rose shade.

The placement I wanted was 3 twinchies diagonally across from left to right so these were all painted with the blue together with a domino. I then placed the remaining pieces in situ and decided on the colours, leaving some plain.

I then began stamping, using VersaFine Clair inks in blue, green and brown with various small elements images. I also stamped on a Craftyboard heart and painted up some more shapes in colours to contrast with the tiles. I stamped and heat embossed some images with Verdigris embossing powder and also embossed a key Craftyboard shape with this.

I assembled my MDF Chunkie and then glued on the pieces following up with my painted Craftyboard shapes to finish.

Supplies: