Hello!
It´s Melina here today sharing an
autumnal wreath I made using the gorgeous new greyboard embellishments.
Here´s what i did:
I started with the medium size
MDF wreath and glued down my greyboard leaves and mushrooms.
I used modeling paste through the
new leaf stencil on some of the leaves. On the mushrooms I used a Dinky stencil
and used my heat gun to cook the modeling paste so I could get more texture on
the white dots.
I covered everything with white
gesso. I used lots of thread behind the bits and pieces at the bottom of my
wreath, to make it softer and more organic, like moss. I also used mini art
stones in some places.
I went over with a second coat of
gesso to cover everything. While the gesso was still wet, and made the
greyboard a little soft, I made marks on some of the leaves using the tip of my
spatula. I also continued to build texture with modeling paste, on the empty
spaces of the wreath and on some leaves.
Once dry I started to colour my
wreath. I wanted to try how the Distress Oxides would work on a piece like
this. I smudged the ink pads to my craft sheet, sprayed with water and painted
everything with a brush. I hade to build up the colours with many layers of the
Oxides.
I wasn´t really happy with the
chalky look once everything was dry, so I used a fixative and sprayed to the
whole surface. It worked as I had hoped for and the colours got a little bit
more vibrant.
I used:
That’s Crafty! Surfaces Bits & Pieces Greyboard Sheets - Toadstools and leaves
Thread
Fixative
Hemp Twine
Thank you for stopping by today!
Melina xx
