Good morning.
Well what a summer we have had, was’nt it wonderful.
Hopefully we will have some more of those super sunny days to come.
Well it’s the 1st of the Month again, and the new Challenge this month at the Clarity Stamp Challenge Blog is
Autumn.
Congratulation to the Winner and top 5 from last month and best of luck to all who enter this month’s challenge.
Pop over and have a look at all the Design Team’s inspiration and have a go, you may be this month’s winner of the Clarity voucher for £50.
claritystampchallenge.blogspot.com
Here is my project. Drop by and leave me a comment, to let me know what you think of it.
Method
I began with and MDF wreath, which I painted with white gesso, all over both sides, and all edges.
Next step was to stencil a little colour onto the MDF,
just in case any areas remained exposed at the end, using the “Treescape Stencil”, distress inks and
of course the Clarity brushes.
Then I stamped with Brown archival the “naked tree” onto brown card and craft card.
When I cut out the trees, the ones on craft card were more rigid, so I only used them.
I then stamped the 3 sizes of “Maple leaves” with the inks below varying the combination of inks.
I cut out the leaves and edged them all with aged mahogany on a piece of cut and dry foam.
One beautiful “NDC” Robin stamped 3 times with momento ink and coloured with
promarkers.
I then cut only the wing from one and the head and breast from the other and decoupaged them onto the 3rd image, for more depth. I would have added another picture to show you the dimension of the robin, but my son as soon as it was dry brought the wreath to his girlfriend.
I then stamped the sentiment “Season of Mists” onto a piece
of soft gold card and tore the edges.
Next I used a mixture of the distress inks again on the edges to tone it into the colours used in the project.
A little pinflair glue and everything was layered in place and it’s complete.
Bye for now.
Naomi
Linda Page said:
Naomi this is just lovely what a lot of work you did – all that cutting but sooo worth it
artycardsandgifts said:
Thanks so much Linda.xxx
Jo. Rice said:
Naomi this is stunning and so much work…I think it is perfect inspiration for our challenge…hugs…xxx
artycardsandgifts said:
Thanks very much Jo, love to you and yours.xxxxx
Wendy said:
This wreath is so pretty! Lovely to see an autumn wreath, those leaves and colours are gorgeous! Xx
artycardsandgifts said:
Thanks very much Wendy, I really appreciate your taking the time to comment.
artycardsandgifts said:
Thanks very much Wendy for taking the time to comment, really appreciate it. xxxx
Lisa said:
This is in my top 2, love this Naomi, looks fantastic x
artycardsandgifts said:
Hi there Lisa, thanks for the comment. xxx
artycardsandgifts said:
Thanks Lisa.
Theresa Pace said:
love it loads Naomi. my top 2 too. hadn’t seen it when i pointed out the other. sorry. love it. great project xx
artycardsandgifts said:
Thanks Theresa, no problems, glad you like it. xxxx
Lea said:
Wow such a lot of work gone into this fab wreath. X
artycardsandgifts said:
Thanks Lea.
lindasimpsoncraftypieceofheaven said:
This is brilliant I love the gorgeous colours and beautiful design.
Hugs
Linda xxx
artycardsandgifts said:
Linda, you are so kind. Thanks Hugs to you too. xxx
Yvonne said:
Wow Naomi such a labour of love! It turned out beautifully and well worth all the work xx
artycardsandgifts said:
Yvonne, you piece was wonderful. Thanks, yes it was a lot of cutting, but I love layering. So glad you like it. xxxxx
Angela Simpson said:
Hi Naomi this is just beautiful. What a labour of love with all that cutting and layering. Well worth the effort though. xx
artycardsandgifts said:
Thanks Angela, glad you like it.
Lynne H said:
It’s gorgeous Naomi. I especially love the leaves – the colours are fab. x
artycardsandgifts said:
Thanks Lynne, I was really pleased with it.
Ruth G said:
Beautiful! I love the colors and design! A wonderful seasonal project to hang proudly at home!
artycardsandgifts said:
Thanks Ruth.