Sunday, July 13, 2014

She Flies - Imagine If Design Team Project


We have another great blog hop this week beginning with Jo's project that can be found here:
Imagine If

Then you can follow through the blogs or you can check out  Lilian's gorgeous retro pin cushion chair or Carol's beautiful layout.  Once again there is a lovely prize to be won by commenting on one or all of the Design team blogs.  This weeks prize pack is : A set of 4 Imagine If stencils: Rain Go Away, Walking in Sunshine, Snowflakes, and Twinkle Little Star

When Jo sent me out some chipboard for me to use in a project she included a gorgeous little chipboard dress form that I have been dying to use.  So at the weekend I was home with the flu and everyone else it seems was at SENZ I thought it was a great opportunity to use this little piece.  Here is the finished project.



I took a small 6x4 canvas and painted the edges with lavender, pink and aqua paint.  I then glued on some Kaisercraft Fairy Tales paper.


I painted a chipboard corner flourish with the aqua paint then stamped it with a script stamp and then glued it on to the corner of the canvas.  I then used some sequin waste as a stencil and added some spots using warm white paint.  I also added beads to some of the gaps in the flourish.


Using Dusty Concord Tim Holtz distress ink I inked up some pieces from a book page and added them to the canvas to give a bit more visual interest.

Here is the chipboard piece that Jo sent me, isn't it lovely?.  I sprayed the chipboard with Raisin and Cranberry distress sprays and then I added embossing powder to the bodice and randomly to the skirt.  I then covered everything with clear embossing powder.




For the skirt I wanted something with a bit of 'Puff".  I didn't want just flat paper underneath.  Sousing the same sprays I used for the chipboard I sprayed a tissue and dried it with the heat gun.  I scrunched it up and then glued the dress form on to the tissue.  This has given a lovely 3D effect on the skirt.

 
I added wings cut from the Kaisercraft paper line and glued everything to the canvas.  I inked up one of Imagine If's quotes from her Wings and Things quote sheet, added beads and adhered that to the canvas as well.   I also added blue beads to the bottom of the skirt, mounding them up for dimension.Here is a close up (excuse the glue I took a picture before everything was dry), that's me too impatient to wait. 
 
 
I hope you enjoyed this little project as I think it is quite a sweet little one and I believe it really showcases Jo's lovely chipboard.
 
Thanks for coming to my blog to see my project and I look forward to the next blog hop with Jo and the other girls.
 
Ngaere

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14 comments:

  1. Wow I love what you have done. Excellent tutorial and beautiful results.

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    1. Thanks you Sally I am glad that you found it informative.

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  2. Gorgeous I too love how you have put this together..

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    1. Thanks Brenda it was fun to make after the other bigger projects I have been doing.

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  3. That is so cool. Thanks for the info about how you did this. Great to learn new things. I'm experimenting with alcohol inks at the moment and like the tissue idea. I am quite keen to make something similar for my grand-daughter.

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    1. I would love to see what you come up with for your granddaughter Glennis. I am glad that you have taken something from what I have done and want to apply it to one of your projects, that is what it is all about, learning and sharing the information. That is how we all grow as artists.:)

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  4. I really, really love the embossing powder treatment on what was already a gorgeous dress shape. So pretty Ngaere!

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    1. Thanks Esther, I wanted to get texture on to the piece so it really stood out and I loved the idea of random embossing powder being sprinkled on the piece.

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  5. Great piece of chipboard. I love what you have done to it.

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    1. Thanks Lainie I am really pleased with how it all turned out.

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  6. Stunning as usual, you are really an inspiration to us all, thanks for the detailed instructions

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  7. You always amaze me with your creations , I am so going to have a try at a torso. Love it

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    1. Check out the You Tube ones Carol made out of toilet rolls they are so cool, and so easy to make or sweet talk Jo into including some in your DT pack. I am going to have a play with the ones made on dolls,I like the idea od adding a skirt and stuff and jazzing them up.

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