Secret Garden - Thursday 21st May 2015

Hello Friends,

I'm sharing a project today, that I made with the latest Eileen Hull Art with Heart Challenge in mind...this month the topic is mixed media art. I decided to make a plaque, but one that stands rather than hangs, so I started with a square piece of wood, which I coated with white gesso as a primer.

Next I used a Stamps Away honeycomb stencil and stencilled a background using green paint and a sponge. I wanted this to be really light, barely visible, so I made sure the paint was almost dry before stencilling.

I then used a leaf stamp from Lavinia stamps and stamped a border across the top and either side, I used Versafine ink in Spanish Moss.

I stamped the sentiment  (from a Jofy stamp set by Paperartsy) and gave it a raised effect by heat embossing using clear powder. I also stamped flowers across the bottom, which I also heat embossed and then coloured with Promarkers. This stamp was a free stamp from Crafty Individuals.

To finish I added dragonflies stamped on acetate and then heat embossed with glitter powder (just for a bit of sparkle) and some tiny beads.

The idea behind the project is that the gate opens to reveal the 'secret' garden behind.

The front:

To make this I used a heavy weight card and die cut the fence using Eileen Hull's Garden Gate Album die. I coloured this with diluted Walnut Stain distress ink and then I used assorted flower dies to create the flower garden. For the flower stamens I used tiny seed beads.

Just a bit of summer fun!


Thank you so much for stopping by!

Art with Heart Challenge, May ; Mixed Media May-Hem


Love and Hugs
Carole X

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