Easter Garden Posy - Wednesday 25th March 2015

Hello Friends,

Hoping all are well?!

Today's creation was made for this month's Art with Heart challenge, from Eileen Hull. The challenge this month ' go green' - is to use green in our projects. I am also making this for this week's Sunday Stampers Challenge, set by Hels Sheridan, which is to use flowers whatever we make.

I have listed the dies and stamps used at the end of the post, but my watering can posy holder, is made  using Eileen Hull's Watering Can die from Sizzix:

 I die cut the watering can using thick card saved from packaging and I gave it a coat of gesso, followed by a coat of brushed pewter distress stain and finally a coat of Annie Sloan chalk paint in ''original'. I then lightly sanded all over to show some of the metallic through and used a mixture of wild honey and mowed lawn distress paint along all the edges. I wanted it to have a shabby, 'used' finished look.

I stamped the leaves and hen (on both sides of the watering can and on the sides) and coloured them with promarkers. Finally I added some additional mowed lawn along the base.

I die cut the flowers on white card and coloured each layer with a  sunflower promarker, then I inked the petals and edges with a mixture of distress inks: mustard seed, wild honey, rusty hinge. I coloured the centre of the flowers with  a shale pro marker. 

To finish the flowers and allow them to stand freely, I made stems using double folded rusty wire bound with  green washi tape and then I used a glue gun to fix them to the back of the flower.

I also die cut some leaves  on script paper and inked them with a mixture of mowed lawn and shabby shutters green distress inks, wit a touch of rusty hinge along the edges.

Having die cut the sign, I stamped 'Happy Easter' and added  green gingham ribbon, a button and twine. I was pleased with the finished project, which is very sturdy as the cardboard was quite thick, there is room inside for some sweets or Easter treats.

 The watering can die was a birthday present and I am really pleased with it..as always Eileen's dies are brilliant.

Dies used:  Sizzix Watering Can by Eileen Hull*
                   Sizzix  Marguerite flower by Susan Tierney-Cockburn
                   Sizzix Leaf die
                   Sizzix Plant Markers by Eileen Hull*

*These were both birthday presents so first time in use!

Stamps: Hen and Happy Easter from Easter set by Inky Doodles
              Script flowers and leaves from 'Gratitude' set by Wow!

Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving a comment, I read and appreciate them all!

Challenges entered with this project:

Art with Heart: Go Green

Sunday Stampers weekly challenge: Flowers


Love and Hugs,
Carole X