Thursday 5 September 2013

Tweet, tweet!

Well this post has certainly been a long time coming, mainly down to no time to create anything that isn't for a workshop, a make & take or a display board. Finally, last week as I was chopping up cardboard boxes for the compactor I had a smidge of an idea for a project using JOFY15 stamps.

 
I peeled some of the layers of the cardboard flap to reveal all the ridgy bits and covered the whole surface in gesso - this gave me a bit of a key and kept the colours true when I swiped a random assortment of Distress Paints onto the surface working it into the ridges witha baby wipe - what did we ever do without those!
 
I stamped out the birdhouses and birdies onto some scraps of white card, coloured them with a water brush and Distress Markers and cut them out. I then stamped Hero Arts S5601 Newspaper Backround onto more scrap card and over stamped it with the leaves from the JOFY plate. I coloured these in as before, cut them out and shaped them a bit too.
 
Then it was simply stamping the branches from the same plate onto my base, again coloured with Distress Markers and arranging all the bits I had cut out. I had a couple of empy spaces so I stamped and inked the 'tweet,tweet from the stamp set and filled the gaps. Some googly eyes, garden twine and a bit of spare black mountboard late and I was done.
 
I was surprised how much I enjoyed myself and how quickly this little project came together from scraps. Very satisfying to my mean Scottish blood!
 
Will try not to leave it so long next time xx 

10 comments:

  1. It sure looks like fun too, Val, great project

    Kathyk

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    1. Not my normal sort of project - but that was the point I guess lol!

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  2. This is fab Val! Love those owls!
    Thanks again for organising a fabulous Finnabair weekend! I had a ball!
    Alison x

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    1. Thanks Alison the projects, kits and tuition were wonderful and it was fab the way everyone ran with the inspiration and techniques to make each project their own. See you soon xx

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  3. Such a cute tag - love the corrugated texture all full of vibrant colour, and the JOFY birds look adorable against it.

    Thanks so much for a great weekend last week - Anna was amazing!
    Alison x

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  4. Love these JOFY stamps even tho' I don't really do cute. I'm still dreaming of Finn's samples and all the wonderful projects created, such inspiration xx

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  5. Excellent use of a cardboard box Val! Love the design and layout, just fab!

    Hugs
    Jude x

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    1. Thanks Jude - you know how it makes my mean Scottish blood run faster when I can use up what would otherwise be waste lol!

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  6. I don't usually do 'cute' Val but the JoFy stamps really appeal to me. Those little birdies can't fail to bring a smile and I love the googlie eyes you added. It's a fun little project and good you had time for a bit of play.

    Hugs
    Lesley Xx

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  7. It wasn't until half the DT chose these on the JOFY month that I even gave these a second glance but they have really grown on me xx

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