Thursday 12 March 2015

SDC 186 Stars

The Stampotique Designers Blog theme for this week is STARS and has been chosen by Carol Fox, Here is what Carol has to say:
“Feature stars this week, one or more on your arty creation.  As part of your background or a main feature, it's up to you.  Just have fun with the challenge”.
I have really enjoyed looking at all of the DT’s creations this week, some of the quotes are so beautiful i do hope you go and see for yourselves, meanwhile here is my creation.
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The Marigold stencil is from Donna Downey. Now i am not a huge fan of red or orange but you have to use these colours if you want a marigold, right! I used DecoArt Multi Purpose paints in Pumpkin Patch and Red Barn.
Recently i used my Gelli Plate to create some washi tape and though it would use it again with the stencil. I didn’t do too well but managed to get a half impression on the first pull, this was because i used a piece of card from my stash that i have had for a long time not a piece of paper, really need to use up some of my stash! Filled in the gaps with Portfolio Pastels.
The centre of the flower was coloured using a baby wipe with one of the Portfolio colours on it through the stencil, this wasn’t too successful as the holes are very small, so to cover up the mess i went over them with Derwent Graphik Line Painter pens.
Doodled round the petals, which i won’t do again as i liked it without and added some little highlights of purple and white pen to the centre petals.
The background and the edges of the card were done with rust Portfolio Pastel and a baby wipe.
This is for my Friend Connie’s birthday, i purchased the Stampotique character Connie shows Off Her Nails last year and this is the first opportunity i’ve had to use her.
Coloured her in using Portfolio Pastels and Graphik Line Painters, fussy cut her out and added a star to her. A black Stabilo All pencil outlines her to add a little depth.
My Friend has a wicked sense of humour, she will be 83 this year, i know she will lol at the sentiment.
Added some stars that were over from a project i made last year and then mounted it onto black card.
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Instead of making this into a card i decided to use a RIBBA IKEA box frame and make it into a card/gift.
I would also like to enter into the following challenges:
Thanks for dropping by, looking forward to your lovely comments.
xxx

#decoartprojects

27 comments:

  1. LOVE your comment, also you have made a fabulous background so colourful and just right for the sentiment. Great image too. Love it in the frame.

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  2. Love the honesty of your step by step processes. I think that this is fabulous. The marigold is the perfect backdrop and Connie showing her nails is precious! Your friend sounds great and I hope that she enjoys her gift! It's fabulous! Xx

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  3. This made me laugh out loud - what a great make and wonderful words! Nikki xx

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  4. This is such great fun Mo and your friend is going to get miles of smiles every time she looks at it I'm sure. Love your self criticism in your step by step, lol, but I think it's fab!

    Hugs
    Lesley Xx

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  5. That's fantastic, I'm sure your friend will love it.

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  6. Lol, great Stampotique make and looks super framed, I'm sure she'll love it, I would!
    Love
    Amanda x

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  7. Love that you have put this into a frame!! Pure arty-elegance xx

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  8. How wonderful MoH!! I can imagine your friend will find this most amusing. I serve lunch on Fridays to between 30 & 40 people between the ages of 60 & 93 and they all know how to have a good laugh. Have a great weekend ((hugs)) x

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  9. I think it's wonderful MoH, and the frame shows it off beautifully. I really like Portfolio pastels and the texture they give. I'm sure your friend will love this, it's not what you expect to read so that makes it even funnier. Have a great weekend. Sue xx

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  10. I'm putting on my Country View Craft hat now Mo and saying thank you so much for joining in with our challenge lol xx

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  11. This is just wonderful, Mo - I love your departure into marigold golds and oranges, and the texture when you click for a close-up is fabulous. Love the contrast of the colours for Connie - and I'm betting your Connie loves the whole thing!
    Alison xx

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  12. Wonderful card and in this frame it looks absolutely great and artsy!
    Think your friend will love it!

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  13. Love it! Such a funny AND beautiful gift! The marigold stencil looks awesome, I have not seen that one before. Good idea to frame the card, and suddenly you have a picture instead. Great gift which I am sure your friend will love! :-)
    xox

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  14. This is just fabulous Mo! So true about the sentiment, I was giggling when I read that, your friend will get a kick out of it for sure! Love the big bloom in the background, just stunning!! Gotta get me that stencil! hugs :)

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  15. You have such a knack for combining things that are definitely NOT Stampotique with things that ARE Stampotique and coming up with something quite amazing! You are an inspiration, Mo!

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  16. Sorry Mo,I missed this one somehow! It's sooooo funny,I love your use of Stampotique,always a treat to see ;)
    Big hugs
    Donna xxx

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  17. The background on this is stunning Mo! Love the colours, the texture and how you created it. I also love that sentiment lol! Very tongue in cheek and perfectly funny too.
    Do you know if there is a problem with Debs blog? I'm typing up a post for her Zodiac challenge yet I keep getting a message to say the blog has been removed - hope all is okay for Debs. Thank you for the lovely comments on my blog too hun Karen x

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  18. Hi Mo - I have my DT hat on at the moment with Re-Cycle, Re-Purpose and Re-Invent challenge. I was so excited to see you have entered our challenge. You are amazing my friend - you created a wonderful and beautiful gift for your friend. The sentiment is hilarious!! I needed a good laugh. I really do enjoy reading from the beginning of your journey to the final masterpiece and this one is no exception. I love how you tried one technique or tool and if it didn't work the way you hoped you just found another way to get the job done. I love the marigold - and the color is gorgeous. The image - she is not only quirky but adorable and fun - I just love her. You did an amazing job Mo and thanks so much for joining in our challenge. We have a new challenge beginning on the 15th so I hope you will join in the next one as well.

    Big hugs
    Laine

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  19. Loving the idea of creating a card gift. You have put so much work and love into this it deserves to be treasured! Like Alison Butterfly, I think your foray into orange is brilliant. I love the huge marigold and I like the doodling, but then I just love doodling - I never stop! I hope your friend has a good giggle too when she sees this! Happy Birthday to her! xxx

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  20. This is fabulous, it looks so good in the frame. Thanks for joining us again this week at Stampotique.

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  21. This is aswesome! Love everything about it!
    Thanks for joining the Stampotique DC

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  22. Love your honesty in your step by step instructions made me laugh... Thank you for joining in this weeks star challenge at SDC blog
    Jackie

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  23. Just like sue did I'm now changing my hat to say .... Thank you for joining us at Craft Stamper Magazines make it take it blog challenge this month
    Jackie

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  24. Great piece of art (I always love stampotique!) and the way you've framed it really suits. Not seen that sentiment before but I like it and love the fact that it's for your 83 year old friend - she must be brilliant! Thanks for sharing with us at Rhedd's Creative Spirit ~ Steffi :o) xx

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  25. So glad you decided on the box instead of a card so that we can have it proudly on Rhedd's Creative Spirit! Thanks for sharing with us at Rhedd's Creative Spirit this month. ~Nanette, DT~

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  26. I love this, so different to anything else starry :)
    Thanks so much for joining in with us at Stampotique this week :)

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  27. Oh love this card...great work! Thanks for joining us over at Stampotique!

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