Tuesday 12 July 2011

Craft Room Challenge No 4

Thank you everybody that entered our Summer Birthdays challenge, the entries were fabulous.
It's now time for the new CRAFT-ROOM CHALLENGE and the challenge this time is BUTTERFLIES.
I decided to do a canvas for this challenge.
I painted the canvas with antique satin and oak leaf emulsion paint and coloured parts of it with dried marigold distress ink. Because it's difficult to stamp onto canvas I stamped the background images onto some tissue paper and attached it to the canvas. We had a parcel delivered in a fabulous green box, so I tore away a piece of it, peeled back some of the green covering to reveal the corrugated card underneath, before attaching it to the canvas I coloured the edges with the dried marigold. I attached some lace to the top and bottom of the canvas and I covered the sides with tissue tape, you can't see this on the photo. I stamped the main image onto some mountboard, coloured the edges with dried marigold and then triple embossed it, then I attached it to the canvas. I attached some butterflies that I'd stamped and cut out, some flowers that I'd made, some pearls and some leaves.
I used olive Archival ink for all the stamping.
The stamps that I used are
Stamps Away for the background and butterflies.
Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous for the main image.

23 comments:

  1. Hazel- this is stunning I just love it all x

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  2. Gorgeous card. Love the colours! Valerie

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  3. That main image stamp is so distinctive! Your canvas is stunning utterly gorgeous. XOXO Zoe

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  4. Hazel this is beautiful, I love the pearls, and the colors are just gorgeous. :o) Nikki

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  5. A glorious piece of art. Breathtaking.
    Wishes
    Lynne

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  6. Fabulous canvas, Hazel. I just love butterflies and the colours are gorgeous.

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  7. Hei Hazel,
    it's stunning work, love the butterflies stamp, gorgeous;-))m

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  8. Wow!!! This is stunning Hazel! xxx

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  9. This is so beautiful, all of the details are so exquisite a beautiful piece of art.

    Marie

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  10. Fabulous canvas, love the pearls...Kim xx

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  11. Your canvas is stunning Hazel, and the colours are beautiful! I love how you've done the background as well. Maria x

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  12. gorgeous Hazel - so beautifully shaded round the edge.

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  13. So lovely! Wonderful soft colors, yum!

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  14. Hazel what an exquisite creation! I love the pear string literally fluttering across your card and the lace on the top in so gorgeous!

    Cheers from Bangalore ,India
    Dr Sonia S V
    http://cardsandschoolprojects.blogspot.com

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  15. Hi Hazel, Gorgeous card, soft colour and very interesting details:0) Love it! Gay xxx

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  16. this is such a lovely romantic looking collage. i might have to find time to join in this challenge
    janet

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  17. Hazel, this is so beautiful! I love the paper you used, and the way you offset the main image! Such lovely work, girl!

    Hugs, Pat

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  18. Hi...this is beautiful, I love the pearls and how they cascade. The butterflies are so pretty and so are your flowers. Did you make those?

    Have a great day!

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  19. This is totally amazing, Hazel. It has a real Wow factor. Would love to see it IRL,

    Lucy x

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  20. Love this Hazel you do some fab work

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  21. Gorgeous - vintage with all the lace and pearls - absolutely fabulous Hazel.

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  22. Hi Hazel -sorry I'm a bit late getting round...I love this, vintagy, elegant yumminess! Hope you've had a good...Esther xx

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  23. Stunning - I love all of your details!! The green butterflies really stand out and your flowers are just so lovely!!

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