Sunday 27 January 2013

Fashionably Late!

Hello everyone, I'm here slightly later than planned with my DT project for Fashionable Stamping Challenges as I couldn't take a pic yesterday as the light was too bad and today we had too much sunshine would you believe! My usual photography spot was bathed in sunshine most of the day and it was actually 8 degrees too, so much better then the minus temperatures lately.
Brenda and Joanna have come up with the theme for this fortnight and with Valentine's Day just around the corner, what else could it be but Show Some Love.
I've made a little wall hanging piece for my project, using the adorable little cupid in window stamp by Lost Coast Designs again as he's such a perfect image for love themed creations.


I cut a heart shape out of recycled greyboard and painted it with light green and pink acrylic paints, then used a flourish stencil to add flourishes in olive green.
I stamped the cupid image with Memories black ink on white card, coloured the image with Promarkers and then cut it out to leave a narrow border which I went round with a grey Promarker.
I then stamped some of the flowers from Crafty Individuals Elements stamp set CI - 206 Flower Heads with brown ink and coloured these with Promarkers and cut them out. I shaped the flowers with a large embossing ball tool.
To assemble my little piece of artwork, I stamped the lovely text from Paper Artsy Hot Pick HPXT04 with black at the top and swiped with some white ink to soften the effect. I added the image panel and flowers as you see with a foam tape. I added a touch of glitter to the edges of the flowers for some sparkle and finished off with a hanger made from pink Broderie Anglaise cotton ribbon.

The Design Team have an amazing collection of artwork on the catwalk this fortnight and we have a lovely Guest Designer too, Chris of Imagination and Inspiration Are Wonderful Things so do pop over for a look.

Hoping that you've had a lovely weekend.
Hugs, Fliss xx

Some Challenges for my little heart hanger:
Creative Inspirations Paint - Anything Goes
My Time To Craft - Things With Wings
Little Miss Muffet Challenges - Hearts and Flowers
Crafts and Me Challenges - Vintage
Gingerloft Challenge - Love Is In The Air

20 comments:

Mrs.B said...

Hi Fliss, this is gorgeous, love the image and the coloured highlights.
Avril xx

Netty said...

Loving your pretty heart hanging Fliss. x

Sally H said...

Wow, Fliss! That is really beautiful! I love it!

Paper Profusion said...

I love your heart Fliss! The flowers are beautifully coloured and pretty and the little cupid sits so perfectly. Like the sentiment too! Have a lovely week. Nicola x

Silvia(Barnie) said...

Such a gorgeous heart, you've used a lovely image.

Elizabeth Hart said...

Love the shape and the vintage look - just fantastic! Thanks so very much for joining us this time at the Gingerloft Challenge.

Meggymay said...

Gorgeous hanging, the image looks wonderful with the heart shape background.
Yvonne x

Valerie-Jael said...

Beautiful heart Fliss! I have been struggling with taking pics today, too, as it was dark all day. Hugs, Valerie

Yvonne Garner said...

I am in awe at how your recycled this grey board. Just beautiful Fliss. Hope your weekend was good. Hugs, Yvonne

Terry said...

Fashionably late, but oh so beautiful! Love what you have done with the heart and that image is just lovely! Have a great week!

Ephemera said...

Hi Fliss, what a beauty, love your heart hanging so pretty, that is a gorgeous stamp. Have a lovely day. XX

Deborah said...

I'm not usually a valentine fan, Fiss, but I love your green heart - so refreshing.

Shell Shearer Swinscoe said...

Really pretty creation, love the none Valentines colours you have used!

Thank you for sharing with us at My Time To Craft this week, good luck!
Hugs Shell xx

Anonymous said...

Hi Fliss
The CI flowers are a lovely match for the cupid image.
This is such a sweet little hanger.
Wishes
Lynne

Margie said...

I love this pretty wall hanging and that little cupid is so sweet. Thanks for coming by my blog and leaving such a lovely comment.

Kimberly S said...

What a beautiful job you did on your project! Thanks so much for joining us for the Creative Inspirations Paint challenge! :) hugs, Kimberly

Ink Art Designs said...

Hi Fliss...I can't get over how well the pink and green go together! The way the pink continue across the hanging is a great finish!! Loooove your hanging Fliss
Dot x

Nathalie said...

Cute card. Thanks for playing with us at LMM challenge.
Nathalie

RoseC said...

Fliss, your beautifully colored cupid in the window looks fabulous surrounded by the softly colored and cut flowers on this pretty wall hanging. So glad to see your entry at the Crafts and Me Stamps digi team's "vintage" challenge. Hugz, ~ Rose

Dana Tatar said...

Gorgeous work! I love the mix of stamps on this piece! Thanks for joining the challenge at Creative Inspirations Paint!