It gave me the perfect motivation to finally, finally do something with this stamped image which I blush to admit has been on my desk for almost two years. The stamp was a birthday gift, and not long after receiving it, I stamped it on a page coated with gesso, embossed it, and coloured it with Twinkling H2Os. And, being larger than my regular card, it has sat there ever since. A bit of a miracle that it was still in pristine condition!! So, I just added the sentiment, and then a lot of foliage and flowers. The foliage was stamped using French Foliage and different green inks on several scraps of green DP, and most of the leaves are shaped with a stylus.
For the frame, which was a cheap one from the e2 store, I sanded it and then added torn paper, using Mod Podge for my adhesive. When it was totally dry, I added a coat of gesso. I tried stamping on it, and it looked quite good, but my new fixative doesn't seem to work as well as my last brand - when I started adding the varnish, the stamped images smudged and blurred. Thankfully I was going for an old look so I was OK with that. Two coats of varnish, and then I added the picture into the frame, tucking some of the leaves and flowers over it, and adding a couple to trail out in one corner.
Thanks, Lisa!!
Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2016 GMT Views: 1367
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Registered: March 28, 2011 Location: Novi, Michigan Posts: 11833
Thu, Mar 24, 2016 @ 12:26 PM
Wow! Sabrina, your frame is gorgeous and very clever. A work of art for sure, and the image is lovely - so glad you were able to use it - too pretty not to. Beautiful!
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Thu, Mar 24, 2016 @ 12:42 PM
Awesome creation.....love the picture, and the frame really sends it to a whole new level. Thanks for the inspiration. I would love to do a frame like yours. Fav'd
Registered: June 9, 2006 Location: Wauconda, IL Posts: 55665
Thu, Mar 24, 2016 @ 2:57 PM
You deserve the prize for creativity!! What a great idea to create a frame using text. Fabulous!! The inside is pretty too - I love the variety of color.
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Registered: October 26, 2009 Location: Oakhurst, near Yosemite Nat'l Park. Posts: 46766
Thu, Mar 24, 2016 @ 7:53 PM
What a great frame, wow! I love your bird stamped over the music too!! He is so beautiful! The flowers and leaves are beautiful as well, just a total beauty!
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