Joan's Gardens Challenge

Sorry everyone ... I know this is my 2nd post today but I just couldn't help myself !!!

Check out the requirements for this week's challenge at Joan's Gardens . . .

• 3 flowers out of vellum (or you can use flowers you purchased)
• Colors - Golden Yellow and Violet
• Mesh or tulle 
• Stencil on paper  (if possible)
• You must use a product sold at Joan's Gardens

So, of course I just had to get busy and jump on this.  I spent most of my day toying around with flowers then had to decide what to do with them ... WELL ... I decided to alter an 8x10 canvas instead of making a card this time.  Here's what I came up with!  What do you think?

FROM THIS:

TO THIS:

 

I am so excited about the outcome of this project {doing the happy dance!}

Here's a quick run down on how I created this piece . . .

• Created my flowers using yellow and purple vellum, sparkly white tulle and Heartfelt Creations 'Sun Kissed Fleur' HCD734 die set.  Leaves are from the Heartfelt Creations Classic Leaf HCD736 die set onto a scrap of light green paper which was painted with Tim Holtz 'Peeled Paint' Distress Stain.
• Cut a piece of design paper 7 1/2" x 9 1/2" for my background.
• Sprayed  the top of my background paper with E6000 adhesive spray and attached pieces of scrap sparkly white tulle.
• Did some fussy cutting on my chosen focus design paper from the Kaiser Craft 'Sweet Nothings' 6 1/2" paper pack ... which was matted with a torn corner of design paper from the Prima 'Sweet Fairy' 6x6 paper pack.  The other 'Sweet Fairy' corner is in the upper left corner under the flowers.
• Using the same E6000 adhesive spray, I adhered my design paper corners.
• Next I placed a little JudiKins Mica Gloss 'Amethyst' Metallic Effects Ink onto my craft sheet, then crumpled up some small bubble wrap and 'sponged' here and there over the tulle as well as the design paper image.
• Now it was time to position and adhere my flowers/leaves and add my Impression Obsession stamp.

The sentiment reads:

Let your soul take wings ...

Resist the downward pull and sing ...

Amy Carmichael

Thought I'd share a close up of my flowers.  I am very pleased with how they came together too!  I actually die cut the tulle and vellum at the same time and layered the tulle in between some of the layers ... they are so soft looking IRL ...

click on image to enlarge

I just love getting involved in a challenge that really challenges me sometimes and today was that kind of day!  I get so busy with other things that I don't take time to really be 'creative' but today I think I was successful and actually quite pleased with myself!  LOL!!

Anyways ... thanks for stopping by and I hope you'll give Joan's challenge a try!

Now I'd like to share this creation with a few additional challenges:

Altered Eclectics - Alter Something

CardandScrap - Anything Goes

Ladybug Crafts - Something Floral

Crafting with Dragonflies - Alter Something

Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes

Digistamps4Joy - Make your own embellishments

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes
The Outlawz Twisted Thursday Challenge - Anything Goes + Twist=Mixed Media (must be a member)

Thanks again and as always . . .