Give Thanks Tag

Happy Monday !

I finally had a quiet weekend, and had some fun playing with some old and new ULD goodies, stamps and sprays.

With fall in the air, I wanted to use some warm colors, and was inspired after watching a youtube video of an art journal that used pumpkins.

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For this project, I used one of our wood tags, some wood pumpkins (coming soon !) and the words "Give Thanks" (also coming soon !)

I started by putting a coat of clear Gesso on the wood tag.  I wasn't quite sure what I was going to do on it, so coated it and set it aside to dry.

For the pumpkins, I used Heidi Swapp Color Shine sprays directly on the wood. Stalk was Citron and the body was Peach (although it looks more orange to me, but it has a gorgeous shimmer.)

I ended up using sprays on the tag too.  Several different colors:  Lindys starburst sprays - California Poppy Gold and Peony Scarlet Red.  Heidi Swapp color shine sprays - Citron, Mustard and Bronze.  I applied these randomly until I had the color scheme I liked.

I adore my script stamp and use it often. :)  (S4878 Old Letter Writing, by Hero Arts)  

 Next, I used some "green floral embellishments" that I got at Michaels.  I applied the same sprays to the green leaves, to give them more of a Fall feel.  (The sprays worked very well in altering the color from bright green to the more earthy tones.) 

I played around with placement, and then proceeded to glue down the pieces with Helmar Premium Craft Glue.

 I attached some green chiffon ribbon and called it done !

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Shilo

Autumn Burlap Canvas

Hello everyone!

I'm ready for fall.  How about you?

I miss the crisp air, the cool days and snugly nights, and watching the leaves change. The leaves have already started changing where I live. Green is on it's way out, allowing for a symphony of rich autumnal colors. Ok, it's also my favorite season. Excuse me if I seem a bit giddy.

This project was done on a 6X8" burlap canvas. I wanted some of the original burlap to show, so I washi taped an edge around the canvas. The next step was to fill in the center rectangle, on which I used gesso combined with two different powdered pigments. I first used a light color and then I stenciled red pigmented gesso on top of the light rectangle area.

 

I attached the word "Autumn" to inked patterned paper which was mounted on a piece of corrugated cardboard. I added three decorative brads and one jump ring brad to the title piece before gluing it to my canvas.  

The bird on a branch and the feathers were covered with black gesso and then painted.

The canvas was finished off with flowers and a metal charm.

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