I began with a Tim Holtz die-cut of little houses cut from chipboard, which I decorated with some tiny clock parts; painted with Paper Artsy Frescos in Hyde Park and Beach Hut and Hey Pesto and embellished with gems. The lady in the corner is stamped in Archival from a Lynne Perrella plate. I used a little Grunge Paste through a stencil of chicken wire over on the right hand house.
My next element is a book-plate from a Tim Holtz tag die; Grunge Pasted and then painted with Hyde Park and Snowflake and rubbed with Treasure Gold.. The butterfly is some embossed wings from a Paper Artsy plate with an old fairy light as a body and some little gems. The ladies are LP again, coloured with Frescos.
Here is an ordinary little label I decided to add; painted and Treasure Golded (not sure that's a verb, but it ought to be) with a leaf punched out that I then used as a stencil for a single Treasure Gold leaf on the little house die - I like to get the maximum use out of everything! .
And here are my elements all laid out on a piece of fibre-board for the base. I decided to save those Prima buttons for something else in the end. Next step was to sand down my fibre-board, smoothing and rounding the edges.
Now the fun begins! I crackle-glazed a thin layer over Little Black Dress and then painted over when dry with Pumpkin Soup. I then applied Grunge Paste through a flower stencil to the corners of my fibre-board and when it was dry brushed it with a selection of Treasure Golds: Spanish Topaz, White Fire and Green Amber! I drilled four holes for my hooks to fit in and fixed some picture hooks to the back and there it was - a key holder to go with my new kitchen! I am so excited that the heart of Magpieheaven will have something made by me in it! Now all that's left are days of disruption, despair and ruffled feathers as we clamber over rubble to cook! But it will all be worth it in the end, won't it?
As always, if you click on the images you can see a little more detail, especially the effect of the Treasure Gold, which - along with Grunge Paste - I now find I can't live without. Thank you France for all the inspiration this week, Thank you Country View Crafts for inspiring me to get out those die-cuts and Thank you for stopping by and looking in the Magpie's Nest today! I should like to enter this for the Paper Artsy Draw and The Country View Crafts Challenge - Die-cuts.
It's fab!
ReplyDeleteIt turned out out great Julie Ann..love those little houses!!
ReplyDeleteThis is sooooo exciting, you know I;m loven the gold, love the crackle, its a fabulous project and will look fab in your new kitchen. I will be trying to make my own crackle this weekend, I can't wait to try it, thanks for sharing your inspiration..
ReplyDeleteSuch a great idea and it looks lovely!
ReplyDeletewow, you rocked that key holder! lovely piece!
ReplyDeletethanks for playing along :)
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france
really beautiful xx
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous project! I love everything about it Julie, it's amazing! xx
ReplyDeleteOh WOW!!! So many details adding interest, and clever ideas too. Love the House die-cut and all that Treasure gold...
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely amazing! How lovely that it will be something practical and beautiful at the heart of your home. Hope the kitchen build goes well. We got a new kitchen when we had our disaster and I am really enjoying it,
ReplyDeleteLucy x
this looks great . a cool make and great inclusion of the die cut x
ReplyDeletethanks for joining us at country view crafts challenge x Trace x