Good Morning Hoppers! Today it is my turn to share the project I created with products from Eileen Hull Designs (for Sizzix and Craffiti) and Stencil Girl! I am so excited! There has been so much creativity from this group of ladies that I have been on the
edge of my seat each day waiting for the new round of
inspiration!
Materials:
658983 Sizzix Scoreboard XL Die - Block/Cube/Bank 3D
657120 Sizzix Scoreboard Die - Bird 3D
656492 Sizzix Little Sizzles Mat Board
657900 Sizzix Big Shot
Stencil Girl S126 Mimosa 6 Stencil by Cecilia Swatton
Craffiti Direct Eileen Hull's Barn Wood Stamp
Colorbox Blends Ink by Eileen Hull - Nutmeg and Bay
Aleene's Original Tacky Glue by I Love to Create
Tombow Xtreme Adhesive Runner
Americana paints by DecoArt in Hauser Medium Green, Hauser Light Green, Moon Yellow and Spa Blue
Paintbrush, palette knife, moulding paste, Flora and Fauna Ephemera, rhinestones, lace, letter stickers, buttons, twine, scissors and grapevine bird's nest.
Instructions:
1. Die cut Bird (1) and Block (2) from mat board.
2. Base cost Block pieces with Hauser Medium Green.
3. Place a small dollop of moulding past on a paper plate, mix in a few drops of Hauser Light Green with a palette knife. Place Stencil over Block and lightly spread tinted moulding paste. Peel up Stencil, allow to dry and repeat with second Block piece. Set aside to dry.
3. Base coat Bird pieces with Spa Blue. Ink Barn Wood with Blends Hydrangea and stamp on Bird Pieces.
4. Assemble Block and Bird, according to their package instructions using Xtreme Adhesive.
5. Distress Block with Blends Nutmeg. Color canvas letters, flowers butterfly and leaves with Blends Green, Bay, Sunshine, Nutmeg and Hydrangea. Embellish four horizontal faces of Block with letters, flowers, leaves, pearls, rhinestones, lace, letter stickers and buttons.
6. Glue bird's nest to Block. Fill nest with bits of lace. Place 2 small black pearls on either side of Bird's head for eyes. Paint Bird's beak Moon Yellow. Glue Bird in nest.
StencilGirl Talk
Janet Joehlin
Maria McGuire
Beth Watson - THAT'S ME!
Pam Keravuori - GO HERE NEXT!
There is also a PRIZE for one lucky person, but you have to leave a comment to be entered to win! All comments left for the entire week August 18th – August 22nd on all blogs in the hop will be eligible for the giveaway. One comment per blog post. Comments close Sunday, August 24th @ 11:59PM Central Time.
Winner will be announced on Tuesday, August 26th.
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43 comments:
Super cute! Thanks for using our stencils :)
Stencils are very nice love the way you decorated the cube sooo pretty I love birds
Beth your ATB is just darling! What an artful delight this creation is!
Amy*
Adorable and creative!
this is darling. I would cheat and use some wooden blocks that I've been trying to figure out how to use. thanks for sharing a fun idea.
So cute! I love how you used the stencils here! I just love the bird.
Super cute project!
I need to try this. Thank you!
Wonderful mixed media project! I love anything with birds:) One thing I've learned through this blog hop is that I must get that cool wood grain-look stamp! Thanks for sharing your project with us:)
What a sweet nesting bird! So creative! Thanks for bringing this idea to us on the blog hop. deardeniseh (at) yahoo (dot com)
Cute bird idea! Thanks for sharing.
Beth, I love how you used my Mimosa 6 stencil -- in a way that I never would have thought to try! And what a fantastic bird's nest -- the first thing I noticed! Thanks for showing us your beautiful art!
This is just adorable! I love how you used all of the pieces to come together in such a cute little package :)
How darling Beth!! I love the bird with it's nest- great idea!!
What a fun box idea! I love the bird!
how sweet I love what you have done
Very cute and you make it look so easy...bea
That's so cool...love the bird's nest.
super sweet projects, i love it!
great project, very nice!
heifer21 (at) hotmail (dot) com
Really inventive use of the box. I like how you propped up the bird with what looks to be lace. So much to look at and study! I really like the stencils you used and the colors you chose. Great fun filled art.
You had me at your sweet bird and bird's nest.
What a lovely combination of processes you used, Beth, and that bird -- so cute!
Absolutely adorable. Now I think I can do this for my art group swap! Love it.
Great use of all the products. Thanks for the inspiration. I love birds.
LOVE, LOVE the cute bird, nest & box! You all are so talented!
sapps2luv (at) yahoo (dot) com
i think we all love birds, and the symbols that remind us to fly, be free, and well, just be! nice touch with the stencils, and the colors, too!
Super adorable, wonderful inspiration.
Sweet project! Love the bird and the nest!
Cute little birdie sitting on her nest! So sweet Beth- love this fun 3D project!
This is such a darling mixed media piece. Love that blue bird in the lacey nest. Great use of the stencils and ink too. Thanks for the lovely inspiration.
I was totally taken as soon as I saw the nest - love it.
cathsheard at xtra dot co dot nz
Great use of all the products! Birds are always an extra sweet addition, aren't they? Great project :)
Adorable! Thanks for the project and the inspiration!
Very cute! I haven't gotten into the block craze.... yet...
Fabulous - I love your bird!
Just precious! So creative....
puffinliz at yahoo.com
Cool project!
Really cute box, Beth. Love the bird especially. Thanks for sharing!
Awesome!!!!!
Cutest box and bird! uoldhag (at) yahoo (dot) com
What a great way to use the stamp on the bird! I have both, yay!
Great ATB, so sweet!
A fantastic ATB - I love the nesting bird -so cute!
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