Hello Creatives!
Welcome to INSPIRE!
Do you ever look at something basic or ordinary and think about how you can turn it into something FAB?
Well, that is exactly what I did with a scrap wood block, some paint, paper, stamps and the AMAZING Magical Mysteries Embossing Powder by Rita Barakat!
My hubby is a hobbyist carpenter, so there is generally a good amount of scraps laying around in our garage, so when I find I am stumped creatively, I usually raid the scraps.
With this design I decided to use wooden (small) drawer pulls I found at Hobby Lobby as the legs rather than the wooden spool in the photo above.
I chose some scrap patterned paper from my stash to use as a background and proceeded to add it to the block by tearing the pieces and adhering it with Mod Podge Matte finish.
Once the Mod Podge had set, I used a dry brush technique, and added white gesso to the paper. I then used a variety of stamps, along with archival black ink, and added to the "background" for my design.
On a separate piece of paper, I used blue ombre' ink, and
Rita Barakat's "Dream Chaser" Art Foamie Stamp. While the ink was still wet, I added Rita's Magical Mysteries Embossing Powder in Midnight Magic, and set with heat.
For the wood heart cut-outs, I brushed two coats of white gesso to the surface. Once dried, I used an Embossing Ink Pad stamped on the surface of the hearts, and added 3 coats of Rita's Magical Mysteries Embossing Powder in Kiss of the Fairy and heat set between each layer.
Using Beacon 527 Multi Use glue, I added the "legs" to the bottom of the block, and a mini finial to the top, all which had been painted with PLAID Folk Art Acrylic Paint.
I also added a resin fairy embellishments, and an embellished paper butterfly, a metal photo bracket, the Art Foamie Stamp sentiment & the embossed hearts.
To bring just a bit more whimsy, I embellished the finial with seam binding and a maetal pendant.
Such a colorful and whimsical fun design. And what better to chase a dream then a fairy?
I hope you enjoyed this project, as much as I enjoyed making it!
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Until next time.....
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