May Arts Blog Hop!!

Woohoo!!  I love a good Stampendous and May Arts Blog Hop, don't you!?  Well hang on to your britches, ladies and gents, we have some fantastic talent for you today!  For my project, this idea popped into my head while I was holding the ribbon I used in my hand.  It is such a beautiful creamy ribbon and reminded me of something a bride would use for her bouquet.  I instantly thought of the Cling Jumbo Calla Lily set from Stampendous and I knew what I wanted to create.  My daughter, Sarah, has decided it's time to transition her bedroom from typical teenager to twenty-something grown-up vintage.  Hmmm...does that even make sense!?  Anyway, she wants to accent with Tiffany Blue, Ivory and Gold.  When she saw what I was making, she asked if it could be for her (Calla Lilies are her favorite flower) and if I would paint the canvas Tiffany Blue or at least close to it.  I agreed and here's my creation:

I'm really pleased with how it turned out and she loves it, too!  I guess that's all that really matters.  Here's what I used to create this:

Stampendous CRS5049 Cling Jumbo Calla Lily

Stampendous CRS5051 Jumbo Bird of Paradise 

May Arts Ribbon

DecoArt Gesso

DecoArt Americana Sea Breeze Acrylic Paint

DecoArt DecouPage in Matte

Canvas

Neenah Classic Crest Solar White

Tsukineko Brilliance Galaxy Gold Pigment Ink Pad

Memento Desert Sand Ink Pad

Ranger Archival Ink Jet Black Ink Pad

Copic Markers: Y13, 15; YR30, 31; G20, 21, 24; C00, 0

Medium Flat Paintbrush

Scissors

To create this you need to:

Cover canvas with gesso

Paint front and sides of canvas

Stamp Calla Lily stamps on Neenah (use stamp off method so the ink in very light) and color with Copic markers

Stamp another set of flowers using same method but only color stems (this is how I extended the length of their stems)

Cut out flowers and second set of stems

Stamp swirl on bottom of canvas and allow to dry

Stamps Calla Lily over swirl

Add flowers to canvas using DecouPage as a glue

Go over entire canvas with DecouPage to seal (don't forget to seal the backs of the flowers that are extended off the canvas)

Tie ribbon around canvas

This project was incredibly easy to do and I hope my daughter will enjoy it for many years to come!  Now, here's the hop list, be sure to leave some love along the way

Jamie Martin

Janelle Stollfus (Thursday)

Cyndi Bundy

Janelle Stollfus (Friday)

Kristine Reynolds

Krissy Fossmeyer

Tobi Crawford

Lea Kimmel (me!)

Tenia Nelson

Suzanne Czosek

May Arts Blog

Thanks for stopping by today!  Hope you have a blessed day!

Hugs,

Lea