Emma's Zen Flower Garden

It's March Madness at Dreamweaver Stencils and we've all gone a little crazy!  Well, some of us have been there for a while!  Heehee!  Since we get to create pretty much whatever we want this month, I'm going to make a sweet little girl happy.  I had a "Nina request" recently from my adorable little granddaughter, Emmaline Grace.  (I'm Nina, by the way, that's what she has always called me and I love it!)  Emmaline knows I created a canvas for her Aunt Kiki so she wanted one made for her, too.  How could I possibly say no?  Creating art for a five-year old is easy, fast and fun!  You get to keep it simple and child-like.  I had to embrace my inner child and I decided to create something similar to one of the many drawings she has made for me.  Here's my project, I hope she's going to like it!

Here's what I used to create this canvas:

Dreamweaver Stencil LX7024 Zen Flower

Echo Park's "Little Girl" 12x12 Collection

DecoArt Gesso

Jack Richeson Acrylic Paints:

     Titanium White

     Cerulean Blue

     Viridian Hue

     Light Green

Artist Loft Canvas Panel

Sweet Petites Grosgrain Ribbon in Moss

Tim Holtz idea-ology fastener

Glue Dots

Office Depot brads

Here's what I did to create this canvas:

Gesso canvas panel, set aside to dry

Place stencil on back side of papers, trace cutting lines, trim flowers

Gesso back side of flowers, this covers trace lines and adds body to paper

Paint canvas as shown, set aside to dry

Layer flowers with brads and shape

Trim ribbon for stems and leaves, fold and fasten ribbon with staples to create leaves

Attach ribbon stems to back side of canvas and wrap to front

Holding ribbon in place, determine leaf locations and adhere leaves with glue dots

Adhere stems to front

Adhere flowers

So that's it for me, here's the list of my teammates that are playing along:

Dream It Up!
Lea Kimmel (me!)
Louise Healy
Stacey Rumsby
Terrece Siddoway

Wendy Jordan
Pam Hornschu

Be sure to leave some love along the way, we aim to please!  If your interested in becoming a member of the Dream Team, go here for more information on how you can apply.  Also, be sure to play along and link your creation here for a chance to win a stencil of your choice. Thanks for stopping by today, I hope you've been inspired to create something for a special child in your life!  See you again real soon!

Hugs,

Lea