Saturday 9 February 2013

Love Me Do




I've been having a play with this MDF heart I bought the other week and have finished it just in time for the Fashionable Stamping Challenges 'Show Some Love' challenge, which is sponsored by the lovely people at Cottage Crafts. The original smooth  surface of the heart was in need of a little texturising, so I decided to firstly, give it a coat of paint and then a coat of crackle paint medium. I topped this with a further coat of paint and left it to dry I then rubbed in a little Walnut Stain Distress Ink, which has given it a rather nice wood-like texture. To continue the transformation, I used some Artist's Spackle, and Diane Reavley's leaf stencil. The lady was stamped on to white tissue paper before being collaged onto the surface. I then used the Spackle through a diamond pattern mask, around the image. I highlighted the leaves with some Treasure Gold paste and applied a little to the sides and edges of the heart, a few words and a bit more distressing and some pearls add the finishing touches.x



20 comments:

  1. Hi Toni, this is absolutely stunning! The background is fantastic and I love the way the background shows through the face and the treasure gold really highlights the leaves. A really beautiful piece. Hugs, Anne x

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  2. Hi Toni. I love the colours and the textures you have used on your heart beautiful. Hugs Mo x

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  3. Wow Toni! This is stunning"
    Well done you.
    xx

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  4. Wow, this is fabulous, we love altered art.

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  5. Beautiful work here Toni. Love all the textures created.
    STunning !!!


    Annie x

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  6. Oh Toni - she is wonderful and beautiful - I love how you "play"!
    Sandy

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  7. This is so beautiful that it is STUNNING. The texture is so like wood and they way it shows through the face is amazing. I am truly in love with this piece.
    Ria xxxxxxx

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  8. Simply stunning... I love every wonderful detail... Beautiful work Toni! Hugs May x x x

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  9. She is stunning. Absolutely gorgeous.

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  10. Your art caught my eye. How very inspiring. Thank you so much for sharing. Beautiful.

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  11. That's a breathtaking piece of art. Thanks for joining us at Fashionable Stamping Challenges.

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  12. Love it!!
    Great textures and a beautiful stamp.

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  13. I pinned this straight away and it went into my favorites file! Absolutely over the top stunning! I LOVE IT! The texture is amazing, the design, the image, the color, everything! AWESOME!!!

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  14. Utterly stunning, Toni - I'm just gazing and gazing - perfection!
    Alison x

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  15. Brilliant. Love how this all 'gels' and looks like one thing. Great techniques.

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  16. This is very cool! Love it

    Tanya
    phenis2031 at yahoo dot com
    http://scrappylandusa.blogspot.com

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  17. Perfect!!! A very beautiful creation xxxxx

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  18. Oh Toni! Just catching up and this jumped out at me - stunning textures and design ideas all executed superbly as ever. You are so clever. Hugs, Jenny x

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  19. This is totally gorgeous, just perfect! Valerie

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  20. This is sooo pretty! I Pinned It so I
    could find it when I want to look
    at it again!

    Janet N.

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