Summer garden...

Monday morning and time for a challenge from Craft Your Passion.  This challenge is "In the Garden" & requires you build a garden scene or use garden themed images.The image I am using (Pure Innocence 012) is by Heather Ellis & is currently on sale at the artist's site HERE.

Having  a black thumb when it comes to plants of ANY kind... I made a rose bush with buttons - LOL!

TECHNIQUE
I started with 3 coordinating papers from Basic Grey - the top one is covered with flowers.  Each was matted with a bright pink CS that matches the buttons and areas of the DP.  The flowered panel has notches cut in the edge to accommodate the embroidery thread & hold it in place.  I made the tassel that gathers the three threads and then tied a pink ribbon around it.
Next I printed two images, colored them and then cut the top image in thirds (legs & shoes, dress & one arm and finally her head).  The bird in the rose bush is also two layers.  These were sculpted from the back with a ball tool and then attached with new glue system I recently purchased to achieve dimension.  (See the Supplies list for details).  The edges of the image panel are inked with Distress Inks and the three button were glued down.  Finally the sentiment was added... celebrate summer, the garden, whatever!
The CYP Design Team has a lot of ideas to stimulate your creative mojo... and once you create your version, submit your entry before 6/30!

CHALLENGES:

Fussy and Fancy #91 - Button Up TOP 5

ABC Challenge - P= Pretty in Pink

Crafty Sentiments - Fun in the Sun

PaperTake Weekly - Hot, Hot, Hot

Thru the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Divas by Design - Distressing
Aud Sentiments #83 - Summer + sentiment
2 Sisters #149 - Summer Fun
613 Ave C #25 - Anything Goes & create a fat page
Osaat #169 - NOT Square
Sentimental Sunday #160 - For the Girls + sentiment

SUPPLIES

IMAGES:  The image is (Pure Innocence 012) by Heather Ellis

PAPER:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the images; DP is from Basic Grey's "Sweet Threads" collection; base CS & pink mat CS is from stash. 

EMBELLISHMENTS:  The sentiment "Celebrate" is a self inking "Mini Word" on a SU punched tab and mat; buttons, ribbon & embroidery thread from stash; embroidery thread tassel with ribbon bow is handmade.

GLUE: Olba's LijmKit Universal Glue used with syringes (sold seperately) is a new purchase from  Whimsy Stamps.  It works really well for my style of card making technique with sculpted images.  The syringe allows me to deliver a  pinpoint of glue, as in under the bird, or to elevate the rounded/sculpted dress, legs and head.  I am able to make as large and high support as I want - then carefully lay the piece on top of the glue.  It dries fairly quickly, but cure is a 24 hour wait for best results.  I was able to clean up the syringe and my fingers with warm soapy water right after using.  This is a Universal acid free glue good for glass, metal, paper, most plastics - I really like it so far!!  The only concern I have is that it might go pretty fast for me - I need to do a cost analysis with the double sided foam tape I have used historically.

INKS: "Peacock" Distress Ink was used to distress the edges; the image was printed on a Canon PIXMA printer & colored with Copics:

May you color with abandon, create wildly and always make what amuses you!

~ginny