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Saturday, 28 July 2012

simons says ...one for the girls..

well one for the girls ..was so not me..
i am having a grunge kind of feel to my makes so this really put the pressure on...
so this is as girly as i could get today...


 i started with a selection of wendy vecchi arts parts, some distress inks and off i went...



i coloured all the arts parts with blue distress, spritzed with perfect pearls,
dried then added picket fence from my craft may mixed with DI,
dried then added dusty concord DI.

Once all the spools had been put together ,
I added flowers made from Tims tattered floral die,bottles ,


a wendy vecchi arts part pocket watch..coloured in same way
and some butteflies..stamped onto grungepaper
and then cleary for art layer added.


i tried to add detail to the back so that
the piece looked good from behind too..



I am entering this for the following competitions:

one for the girls @ http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.co.uk/
anything goes @ http://thepoodlesparlour.blogspot.co.uk/
monochrome @ http://www.charismacardz.blogspot.co.uk/
anything goes @ http://craftsandmechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
one for the girls @ http://letsinkitup.blogspot.co.uk/



have a fun and inky day!
enjoy the olympics..not enough hours in my day!!
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23 comments :

  1. Jenny Marples28 July 2012 at 14:20

    You are right! Not enough hours to do everything! However, the time spent creating this project has been SO worth it - loving the layers on the butterfly and the matching bottle contents - such attention to detail. Good luck with all the challenges. Hugs, Buttons x

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  2. Words and Pictures28 July 2012 at 14:32

    There's no need to be girly when you're this good! Great piece... the double -winged butterflies are beautiful!
    Alison x

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  3. Femmy28 July 2012 at 14:43

    Gorgeous piece,Love he butterfly.

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  4. Redanne28 July 2012 at 16:52

    Hi Trace, well it looks pretty girly to me! I love your use of Art Parts and the butterflies are lovely with their layer of clearly for art, the colours are beautiful and your flower is just gorgeous. A x

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  5. Von28 July 2012 at 17:00

    I think that should do quiet nicely Trace :)gorgeous colours
    Von ♥

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  6. Helen28 July 2012 at 17:20

    Love it - the butterflies are fab, so is the flower. I am already not wanting to go to work on Monday so I can stay and watch more... have hardly moved from the sofa today!

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  7. Gerrina28 July 2012 at 18:19

    What a beauty! Girley enough I would say! Love the colours you used. Greetz, Gerrina

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  8. Lorraine28 July 2012 at 19:07

    Girly enough for me Trace, lol. It's fabulous.

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  9. Unknown28 July 2012 at 19:34

    Beautiful, so creative. Thanks for sharing with us at LIIU, good luck with the challenge draw. I do hope you will come back for our first challenge at the new blog. Hugz Suzanne

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  10. Craft Addicts - Tracy Evans28 July 2012 at 19:49

    Hi Trace, beautiful use of Art Parts and beautifully coloured too, love the touch of sparkle. Love your dimensional flowers and your butterfly is fantastic. A wonderful dimensional piece. Thanks so much for joining in the Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge. Tracy x

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  11. Candy C28 July 2012 at 20:40

    Hey Trace....I soooo get what you are saying about the girly thing. haha I'm not a girly girl either. Your piece is wonderful though. Love the butterflies and the bright purple flower. Your Art Parts look great! Thanks for joining us at Simon Says Stamp and Show. <3 Candy

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  12. ...the yorkshire fox...28 July 2012 at 20:55

    ...a super altered piece Trace...loVe your colour choice and inking, nice to see the spritzing works on the wood too (I must remember that) & using the acetate on the butterflies for their double wings achieves great definition...loVe the keys and the little corked bottle (arn't they just the cutest thing) with the contrasting beads...superb!!...Mel :)

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  13. rachel28 July 2012 at 21:12

    this is oh so gorgeous - that butterfly looks like its flying free - brilliant xx

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  14. Elaine aka Ellapu29 July 2012 at 05:21

    This is gorgeous.Thank you for joining us over at PP this week
    Elaine DT

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  15. chrissie29 July 2012 at 10:14

    Looks girly enough for me especially the shades mauve. It is really beautiful

    Love Chrissie x

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  16. Minxy29 July 2012 at 11:42

    Just coz it's grungy, doesn't mean it's not girly, I think it's just perfect x

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  17. Sylvia x29 July 2012 at 14:22

    Thank you for joining us at Poodles Parlour this time with your stunning creation...i love it and your blog is fab!!!

    Good luck

    Sylvia xx

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  18. Silvia(Barnie)29 July 2012 at 21:13

    How cool, that's a beautiful girlie piece.

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  19. monique30 July 2012 at 16:15

    waouhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh bravo superbe

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  20. Monique's art31 July 2012 at 22:39

    Wow what can i say it is gorgeous

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  21. Mona`s Bittelille Scrappekrok1 August 2012 at 04:39

    Thanks for joining in our anything goes challenge over at Crafts and Me with this awsome creation. Hugs...Mona

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  22. Sarah1 August 2012 at 22:16

    Gorgeous creation, love your colours and embellishments, thanks for joining us at Charisma Cardz, hugs, Sarah x

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  23. SannaS7 August 2012 at 22:27

    WOWWWWW!!!!! amazing piece of art, love it!! =)
    hugs, SannaS

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Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by and leave me a comment..it means a lot..hope you like what you see. Trace x

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