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Friday, 3 May 2013

live life in colour for Creative Expressions DT

well here I am with my make for Creative expressions this week, and this time we have some great flowers to play with.. from hearfelt creations...they can be found here and here...so I decided to try something different for me...you can be the judge of if that paid off..so here is my make this week:


I started with some small wooden blocks and painted with mushroom eco paint. I then stamped parts of the block using bubble wrap background stamp inked with broken china.


Now onto the flowers...I started with lots of distress paints smooshed onto mat and card swiped through in colours to make lots of coloured pieces then when dried I stamped the flowers in archival black ink. These were then glued to grungepaper and cut out...not sure all the gorgeous painty backgrounds show...but hey ho! Then I set to cracking out my melt pot filled with clear UTEE.
This makes the flowers look yummy and helps to hold their shape and keeps them stronger.


I added little washers for centres....the hard part attaching to the block....and one of those...Why am I doing this moments!? Anyway they got on in the end..but overall they are ok but wish I had used these yummy flowers somehow else!

The sentiments are from art sayings.



Well I will be back next week with another make
have a fun and inky one!
trace  x
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18 comments :

  1. ...the yorkshire fox...3 May 2013 at 07:33

    ...loving these Trace, very eye catching (would be great for your classes too) and great objects of art...Melxx :)

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  2. Craft Addicts - Tracy Evans3 May 2013 at 07:50

    Great idea Trace to add the flowers to wooden blocks. Love the pop of colour on each flower and the UTEE gives them wonderful dimension and texture. Lovely colour paint on the blocks too. Tracy x x

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  3. Words and Pictures3 May 2013 at 08:03

    I think they're so fab and funky! A really cool make... the blocks themselves are delicious, and the flowers look amazing on their delicate twisty stems.
    Alison x

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  4. Paula Whittaker3 May 2013 at 08:06

    interesting project....they look good.

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  5. Gerrina3 May 2013 at 08:57

    I think they are very cheerfull! They will lighten up any room you´ll put them in. Love the colours! Hugs, Gerrina

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  6. Trish Latimer3 May 2013 at 08:57

    Love them Trace, fab idea!!! xxx

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  7. Fliss3 May 2013 at 09:00

    Wow! A simple idea Trace but those flowers look amazing and are really made to pop with the clean base.
    Hugs, Fliss xx

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  8. Jenny Marples3 May 2013 at 09:27

    So much fun Trace! Love that you can group them together for real impact. Loving the varied colours (didn't realise you could put grungepaper/board in the Melt Pot - duh!) Hugs, Jenny x

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  9. rachel3 May 2013 at 10:13

    love the flowers trace - they do look lovely and very colourful - love that you had the meltpot out - exciting stuff xx

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  10. SamsHomeCookedDesigns.com3 May 2013 at 11:18

    Yes this idea definitely paid off. When I first saw the flowers on FB I thought they were see through but its just the gorgeous glaze you have on them. What a brilliant idea, I could just see these decorating my kitchen window cill in place of all that clutter. Love it. Sam

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  11. Alie Hoogenboezem-de Vries3 May 2013 at 11:30

    So nice...and such a great idea Trace! Lovely creations

    kind regards, Alie :-)

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  12. Paper Profusion3 May 2013 at 12:27

    These are fantastic Tracy. Have a lovely weeekend. Nicola x

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  13. Brenda Brown3 May 2013 at 14:12

    Fab little decorations and great fun.
    Hugs Brenda xox

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  14. Redanne3 May 2013 at 21:26

    Hi Trace, I agree with Mel, these would be great for your classes! They really do have the wow factor! Hugs, Anne x

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  15. Anita Houston The Artful Maven4 May 2013 at 02:50

    What stinking FUN!!!! This would be good for a class! I love those flowers...so colorful!

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  16. Anonymous4 May 2013 at 07:34

    I love these! The flowers look so good & the blocks are terrific.

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  17. Unknown5 May 2013 at 11:15

    These are fabulous Trace, very creative! Chris xxx

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  18. Silvia(Barnie)6 May 2013 at 21:16

    These flowers are breathtaking.

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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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