Bottling Up...

... Not, indeedily, what they do in a pub of a morning... no, this is what I have called this Art Part piece... which has lots of bottles on it (ok, so my blog title is still rather dubious... am trying.. really!) So. My piece... is going to be my entry into the Simon Says Stamp & Show challenge this week which is... "Anything but a Card" CLICK HERE for all the deets.



The piece is based on a large square Art Parts Frame, the base is covered with Crowded Attic paper which I gave the Wrinkle Free Distress technique and overstamped with the long border from Make Mine Mini Art using Cobalt Archival Ink. The bottles are Corked Vials that I wrapped snips of the paper around... and popped a Memo Pin into each. Notice the letters in the Memo Pins.. that is one of Wendy's FAB techniques... I mentioned it the other day and do head on over to her blog to see all her inspirational work... as well as the new stuff coming out at CHA in a couple of weeks time (ooooh, I cannot wait to get my mitts on it all!)



The flower is made from Art Parts and Grungepaper. The largest Floral was covered with Wild Honey Distress Stain and overstamped with Vermillion Archival Ink. The Leaves were coloured with Forest Moss DI - I purposefully didn't overstamp these with a pattern because I wanted to have flower pop more. The Rose in the middle is made from Grungepaper, coloured on both sides with Fired Brick DI and then overstamped with Gold Dabber.



See the Scallop Trim along the bottom? Well, that is actually two Trims together to make the shelf. The first one, which is underneath, was painted with Gold Dabber so the gold shows through the holes in the top one. The top one was coloured with Chipped Sapphire Distress Stain... and over stamped with Gold Dabber. Now, Art Parts are lush aren't they? But... if you make a bit of a boo-boo with the colour, there's not much you can do apart from paint it or cover it with paper. So... I always try the colour combo's out ... on the back! No one will see that unless you want them to... and then you can decide on the colours you want to work with.




Anyways... yesterday I posted some rather shocking pictures of the Room of Stash... and today I am going to go.... Ta Dahhhhh... oh yesh, I have finished it (well, apart from sorting out the shelf above my desk that is) It is tidy, clean and neat. I am not sure how long it will last but I have sat myself down and given myself a really good talking to and have extracted a promise that agrees to keep it neat AND tidy away after each crafty sesh.... Watch this space eh?


Right, time for me to get moving... am being lazy today and am still in my PJ's... best go and get dressed... Thanks for looking... TTFN!

Hels x