Creative Artiste.

  Welcome to all my new followers, hope you enjoy the journey.

Angela here again to show you what I've been up to this week.

I was so pleased to have been asked to be a visiting designer for the Creative Artiste Challenge blog and I've been working on this project.

Here's what I've made.

I decided to use an old Hessian canvas that's been sitting around for ages as part of my plan to "Use it or Lose it".

To get started I used a stencil to add some detail and then a little crackle paste and the fun begins.

Adding texture next in the form of some pieces of dyed silk, muslin and cords. More fun and more texture.

It's difficult to see it but I've added some old lace just above and below the first layers of fabric as I've also covered it fairly lightly with white Gesso.

It all looks a bit messy at this stage but I promise it will get better!

Acrylic paint to pull everything together.

Somewhere among my collection of odds and ends I found this window and one of my favourite Finnabair stencils (Hobbilicious).

After adding the detail with Gel paste I went over it with the Rust Effect Paste. This is part of the set of three by Finnabair and also has some light texture added. You can get this at Hobbilicious.

I've also used a SnipArt (Craft Box) piece and coloured that with two other pastes from the set.

And everything's ready for the next stage.

I attached the the SnipArt, and the window and added some Art stones too, rubbing them with silver wax.

The moulded pieces were coloured first with Gesso and then acrylic paint and waxes.

I wont keep you waiting any longer, here is the finished piece.

I love this Dragon mould which is by Prosvet available from Hobbilicious. I have to say I have become obsessed with their moulds, they are so good and the designs are beautiful.

The pipe work is MDF and the sentiment by Finnabair.

And that's about it really.

Hope you like it.

I would love to hear your comments.

Happy creating, 

Angela xXx