I don't know if any of you have ever started a project and instead of finishing it, you put it on a shelf to collect dust or not, but this is one of those for me, so I don't know the maker of the calendar or paper cause this was started several years ago. I been to card making classes but this was my first and only craft class and while everyone else started in on making their calendars like the instructors I sat there for 20 minutes and stared at the kit wondering what I wanted to do with it. Everyone else put their reindeer, trees and clock on the back. I thought the paper was so pretty it deserved to stand alone so I grabbed the packaging out of the garbage and created a scene for the front with a lot of glue. I ran out of time so when I got home it was placed on the shelf and forgotten about unfinished.
So here's to finishing something I started ;O)
I combined Burnt Umber & Crimson acrylic paint to give the calendar more of a wood look instead of the bright white it was, I felt it suited the paper better.
I distressed the edges, added the embellishments and snow-tex and then covered the snow-tex with the rock candy. Some of the embellishments needed something extra so I got out my silks and a very tiny paint brush and voila!
Now - unto the next unfinished project ;O)
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2015 GMT Views: 1076
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Wed, Oct 07, 2015 @ 5:55 PM
You're the reason I hang on to things years for years and years! I had to favorite this one. I think what you've created here is awesome. On each tiny drawer, you've got a circle cut out and some very sweet and tiny embellishment. Adding the snow is what makes it very Christmasy and delightful. When something like this takes a long to think about, plan, purchase the papers, embellishments, page, snow, it takes years and years to pull it all together.
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Sun, Oct 11, 2015 @ 6:45 PM
This is amazing! Wonderful papers, design, and look to this. I love it! Hugz
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Wed, Dec 02, 2015 @ 1:00 PM
Oh, Patricia, I am just in awe and admiration at this beautiful advent calendar project! It's out of this world, and you've really done a beautiful job! Stunning! Hugs!
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