Wednesday 8 February 2017

Evan in his Crib


My Son, Evan, when he was little in August 2001


For this layout I used a piece of Blue Fern Studios paper for the background.

BFS - Tranquility- Contentment
(I used the backside)



I used a stencil with molding paste in the top left and bottom right corners and applied a wash of blue watercolour overtop to bring out the details more.


Crafter's Workshop 6"x6" template -
Grandma's Doily






These are the dies I used:

Spellbinders
Decorative Labels 8
Prima - Parisian Lace
Prima - Crochet Doily


As usual I layered each die-cut over a darker version, offsetting them slightly to accentuate the edges.



I  did some stamping on the background using brown ink.

Stampers Anonymous - Bitty Grunge
(I used the polkadot stamp)
Stampers Anonymous - Urban Tapestry
(I used the upper right stamp)






The border piece was cut using a Cricut with the Art Philosophy cartridge (Rctngle 8) and very thin chipboard.  I then painted it brown, inked with clear ink and heat embossed it with UTEE (ultra thick embossing enamel).  After that I dabbed black and dark red paint on it to try to match the colour of the crib in the photo.




I also applied some Prills (Lemon Chiffon) along the border pieces and randomly along the edges of the flower clusters.

  







The large flower on the right, the teddy bear, 3 small flowers and the alphabet blocks were made using Sculpey Ultra Light with various molds and then painted.

Best Flexible Molds - Teddy Bear Picnic
First Impressions Molds - Alphabet Blocks

First Impressions Molds - Mini Blossom Flowers
First Impressions Molds - Flower Set 2








The alphabet blocks were cubes but I cut the back off them after baking using a polymer clay blade so they wouldn't protrude so much from the page.  It was a little difficult cutting through them but trying to cut them before baking distorted them too much.







Thank you so much for taking a look!







7 comments:

  1. Perfect choice of paper! The clay pieces are outstanding & I really love how you used the prills. Very pretty layout!

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  2. Beautiful as always, love the molds you used and the prills are a wonderful addition. Love all your layouts!!!

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  3. I'm awed at all your handmade embellishments! Beautiful job!

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  4. Tracy, this layout is SO beautiful! It's great to hear from you again. You are so talented and your boys are so handsome. I've always enjoyed seeing your work. It is inspiring.

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