DESIGN OF THE DAY.........Teresa Hall

Today we are pleased to show off designs by

Design Team Member

Teresa Hall

ALTERED ART PIECE

3" Wide Paint Brush

Pretty Victorians Collage Sheet- Gecko Galz

Coquette Digital Stamp Set- Gecko Galz

French Connection Stamp Set- Gecko Galz

Elastic Lace Trim

Vintage Buttons

Scattered Straw & Picket Fence Distress Paint

Pearl Trim

Beige Trim

Paper Flowers

Hot Glue Gun

Homemade Mod Podge-(Elmer's Glue & Water)

I altered my paint brush using Gecko Galz New February Coquette Kit, and Pretty Victorians Collage Sheet. 

I printed them out on light yellow paper instead of white card stock. Working with paper makes it easier to apply when creating a collage on a shaped object like a paint brush.

I tore different sized pieces of paper from the collage sheets, using a mixture of Elmer's glue & water to adhere to paint brush in a collage fashion. I let that dry, and added the Pretty Victorians ladies.

I used distress paint in scattered straw, applying it to the bristles of brush and randomly on my background collage paper, to give it more of a vintage ephemera feel! I burned the edges around the paper to outline the words "Coquetry" & "Vintage" (I love the look this gives to a vintage themed project!)

I wrapped an elastic lace trim piece on brush handle & adhered it with a hot glue gun. The fun part...embellishing! I used found items from my stash.

A lace mesh material was tied to create a hanger.

PARIS TAG

Materials Used:

Lg. Kraft Tag

Coquette Digital Stamps- Gecko Galz

French Connections Digital Stamps-Gecko Galz

Black Soot Distress Paint

Pop Dots

Grunge Board Piece

Black Yarn Material for Hanger

I created a collage for my tags background using the different digital stamps from Gecko Galz New February Coquette Kit.

Black soot distress paint was brushed on to create a background shadow, before placing the elegant image of the french woman down. This was done to make her stand out more.

Pop dots were used on the Paris Sign & Paris London 1912 stamp. 

I applied a small piece of grunge board colored with black soot distress paint to use under the sentiment, (Style is a simpler way of saying complicated things).

 The entire tag was then inked with black soot distress paint.

Black yarn material was used for tags hanger.