I was so excited when I learned that one of our upcoming challenges at Stampin' Royalty were these fun colors...
Because I had a project I was working on and really needed to finish it. But I was stuck and did not know what I wanted to do to finish it. The project started with a Mom's night out with some friends of mine to a place called Kindling. There you pick out a wooden element that you want to decorate. They have all kinds of shapes and pieces for you to pick from. And then you shop the store for paint, paper, ribbons, buttons and more to decorate your piece. It was so much fun!
I picked the letters to spell the word "create" for my new stamp studio. I got them painted and sanded while I was there. I brought them home to finish, since my stamp studio is very well equipped with paper, ribbons, buttons and more. Does that make me sound more or less like a hoarder?
Any how, once I got my fun little letters home I knew right away that I wanted to add polka dots and stripes to the letters. So I added a little white to my two paint colors to make them a lighter tint of the original color. Then I used my Dots and Stripes Decorative Masks and a sponge to add polka dots to the top half off the letters and stripes to the bottom halves. I LOVED how it turned out.
BUT THEN, the dilemma of what paper to put on them hit. And for a couple of weeks now I've been stuck. I even asked my social media friends for their vote:
BLACK and WHITE or GOLD?
Most of the votes were for Black and White, but I loved the gold. So it sat, since May 3rd, it sat there on my table. I kept laying different configurations of paper on it.
Then when I saw this color challenge I knew I was going to do GOLD! Till I sat down to do it, finally the creative juices were flowing and I decided not to go with just one of the picks or just paper. And this is the result.
I love how it turned out, sometimes you just have to walk away from something and come back to it when the creative juices are flowing.
For the "c" I tied a piece of black satin ribbon around it. And added a punched out heart to dangle from it.
I wrapped Gold Sequin Trim around the "r". Then I found a black button that I had saved from who knows what and added that to the center and topped it off with a bit of Coastal Cabana thick twine.
Here's a little sneak peek, the lace flower I added to the first "e" uses a new product, 1" Dotted Lace Trim in Watermelon Wonder, which is a new color! It matched my paint perfectly! I stitched a running stitch down the edge and then pulled it tight to make the flower. To top it off I added a little circle of Gold Glimmer Paper. The ruffled ribbon is a retired item that I had hiding in my closet. So, glad I saved that!
I used some more of the Coastal Cabana Twine and wrapped it around the "a". And topped it off with a black scrunchie flower that I made using the Petite Petals Punch.
"t" got wrapped with Gold Glimmer Paper. I added another new product to this one, a Watermelon Wonder Blossom Accent! And a black die cut branch.
And finally I used some of the black paper and a cute little button.
I am thrilled to finally have something cute for decor for my stamp room, however, now I need a little shelf to set it on, hmmm.
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