Aug 12 2009
Memories of the Past – Wacky Wednesday #24
It’s Wednesday and I don’t know if it’s wacky yet (it’s a little early), but it’s definitely time for the Wacky Wednesday challenge at the Rubbernecker blog!
Joan is our hostess and she’s come up with a darn good challenge! We’re supposed to take our inspiration from a past experience, memory, possession, style, etc. Sounds like fun, huh?
At first I was a little apprehensive. But I’ve got my high school reunion coming up in a couple of weeks, and I was asked if I had any photos I could contribute to a slide show. I came across the photo that you see replicated below and thought it would serve to make a great altered piece of art.
The photo is of my best friend, Gloria, and myself on our very last day of high school. I’ll be staying with Gloria the weekend of the reunion and will take this to her as a gift. I used PSE to alter it a little and although its quality is really very poor, I think it still looks good enough in this content.
I started with an artist’s 5×7 canvas (thanks, Candy!) and painted the edges with charcoal black Studio Paint (from Claudine Hellmuth’s line). I stamped the French Script background and the flower silhouette on the 7 Gypsies paper and then glued it to the canvas using Studio matte Multi-Medium (also from Claudine Hellmuth) and burnished it with a brayer. Then I sanded the edges and sponged them with Ranger Distress black soot ink. The entire canvas front was then painted with more of the Multi-Medium. When this was all dry, I misted it with a mixture of water and bronze Perfect Pearls.
The blush colored Core’dinations cardstock was embossed with a CB Textile folder, sanded with a Tim Holtz sanding block, and sponged in Distress antique linen ink.
The flower is a piece of lace sewn into a circle (Thanks to Pam Hooten for the instructions!), and the button was a CHA freebie in a bag from Blumenthal Lansing. Isn’t it gorgeous?
The sentiment from Flower Silhouettes (468) was stamped on a scrap of Core’dinations and glued to the Tim Holtz fragment using Ranger Glossy Accents.
I think the rest is self-explanatory. Sorry for being so long-winded in this post!
Please head over to the Rubbernecker blog for more information on the challenge, and instructions on how you can play along. We’d love to see how you “capture” your memories!!
Thanks for visiting today! See you soon!
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- Stamps: Flower Silhouettes (468), French Script background (448)
- Paper: black, Core’dinations – Cauldron, 7 Gypsies – Gypsy Market Paper – Rye
- Ink: Ranger Distress – black soot, antique linen, Versafine – onyx black, Copic W7 marker
- Other: Studio paint (charcoal black), Studio artist brush and Studio matte Multi-Medium (Claudine Hellmuth), brayer, Tim Holtz sanding block, ink blending tool, Ranger Perfect Pearls, Ranger mini-mister, CB Textile folder, deckled rectangles Nestabilities, ribbon, May Arts ribbon, lace, vintage button, Tim Holtz fragment, Ranger Glossy Accents, EK Success morocco lace border punch, wonder tape, foam tape
14 responses so far
Oh my goodness gracious … Me Oh MY!!! Gloria is going to absolutely adore this wonderful & thought-provoking gift, Broni! Lucky she is to receive such a special treasure!
~Bev
What a treasured gift, Broni. This is beautiful.
LOOOOOOVE that flower/hardware treatment! AWESOME!
WOW!!!
This is just too cool!!!!
The distressed look of the photo is wonderful–and your embellishments are fantastic!!
Have a great time! Gloria is gonna LOVE this!
This is GORGEOUS, Broni, and what a fabulous gift! I’m sure your friend will be so excited and treasure it forever! I hope you have a great time!! 🙂
This is so gorgeous! That crocheted flower and center is fantastic! How cute are you?! She is going to treasure this forever! Stunning!
Very sweetly done; what a great memory you’ve created here–you are going to have fun at your reunion!!! You & your friend are just so pretty here and I’ll bet you’ll both be thrilled to see each other again!! She will LOVE this!
OMG!!!!! This is sooo gorgeous, Broni…the perfect gift to share with your BGF!!!!! Your background is fabulous, love the flower layers, and I must say you are as beautiful today as you were a few years ago!!!!!! Have a wonderful time at your reunion!!!
this is just gorgeous Broni love everything about it
Hugs
Norine
OMGosh! this is GORGEOUS!!! I’m sure Gloria with treasure this picture, all the more because of your work.
What a great project Broni!!
I cannot imagine a more thoughtful, treasured gift to present to a former high school friend!! This is just over-the-top GORGEOUS!! TFS the link to make the flower too – I thought that was the beginning of a doily that was never completed! BEAUTIFUL work on this Broni, I wish I could see your friend’s face when she opens it 🙂
Wow Broni I love what you did with your canvas!! Your friend is going to love this!! Gorgeous!!
Oh my…what a beauty this is!! A most fabulous gift!!