Stamps: Full of Life
Paper: Bordering Blue, Orchid Opulence, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive and textured Rich Razzleberry card stock; Cottage Wall Designer Series Paper (DSP)
Ink: StazOn white pad and refill, Orchid Opulence ink refill, Rich Razzleberry ink refill, uni-ball Signo white gel pen
Accessories: Window sheets medium, Fleurettes II, Pretties Kit, 1/16" hole punch, Bird Builder punch, Trio Flower punch, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Sticky Strip, Tombow Multi-Purpose Adhesive, Paper Snips
Additional items (non-Stampin' Up!): Frame, hot glue gun and glue sticks
This is a small frame (I think it was about 4" x 4") that I found at a local dollar store. There was premade artwork already in the frame; I removed that as well as the glass. To replace the glass, I stamped a greeting on a window sheet and hot glued it inside the frame. The punched birds, branches and flowers are glued to a piece of Bordering Blue card stock that was adhered to the back of the frame.
I used ink refills to dye the two white crochet flowers. They turned out a little darker than I wanted them to, but they did match more closely in person than in this photo. I remember that they seemed to take forever to dry; they were the last thing I had left to put on the frame, and I just kept checking them day after day after day ...
When I went to the Stampin' Up! convention the summer after I entered the Artisan Award contest, I saw this project on display along with several of the other items I had submitted for the contest (we had to submit ten items total). Not the same as winning, but it was a fun surprise nonetheless and a little confidence boost.
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