Shake Things Up!

Hello Reader Friends!

New season, new week, new interesting art eperience! This time from our lovely Denisa who decided to reach outside her comfort zone . We hope this post will give you an impulse to do the same! :)

Have you ever stepped out of your comfort zone when creating? Well, this time I have.

You know, my style is anything but clean and simple. That´s why I have decided to make a change and do something different. Not sure whether it was a mistake or not, but at least I´ve tried. :)

Here´s what I created - a tiny wooden picture.

In my stash I had an old flat shadow box. I covered it with White Gesso, let it dry and did some random stamping in black on its sides.

Next I cut out a piece of paper to cover the front of the pic. I applied White Gesso on it using a silicone brush and let it dry.

Next I mixed up Soft Gloss Gel with tea to make a glaze. I applied it on the paper, let it dry and glued some paper tea bags bits on it. I also did some sewing in black around the tea bag.

I treated metal clock parts with fabulous Ruste Paste and Copper Micro Beads and let it dry.

I stamped the paper with black Archival ink. Then I glued the paper on the shadow box.

I attached the rusty metal parts and new Melange Art Pebbles, red wire and a tiny Mechanicals Tin Heartie.

I also did some shadowing with Gelatos. As the final touch I splashed a bit of red ink on top and inked the edges.

And now´s the moment to make a decision... was it a failure or not? Still don´t know.
What do you think? No matter what, I learned a lot!

Hoping not to have scared you out to try out something new and unexpected.
Happy creating!
Denisa

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