Basically Bare + Clearsnap = Beautiful
17 May 2012 | By admin in Altered Art, Banners, Dress FormsHello Fans!! DeeDee here, this time with swap partner Clearsnap!! Take the feel of mother’s day and combine it with the feeling of being a still new mama and you sort of come to my piece for today.
It feels very feminine . My form is up on a pedestal and held very high.. regal like. She’s bold, beautiful and colorful but very strong.
I always find that the saying “If ain’t broke don’t fix it” is seriously appropriate, and I don’t know how you cover your chipboard with paper.. but here’s how I’ve always done mine:
I grabbed my Basically Bare Dress From and the glitz designs paper I wanted to use.. made sure both the chipboard and the paper were “Wrong side” up.. and traced the piece onto the paper. I didn’t mind about being exactly perfect, as long as I was drawing a little bit big instead of small! Then I cut out the paper and rubbed my chipboard down with a nice clear wet glue. Adhere paper and allow to dry! … now here’s the really good part..
I sand the edges with a green washing pad!! They’re rough enough to be similar to sand paper, but aren’t too rough as to tear the paper. My favorite crafty tip!!
Here are some close ups of the project:
I used the Basically Bare Wings in stiff felt, the yellow is a Clearsnap Cat’s Eye ink pad in Sunflower, and the glitter is Clearsnap Fool’s Gold.
The base of my sculpture is from the Basically Bare Gears set, and is piled with wooden spools, baker’s twine, vintage buttons, tulle and a rose made out of Glitz Designs paper.
The apron for my dress from is actually from the Basically Bare Small Pennants embellishment set. It’s covered in Glitz Designs paper with the same method shown above.. look at that sanded edge!!
Thanks so much for stopping by. -DeeDee
Be sure to check out what’s going on over at the Clearsnap blog as well!
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17 May 2012 | Julie Shearer Said:
Your not kidding…Basicaly Bare + Clearsnap = Beautiful. Wow…I’m blown away by all of the great projects I have seen this week. Thank you for sharing.
17 May 2012 | veronica Said:
You did such a good job on this. I loved everything about it!!
17 May 2012 | Miriam Prantner Said:
So clever! Love the idea of using the green scrubber on these items, great texture, and I love that you created the apron from the pennant set!
17 May 2012 | Christina Said:
Wow DeeDee! This is really pretty! I am loving the wood spools you added.
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17 May 2012 | Becky Said:
Love the spools and buttons! So cute!
18 May 2012 | Dorina D Said:
Great project and I loved your tip about using the green scrubber. Thanks.
18 May 2012 | Bethany Becker Said:
I love this. Thanks for sharing!
18 May 2012 | beatrice lawson Said:
Very neat! I love the wings and must get some!
19 May 2012 | Kelly W. Said:
How clever DeeDee! Just lovely!!!
19 May 2012 | Miae Said:
DeeDee this is so creative! Wonderful job!
21 May 2012 | Katrina Said:
DeeDee…LOVE LOVE LOVE…do you want to send it to me?! kidding, it’s beautiful!!
21 May 2012 | Frank Said:
Beautiful DeeDee so creative and original!