Love how you do you

Hi beautiful

Busy and having fun again with a page of an old desktop calendar and odds and ends from my stash!

This page was a gorgeous rich red, really enticing me to play with it next. I had already painted the Christmas page with red acrylic paint.

Below is the almost finished piece. The layers were added over a few days, giving me "mull over" time as each section was added.

Almost finished!

Here's the order of layers.
1. Adhered a found torn piece of text page stencilled with impasto paste - just the right shade and size. Scraps of gelli painted papers added to edges.
2. "Love" tag - a piece made months ages ago. Embossed words on pastel background. A quote was added. (Later covered over.)
3. Die cut flower added.

At this stage, I could have stopped - it was nice and simple and flat - ideal for rebinding into the upcycled calendar. However, I realised this was my chance to "stretch" myself and take it to the next level!

3. Dried flowers, leaves, seeds were clustered at the bottom.

4. Tag "Love how you do you" was made with cardboard and quote compiled on computer (did a few more while I was at it!), printed and adhered. Piece adhered to Love tag, covering initial quote!

5. Plaster of paris heart and butterflies made and painted with green, blue and gold metallic acrylics.

6. Adhered to thick cardboard with wire used to hang. Accented edges with black distress ink.

Finished hanging

All good fun - using mainly existing items, just waiting to be discovered and used. And this time, I pushed myself to go further!

Enjoy digging into your stash....

Love
Cara