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Thursday 6 November 2008

my first Gothic Arch




i made my first Gothic Arch, there is something about this shape that i find really appealing and apparently i'm not alone, i found http://gothicarches.wordpress.com/ where you can download free arch templates to get you started, i found this address when reading the November issue of Craft Stamper, a UK magazine i just love!

anyway, i printed my own artwork, Oracle card "strength" onto this really thin newspaper-like paper, it went really well with my Canon printer, i dried the ink with my heattool cause i like things quick!

i beeswaxed my print with natural beeswax to a background i had painted and masked with Ranger Dabbers, Distress inks, papers and bits of bookprint, it turned out a touch dark so the next time i will keep my background a little lighter! i added some gold and bronze beeswax! i used my craft iron, melted the wax up against the iron and ironed it on straight away, i'd never done it like this before, i usually use the little spade on the stylus tool! this was quick! less accurate but fun because it left space for chance!

i added a dotted ribbon at the bottom, waxed it and dragged some bronze and gold wax across it, i addes some flowers with brads, i cut off the prongs a attached with Glossy Accents, Ranger, a inner watch piece, a rub-on at the tpo, some buttons, a found plastic object and a cool little piece of glass that i glues onto a piece of book page with Glossy Accents, i was so lucky to just pick up a piece that i had torn earlier for a diff project and the word "strength" just jumped out at me!



i also made soem of these cute little houses! i've been wanting to make some for ages and never got round to doing them, so now i did!

i like them, i want to make a whole bunch of them before Xmas ( i know! i love Xmas!!!!) they would look so nice all together like a little village, very nostalgic even.
i even want to make my own pattern for some house of my own, it's pretty easy really!
i love these ones mind!!!! they are by Julie van oosten.

4 comments:

  1. These are beyond gorgeous, look at those houses, they could be in a boutique right now, beautiful and that arch, is amazing, I haven't made one of those yet either, this is very inspiring!
    I miss my Ranger U Buds, we had so much fun, wish you lived closer! LOL!

    Super Hugs!
    Lisa!

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  2. Wat een prachtig projekt. Really arty.

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  3. Prachtige arch Tania!

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  4. Love what you've done with Julie's little houses! She's such a smart cookie for coming up with all these great ideas for us. Have you tried using her little windows yet? Gorgeous!!!

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