Monday, February 29, 2016

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Take A Leap Into The Unkown







Hi Everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and that you're ready for a new challenge for the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. This week we're asking you to "Take A Leap Into The Unknown". Doesn't that sound fun? It was really fun for me because I always wanted to learn quilling, where you roll or incurve a thin piece of paper to create a flower or some other shape. I've seen some beautiful creations using this technique but always wondered what it would look like on a mixed media project. There are so many things you can create with quilling, but I stuck to the basics of making flowers and leaves. I'm pleased with how it turned out and the look it gave to my piece and have to admit, I had no idea how the thin layers of paper would hold up to paint and sprays so I was really taking a leap on this one. I hope you take a leap into the unknown and learn something new, maybe something that you've been afraid to try or something you just didn't think you could do well. C'mon, give it a try, you'll never know unless you do. I can't wait to see what you all create!

Remember to submit an entry and you could win in a $50 gift voucher to Simon Says Stamp's beautiful online store. Who could pass that up?

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Here is my mixed media piece using quilled flowers:


I chose my surface, using chipboard, and painted it with gesso and allowed it to completely dry.


While the gesso was drying, I started quilling to create my flowers. You will need a quilling tool for this, you can find one here.  If you have Tim Holtz Tiny Tattered Florals, you already have one because a quilling tool comes with the die set. I used white cardstock because I wanted to paint and spray the the flowers once they were adhered to my mixed media piece. Cut the strips 1/8" wide and the length will depend on how large you want your flowers. Thread the end of the strip through the quilling tool making sure you go to the very end of the strip.


Now roll the strip on the quilling tool between your fingers, as shown, until you are at the end of the strip.


Carefully remove the quilled strip from the quilling tool making sure it doesn't unravel. It's helpful to have a quilling template for the next step such as the one below. This will allow you to make the same size petals for each of your flowers so they will be uniform. Place the quilled strip in the size hole for the size of flower you want to create. This will become one of your petals.


So far, your petal will look like this.


Put a tiny dot of glue at the tip of the strip and pinch together on the quilled part to form the flower petal. The inside of the quilled paper will shape on its own as you pinch the petal and the glue will keep it in this shape. Don't worry, it won't unravel.


Continue this process until you have enough petals to form a flower.


Here is another shape for petals that you can use for one of your flowers. Instead of pinching one end of the quilled strip as you glue it together, pinch both ends of the quilled strip to create a point on both ends of your flower petal.


After all your flower petals are complete, glue them together to form a flower. I used a Hero Arts pearls for the center of my flowers. Of course, you'll want to use the appropriate size pearl for the center of your flower depending on its size.


If it's more helpful, there are many videos on YouTube that can help you with the process of quilling. You can find a wonderful video here. It's for beginners, and it's one I referenced when creating my flowers.

Now that all my flowers are glued together and ready for my project, I set them aside while I stenciled and distressed the edges of my chipboard. Here, I used the Prima Flowers Sunrise Sunset Stencil and Prima's Distressing Tool


Next I adhered all my embellishments onto the chipboard piece.


I painted the entire piece with Paper Artsy Nougat Fresco Finish Paint. You can use gesso also.  Allow the paint or gesso to completely dry before moving on to the next step.


Now that the paint is dry, it's time to spray my piece. I first covered the outer edges with a cutout piece of regular paper and sprayed the piece with the Fossilized Amber Distress Spray. Then I covered the inside area and sprayed the rest of the piece with Mermaid Lagoon Distress Spray.



I let that completely dry and then added some stamping, Prima Copper Micro Beads and some distress edging with Walnut Stain Distress Ink. I also did some highlighting with a Nougat Faber- Castell Big Brush Pen for the finishing touches.

Here again is my finished project:


I hope you enjoyed seeing how I took a leap into the unknown and added quilled flowers to my mixed media project. I can't wait to see what you create!

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37 comments:

  1. WOW!! this is gorgeous Cathie and I love the quilled flowers and leaves! very well done! the whole effect is AWESOME!

    Luv
    Lols x x x

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  2. Wow! Quilling must be very toilsome! I don't yhink I'd be that patient. Lovely piece of art. Love all the mixed colors ans textures. Hugs, Marzena

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    1. Thanks, Macarena! It really wasn't too bad. I found it relaxing and it was something I always wanted to try, especially on a mixed media project. Cathie <3

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    1. Thank you, Chary, and thanks for stopping by and leaving such a sweet comment. I really appreciate it! Cathie <3

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  4. Cathie, this looks great! Love the quilled pieces and how you arranged everything! Thanks for the detailed photos!
    Edith

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    1. Thank you, Edith! I didn't know how the quilled pieces would turn out on a mixed media project but I was happy with the result. Thanks for taking the time to stop by and leave such a sweet comment. Cathie <3

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  5. Stunning piece, Cathie! The texture and colors are phenomenal!!

    *mwah*
    Steph
    Simon Says Stamp!

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    1. Thank you, Steph! I had a lot of fun with this challenge as I didn't know what to expect with adding quilled pieces to a mixed media project and thankfully the thin layers of paper held up to the sprays. Cathie <3

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  6. Brilliant masterpiece, Cathie! The quilling looks awesome with all the elements you chose, and your colors are just stunning!!

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    1. Thank you so much, Maura! I'm so happy you liked my project. I wasn't sure how quilling would look on a mixed media project but I went for it and was pleased with the outcome. Cathie <3

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  7. SUCH gorgeous colors and I'd've never thought to use quilling in mixed media - thanks for the fab idea!!

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    1. Thank you! I do hope you will try adding some quilling on a mixed media project. I know you'll not only like the result, but have fun doing it too! It's quite relaxing. Thanks for stopping by and leaving your sweet comment. Cathie <3

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  8. Love your gorgeous creation, Cathie. The colors and all the embellishments are awesome! :)

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  9. I'm also attracted to quilling and it was wonderful to see how you interpreted the technique here. Thanks for the step-outs--I may just have to take a leap and try it too!

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    1. Thank you, Beulah! I do hope you give it a try, it was really fun and the quilling was relaxing. Thanks for stopping by and leaving such a sweet comment! Cathie <3

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  10. I'm also attracted to quilling and it was wonderful to see how you interpreted the technique here. Thanks for the step-outs--I may just have to take a leap and try it too!

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  11. This is awesome. I forwarded this to Autumn at Sew.Paper.Paint-- she says she'd already spied it... Beautiful work. Never done quilling. I'm inspired... Maybe I'll leap next leap year!

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    1. Thank you so much, Mimi! I really appreciate you taking the time to stop by and leave such a sweet comment. I do hope you will try quilling, it's fun and really relaxing. Cathie <3

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  12. This is awesome. I forwarded this to Autumn at Sew.Paper.Paint-- she says she'd already spied it... Beautiful work. Never done quilling. I'm inspired... Maybe I'll leap next leap year!

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  13. This is absolutely gorgeous!! I love the quilled pieces and all the wonderful textures and colours. I used to do a lot of quilling and enjoy taking out my quilling paper now and then, you inspired me to use it on a mixed media piece soon.

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    1. Thank you, Anna-Karin. I would LOVE to see what you do with quilling on a mixed media creation because it would be totally awesome!!! Cathie <3

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  14. Gorgeous piece of artwork, Cathie and I adore all those quilled flowers! I used to do a lot of quilling when I had more time but it's something I never think of anymore...maybe I should start again because I love the effect! <3

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    1. Thank you, Emma! I can only image what beautiful pieces of quilling artwork you created and would LOVE to see it on one of your mixed media pieces. It would be nothing short of totally awesome. Cathie <3

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  15. Stunning piece, Cathie! Love the quilled flowers, such a great touch! The micro beads are fabulous! Hugs, Sandra

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    1. Thank you, Sandra! I've had these micro beads sitting on my shelf and forgot about them. Then when I was cleaning my space I found them and got so excited because (shhh don't tell anyone) but one of my quilled petals got a little too wet from the spray and shriveled up so I covered it with micro beads. Cathie <3

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  16. Awesome job! Love the texture and all the detail!

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  17. I don't ever tried the quilling art! You've made me want to try! Thanks for sharing this tutorial, I love so much to larn new technique! Amazing colors, I adore the turquoise!! Barbara

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    1. Thank you, Barbara! I hope you give quilling a try, it's really fun and relaxing. Cathie <3

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  18. I don't ever tried the quilling art! You've made me want to try! Thanks for sharing this tutorial, I love so much to larn new technique! Amazing colors, I adore the turquoise!! Barbara

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  19. OMG!!!! I never tried quilled art as I though it was sooooo hard and time consuming but you make it looks so easy to do! You actually make me wanna try!!!
    Awesome project dear <3 Hugs xxx

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    1. Thanks, Zoey! I was reluctant to try it on mixed media but always wanted to try and thought this would be the perfect opportunity. I wasn't sure how the thin quilled sheets would hold up to paint or spray. It did shrivel in one spot, so I covered it with micro beads. I hope you try it sometime, it really is fun and relaxing. Cathie <3

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  20. This is BRILLIANT to the third power! My sister-in-law just took up quilling a few months ago and I've been spying on her materials and tactics. But seeing a mixed media masterpiece like this makes me want to go steal her supplies! LOVE THIS! And nice trick with the subtle masking.

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    1. Thanks, Andrea! I'd love to see you try some quilling on a mixed media project, you'd make something totally awesome. Cathie <3

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