Wednesday, 1 May 2019

Cogs and Flowers Galore




 During the Easter Break I had lots of fun Playing with all the elements from Woodform Crafts
above. Had great fun making different layouts .


Starting with the large cog - a layer of crackle paint in areas, then building layers adding hues of acrylic blue.Often mixing colours using the Primary colours and titanium white from DecoArt Mixed Media range Continued to knock layers back using paint and wet wipes too.
 The Hot Air balloon has many paint layers and stenciling.

Then cogs and flowers to add the interest / oppositional light and rusted, dark with bright contrast and added dimensional height.

The Middle purple flower is 4 layers tall. Some cogs are rusted whilst others are painted with Silver acrylic and distressed technique to age them.


 The colours are a different choice from my usual - loved the experimentation .




As usual half way through I wanted to add something else and re- jig the original layout :) so the letters were added! 


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16 comments:

sarascloset said...

How cool you were able to include flowers in your awesome steampunk make! This is fabulous and I'm so happy you shared it with us at Frilly and Funkie for our Spring is in Full Bloom challenge! Hugs!

crafty-stamper said...

Great Steampunk project love all the cogs and flowers -perfect complete opposites
Carol x

Sue said...

This is fabulous Carol, I love your bright happy colours, they really suit your balloon. Have a very happy May, Sue xx

Jane Savage said...

Love how this came together, Carol! What an awesome design!
Thank you for joining us this month at We Love 2 Create With Polkadoodles! Jane (DT) xxx

Claudia N. said...

Looks like you had great fun indeed, Carol!
Thank you for sharing your lovely projects with us at SanDee&amelie's Steampunk Challenges!

Claudia x

Suzanne C said...

A fun and whimsical take on spring flowers! Thanks for playing along in the Frilly and Funkie Spring is in Full Bloom Challenge!

Craftyfield said...

Fun make! Thanks for showing us at Country View Challenges!

Mixed Media Academy Challenge said...

It's a beautiful creation Carol! Thanks for participating in our May Challenge. All the best!

craftysahmiam said...

What a fun piece and so colorful. I like the pattern you created on the hot air balloon as well as the use of the flowers with the cogs.

Maggi said...

What a delightful steampunk project. Theflowers give it that spring vibe. Thank you for joining in the Frilly and Funkie challenge.

Anat Weksler said...

Such a special project! Thank you for playing along with us at Mixed Media Place challenge!

Monika Gulyas said...

Fabulous decoration with cogs and flowers!!! thank you for joining the May challenge of the Country View Challenges!

Teresa said...

What a wonderful project!! Thanks so much for joining the Opposites Challenge at CVC. Good luck and hope to see you again soon x Teresa DT

Kerstin F. said...

A gorgeous project! Thanks for sharing with us at SanDee&amelie's Steampunk Challenges!

Sam Squires - A Crafting Niche said...

What a fab piece of wall art. I love the steampunk element to the middle of the balloon. Thank you for taking part in the May #34 #Love To Craft Challenge:. DT Sam x

Arantzazu said...

Beautiful and huge creation!!!
Thanks for playing with us at MMP