Wednesday, 10 July 2013

Remember When .....


I came across this oval piece of wood whilst looking for something else!!  I gave it a coat of mushroom fresco paint, randomly spread on crackle paste, the added a mix of nougat and Irish cream for the top coat.


And somehow ended up with this!!!

Don't worry, you've not come to the wrong blog!!  I was inspired by Minxy aka Nicky with her new shabby chic projects when I was making!!!

I used watered down antique linen, spun sugar and seedless preserve distress stains to colour the strip of net curtain that I cut off for the frill around the edge!!

The hearts, leaves and butterfly are made from moulds using paper clay kindly given to me by Pink Sparkle Days aka Emma.  They have been coloured with distress ink markers.

I'd like to enter into the following challenges, 
Ali-Craft - butterflies
Hobby House - vintage
Our Creative Corner - captured memories
Altered Eclectics - anything goes





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25 comments:

  1. Pinksparklegirl10 July 2013 at 15:31

    You do realise it's pink and girly, are you ill?

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  2. Marianne10 July 2013 at 15:39

    This is indeed very unusual for you, but I do like it. I think you did a great job with the "lace" and a lovely picture in 3D.
    xxx Marianne

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  3. Unknown10 July 2013 at 17:33

    So glad I was sat down!!!!

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  4. Minxy10 July 2013 at 18:58

    OH MY GOD It's pink AND frilly... quick someone call a dr, Sam's obviously come over all strange lol
    Love it hun and feel quite chuffed that I inspired you to go so far out of your comfort zone xo

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  5. Helen10 July 2013 at 19:09

    What can I say.... love it!!

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  6. Lin10 July 2013 at 20:41

    Sam this is beautiful!!! I'm wondering if our Sam has been abducted and an imposter put in her place..Pink..frilly and flowers!! it's great and I want to know where you are getting these lovely images!!xx

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  7. Carol Q10 July 2013 at 20:49

    blimey - pink AND lacey Sam - what's afoot? lol - having read all the other comments it's had the same effect on everyone else! lovely Sam.(not you - your creation!!)

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  8. Anonymous10 July 2013 at 21:21

    wow this is right up my street, love the colours the way you have layered the image, those gorgeous pearls and such a pretty frame for the sentiment, thank you for joining us at the Hobby House for our 2nd challenge
    Hugs Kate xx

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  9. chrissie11 July 2013 at 07:37

    You never fail to amaze me Sam! This is so different from what I expected to see on your blog but it looks wonderful. Shows your versatility for sure

    Love Chrissie xx

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  10. PaperArtsy11 July 2013 at 09:56

    Hahahahahaha

    You'll be reminded endlessly of this project. One for the history books

    Well done! Another style for your increasingly diverse repertoire


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  11. Deborah11 July 2013 at 10:21

    Pink and girly, Sam! Are you having a midlife crisis!? :-) It's very pretty.

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  12. Words and Pictures11 July 2013 at 12:43

    Delicious vintage look, and the layering on the photo is so effective. Not sure I'd ever have guessed who made it!! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Our Creative Corner.
    Alison x

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  13. Patricia11 July 2013 at 15:24

    Sam, this is a wonderful creation! Thanks for joining us at Altered Eclectics this month.

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  14. Redanne11 July 2013 at 21:08

    Hi Sam, I love this beautiful creation - love the lace around the edge and the gorgeous little butterflies and leaves that you made as embellishments too. Thanks for joining us at Our Creative Corner. Anne x

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  15. craftimamma11 July 2013 at 21:21

    Oooh er! I think you must've been out in the sun too long, lol! This is very pretty......and pink......and it has A FLOWER! It's gorgeous!

    Hugs
    Lesley Xx

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  16. Clare with paint in her hair12 July 2013 at 09:39

    Cute! Love it.

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  17. Claudia N.12 July 2013 at 10:00

    "Sam Can!" (also do girlie and pink ;) - what a lovely make! I am always searching something and by that stumble across some forgotten treasures like you did. *lol

    But you turned your find into a real treasure! Beautiful!

    Thanks for sharing with us at OurCreativeCorner!

    Claudia xx

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  18. Anonymous12 July 2013 at 18:17

    This is just fabulous, great make.

    Thanks for joining our challenge at Altered Eclectics.

    Moira DT.

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  19. Linda Coughlin, the funkie junkie14 July 2013 at 12:41

    This is just so pretty - love the shabby feel and the colors are lovely. Beautiful work with the lace boarder and I really like how you layered the photograph! So happy to have you joining in the Memories challenge with us over at Our Creative Corner.

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  20. hazel15 July 2013 at 09:44

    Gosh Sam! What a lot of pink and lace - I love it.
    xxx Hazel.

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  21. Julie Lee15 July 2013 at 12:41

    Beautiful, shabby chic look! Julie Ann xx

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  22. Gez Butterworth16 July 2013 at 13:19

    Brilliant! No matter what you do, you always do it so well. Love it!

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  23. Elaine aka Ellapu16 July 2013 at 19:06

    Beautiful piece of art. Thank you so much for sharing with us Altered Eclectics this month. Good luck and hope to see you in future challenges.
    Elaine aka Ellapu

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  24. Angela17 July 2013 at 20:53

    So pretty, lovely summer colours and a very polished finish.
    Angela x

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  25. Laurart28 July 2013 at 14:20

    This is wonderful! I LOVE the layering of the photograph - that is so effective. The paints were a perfect choice and it is all so perfectly put together. Thanks so much for joining us this month at Our Creative Corner. Love from Laura xxx

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