Short and Sweet

Today is the start of the new challenge theme at the

Aurora Wings Challenge blog.

The new theme is Flowers.

Pretty easy to be inspired, as spring is in full bloom everywhere you look,

and there are a ton of beautiful, flowery images available at

the Aurora Wings Etsy shop. 

I picked up a bunch of 4" x 4" canvas boards on sale at Mike's

last week, and wanted to use one for this project. I get tired of

making cards all of the time.

  

I decided to work with an image that I haven't colored up before.

This is 'Bunnirina'.

She's adorable, right?

The canvas was a nice gray color already, but it didn't

go with my color scheme. I painted it using Deco Art's chalk paint

in the color, 'Timeless'. This is my first time using this paint,

and I love the coverage and the quick drying time. Oh, and no prep

is a big plus, too. This chalk paint gave me a perfect base for the 

pearlized crackle paste put through a fancy stencil. I love that stuff!

First though, I edged the entire canvas using some distress inks.

They bled through the crackle paste beautifully.

Didn't someone say something about flowers?

I dug out a bunch of paper roses, some of which I colored

using Copics, some that I left natural, and a few were already

dyed. I managed to pop in a few pearl dew drops, too. 

I also worked in a pretty floral spray I picked up in the 

wedding section at Mike's. I really like the height and 

interest those types of embellishments add to a project.

As a last added element, I broke out with a new pot of

Rock Candy Distress dry glitter. It added just the right amount of

sugary sparkle the outer perimeter of the canvas. And then while I was

in a glittering mood I used some Stickles on the roses, too. 

Someone is going to make me cash in my creepy card for this project.

But I don't care. This is was so fun to make.

So sweet! 

I hope you'll stop by the AW challenge blog and see all of the other

fabulously flowery projects the DT have created for this theme.

Thanks for stopping by today.

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes with a twist of Spring

All Crafts Challenge - Anything Goes but No cards

Not Just Cards - Anything Goes

Kit and Clowder - flowers

Sweet Stamping Challenge - Anything But a Card

Fussy and Fancy - Spring Flowers