In the Garden Burlap Panel by Emma Williams
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Hello everyone, it’s Emma here and I’m so happy to be back on the Simon Says Stamp blog sharing a home decor project, inspired by the lazy days of summer and this wonderful photo of two giggling girls from Tim Holtz’s Paper Dolls collection. So, with this in mind I’ve designed a dimensional, multi layered vintage style panel, using this fabulous image as my focal point and surrounding them with many more beautiful Tim Holtz products.
1. Using the burlap panel, use your fingertip to smear a small amount of gesso around the outside edges and set aside to dry. This will create a shabby chic look to the burlap.
2. Cut a panel of the Memoranda Paper Stash to measure, 13.5 x 18 cm and ink the edges of the paper. Machine stitch in a neutral coloured thread around the outside of the paper and then, Using a paper distresser tool, run the tool around the edges of the stitched paper to create a worn, vintage look adding small rips and tears as you work your way around.
3. Cut a panel of green card from the Classic Kraft Stock, slightly larger in size than the patterned paper. Using the sanding tool, gently sand the edges of the card stock before matting the stitched panel of paper over the top. Mount the layered panels onto a piece of gold metallic kraft paper measuring, 14.5 x 19cm and then adhere the matted layers onto the front of your burlap panel.
4. Using one of the Cabinet Card Frames, lightly sand around the outside of the frame.
5. Cut a further piece of Tim Holtz Memoranda paper to fit inside the Cabinet Card Frame and adhere the paper into place.
6. Using the Collage Brushes, apply a layer of Collage Medium over the entire Cabinet Card before taking the Walnut Stain Distress Crayon and running it around the edge, blending out the colour with your fingertip. At this stage, I also ran the crayon around the inside of the aperture to create some more depth to the layers.
7. Flick small amounts of gesso over the surface of the Cabinet Card Frame and allow to dry.
8. Attach the Cabinet Card to a piece of burlap from the Textured Surfaces pack and leave a border of the burlap showing around the outside of the card frame. Cut a strip of Linen Ribbon and wrap this around the Cabinet Card, placing it just above the writing and securing the ends of the ribbon at the back.
9. Choosing a selection of flowers of various colours and heights from the Botanical Layers pack, I arranged and attached some of the flowers using Collage Medium directly onto my Cabinet Card Frame, arranging them around the oval aperture and attaching them with Collage Medium.
10. Take the image of the two adorable girls from the Paper Dolls set and colour the dress of the girl on the left by using the Tumbled Glass Distress Marker Pen and applying the colour directly to the surface, before gently wiping away any excess with a soft cloth. Apply Picked Raspberry to the other dress, again wiping away the excess ink before adding Brushed Corduroy to their arms and faces and a touch of Picked Raspberry to give them rosy cheeks.
11. Place foam pads on the back of the image and attach to the centre of the aperture of the Cabinet Card Frame, placing them over the top of some floristry fibres.
12. Using the remaining flowers that I’d chosen from the Botanical Layers pack, I attached these with foam pads, placing them around the bottom section of my Cabinet Card Frame and at the feet of the Paper Doll girls, giving the appearance that the girls are standing in the garden, surrounded by flowers.
13. Cut a further piece of linen ribbon and tie into a small bow and attach this bow to the left hand side of the Cabinet Card frame. Place the Clipping Sticker, “In The Garden” into a memo pin and insert the pin into the knot of the bow.
14. Cut away four of the flower heads from one stem of the Bouquet Findings. Spritz the flower heads with Spun Sugar and Antique Linen distress Spray Stains and allow to dry before attaching them to the base of the memo pin, arranging them to cascade down the pin.
15. Attach two butterflies from the Botanical Layers Pack to complete the scene on the front of the Cabinet Card.
16. Add Remnant Rubs and a Clippings Sticker to the top right hand corner of the card frame.
17. The ruler pieces are slightly smaller than the width I wanted to use on the burlap panel, so for this I created an illusion by taking one of the Ruler pieces which I cut into two sections measuring approx 3cm. Rub the wood with Walnut Stain and Vintage Photo Distress Ink before spritzing each piece with a light misting of water and allow to dry. Attach the two pieces onto the covered burlap panel, placing them approx 4.5cm from the bottom edge and adhering them into place on either side with Collage Medium, allowing them to slightly overlap the left and right hand edges of the burlap panel.
18. Place foam pads on the back of the completed Cabinet Card Frame and attach centrally onto the front of your burlap panel, placing it over the top of the ruler pieces, which now appear to be one length of ruler.
19. Apply Picket Fence Distress Paint to the surface of the Hinge Clip, allow for the paint to be-come tacky before wiping away some of the paint from the clip. Attach the clip to the top of the frame.
20. Finally, add four of the Prima Knobs to each corner of the panel and I’ve added it to the Tim Holtz Adjustable Easel to display it.
I really hope you’ve loved the creative process behind this project and that you’ll be inspired by the piece I’ve created especially for you! Thanks so much for stopping by today and I’ll see you again very soon!
Emma
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Wow. Very impressive. I don’t have many supplies yet but this layering decor is way cool. I can’t wait to give it a try myself
This is pretty
Gorgeous – I love the vintage look to this, with all the sepia/tea stained tones. Makes it seem so vintage pretty!
Wow! Stunning! This would take me forever to finish. lol Thanks for the step by step.
Wow ! This is a lot of work !! Congratulations !
What a wonderful piece of nostalgic art work!
This is so vintage and sweet! I love all the texture and eye candy.
WOW Emma, this is one gorgeous piece! I am not sure I could make such a beautiful home decor project that would even look close to this but you have inspired me to try. This truly is GORGEOUS and I thank you for the detailed tutorial, it helps take the fear out of it for me. LOL
Simply beautiful! Stunning job!
Have a wonderful day,
Migdalia
Crafting with Creative M
I always love your work Emma! I share links of what I like with a friend and everything you do gets linked! :D This is yet another consistantly beautiful work of art! :D Thanks for Sharing.
What a beautiful vintage piece. It evokes such nice feeling, you can’t help but smile.
Great step by step instructions! I love the style and wonderful details!
Great vintage look. Those girls are adorable. Reminds me of the haircuts we use to get from our Mom when school let out for the summer! Nicely done.
I love every piece of Emma’s work, and this one fits the bill as well.
Loved the vintage look and thank you very much for all the instructions about how to create this piece. Thank you!
Love the antique look of this project – So inspiring:)
Lovely home décor project made using my favorite Tim Holtz projects! Thanks for sharing!
Great! Love your gorgeous design!
Oh, this is just too cool!
Love your project and all the goodies use worked with. Awesome!
WOW! This is just BEAUTIFUL!
This is so very cute. I love all of the layering. Super project that I will do!
Just delightful! Love all the layers and details!
Gorgeous work–love how you put all the elements together!
Wonderful mixed media creation. Like the use of the burlap.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
Very pretty! I like the burlap.
Beautiful design. Love your art. Thanks for sharing….
Great work! So very pretty!
I love your beautiful vintage project with the pops of color – so awesome!
Beautiful details on this lovely project!
So gorgeous! Whenever I see old photos like this I always wonder who the people are, what the story is behind the photos. Always gets my imagination going! Such a cool project!
This is so fabulously wonderful!! The giggling girls are adorable and all the little elements are just perfect! My favourite touch is the flower heads on the memo pin. Love it!!
What a wonderful project!!!
Fantastic.
Love the vintage feel.
thanks for sharing.
This is an incredible piece! You are so talented!
Beautifully made and such detail. This is an amazing work of art. Thanks so much for the inspiration!
You are so talented, Emma – this is wonderful, Jo x
This pretty layering look is awesome! I love the vintage vibe too!
Take Care!
Michele
Wow, I love how vintage this piece looks!
Love this vintage look. Beautifully done.
What a gorgeous panel! I’m always blown away by the types of perfect ephemeral layers such as you be created. Simply lovely!
Love the details here. I could spend some hours in this garden!!! Wonderful creativity. Hugs
Another mixed media Idea. I love it!! You keep me thinking about the possibilities and shopping for jaz that I just might need.
Oh my gosh, this is breathtaking. Love all the bits and bobs. Could look at this for hours…. ?
OH I LOVE this kind of ART. I love all the awesome details. I keep looking and looking. Awesome. So creative and fun.
So very creative! Thanks for sharing!
Ok Like I am amazed at this Pile it on and WOW look Vintage creations – such talent! So lovely and yes, I would kindly take it off your hands = TFS your beautiful talent with us – have a blessed week!
Oh my, I love love love this!
Such a beautiful, beautiful piece…so many gorgeous layers! Great job Emma, as always! ❤
Wow, this is a work of art and labor,of love. Those girls are too cute.