Creative Artiste August - Lemon Wreath

Good Morning everyone

Time for a new challenge over at Creative Artiste where the theme is always anything mixed media goes - use at least 3 different mediums

Something fun and summery from me today.  Ive made a little lemon wreath to add to the front door.

Approx size 8x8"   I cut my wreath base from cardboard box card and then wrapped with garden twine.

I then stamped all the images and watercoloured with derwent inktense pencils adding touches of shimmer with cosmic shimmer pixie powders which i used as a paint by adding a little water.  Once dry I cut out and sealed with glossy mod podge and then added touches of stickles glitter glue to the flowers and glossy accents to the lemon gals eye.

I arranged the lemons and foliage mostly to the bottom right of the wreath, adhering to the twine with pinflair glue gel.  I decided it needed something to help the girl stand out a bit so I made a kind of rosette from twine which I added behind her which also helps break up all the yellow and add more texture....its a fabulous tactile medium to use too.

To finish I added a twine bow to the top.

For the lemons and foliage it is actually only one stamp which ive cut up and used at different angles to build it up from a stamp set my studio light but it goes perfectly with the lemon girl stamp from aall&create

The start of my wreath, first cut a circular frame from corrugated card - cutting the inside out with craft knift wasn't very neat or even but once i wrapped the garden twine around it and i used the thicker part behind my elements so no one would know and it added a little rustic charm😊

How i made my little rosette behind lemon girl - first wrapped twine around my fingers multiple times and then tied in the middle, i then fanned it out, once i added the girl with pinfliar glue gel that helped hold it in shape.

Items Used:

Aall&create stamps #1021 'lemon'

Studio light stamps #SL-ES-STAMP427 'lemon sqeezy'

Derwent Inktense pencils

Cosmic shimmer pixie powder 'mango'

Ranger Glossy accents

Ranger Stickles 'crystal'

Garden twine

Do hop over to Creative Artiste Mixed Media to see what the rest of the DT have created this month and to join in - any project but with at least 3 different mediums 

Thank you all for stopping by.  This is my first post of 2 today as have a GDT post coming a little bit later this morning....its like buses, i don't post anything for days and now 2 in one day! lol   Im having issues with my eyes so not getting much crafting in, but im on the urgent 6wk list for laser treatment so hopefully my eyes will soon be back to their usual level if not better...better would be great but I will be happy with them being as they were😊   What with that and them still messing about with my MS treatment I think I have a seat reserved at hospital at the moment......at least I have a good distraction over the holidays spending time with my nieces.

 I hope you all have a great weekend.  Happy Crafting Emmax

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