Resurrection Sunday

I simply LOVE how this turned out!  It's already hanging on my wall to celebrate our risen Lord this coming Easter morning.  Using the Woodwynds font from Duetica Lettering Arts Studio, this piece has a regal feel, as it very well should have!

Materials

Unfinished Wood Tray
Scrapbook Paper: Christian Theme
Americana Acrylic Paint: Celery Green
Viva Pearl Pen: Gold
Ranger Distressed Inks: Peeled Paint & Broken China
Prima Flowers: Charme Rose Sun Kiss
Westcott: Scissors & Craft Knife
Ruler
Pencil
Blue .25 Satin Ribbbon
Scrap Perfect: Best Glue Ever
Found Jewelry Pieces
Antique Buttons
Pearl Stick Ons
Transparent Color Glaze: Midnight Blue

• Paint tray with celery green
• Lay try on scrapbook paper & trace with pencil
• From traced image, measure .25" on each side of image
• Cut inside measurement with craft knife & ruler: should be a perfect fit INSIDE the tray area

• Using Duetica's Lettering Arts Studio, print out the words
  Resurrection Sunday on white cardstock
• Distress with inks, cut out with scissors, glue in place
• Arrange flowers, buttons, pearls, and jewelry parts as desired
• Dipping a glue cap into the glaze, randomly add circles on the outside of the painted tray
• Add a hanger for wall display or simply set on a wooden shelf for all to admire!

This tray's beauty isn't portrayed in these pictures but you get the idea!
And yes, I caught the spelling blunder in my creation and will correct it soon!
Dag nabbit, spell checker didn't catch it!

Nathaniel arrives!

Jessica & JD Gant's family just grew by two feet!  Meet Nathaniel Gant!  I remember holding Jessica as a WEE little one and now she has her own wee one.  My how time flies!  Baby Nate was born on Feb. 13, 2012 so here in this picture, he is just a day or so old.  Beautiful & healthy, what more could a mom & dad ask for?

When Jessica posted this beautiful picture of little Nate, I knew Duetica had to play a part in welcoming Baby Nate into this world.   This picture screamed delicate.....so I used the Mandolyn font and created the perfect image!

Tools
Image
Duetica Lettering Arts Studio
Photoshop

All in a Name!

I can't express enough how much I LOVE Duetica's fonts! I was playing with my last name & came up with this beautiful piece. The pictures below don't show just how beautiful this piece is! The Woodwynds font is used in this piece. The delicate swirls & dots just gave me so much room to play with in making this a prized piece to hang up on the entrance hallway so all can see.

On Kraft colored cardstock, I printed out the whole name in different sizes all over the page in a light gray. Then right smack in the center I placed the letter G, big & bold. Although you can read the last name in the background, the letter G is what is most eye catching!

On the centered G, a thick layer of crackle paint was generously spread. Let dry throughly on it's own to give the crackling ingredient time to do it's job. Here (dried) you can see the actual crackling effect! Very detailed!

The thicker swirls in the Woodwynds font gave me the perfect opportunity to use distressed glitter glue. I know, distressed glitter just goes against all grains! This worked nicely against the Kraft colored cardstock. It was thicker but not overpowering. When dried, I added some foam metal dots where the Woodwynds font dots were. Striking! I just love adding metal in my artwork! Gives it the POP I was looking for.

Another view of the G. I didn't want the black swirls to overpower the piece so I used a black diamond glitter glue to all the thin lines coming off the main G. This adds a wonderful sparkle to the piece. Now, cut the piece down to a 8x10 and it's now ready for framing!

No matter how I angled this frame, I kept getting reflections off the wood or glass. But it does show the whole end effect. When it gets hung on the wall, perhaps that will give me a better picture.

If you've not tried Duetica Lettering Arts Studio, you should! It's an awesome new twist in lettering!

Supplies Used

Duetica Lettering Arts Studio
Microsoft Publisher
Stickles: Black Diamond
Ranger: Distressed Vintage Paper

Gold Metal Dots with foam adhesive

Ranger: Black Crackle Paint