Our Creative Corner - March Challenge

Hello Everyone!

It's the first of the month which means it's time to start another fabulous challenge at Our Creative Corner.
This month our challenge is being hosted by the talented Candice and she has chosen the theme JUNK IN YOUR TRUNK. I will give you the challenge details in a bit, but first, a little bit about my creation.

Last summer, I told you the story of my Mom's gorgeous pond at her house up north and how it is our happy place for 3 of the 4 seasons. It's a beautiful pond that my Mom built from the ground up, and it's such a serene, relaxing place to be. Well my Mom has recently gotten a promotion at her job and she has been working like a mad woman. I made her this wall hanging to remind her of her pond and to remind her to slow down and enjoy life a little bit. I sure hope she likes her Floating Rock Garden!

Candice would like you to create something out of 'junk'. Turn something useless into something beautiful or functional. Recylce, upcycle, re-fashion...the choice is yours. This month one lucky winner will win a prize from our wonderful sponsor Crafty Individuals, so let's all raid those closets and get started. I can't wait to see what you come up with!

 

Here is the stash of junk that I used to create my Lotus/Water Lily Pond - an old book, a piece of a craft box and two old music CD's (nobody really listens to the Backstreet Boys any more anyway) lol This will give my gift to Mom extra meaning because she is HUGE on recycling. She has even been featured in the local paper for her work and volunteer service with the community and the recycling plant.

The cardboard and the book pages were used to make the water bubble background of my pond. The Bubble stencil is from Prima, the paints are from the DecoArt Crafters Acrylic line - Turquoise and Tropical Blue and I also spritzed some distress ink sprays Peacock Feathers and Picket Fence.

Introducing my newest flower design...The Lotus or Water Lily. This was cut from the Tim Holtz Tattered Florals die and the edges were highlighted with Wild Honey and Spiced Marmalade distress inks. The centers were done with a Cheery Lynn Fringe die.

There's lots of little stones and dew drops tucked in under the leaves and around the rock garden. Some natural fibres and bright green sprigs help to give it an outdoorsie feel.

The leaves were stamped with an Inkadinkadoo stamp set called Decomposed Foliage. I embossed them with Ranger Perfect Medium and clear embossing powder on a pale green card stock and then spritzed with Peeled Paint and Forest Moss ink sprays. A few splashes of Tumbled Glass paint to emulate water splashes.

HOW DID I DO THAT:

I punched out a round piece of card stock to cover the hole and then filled in the hole with home made texture paste. I sanded it off and then used various green dollar store paints to make a crackled background.

Another layer of home-made texture paste and a Prima Stone Wall stencil and then while the paste was still wet, I sprinkled it with real sand and Tim Holtz Pumice Stone embossing powder. For the cardboard backing, I wanted to show a picture of the before, because the book pages aren't visible in the end project.

The dragonflies are from DoCrafts. I stamped them with Ranger Archival Jet Black ink and them coloured them with Tim Holtz inks. I used a Ranger Holographic embossing powder to coat the wings, I really hope you can catch some of the amazing glimmer and the way it reflects the light in different colours.

I am entering my Floating Rock Garden into the following wonderful challenges:

- Through The Craft Room Door - Feb 24 - March 2
- That Craft Place - Anything Goes/  Mother's Day
- 613 Avenue Create - Challenge #113 - Anything Goes

- Natalie and Amy - March Challenge - #30 Flowers

- Altered Eclectic - March Challenge - Anything Goes
- Rhedd's Creative Spirit - March Challenge - Anything Goes

That's it for today. Thank you for stopping in and for all the amazing comments. I read and appreciate every single one! If you have any questions, please let me know.