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Saturday, September 11, 2010

CCC #13 - A Tisket, A Tasket...Grunge Paper Flowers


So many projects so little time! I've actually finished two today so I'm feeling pretty good. Love my baskets - just wish they were a little more organized instead just a bunch of stuff that you have to dig thru. They kind of remind me of the bag style purses that are on the market today - oh, idea....perhaps I should purchase some of those bag organizers to organize my baskets...hmmmm might have to look into that. Wow, that started to be a rabbit hole!

My offering today is a basket - you saw this coming right? I have baskets hanging on several doors around here including one that had completed cards, little things I didn't want to lose and things I just didn't know what to do with. So I decided to decorate one of them. I used gesso on the grunge paper, stamped with with various backgrounds with embossing ink, and added distress powder, some of which peeled off when I was shaping the flowers. Buttons and leaves finished it up. Overall I like the look - reminds me of Alice in Wonderland for some reason even though the flowers didn't look like that in the cartoon or movie. Oh well, thats where my mind goes anyway and I'm staying!

Enjoy the weekend!

2 comments:

  1. Love how they look! Epecially like the striped flower! Soon your house will be bloomin' everywhere!

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  2. Great project, Charlene! I have all kinds of odds and ends lying around that I have no idea what to do with, and you've just inspired me!

    Your grunge flowers look fabulous! I love the contrasting patterns and happy colors. This is a brilliant approach the challenge!

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