Hi everyone
Thank you to everyone for your comments on my last post. I was overwhelmed by your kind words and generosity.
Today I would like to share a project I made just for the fun of it.
This post is heavy on photos but less on words.
The finished size of this is 50cm x 40 cm.
I painted the MDF backing board (50cm x 40 cm) in 3 coats of brown craft paint and using a stencil and tile grout I made the relief pattern around the edge.
I cut the small pieces out of hard board (40cm x 30cm). Please see cutting guide below. All of the stamped pieces have been decorated and made in the same way.
I base coated each piece in craft paint (colors as seen) and smudge some paint here and there to give them a distressed look. The texture on the piece with the man on (shown above) was made with tile grout.
I stamped onto the little pieces using Archival Ink. The coloring is a mixture of paint and felt tip pens. The ink on the images has been fixed using a spray fixative.
Each piece has been attached to the backing board using strong PVA glue. and the whole project was finished with two coats of Gel Medium and some little brass corner pieces (CI).
Inspiration for this project came from a recent visit, with my blogging bud Kylie, to the Alcazaba in Malaga
Arches
Distressed roof tiles
Cutting Guide
Tip: Number the pieces with pencil or chalk before cutting them out. It does save a lot of time.
For me, I do find it easier to cut the board firstly into quarters as shown by the white lines and then cut those into strips as shown by the red lines. Then it is easy to cut the small pieces off.
By cutting it out this way it does make it easier to change the pieces around within the quarters and columns keeping the exact size.
That’s all from me today. I hope you like my little project. As always if you have any questions please give me a shout.
Thank you for looking.
Florence x
Oh my goodness Florence this is amazing !!!!!!!! It looks like something that should be hanging in a museum. Now Im one of the very few bloggers who have had the fortune to see you art up close and personal but this is just right off the scale. How you had the patience to begin with to cut all those pieces of wood is beyond me the result and your attention to detail is flawless. If you have the time i would love to know which stamps you have used as they are amazing and would love to acquire them.
Marie
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UB!! Thank you so much. Got to be honest I got on the band saw so it only took a couple of minutes. It is so nice to come back to crafting. Thank you for your encouragement. I used quite a few stamps on here. Some are now discontinued but there are a lot of current stamps I have used. I have emailed you with the CB names.
Take care,
Flo x
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Wow Flo this is absolutely magnificent! I love the stamps and the fabulous relief texture framing it, I’d love to try something on these lines 🙂
Val xx
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Thank you so much Val. They are so much fun to make. I think you would enjoy it. Can’t wait to see you on Tuesday. We are both looking forward to it.
Tat tar for now.
Flo x
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Oh. My. God. Where do I start? This is obviously so meaningful to me, Flo. Seeing first hand where you got this inspiration from, you have nailed it. What an amazing project. I simply adore it xx
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Thank you so much Kylie. It was a fantastic day wasn’t it. Such an amazing place to see. So pleased you suggested it.
Hugs, Flo xx
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This is just glorious, I love it,
Lucy x
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Thank you Lucy. Great to hear from you. Hope you are both well.
Take care,
Florence x
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Wowzers!!! This is gorgeous. I can’t stop looking at it. Your artistic talents never fail to amaze me, Florence. So inspiring! Hugs, Tracy 🙂
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Hi Tracy. Thank you so much! Hope you are all well. Always great to hear from you.
Florence x
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Wow this is amazing Florence, I love everything about it. I can see where the inspiration came from by looking at the photos.
Sue xx
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Hi Sue. It is great to hear from you. Thank you for calling in and for your lovely comments. Happy Sunday.
Hugs, Flo x
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Breath taking & glorious ArT Florence. I am so blown away by your talents. So glad you shared this with us:-) xxx
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Hi, Thank you so much. So pleased you like it. Happy Sunday.
Florence xx
Flo: I would like to share a link to Massofhair’s other blog
http://massofhair.blogspot.com.es/
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Thank you Florence for the Follow and the shared link, itis very kind of you:-) xxx
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Omg! Jazz and I are speechless. A rare feat indeed! This is sooooo cool. love it. Hugs
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Hellooooo Mrs. B! It is so lovely to hear from you. Hope all is well. Thank you for calling in and for your kind words.
Big hugs for Jazz.
Florence x
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That’s is really gorgeous, Florence!! I love the grout leaf designs around the edges – very nice! And of course your tile pieces are superbly done. They look like old wooden blocks…sort of like the tops of wooden stamps. The distressing, colors, everything is wonderful. Great project.
By the way, I wanted to also say about your last two Christmas cards, that I like the background paper you use, also, like the polka dotted black and white. It really adds to the design of the card.
Thank you for sharing all of these lovely goodies.
Hugs,
Marianne xo
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Marianne, Thank you so much Sweetie. You are always so kind. Happy Sunday.
Take care
Flo xx
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Just brilliant!
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Hi Bernard. Thank you so much! Happy Sunday.
Flo x
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Wow!!! It’s gorgeous Flo! I really love the Medieval theme! xxx
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Thank you Ali. Hope you saved me a piece of cake 🙂 Always, lovely to hear from you.
Flo x
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A stunning piece, lots of wonderful interesting images.
Yvonne
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Thank you Yvonne. Great to hear from you. Happy Sunday.
Florence x
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This is absolutely Stunning Flo. So much detail, so interesting and so much to look at. I LOVE, LOVE LOVE it x
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What a stunning piece!!Sometimes creating just for the joy of it produces the most amazing results
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Thank you Amanada. Lovely to hear from you. Hope all is well.
Florence x
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This is amazing Florence!! I’ve always loved your work and am always in wonder with the ideas and supplies you use. Love, love this!!
Hugs,
Yvonne
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Hello Yvonne! Lovely to hear from you. Hope all is well. Thank you for calling in and for you lovely comment.
Flo xx
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Wow, Flo, it’s stunning! And I impressed by the size , such a wonderful display to hang in every room! Gorgeous colours and medieval theme!
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Thank you so much Gio. Lovely to hear from you.
Take care,
Flo xx
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Wow! That is absolutely stunning.
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Lovely to hear from you Kirsten. Thank you so much.
Flo xx
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WOW! This is great. Thanks and Love, nia
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Thank you so much Nia. Hope all is well. Lovely to hear from you.
Take care,
Flo xx
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Truly magnificent Florence!! You have created a brilliant piece of work – a collection of the past. This is art to cherish forever. Virginia
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Wow! beautiful!
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Oh my comment got lost – anyway, Wow! Looks stunning. I hope you have a good spot for it. I has such a medieval feel to it – it would look great in a castle too!
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oooh I guess it’s too early… new comments appear at the top… (duh)
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I find this one just… Stunning!
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