Vintage Shabby Chic Style

Fairy Frame

I made the frame of the fairies for the Ethereal Spring Challenge April 2024 on the Gecko Galz Blog.

I used a 10 x 8 inch white card mount to make the frame. First I gave it a coat of white gesso and when dry I used a leaf stencil and sand paste to get a raised leaf effect. When that was dry I used metallic gold paste over the background and also green acrylic paint was lightly added so that the leaf effect stood out more. 

The image of the fairies are from the Gecko Galz that I printed onto Matte photo paper. To seal the image I used Distress Glaze

I had previously made toadstools, a snail and a ladybird out of resin that I used to decorate the frame. I  lightly coloured all of them with green iridescent acrylic paint and lightly rubbed gold wax over that to pick out the detail so that they would look realistic and to match the colours of the frame and the image.

The ivy leaves and flowers are made out of paper die cuts and as they are flimsy I gave them a coat of clear heat embossing powder to strengthen them and also some Glossy Accents and I also lightly coloured the daisies. I arranged the ivy leaf and flowers around the image and then added little yellow gemstones for the centres of the flowers

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