Window Decor/Hanging – Creative Embellishments June Challenge

01 Jun 2015 Comments Off

The Creative Embellishments June Challenge – Use the provided image as inspiration for your project. This month’s twist – include something with wings. Be sure to incorporate at least 1 CE product onto your entry project for your chance to win the $50 gc prize to the CE store! 😀

After taking quite a long break from crafting, this month’s CE challenge was a great way for me to get my feet wet again and I had a lot of fun! 😀 The images and colors really spoke to me since it incorporated so many of my favorite elements. I was inspired by the timepiece, wings, colors, and flowers. I instantly thought of the phrase, “time flies” as many of the others were, especially since my youngest son is turning 5 this month. So, I decided to create a window hanging for his room. His fave color is also blue. 😀 For this piece, I used a Creative Embellishments Large Clock Face in the 4″ size (it is also available in 5 and 6 inch diameters) as my base and the front view butterfly from the Flourish Butterflies set 4 for the this month’s twist. I also added a resin frame and steampunk owl piece that was gifted to me by my bestie. 😀 To alter the pieces, I used both white and black gesso along with 4 different lumiere paints by Jacquard. Here’s what I came up with…

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