Total Eclipse of the Heart!

Good Monday morning.  How was your weekend?  I spent the better part of Friday and Saturday working on The Master Plan.  Things are coming along nicely and changing more than I first thought.  Mr. Stodgy has really gotten into the project and comes home each day with something new.  I’ll have more of an update for you later.

On Saturday I showed you my Spellbinders Blog Frenzy Projects.  This is my second project from that day, a wall hanging I call Total Eclipse of the Heart.  Today I want to tell you how I put this project together.

The backing is a Grunge Board page from one of the idea-ology books.  I added a wood shelf along the bottom using some hobby wood trim that I found at Michaels.  It was painted black, sanded in spots to look worn, and then inked with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. 

To make the Grunge Paper embellishments, I die cut/embossed Spellbinders™ S4-299 Fallen Angel and S4-298 Antiquities, two of the new dies from Spellbinders™.  You can see my step-by-step instructions on die cutting/embossing Grunge Paper and pictures of the new dies here.

The wings were covered with Picket Fence Distress Crackle Paint and then sponged over with Old Paper Distress Ink to enhance the cracks.  The sword and Fleur de Lis were sponged in Black Soot and the embossed areas were highlighted with gold acrylic paint.  Because there were already two holes at the top of the Grunge Board page, I added one more to hold the Fleur de Lis on with brads.

The crown was die cut/embossed twice, but I didn’t remove the open die cuts from the back layer of the crown.  That layer was inked in red and the top layer of the crown (with all die cut areas removed) was painted with gold acrylic paint.  To add some interest I applied some brown and black ink and rubbed on some Green Patina Perfect Pearls.

Because I was playing on the song, Total Eclipse of the Heart, I had a wicked idea that the hanging needed a bottle of love potion.  When in Orlando I picked up the medicine bottle stamp from the Just For Fun® booth, just for this purpose.  I’ve been stashing the plastic containers that stamps come in, and decided it was perfect to use for the bottle.  I stamped the image in Archival Jet Black, cut it out and then colored on the back with blue Alcohol Ink.

The sentiments were generated on the computer and then die cut/embossed with different Spellbinders™ labels.  I remembered an old rusty key that I had picked up some where, grunged up some silk ribbon to tie on the key, and added it along the top of the wood shelf.

• Stamps:  F1576 Old Medicine Bottle from Just For Fun® Rubber Stamps
• Paper:  Graphic 45 On the Boardwalk Collection – By the Sea; Ivory Cardstock
• Ink:  Ranger Archival Jet Black, and Black Soot, Barn Door, Aged Mahogany, Old Paper, Spiced Marmalade and Vintage Photo Distress Inks
• Accessories:  Spellbinders™ S4-298 Antiquities and S4-299 Fallen Angel; Rusty Key, Hobby Wood trim; Florist Wire; Computer; Plastic Packaging; Brads; Ranger Gold Acrylic Paint, Green Patina and Gold Perfect Pearls, Alcohol Inks, Picket Fence Distress Crackle Paint, Matte and Glossy Accents; Tim Holtz idea-ology Grunge Paper and Grunge Board; Black Acrylic Paint; 1/4” Ivory 100% Silk May Arts Ribbon from Stamp Simply Ribbon Store; Foam Mounting Tape; Sanding Tools

Thanks for stopping by today and remember . . .  life is short, make the most of the adventures that come your way!