Monday 12 March 2012

Home is where art heart is!

This weeks theme on the Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge is "Anything Goes".  After moving to a larger home a year or so ago, I still have a lot of wall space to fill and have consequently been making a lot more framed pieces than I usually would.  This is one of those, destined for my kitchen I think!

The stamp is one of Wendy Vecchi's from her set "Residential Art".  I cut out 6 of the 2"x2" squares from the Retro Grunge pad and then stamped the house and text onto each one.  I then stamped them again onto white cardstock and set about altering each house and then cutting out just the house part and sticking it onto the stamped image on the patterned squares. 

Going from left to right, this is what I did:
  • House 1 is red and yellow Claudine Hellmuth paint applied with my finger.
  • House 2 was left white.
  • House 3 was coloured with green Claudine Hellmuth paint and then parts of the house were coloured with a white paint pen.
  • House 4 doesn't show too well in the photo, but it's very pale blue, with a slightly darker blue flourish stamped onto it.
  • House 5 is coloured with Fired Brick distress stain.
  • House 6 was coloured with Promarkers.  I knew they would blur the Archival ink I had stamped the image with, but I hoped it would make it look like it might have been on fire.  The "for rent" is a clear stamp from a set by 7 gypsies.
And there you have it!  I'm really pleased with how this one turned out, which is a good job, as I'll be seeing a lot of it if it ends up on my kitchen wall! lol  I think it should probably go above that bit of worktop to the right of the sink, before you get to the boiler, don't you agree?  :)

Our ever-generous sponsor Simon Says Stamp is offering a $50 gift voucher as the prize again this week! The winner will be chosen at random from those who enter the challenge, so why not give it a try? At the very least why not head over to the Challenge Blog to see how the other members of the design team have interpreted this weeks theme! :)

13 comments :

Sue in CT said...

Congrats on the bigger house (even though I am a year late). I love how that came out too. I wish you luck with the challenge and trying to fill all them walls. If you ever run out of room you can always fill my walls. After all, what are friends for....I'll share my walls with you...LMAO. Lots of luck with the new house.

Artyjen said...

Love the design....I'd have it on my wall any day! ;)
xoxo Sioux

Jules said...

Love this Dan! I'm in the same position, but I'm slowly buying box frames so the walls will be covered in my layouts!

Nancy Wethington said...

Absolutely love everything about this piece. The repeat pattern, the colors and the framing are all fabulous!

Candy C said...

Dan, this is really a nice design. I love the retro grunge background paper. Then I love how you cut each house out of white cardstock and colorized each one differently. This is a great piece and I know it will look wonderful anywhere you'd put it in your home! <3 Candy

Craft Addicts - Tracy Evans said...

Fabulous home decor piece Dan, love how you have coloured each house ang the last one to rent, inspired. Tracy x

Mole said...

I love the way you make one stamp look so different ... great colour choices, too.

Krista's Paper Cafe said...

Excellent Mr Dan! Very attractive. I am sure it looks great on the wall! Can I have it?!

Sid said...

Love this framed delight Dan !!

Wendy said...

Ooh I am a sucker for squares all arranged together! This is fab, love it :-) Your walls are going to look amazing ....

misteejay said...

What a super piece of home decor. It looks fabulous Dan and I'm sure it will grace your kitchen wall perfectly.

Toni xx

email: Steph@SimonSaysStamp.com said...

What a stunning project, Dan! I'd love to own this! The color choices are brilliant!

*mwah*
Steph
Simon Says Stamp!

Heidi said...

Dan, this is great! Reminds me a little of a Warhal with the repetition! Great inspiration for a future project for me!

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