Let's Ink It Up, sentiment and 3D flower

Hello folks, today I'm sharing  my DT project for Let's Ink It Up where our theme for challenge 15  is 'Sentiment plus a 3D flower' so we want to see the sentiment as the focal point of your project. I have to admit i did struggle a bit with this theme but eventually I decided to make this little wall hanging

Our challenge this time is sponsored by Kreativ Hobby and they are offering a really generous prize  so don't miss out on a chance to win!!

Kreativ Hobby

We are a Norwegian rubberstamp producer – with more than 1000 different designs. In our webshop you will find all our rubbestamps under the category “STEMPLER”. All prices are in Norwegian Kroner. We ship worldwide and all information regarding international shipping is on our website: www.kreativhobby.no  The winner can choose 4 rubberstamps from Kreativ Hobby Design. Value app. NOK 200 or $ 35

The base is a paper mache frame from The Craft Barn, I created a crackle background with green and pale pink Eco green paints and PVA blue and sloshed some gold acrylic paint around the edges. I added even more crackle with a creative expressions crackle stamp and gold EP.  I brayered a little background scene using big'n'Juicy inks and some gorgeous little tree stamps from Chocolate Baroque 'Teeny Weeny Meadow'.  The sentiment is a stamp from Paper Artsy. I've had this stamp for years and I use it again and again.

The large flower is also stamped with a Chocolate Baroque stamp, this time from Diamante Delights, its embossed with gold EP and painted with twinkling H2os.

I added some ribbon for a a hanger as I wanted to attached my beaded flowers. I LOVE seed bead work but haven't done any for ages and i've come to the conclusion I need new specs lol.

The large rose is made with size 11 seed beads in netting stitch and the tiny tulips are again made with Size 11s but this time using herringbone stitch. I added some myuki drops for the centres.

I'm entering the following challenges:

Creative Card Crew: May flowers

Creative Inspirations Paint: Inspired by your favourite colour

Dream Valley: Flowers

Everybody Art Challenge: Flowers

Oldie but a Goodie: Say it with flowers

Sentimental Sunday: anything goes

Simon Says Stamp and Show: anything goes

The Sisterhood of Crafters: Let it shine

Stamp Something: anything goes

Stamping Sisters in Christ: all things beautiful

Stamping Vacation: embellish it - use beads

Top Tip Tuesday: Flower Frenzy

Use it tuesday: Use your bling

Thanks for calling by today, make sure you pop over to Let's Ink It Up and check out my teamies amazing creations and gorgeous flowers. Caz has also kindly done a tutorial for some stunning roses so you don't want to miss that either :-)

Claire xx