Frame it at PanPastel UK

Good morning folks, its time for a new challenge at PanPastel UK and this time around our theme is 'Frame it', you don't have to make or alter a frame, you can frame something on your project instead. Our lucky winner will get a gorgeous mask and a PanPastel from our generous sponsors Premium Craft Brands so I do hope you're going to play along with us.

I've altered a plastic frame from the local pound shop. I began with a coat of Maimeri White Gesso and once that was dry I added some colour with my PanPastels (Ultramarine Blue Tint, Permanent Green Tint, Turquoise Tint and a little Yellow Green). I sealed with cheap hairspray and then dabbed some versamark here and there and applied silver PanPastel to highlight the frame. Its got a lovely shimmer in real life but it doesn't show up too well in the pics.

I've used a layer of Kroma crackle over PanPastels on the background, sealed with Maimeri Matt Gel and sprinkled with glamour dust. The focal image is a stamp called Rocking Robin from Indigo Blu. I've stamped it on a PanPastel background and gilded the image and then stamped again and layered the robin up on 3d foam pads.

 Here's a better pic of the gorgeous Robin, he's been coloured with Graph'It markers

I'm entering this project in the following challenges:

ABC: S is for shabby chic

Crafty Hazelnuts' Christmas extra: anything Christmas

Live and Love Crafts: things with wings

Natalie and Amy's: things with wings

Simon Says Stamp: Stamping

Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge: be bold

Simply Create Too: show us something new (new stamp)

Southern Girls: winter blues

Thanks so much for popping by, hope to see you again soon

Claire xx

Silver	Permanent Green Tint	Ultramarine Blue Tint	Turquoise Tint	Bright yellow green
Matt Gel	white Gesso