Hey crafty friends,
So glad you stopped in today! Today I am sharing a pretty home decor piece that I created for the passover, resurecction season. Here is what I came up with.
My piece is a little mini sign that sits on a wooden easel that I picked up from Dollar Tree.
I started with a variety of Cottage Cutz dies. I cut them all out from white cardstock. I typically do this so I can use my markers and coloring to match the color scheme of whatever paper I am working with.
My finished piece is 4.5 x almost 7". I started with a piece of cream cardstock for the base. I then found a piece of pretty paper that I thought would be nice. It is not the traditional type of Easter theme, but I thought it would work. I did have to cut my paper and add some extra to the bottom as it was only a 6" piece of paper from a 6x6 pad.
Here is a closer look at my finished cross. I colored the cross to look like wood coloring. I then cut the draped cloth in that same cream color. I did lightly add some pink shading to it. I then went to work on my flowers and the foliage and picked colors from my marker stash that I thought were close to the colors in the paper. I then took the draped cloth and gave it some slight curve to give it a feeling of movement. You can see in the YouTube video project share the depth it creates!
Next I went to work on my hill and tomb. I had to try and color them to look like stone. So I used my different gray markers and did some stipling, squiggles and shading to try and make it look like stone. I then colored the little hill in a variety of greens to make it look like a combination of grass and dirt. I did have to put a piece between the back of the tomb piece to make it some up to the grass/dirt hill. I then colored in the little grass pieces with some of the same green colors as the grass.
I went to work attaching all of the pieces onto the mat. I used some foam for the cross to give it a little lift. Here is one last look at my finished piece. I think it turned out pretty good. I know it isn't a traditional look, but living here in Florida, the palm fronds in the paper really attracted me.
Dies Used For This Project
I created a quick project share video so you can see if a little better than the pictures.
Head over and check out my quick project share video
Well, that about covers it for today. Be sure to come back real soon. You will want to keep up with all that our wonderful design team is creating! Dont' forget to head over to the Cottage Cutz YouTube Channel where you will find so many great inspirational projects and pick up some great crafting tips too!
Until the next time, have a wonderfully crafty day!
Melinda
Your home decor piece is gorgeous love the soft colors
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