Monday 1 July 2013

Design Team Project #1 Featuring JOFY Collection ....

Good morning Snazzy followers, wow where did June go to .... huge thanks to the design team for a fab month of projects using the Base Coat Collection. This month we kick off with some of the newly released JOFY stamps which you can see HERE.

For my 1st project I have used a MDF Heart as the base of my project. I used the following Fresco Paints .... Stone, Mud Splat, Hyde Park, beach Hut, Zesty Zing, Smoked Paprika, Autumn Fire, French Roast, Little Black Dress along with Crackle Glaze & Satin Glaze.


I started out by giving the MDF heart a base coat of Stone, drying with a heat gun before applying a thin layer of Crackle Glaze using a piece of Cut N Dry foam, again dry thoroughly before applying next coat of paint, in this case Mud Splat.

At this point I then dry brushed some more Stone to give the appearance of a more distressed feel to the heart.


Using Archival Ink (Jet Black) I stamped various images from the JOFY15 set.


I then used a selection of colours to add some highlights to the stamped images, before applying a layer of Satin Glaze to make the black of the images "pop" again. I then applied some Treasure Gold (Classic) around the edge of the heart then added some twine.


I will be back at the end of the week with another project using some more JOFY goodies. Don't forget to leave a comment on this 1st post to be in with a chance of winning the Random Comment Winner prize.

Until next time ....



38 comments:

rachel said...

absolutely brilliant result with this heart - really looks fab and I just adore those JOFY stamps - they look amazing x

Helen said...

I love the heart - what a cool shape to work with. You can't beat JoFY stamps so it's win win all round. Love the colour.

Aquarius said...

This heart looks brilliant - love the quirky stamps!

Astrid Maclean said...

A fun quirky make Gillian!

Maryann Laursen said...

Great idea with the heart hanger and it looks awesome too.
Awesome work as always hun.

snazzyoriginal said...

Love the combination of the neutral colours with the quirky stamps xx

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous heart & I love those little birds.

Minxy said...

Cute first project, love the natural colours xo

Rita said...

Fabulous creation Gillian. Hugs Rita xxx

Jude said...

Love your creation Gillian, and those stamps are fab!

Hugs
Judex

Anonymous said...

Fabulous project Gillian ! Love the little bird ! Sue C x

Words and Pictures said...

Delicious heart - I love the subtle neutral colour palette with those quirky images, and fabulous painty distressing!
Alison x

Janet said...

Loving your heart, F/F paints give your heart a fab effect, this set of JOFY stamps is very high on my wish list
Janet x

Denise Bryant said...

Fun stamps and and project!

craftimamma said...

Lovely paint job on this cute hanging piece Gillian! Totally in love with the JoFY stamps!

Hugs
Lesley Xx

Andrews Stamping Pad said...

Love your creation Gillian! I think these stamps need to be on the shopping list !!!!!! Lol
Andy xx

Redanne said...

Gorgeous little heart Gillian, I just adore those birds! If Jo keeps on bringing out these gorgeous stamps I am going to be bankrupt...lol. Hugs, Anne x

veronica said...

on first sight, thought these stamps were not for me - but now I'm converted!

Beryl said...

Wow. Missed this as I was away when it was posted (away somewhere at the time). Thanks to Lesley for the reminder. A gorgeous wall hanging which would look great indoors or out. Love that quirky stamp set.
Beryl xx

Tarnished Rose said...

Just wonderful. And those stamps are just too cute!

Marilyn

Elaine said...

Great project and great set of stamps. Very inspiring. Elaine x

Sarah B said...

I love these cute little birds - this set is definitely on my wish list ! xx

Claire said...

Beautiful new stamps! I love the colours you used to create the heart and especially love the crackle effect :)

Craftyfield said...

The distressed effect on the heart is beautiful and I love the JOFY stamps!

Anonymous said...

That is fantastic, I love those little birds, they're so cute.

Lin said...

Love love love that heart and the colours are great!!! Jofy's stamps really are beautiful and they all mix and match so well!!

Gina said...

The birds are adorable :)

Annie said...

Love the painty background and those stamps are fabulous. Thanks for sharing Gillian

Annie x

Marianne said...

This heart with the little birdies made me smile. Great job!!
xxx Marianne MW

xxx Myra xxx said...

love it, love it!!!

Rossella said...

Brilliant project and great stamps
Rosie x

May said...

Fabulous heart, Love the stamping...The little birds are adorable... Love it.... Hugs May x x x

Pat said...

Love all the projects this month. They are fab. These stamps are amazing
Pat xx

Pat said...

I just love these stamps and the examples from the very talented DT
The stamps are at the top of my shopping list

nannapat said...

Fabulous piece of art work Gillian. I love the stamps you've used, especially that cute birdhouse. Pat x

Jassy said...

Fabby Projects Gillian very inspirational. I'm in love with jofy!

lorraine daniels said...

what amazing projects...love Jo's stamps
wanting to buy them all
keep up the great work
lorraine

Caroline said...

Such cute images & look lovely on your heart! :)