Sunday, June 23, 2013

Domesticated Bliss

My project this week for the Simon Says Stamp and Show challenge highlights a skill I am sadly lacking in....  Cooking!  I can do the basics but when I try to do more you can never tell what the outcome might be. The challenge is stripes.  You can use that inspiration anyway it strikes you. My project is Wendy Vecchi inspired and started with her stencil and her silver embossing paste.

 I started with a plain piece of corrugated cardboard:
 I painted the background with a mix of white acrylic paint and light blue paint. I than laid the stencil over the surface and added areas of silver embossing paste.

I punched two holes in the top and attached an old fork purchased at the antique mall using blue metallic wire.


































I stamped the images from the various sets and colored them with a touch of watercolor. I layered the images over the doily. I accented with a few flowers. I can't wait to hang this up in the kitchen as my family will get a chuckle out of it!

Products:
 Wendy Vecchi Domestic Arts ,  Stampers Anonymous Vecchi Yikes Stripes Stencil  Metallic Silver Embossing Paste ,  PaperArtsy Chalk Fresco Paint - Inky Pool , 
Ranger Archival Ink - Black, Artistic Outpost - Country Life
 
Come show us your stripes for a chance to win a gift certificate from the ever generous  Simon Says Stamp.

Thanks for stopping by!

Suzz
 
 
Posted by Suzanne C at 11:00 PM
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21 comments:

  1. Anita Houston The Artful MavenJune 23, 2013 at 11:36 PM

    Love your homemade stripes on this no cooking for me theme piece! PURE DELIGHT! Love the Wendy images too! Such a cute and FUN piece!

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  2. Dawn TJune 24, 2013 at 12:37 AM

    Great tag Suzz. Love it.

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  3. sallyJune 24, 2013 at 2:13 AM

    What a fabulous kitchen plaque! The words won't apply in my house but I think the whole idea is just great :-)

    Sally

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  4. Candy CJune 24, 2013 at 5:20 AM

    Suzz...this is so cute and of course, in your unmistakeable vintage style. The colors are awesome. Love the silver embossing paste! I love the stamped images and how you've colored and arranged them. That little antique fork you've wired into the top is brilliant! <3 Candy

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  5. Meihsia LiuJune 24, 2013 at 9:29 AM

    Hi, Suzz, this is such a fabulous creation! Love the beautiful background and all those cute kitchen themed image. :)

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  6. Carol QJune 24, 2013 at 11:00 AM

    great idea with the fork Sue, this would look lovely in any kitchen. how much more time would we have to craft if we didn't have to cook!

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  7. MauraJune 24, 2013 at 11:46 AM

    Suzz, this is darn cute! You may not cook, but you certainly create :) love the fork on it!

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  8. RossellaJune 24, 2013 at 1:09 PM

    This is wonderful, I did laugh,
    Rosie x

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  9. Craft Addicts - Tracy EvansJune 24, 2013 at 1:46 PM

    Hi Suzz, well I am with you, I dislike cooking and don't like cooking and not very good at it either lol. So this sentiment is perfect to me. I love your use of stripes and I love the blue with touches of white. Love the added doily and flowers. Great piece. Tracy x

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  10. Words and PicturesJune 24, 2013 at 2:16 PM

    The corrugated stripes are a brilliant background to your fab retro images... and that fork is a stroke of genius!
    Alison x

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  11. Alie Hoogenboezem-de VriesJune 24, 2013 at 2:53 PM

    It made me smile Suzanne! What a lot of details to admire too!

    kind regards, Alie :-)

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  12. email: Steph@SimonSaysStamp.comJune 24, 2013 at 4:22 PM

    Beautiful kitchen art! I love the corrugated board and the embellishments :)

    *mwah*
    Steph
    Simon Says Stamp!

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  13. Anna-KarinJune 25, 2013 at 9:42 AM

    Such a fun piece!! Love the textured background, colours, fabulous stamped images. Who wants to spend time in the kitchen when you can stamp :)?

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  14. Michelle June 25, 2013 at 6:17 PM

    So clever! I LOVE that fork! Perfect for this project!

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  15. Virginia L.June 26, 2013 at 7:23 PM

    Oh my goodness! What a work of ART! Love this creation of yours! That hanging fork is ingenious!So creative and original, Suzanne!

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  16. CaroleJune 27, 2013 at 1:29 PM

    Wonderful project Suzz and I love that fork, totally fab!

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  17. Linda KunsmanJune 27, 2013 at 1:52 PM

    this is so delightful!!

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  18. SandraJune 28, 2013 at 3:56 PM

    Love your piece, Suzz! Such a funny sentiment! I really do relate! What a fabulous project, love the striped background! Hugs, Sandra

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  19. craftimammaJune 28, 2013 at 4:36 PM

    Lovely witty little hanging piece Sue. I too relate totally to the sentiment. I can do the basics and follow a recipe if needs must but I DO NOT LIKE IT, lol!

    Hugs
    Lesley Xx

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  20. Judy BiggerstaffJune 28, 2013 at 7:47 PM

    Love how you made the stripes, so cute for the kitchen and the fork adds a cute touch.

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  21. AnonymousJune 29, 2013 at 7:56 PM

    LOL! Love this! I can so relate to the sentiment and I just love the texture you created!

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