Mixed Media House Ornament

 Hey everybody....having a great summer out there?

Well it's been raining for 2 days here, so you know what that means! Time in the Studio to Create ART!

   

  This House Ornament is from Retro Cafe Art Gallery and it's just too stinkin' cute!

Comes flat, as most of you know, and you paint, stamp, or whatever, then glue it together with a tiny bit of glue.

I like to base coat with Snowflake Fresco Paint from PaperArtsy then add color. I used several blues here for the top.

I used the Otomotohole Stencil and Grunge Paste to add the 5 circles along the sides. When dry, I painted the middle section with Antique Bronze Metallic Distress Paint.

The gorgeous stamps on top and bottom are from Prima Hello Pastel Cling Mount Set. I added a bit of the Bronze and some Guacamole paint as high-lights.

The door and other red pieces are painted with Blood Orange Fresco Paint and have Pen dots plus Rubons. There's a large Rubon in the middle section that shows through the door windows.

Paint the 2 pieces you removed initially from the house, white, and put them back in the holes to make the rubons show up better behind the door and transom window.

Since this is intended to be an ornament, it has a hole in the top of the house that is perfect for the Mechanicals Roses and Brad.



The base is another piece of Masonite I had left over from something...so I painted it green, and added the Brown Script Washi Tape.

The Limelight translucent paint went over the stamped area at the bottom, but did not cover up the image. THAT'S  the beauty of Fresco Paints!

The little pieces you pop out of the windows are painted white and have either rubons or pen dots on them....never throw anything away!

The copper star and flowers at the base complete the ensemble!

 

 

The door adds thickness to the house, but I used a triangular piece of leftover Masonite that worked well to prop the piece up and let it stand on the oval base. (You can see the 2 pieces I replaced after painting them white here.)

 

You could also cut a piece of cardboard or chipboard and glue to the back without using the oval.

Whatever works....or display it on a small easel.

Take care, and any questions I'll try to answer from your comments or just email me here.

Cain81@mtco.com

And check out the WINNER - Deb Moon of the Gift Certificate!!!

Linda
 

Products Used from Retro Cafe Art: 

House Ornaments - Tall Style
Small Onomotoholes Stencil
Prima Metal Brads - Engraver
Prima Charme Roses - Nature Garden (Doodle Deux available here)
Washi Tape - Brown Script
Remnant Rubs - Elements by Tim Holtz
Tissue Tape - Elements by Tim Holtz

Other Products Used:
Fresco Paints by PaperArtsy
Grunge Paste by PaperArtsy
Antique Bronze Metallic Distress Paint by Tim Holtz
Prima - Mechanicals Roses by Finnabair
Prima - Cling Mount Stamps Hello Pastel
Versafine Majestic Blue Ink Pad
Crafter's Pick - The Ultimate Glue
White Sharpie and Black Glaze Pen by Sakura
Petaloo Flower