Gothic Arch Triptych

It's been quite awhile since I've created something with

 

Retro Cafe Art Gallery Products.

 

This project was so much fun, and the background is full of layers of color!

 

 

 

I started with a Large  Lace Quatrefoil Gothic Arch Triptych  and 4 colors of acrylic paint...I used Fresco Paints, Lilac, Pansy, Very Berry, and Mermaid.

 

I sponged the colors on in a real random pattern, and blended here and there.

 

Then I used white acrylic paint and sponged on the Butterflies with a stencil. I added some Chickenwire stamping with Smoky Gray archival ink.

The Girls are fussy cut and glued in place. The Hearts are painted with Tarnished Brass Distress Paint. They're the inserts from the Gothic Scroll Window Cut-Outs....never throw away a cool pieces of anything!!!

 

The Swallowtail Butterfly is actually a 7Gypsies Rubon that I applied to a piece of white paper and cut out....I was short 1 butterfly for the project, and this one worked perfectly!

 

The other Butterflies are cut from Collage Sheets.

 

 

I used Haystack and Autumn Fire Fresco paint on the Garden Insects with a bit of Squid for details.

 

Inka Gold is brushed over the flowers and edges for a bit of glitz. You can see a few bits of it on the girls faces as it shows up as specks.

 

 

This little gal had no color in her photo, so I used a bit of Zesty Zing to add the color to her flowers and headband. Since it's a translucent paint, you don't loose the details...pretty cool!

 

I also used touches of Distress Inks on the butterflies and a bit of paint for added color.

 

The flowers are small Lavender Roses and Prima Mini Roses.

 

When you're finished decorating the 3 pieces, you just add the golden rings that come in the kit, and you're done!

 

Click on the links to Retro Cafe Art Gallery and order up some products to play with!!!

 

Linda

 

Products Used:

Shelf Shrine Triptych - Lace Quatrefoil Gothic Arch

Collage Sheets - The Edwardians , Belle Roses, Aqua & Yellow CV113, Lavender CV114, Aqua & Orange CV115

Roses - Small Lavender, Prima Small Mini Mulberry Roses

Garden Insect Cut-Outs and Gothic Scroll Window Cut-Outs

Butterfly Stencil - Flutter

Mixed Media Stamp - Chickenwire

Glue-N-Seal - Matte

Inka Gold - Old Gold

Rubbings - Butterflies