I am not sure if this applies to other countries but I believe, that traditionally, Springtime was a time for weddings, this apparently was the case in Scotland. I would be interested to know if anyone has any knowledge if this is true or not. Anyway, when I received this stamp, which is part of Wedding Bells plate, it brought to mind Springtime weddings. Looking outside my window it doesn’t appear that Spring is heading this way any time soon but in crafting we create our own realities, don’t we!.
For this altered canvas, as you can imagine, I did not use vintage or expensive lace. As I wanted a tiered and fluted look I found that lace with a slight stretch was easier to work . This was very messy, in fact my fingers were sticking together as I worked on adhering the individual sections of lace to the canvas. Relaxing but time consuming. The image was adhered with silicone glue to give dimension and layered onto pattern paper which is called, appropriately, “Wedding”.
Glamour was created with pearly bead trim, fabric flowers and to add sparkle, seed beads scattered randomly over the lace.
A gentle reminder that The Stampsmith Challenge Travel theme is now underway. Lynne x
Feb 23, 2011 @ 21:59:54
Lynne you always create such beautiful things and am so loving this creation. Gorgeous. Annette x
Feb 23, 2011 @ 22:16:06
This is just beautiful and love the layers of lace and the dine pearls!
Feb 24, 2011 @ 05:15:05
This is so beautiful. Absolutely love all the lace work
Michele
Feb 24, 2011 @ 06:44:44
A stunning composition Lynne! The lace frame is beautiful! xx
Feb 24, 2011 @ 07:42:20
That is a wedding piece allright! Love the lace and pearls!
Feb 24, 2011 @ 09:43:28
This is absolutely beautiful! I adore it! Using the lace in that way works superbly and I haven’t seen anyone use lace to do this frame. You always write your postings so beautifully too, and I totally agree that we create our own reality,
Lucy x
Feb 24, 2011 @ 11:37:54
Worth the sticky fingers Lynne this is really beautiful
Love Dawn xx
Feb 24, 2011 @ 13:12:27
So adrable, love how you used the lace around the image.
Feb 24, 2011 @ 13:58:26
Gorgeous!!!
Feb 24, 2011 @ 13:59:24
This would make a lovely wedding gift with a photograph of the Bride and Groom.
Dotxx
Feb 24, 2011 @ 18:28:46
WOW! This is stunning Lynne. I really really like it, x
Feb 25, 2011 @ 06:20:59
Beautiful,Lynne! Love all the lace and pearls.
Have a great weekend.
XO Marie
Feb 25, 2011 @ 12:40:22
Ooh, this is soooo beautiful, love the lace and just everything about it!
Feb 25, 2011 @ 13:21:41
All the layers of lace are divine! Beautiful!
Feb 26, 2011 @ 12:08:34
Beautiful piece with all those layers of lace!
Feb 26, 2011 @ 16:41:10
Never heard of the Spring Wedding Tradition Lynne, sorry. But your canvas is just gorgeous. Sorry too that spring has not reached the frozen north! We’ve got snowdrops nearly over down here in the Tropical South, lol xx
Feb 26, 2011 @ 19:39:25
It reminds me of a wedding dress with all the pretty lace. Have you ever tried Fabric Tac? Its so easy to work with and dries almost instantly , no more sticky fingers LOL.
Yes we have lots of Spring weddings here too.
hugs Lynn
Mar 01, 2011 @ 00:21:15
How stunning all in white and lace !