A quick post folks, before the blog party round up tomorrow - wasn't it fabby?? sooo many gorgeous entries! Scroll down two posts if you missed it!
This is just a little doodad I made the other night when I had all my Folk Art Medallion stamps out. I had purchased some plain eye masks in a craft store with the idea of covering them in leaves at some point. I cut a stack of leaf shapes using the Folk Art Medallion cut files (available for Free here). I opened the cut files in the Silhouette programe and just copied and pasted the leaves until I thought I had enough.
I cut them all out of green cardstock - American Crafts seems to be my card of choice lately and then I stamped and stamped....I used Versafine black ink because it dries so quick and I didn't have to wait to get sticking them to the mask. I used double sided tape, extra strong, because I did not want the leaves to shift as they would have in glue.
Actually it didn't take as many as I thought it would - I used 3 different sizes of leaf and just adhered them right to the mask for a cool forest inspired folk art mask - I kinda like it!! I am trying to get ahead with everything this year, lol, so nope, it's not too early for Halloween, or indeed Christmas....
Hope it tickles!
How very fun and creative. You really ARE ahead of the game...Halloween? In June....incredible.
ReplyDeleteI think it is just fab! You're so organised!
ReplyDeleteIf only I had a masquerade ball to go to :( This is amazing!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic project - so creative, clever and beautiful too. I can imagine wearing it - Venice meets the forest.
ReplyDeleteI love your mask! Very cool! Why wait for Halloween!
ReplyDeleteHow did you ever think of this ! What a fun creative idea!
ReplyDeleteVery Green Man! Great creative use of the leaf motif, looks fantastic!
ReplyDeleteJust stunning Claire!
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing and it is never to early to work on holiday goodies.
ReplyDeleteSo clever and creative Claire!! LOVE it!! I'm thinkin' you need to model it though...just sayin'.....
ReplyDeleteVery cool...reminds me of the green man carvings/masks.
ReplyDeleteOMGosh, Claire this is so totally cool!!
ReplyDeleteI love it in the greens...
perfect for a woodland inspired costume...
I gotta wonder how it would look in gold if you were going for a Grecian look?
It would have to be look amazing...
and so perfect! :)
You amaze me with your creative eye!
clever and fun
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Carla from Utah
Great mask, fantastic stamps
ReplyDeletelooks amazing. Doesn't scream halloween to me, but would be a great woodland fairy mask for little girls, and you could do it in black and white for a classy masquerade ball!
ReplyDeleteLooks like an excuse for a summer masquerade party to me. Nice new headshot, by the way.
ReplyDeletetruly fantastic!! Love it
ReplyDeleteOh this is so neat Claire - so many things it reminds me of .. pagan green man mask images that you find in gardens, and Brian Froud fairy images.. wonderful - so creative and full of imagination!
ReplyDeleteHow cool is this leaf mask!! You should have had one of the wee ones model it so we could see it in use!!
ReplyDeleteThis is truly stunning! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is just too cool!! You are so creative and clever!!
ReplyDeletewhat a fantastic mask! Wish my kids were little again! Have a great weekend!! Hugs, Helen
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