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Seaside Picture My Life

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Today, I decided to play with the Seaside Picture My Life and make a cute piece of art for my studio. For those of you that don't really know me, I should tell you, I LOVE vintage photos and a have a warm spot in my heart for Pin Up girls from the 40's and 50's. There are several cards in this set that work beautifully with the vintage Waterskier I wanted to use. I did a simple Google search and found the lovely lady.

I pulled out the Pennant Frame (shadow box) that I've been planning on decorating, as well as the Seaside Workshop on the Go. I wanted to use the components of the kit for this project. I used the Artbooking™ cartridge to cut the pennant frame shape on pg 76 at 9.5" from the polka dot paper. Then I cut a piece of cardboard to create the backing and covered it with the opposite side of the polka dot paper, which looks like painted weathered wood. The one little secret I have to share about this part of the project is that on the back side of the frame, there are 4 little corners to hold in the artwork. Since I wanted a stable backing to my project, I gently removed 2 of the corners and cut a piece of cardboard to fit the opening. Once I had the backing prepared, I put it into place and hot glued the corners back on. Then I put a dab of hot glue in each corner and pressed the backing into the corners for a snug fit.

The next step was to go through the Seaside Picture My Life cards and find what I wanted to use in the art piece.

I really liked the look of the Sorbet colored chevron stripe for the matting of the picture of the waterskier, so I centered it onto the card and trimmed a little off the top and bottom of the PML card. I mounted the matted picture to the backing with the new Thin 3-D foam tape. I also cut the shield shape out of the "Favorite Place on Earth" card, and inked the edges with Cocoa ink, just to give it a nice finished edge. I added 3 of the Aqua Dots from the Workshop on the Go kit.

I used 2 layers of the regular 3-D foam tape to lift the shield enough to clear the picture. From the "Summer Escape to Paradise" card, I cut the word Paradise out. I trimmed one side straight, and the other with a flag tail. I added 3 more of the Aqua Dots to the straight edge, then bent it to give it a "blowing in the breeze" look. I used the hot glue to secure the flag to the base.

I could have used pretty much any glue, but since the hot glue gun was oozing all over my new All Purpose Mat, I figured I'd use what was close at hand. Speaking of the the new Mat, I have to say, I LOVE THIS THING!!! I have more then one of the Ranger brand mats, and while I love how easy it is to clean stuff off them, I have never liked the fact that they always roll up on the edges, and it wants to slip around all over my work surface. The CTMH mat lays flat directly out of the box. Also, one side is super slick, just like I'm used to. The other side is kind of like the silicone mats I use in my oven, a little sticky, for lack of a better description. This thing STAYS PUT!!! Anyway, back to the project, lol!!!

It was time to decorate the outer portion of the frame. I already knew I wanted to make a Rosette, so I pulled out my Artiste™ cartridge and cut 2 of the Rosettes on page 50 at 11.5" from Sorbet card stock. You need 2 in order to get the length necessary to make this rosette.

I used my new Explore machine to cut this out, which has a "score" function, which I must admit, is FABULOUS! I was able to quickly pleat the paper and make my rosette. Then I cut a scrap piece of the painted wood grain paper into a scalloped circle. For this I used my Art Philosophy™ cartridge, on page 41 at 3". You can certainly use a large scallop punch if you have one. I used Liquid Glass on the outer edges and then dumped some of my home made Glass Glitter (see previous post for directions to make the glitter), and set it aside to dry. While I was waiting for the liquid glass to dry, I worked on the little rosette in Polka Dot paper. I simply cut a strip of paper 3/4" wide and 12" long and scored it every 1/4" on the new Score Board. As before, I pinch pleated the strip and made another rosette. I stamped the sentiment in Cocoa ink on a scrap of Seaside paper and then cut it with a 1 1/2" circle punch. If you have the Cricut cartridges, you can cut the circle quite easily, but to be honest, I have a much easier time lining things up with the circle punch. I also took some tulle and made a ruffle for the backside of the rosette. I took "The Perfect Day" card and cut the sentiment out to use as a flag for the rosette. I used hot glue to adhere each layer. I also used the hot glue to hold the rosette in place on the frame.

The final touch was adding 3 of the shell charms that came in the Workshop on the Go kit.

That's it! Super easy, and super cute, if I do say so myself, lol!

Wouldn't this be adorable with a Vintage Cowgirl Pin Up as the picture? Of course I'd skip the nautical stuff, but otherwise, I think many of these elements would work great in a cowgirl piece. What do you think?