Masquerade mask- Finally done!

Yay!

You may remember about a month ago I mentioned making a mask? Well here it is!

I used:

• papier mache
• sandpaper
  
• black paint
• modge podge
• tombo glue
• glitter
• silver cording
• 3 ostrich feathers
• 3 small white feathers
• a gold button ;) (alcohol inked silver)
• rhinestones
• dimensional magic
• hot glue gun
  

It was really fun and I am really happy with the results!

To make it, I started by making a base of papier mache. This was done by doing several layers on a volunteers face :) taking it off to dry, then cutting it to the correct shape and doing more layers. After it was dry, I sanded it so it was nice and smooth. Then it was painted black and modge-podged to make it shiny.
Add some decoration, and taa-daaa!

Do you like it?

Em
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CPS Card Sketches- # 203

Guess what I have to share?

A yellow valentines card! Yes, yellow! Yellow was all that could take up my head when I was thinking of a card to make for this sketch challenge by CPS Card Sketches:


Using this lovely paper from October Afternoon Thrift Shop- Still in a box,
I created this card:



I used the heart from the stampotique welcome door woodblock stamp to make the rim of hearts around the center of the flower and above the black lace. The yellow flowers are a Tim holtz die.

That's all for now!
Em
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Some Sketches

Helllooo!

I went and searched through my current and last sketchbook for the best designs. Here are the ones I have chosen(apologies i had to scan, tried to make them look as good as i could in photoshop) :

(click for larger image)

The dress in the middle of the bottom row is a masquerade ball costume, which I drew after designing the masquerade mask that I am currently making for school. I will show you the mask when its finished.
Making this mask all started when I saw a black and silver masquerade mask on holidays. I loved it and was reminded that I had to make a mask for art this year. So, after we were back I remembered and set about drawing and looking up anything to do with a masquerade ball. At some point I searched youtube and came across this scene from the phantom the opera (2004). I highly recommend that you watch it! The singing,dancing not to mention the costumes are astounding!


That's all from me for now!
Emily
xxoo

Lets Get Shabby- Weddings

Hello all!

The Let's get Shabby, criteria for this month is weddings (anything to do with them, e.g bride/groom, flowers, church, flower girls, bridesmaids, dress and etc. I did love). You probably don't know that I actually ADORE all things wedding! I follow three wedding blogs, borrow all the wedding magazines from the library, and I aspire to become a wedding planner :D


This is what I came up with:



Oh, and I found this illustration I did a while back of a little beach hut :)

Hope you like it!
Emily
xx