Sunday 27 October 2013

Lynne Perella Greenhouse inspired by Liz Borer for Paper Artsy

Phew! I don't know how long it took the original artist, the very talented Liz Borer, to make her glorious items as Guest Designer for Paper Artsy this week, but it sure has taken me a long time to make my version. I started on Wednesday. Wednesday last March, that is. It must take even longer when you are the one designing the item. I have based my house on two of Liz's projects, taking elements from both, such as shrink plastic, the house with its compartments, the decorated bottles, and the mauve colour scheme. I don't have any Paper Artsy Hallowe'en stamps so I decided to use Lynne Perella and I toyed with the idea of using them in a spooky way but having made a few Hallowe'en projects this year (I've got one more in the wings) I thought I would leave the spider's web alone this time.



I started out with a cardboard house shaped box from Tiger, and painted it with Little Black Dress with Pansy for the back of the sections. I embossed some pieces of Paper Artsy metal with a cogs embossing folder for the roof and rubbed it with Little Black Dress. I used Thorndon Hall mauve paper for the outside panels. All the stamps are Lynne Perella or Lin Brown Eclectica and all the flowers are on shrink plastic apart from the tulip in the large right hand section which is clay.


I have edged the compartments with the Tim Holtz Tattered Lace die on black card and all the embellishments have been rubbed with Ice Fire Treasure Gold. I was going to glue the feather from the Lynne Perella set to the background but decided it looks pretty popped inside the little bottle. The Pansy backgrounds have been stencilled with grungepaste mixed with more Pansy through two different stencils, Mini Vine and Roman Letters.

I am entering this week's challenge here.

20 comments:

  1. Beautiful little house! Love the die-cut borders and the embossed metal.

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  2. That's a great project! Fabulous little house. I love beautiful colours, stamping and embellishments.

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  3. This is great Lucy!! fantastic colours!!

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  4. Oh wow, Lucy! This is fabulous! Lynne Perrella stamps are the perfect choice for a house like this and I love the colour combo and the little details! Things like this do take ages, don't they? I wondered how long it took Liz to create her lovely projects too! Julie Ann xx

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  5. your house is fantastic...they are so many details, for sure it has taken a alot of time to make it

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  6. However long it took, it was worth it, Lucy. Absolutely stunning!

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  7. Hiya Lucy, time well spent as it is beautiful, lovely muted purples and those gorgeous LP stamps. xx

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  8. wow from me too Lucy, this is a stunning project. Love those stamps and all the gorgeous details. Well worth all the time it took
    Claire xx

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  9. Well done, this looks fabulous!!

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  10. Gorgeous house, I love the colours

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  11. What a brilliant creation, Lucy - wonderful details everywhere - the roof looks amazing. Great take on Liz's inspiration... and well worth the time and effort expended!!
    Alison xx

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  13. Dear Lucy! Thank you for your nice comment on my blog. I'm glad you stayed true to me. I had a lot of stress with the craftsmen in recent weeks. In the meantime, you have been very busy. Wonderful creations (as always). I've really missed you, too. See you soon. Hugs MARTINA

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  14. Gorgeous, it definately has the halloween feel but still has all those delicate touches with the flowers.

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  15. I think blogger ate my comment! Now what was it?.... Love the embossed metal. The LP stamps look great

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  16. I admit it's not creepy, but still it is very beautiful, the roof, the colour you choose and the wonderful images. The composition with the flowers and the bottles is striking! Well done, Lucy!

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  17. Now this is a fabulous little house, Lucy! I love all the details and that owl on the top is awesome! Hugs!

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  18. Wow! Was für ein fantastisches Kunstwerk...
    Und das mit meinen Lieblings-Stempeln :-)

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  19. A fabulous house with lots of great details.
    hugs {brenda} x0x

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