A twist on word art

I have been loving the word art I see all over blogland.

image from etsy

I wanted something similar in my daughter's room.  I wanted the art to have significance to her, so I used a phrase that we use often in our home...Ability, Opportunity, Desire, Heart - you need all four to excel in anything.

I started with a blank canvas which I painted with the left over paint from her room.  I painted a pink border around the canvas.

I then painted a second border in an aqua blue (actually one of the samples I did not use for her room because it was a little too icy blue for all of the walls, but perfect for a piece of art).  The center is left unpainted intentionally.

Next I took a piece of scrapbook paper and cut it to the size I needed.  I chose a soft pink damask.  

On my computer I printed out the words in the font and color I wanted.  I cut scrapbook paper to size and the used that in my printer.

I wanted a shabby chic look so there was no need to cut neat edges.  I literally ripped each of the words from the page leaving intentionally jagged edges.

I then used mod podge to decoupage the words to the damask paper.

 I used different paper for each of the words

I then decoupaged the damask paper to the canvas.  I used the mod podge on both the canvas and the paper and then used my pampered chef rolling pin to help me get out the bubbles.

 Next I wanted to add three dimensional flowers to the art.  I decided to use some of the paint chips I had collected while trying to pick a paint color for my daughter's room.

These paint chips were from Lowes and were larger than some of the other chips I had which worked well for this project.  I traced a simple flower on the back of the paint chip.

I then cut that out and traced it over and over again on different shades of blue color chips.

I also cut out a multi-layer heart.

I then layered those pieces on top of each other and cut out a circle for the middle.  When I applied the mod podge it caused the "petals" of the flowers to curl up.  An unexpected but added bonus to my project.

No matter how much I rolled I kept being able to see the bubbles in the glue.  I was flipping out a little bit.  I decided to be patient and see what happened after it dried.

I am so happy to report that after it dried, all the bubbles went away and this is the end product:

I haven't finalized where it is going in her room just yet but as soon as I do, I will share with you her completed room.  Let me know what you think.  I always love and appreciate your comments.

-Judy


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