Sunday, 15 February 2015

Friendship xx

Hello there fellow crafty fans.  Here is my take on the friendship challenge.  Its taken me a lot of bumps and bruises along this path called life but i have finally come to realise its not how many friends you have but the quality of those friendships.  I struggle with making friends as i find it hard to trust people but when i make that friend i hold them dear to me always.  This heart plaque is a testament to all those people i have met in my life that have been my 'rock' in times of trouble.  They may not be in my life at the moment, for various reasons, but 'Thank you' for being there at all xx

Here is my project



It started life as a huge, blank MDF heart and then i added some beautifully patterned paper by Papermania that i fell in love with.  I attached the glue to the heart then laid it down onto the back of the paper, tearing away at the edges to give it a distressed look.


I then proceeded to add a burnished look to it using Ranger ink in a coffee colour. I then raided my embellishment stash (which is growing enormous by the day i may add !!) for lovely ephemera (love that word) and did several 'dry' runs as to see where best to place the goodies i'd chosen, 

And Voila !!!

Hope you like? 

Thanks for popping by and please leave some comments.  They will be gratefully recieved. 

xx

Jo 



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11 comments:

  1. jane stillman15 February 2015 at 07:10

    This is absolutely fabulous, so glad you've found friends you can trust - it's soimportant at certain times of our lives x

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  2. craftysahmiam15 February 2015 at 07:57

    I do like, especially how you chose to tear the background paper around the edges of the heart piece.

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  3. Unknown15 February 2015 at 08:14

    Beautifully done love the colour you used and the embellishments Hugs Jennifer xx

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  4. Jac15 February 2015 at 13:48

    such a lovely gesture for you to make, having trust in a friendship is needed. Great project love it x

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  5. Jackie T15 February 2015 at 14:05

    Hi Joanne this is a gorgeous project it is amazing that it started with such a simple shape. Hugs Jackie

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  6. Anonymous15 February 2015 at 21:54

    Wow, just beautiful, great project xx

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  7. Tracy Welham16 February 2015 at 02:48

    A wonderful project! Creative Blessings, Tracy x

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  8. Toni16 February 2015 at 19:23

    Jo.. what a beautiful tribute to those in your life that you can truly call friends. Your right, it isn't the quantity but the quality. Love the lavender colors and the use of the scrabble tiles is so cute.

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  9. Margaret19 February 2015 at 15:05

    Beautiful! The torn paper coordinates so well with your embellishments! Love the doily peeking out from behind the tag!

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  10. http://blog.timetocreate.com.au/22 February 2015 at 00:05

    I understand your reticence with "friends". I think it is so difficult in this rather cold world.
    The cream and lavender on your plaque work so beautifully together. Hold onto those that are true for they surely are precious!

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  11. Pat Crossland11 May 2015 at 11:08

    As we grow up we realise it becomes less imprortant to have more friends and more imprortant to have real ones....am with you on this Jo...
    in case you didn't realise...I am Pat Crossland...(aka dragonriding)

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