Prayer Flag

                   Can you believe it is Friday again?!!
      Last week, in my DEBUT, (can't help myself!) teeheehee  post, I was rambling on and on about practicing with the new Sacred Heart Series Stencils at Artistcellar.
     So this week I decided to use a practice piece in a new project.  First I layered my paper with a mix of Gesso, Liquitex Basics- CadiumYellow Medium Hue and a hint of Golden Burnt Umber Light and dried with my heat gun. 
   For the stencils, I mixed some color with Liquitex Flexible Modeling Paste and used a palette knife to apply it where I wanted it.

  

   My husband said he really liked all four of these together , so I thought hmmmm, what could I do with these, keeping them together but dressing them up? And then it came to me...

    I cut apart the four hearts and fancy cut around each one. 
 Next I used a sheet of manilla folder paper and marked off the size of each stencil- 6x6. 
  Then I sprayed a background of Lindy's Stamp Gang ~ Glory of the Seas Gold Starburst Spray. After that, I smooshed , yes, smooshed!  Lindy's Stamp Gang~ Tibetan Poppy Teal along the edges of each square. So much shimmer! I love it! 
  After I was pleased with the effects, I glued down each of the hearts into their own square.
   
    Then...it was layers of sprays and paint till I finally achieved the color scheme and look I was happy with !           
  Next, was to apply a decoupage medium that would hold up outdoors. I used Royal Coat Decoupage Finish, as I have used in the past on other outside projects and it holds remarkably well. I found this on Amazon.
   On the reverse side of the piece, I added torn up pieces of Mulberry paper with decoupaged medium as well. This gave added strength and a canvas feel. And it also looks rather nice!
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  The next step was to separate the blocks and distress the edges. I used my Tim Holtz Distresser  thingie...teeheehee
  To the edges I then added a blend of watered down Golden~ Naphthol Red Medium and QuinacridoneNickleAzoGold. Then I glazed each piece with Golden's QuinacrodoneNickleAzoGold.

   Now,  the only thing left was to punch holes at the bottoms, I used my Cropadile  and add Sari silks. After that I stitched a piece of Sari silk across the tops of the squares joining them together. Spacing is around 1.5 " between. 
 I have no photos of these steps, as I had such a time threading the needle on my machine that I lost track and finished up without them ...so Sari!  heehee   I know-bad humor! ")


~Hanging in my Zen garden in my yard is my finished Prayer Flag~

    
     ~ thanks for popping in and have a glorious Friday! ")