Hydrangeas Triple Panel Wall Hanging

Welcome to the Club Scrap Hydrangeas Collection Blog Hop! To return to the start of the hop here. This is a beautiful collection and I could see many possibilities.  I’m sure you have seen many wonderful projects so far on this hop. 

I got a little bogged down with possibilities and spent most of April on Pinterest collection ideas and techniques.  Check out my Hydrangeas Pinterest board.  In my exploration I discovered some new products like liked as well as many techniques. I was impressed with the variety of multi-tone options from Lindy’s Stamp Gang (or LSG) sprays, mica powers, and embossing powered.  I featured many of these products in my project.  I had a lot of fun trying different things and learning a lot, but it was not until the weekend before the hop that I got serious about a project.  I was immediately hooked on Gabrielle Pollacco blog at Such a Pretty Mess.  I choose this tutorial Mixed Media Butterfly Wall Hanging with video showing all the steps.  Above is my interpretation.

I started with three 6 inch squares of scrap cardboard.  The great tip I got from Gabriella’s video was to wet the cardboard to tear off the top layer and wet the edges of the heavy weight paper to curl it. The cardboard is dry brushed with gesso and inked with Distress Stain Shaded Lilac. The Hydrangeas lite kit came with large Doilies.  I painted one with LSG Magical Mica Power in Glory of the Seas Gold and added it in selection locations on the base layer. 

Next I select Hydrangeas Collection papers for each panel.  To them I added the one of the Club Scrap pattern basics papers in a blue green pattern.  I tore the edges, curled paper, and layered each piece. For the center panel I added the Hydrangeas yellow tulle ribbon with the curled center opening.  Each paper is inked with a combination of three Distress Inks: Wild Honey, Vintage Photo, and just a touch of Walnut Stain.   On top of each paper I added random background stamps: CS scrip from Neon Doodles in Memento Rich Brown and CS brick wall from Wisteria in Amethyst. On top I added random stencil accents (CS Cape Cod Burlap Stencil and CS Bugs Dragonfly Stencil) using light modeling paste and LSG Embossing Power in Madonna Robe Blue or Angel Wings Peacock.  These two tone embossing powers change with the background underneath. This double embossing technique is from a Jennifer McGuire Video.

Once the base was completed I made specific accents for each panel.  They are all tied together with the heat embossed Dragonfly (from CS bugs collection) fussy cut for each panel.  I used five separate embossing powers, three for each dragonfly to get multicolored wings, two from Kraft paper and one from black paper.  The each was sprayed with LSG Starburst in Shabby Turbine Teal to color gaps.

For the top panel I used a three step process with the Hydrangeas stencil to make a large flower.  First I created a colored background using LSG Starburst Sprays.  Second, I applied gesso through the stencil and when that was dry I painted LSG Magical Micas and water.  Third, I used the stencil with light modeling paste and LSG Embossing Power. Finally I fussy cut them, inked the edges, and mounted with foam tape. Below is the product list. The hanging loop is twine with Hydrangeas green tuft wire wrapped around it.

·         For the flower

o   LSG Starburst Blue Hawaiian Blue Spray

o   LSG Starburst Tibetan Poppy Teal Spray

o   LSG Magical Azure Sea Aster

o   LSG EP Madonna Robe Blue

·         For the Leaves

o   LSG Starburst Shabby Turbine Teal Spray

o   LSG Starburst Bells of Ireland Green Spray

o   LSG Magical Azure Sea Aster

o   LSG EP Angel Wings Peacock

·         For the Dragonfly on Kraft

o   LSG EP Midnight Sapphire

o   Wow! EP Violet Pearl

o   LSG EP Madonna Robe Blue

For the center panel has the dragonfly is the central image mounted on top of a circle made with Hydrangeas dollies pleated with the blue Hydrangeas seam binding.  It is inked with the Distress Stain in Milled Lavender.  I painted a blue Hydrangeas Tag with LSG Magical and inked edges and mounted with Hydrangeas white ribbon.   The quote, one of my favorites, from a CS Wisteria stamp in Memento Ink in Rich Brown. 

·         For the Dragonfly on Kraft

o   LSG EP Midnight Sapphire

o   Wow! EP Violet Pearl

o   Wow! EP Blue Pearl

For the bottom panel I made a dimensional hydrangea with a paper punched from the leftover paper sprayed for the large flower from this tutorial from Kittie Kraft, using the Martha Stewart 3 in 1 hydrangea punch.   The leaves are made from a circle punch and corrugate press as learned from Jennifer McGuire.  

·         For the flower

o   LSG Starburst Blue Hawaiian Blue Spray

o   LSG Starburst Tibetan Poppy Teal Spray

·         For the Leaves and stem

o   LSG Starburst Shabby Turbine Teal Spray

o   LSG Starburst Bells of Ireland Green Spray

·         For the Dragonfly on Black

o   LSG EP Midnight Sapphire

o   LSG EP Angel Wings Peacock

o   Wow! EP Violet Pearl

I had the best time making this and trying so many techniques. I was particularly impressed with the Lindy’s Stamp Gang products. I used here is a video comparing each type.   For more information on the products used and techniques with videos see my Pinterest board.  I hope you try a few.

For another version of this project using the CS Hydrangeas Collection see the talented Julie at Cape Cod Scrapper.

Your next stop is with the wonderful Janet from Dishing with Janet and the beginning of the hop is at Club Scrap Creates.

Thank you for reading my post and your comment are greatly appreciated.

Happy Crafting,

Debby H