Tea (Rose) Time

Actually, it’s Faux Tea Rose time.  The Compendium of Curiosities 3, Challenge 3 is creating faux tea roses using the technique on page 65 of Tim Holtz’s Compendium of Curiosities-3.  I had never tried making these roses before but with a little practice (it’s only paper, after all!), I am very happy with how mine turned out.

I started with a burlap panel.  I brushed on some Snow Cap paint.  When that was dry I added a brick wall with a stencil and embossing paste colored with Fired Brick re-inker.  Although most of it is covered up, you can see a bit of it peeking through.

I had a “goddess” cut out of a pop can setting on my table, I painted it with some Spun Sugar Distress Paint, sanded and rubbed it with Hydrangea Archival Ink.  I dyed some letter tiles with Peeled Paint Distress Stain.  After I laid everything out, I started attaching things to the panel weaving a ribbon through.  Some things were popped up with with double and single layers of foam tape.

I did paint the petals of my finished roses with various colors of  Liquid Pearls.  I love the look it created.  Here are some close ups:

Inspiration Emporium is the sponsor for Challenge #3.  Head over to Studio L3 and check out all the great ideas for faux tea roses.

Thanks for stopping by.  I’d love to know what you think of my roses.

Vic