Monday, February 4, 2013

Home is wherever You are



Instead of a card, I decide to make a plaque using several different dies from Die-Versions.  Using the double glitter technique on the A Dozen Roses die, I created my backdrop for the House with Chimney Sweet Petite.  The house has glitter for the window and is colored with Copic markers.  The snow is Diamond Dust.  A bit of washi tape runs through the background.

I created this while thinking about a question we are always asked - where is home?  Well, for my family, it's wherever we are living at the moment.  We used to move frequently, so this question came up a lot.  Home is where the heart is - to me that's wherever my family is.

It's so hard to capture the sparkly goodness of glitter, so this final photo shows a bit of how this really sparkles - but it doesn't make a great picture.  To be honest, this was my third attempt at doing the double glitter technique with this die cut.  The first one was so bright (used different colors of glitter) that it hurt my eyes to look at.  On the second attempt, I changed to these colors, but didn't get my mask down well enough.  So as they say...third time's a charm.

The message was created using a couple different fonts from Die-Versions.  The words "Home" and "You" were die cut using the HollyWOOD font and the rest was cut out using the Editor-In-Chief font.  If you love fonts, you definitely need to check out all the font dies that Die-Versions has.  They are all fabulous and don't take up that much space (like all the old Sizzix alphabet sets I still own).


 




9 comments:

rachel said...

great wall hanging Anne and I love the sparkle xx

Shona Erlenborn said...

Now that's what I call a sparkly wall hanging! Very pretty Anne, can only imagine how sparkly it is IRL!

jimlynn said...

Anne, this is so beautiful and know that it just shines! LOVE that wonderful sentiment - and how very true it is. Love this!
Lynn

McCrafty's Cards said...

This is gorgeous Anne, I like all the sparkle,
Kevin xx

Tammy said...

Such a beautiful and inspiring plaque! You're absolutely right, home is where the family is! Love all the sparkle!

Donna Ellis said...

Ann, this is so pretty! Did you use soap with your stencil? The colors look fabulous.

Julie Z said...

What a great wall hanging! The glitter background looks great! And I love that look with the curly wire hanger too!

Linda Simpson said...

This is wonderful Anne, loving the background and the image.

Hugs
Linda xxx

nwilliams6 said...

The statement is so true. I have moved and travelled a lot in my life and know it to be true. Lovely sparkly beauty Anne. Love the house - looks so warm and cozy. Great die cuts! You must have a room full of dies! Hugz!