Aphrodites

Today is my day to showcase and image from Sweet Pea Stamps and I have chosen to work with the beautiful image Aphrodites by Gabriella Szabo which is available from the Sweet Pea Store in both rubber and digi.

This week I have decided on another candle, this image just shouted at me that it was the right proportions :)

To begin created the background and then placed the image without the white background.  This was then printed on tissue paper and coloured with Faber Castell Polychromos pencils.

 Once coloured I then mixed some Pearl Ex powders with very watery PVA glue and painted this on the wings and the light spots.  I had a wee bit left over so also added some to the petals on the roses.  If you would like to see how I decorate my candles I have a tutorial - click here to view.

Here you can see the two side views of the candles.

 Front view of candle

Ingredients:-

• Image - Aphrodites by Gabriella Szabo
• Colouring Medium - Faber Castell Polychromos pencils
• From my Stash - Candle varnish, Pearl Ex, gold wax strip, tissue paper

I am entering into the following challenges:-

• Dragonfly Dreams - M –  May -  How Does Your Garden Grow
• Great Impressions - M, 3E, SIO - May - Celebrate Spring
• Opus Gluei - JFF, 2W - #209 Garden Inspiration (W1 of 2)
• Allsorts W,3E  no squares allowed 
• Crafty Calendar M,1E  May - Things with wings 
• Craft for the Craic - M, 5E (First Friday of the month) - May - Wings
• Creative Corner - W, 3E  - Spring Is In The Air
• Digitally Sweet - M, Digital images/projects - (Does not have to be 100% digital.) - No. 134 - May - April Showers Bring May Flowers
• Fussy and Fancy - 2W - No.138 - (W1 of 2) - Lavender & Yellow - see image*
• Crafting with an Attitude - M, 1st Thurs, E3 - Anything Goes/Spring Fever
• Crafter's Cafe - W,F, 3E - #116 Feminine
• Crafting By Designs - W,F, 3E - Flowers 
• Crafty Gals Corner -  W, E2 - #19 May Flowers
• House That Stamps Built - W, SIO, 4 challenges at the same time starting each Wednesday weeks  - Anything But A Card
• Deep Ocean Challenge 2W - #103 - Flowers - (Week 2)
• Digi Choosday Challenge -W,E2, - #19 - Flower Power
• Doodle Pantry  M,First Tuesday,1E,SIO - must use digital image -  Anything Digital Goes
• Going Grey With Scrap-Creations 2W, 2E - Anything Goes  (Week 1) 
• All Crafts Challenge - 2M, 1st Monday of the month every other month, NO CARDS - (Apr/May) Anything But a Card
• Crafting from the Heart - W, E3 - Always Anything Goes
• Craft Your Passion - W, E3 - Always Anything Goes
• Dream Valley Challenges 2W, 3E - (Week 2) Things with Wings
• Not Just Cards - 2W - (Week 2) Always Anything Goes
• Whoopsi Daisy - M, SIO - (May) Things with Wings

Thank you for stopping by today and hope you have a happy crafting time ahead of you :) xx

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