Paris Art - Defaced!

Defacing Paris mini album by cyranoscrap

For my new project on the Basically Bare blog, I decided to have a little bit of fun. I hadn't tried the Bare Basics Fleur De Lis or the Bare Basics Wings, so I used both with some pictures from Jen's trip to Paris last year. Introducing... the Paris pic folio! (The pic folio was created out of a paper CD holder that I used on a work project.) I just covered it with black cardstock on the outside and white cardstock on the inside.

I haven't used my stamps much in the last year, so I pulled out the never-used stamps I've been hoarding, along with my ink pads and started stamping up a storm. First, I decided to stamp the black background with a diamond pattern using white ink. The ink wasn't evenly distributed and the pattern is a bit crooked when you look at it carefully, but I think it just adds to the charm of the project.

Defacing Paris mini album by cyranoscrap

Next, I moved on to the inside of the pic folio. The background has a variety of artsy stamps, with one very obvious word - ARTIST - on the left page. Then, Venus di Milo and Mona Lisa got makeovers by receiving Bare Basics wings.

To make the wings look a bit more realistic (as realistic as you can be with wings, lol!), I carefully cut slits around the shoulders in the famed works of art so I could insert the wings behind them. Adhesive was placed on the back of the photo to secure the wings - I wanted them to be loose on the front so they had dimension, which is a bit hard to see in the photo.

I was trying to have fun and spread my wings (ha!) a little by going out of the box. I haven't experimented a lot with the grunge look, but this was the perfect project to do so. And, I have to admit it is so much more fun not being so precise on everything, such as the diamonds on the cover. The stamping isn't straight, but I like the effect. All in all, it worked for me!  :)

I also created a card, but I'll be saving that for a future blog post. Even though it was only a card, it took me longer to create since I really didn't have any idea what I was going to create. I've noticed that without some thought on a project, it takes me twice as long to create. Note to self: try to plan projects a little better, lol!

And to Amy: thank you for putting up with my erratic creative process. I appreciate you providing feedback and support, especially when I have no idea where I'm going!  :)