Baking, Doilies, & Poppies

Bakin' Beauties inspiration at OCC

If you are looking for my Top Tip Tuesday Design Team post click here.

Wow, what a combination. I'm playing along with  Our Creative Corner's Bakin' Beauties Challenge where Kristin challenged us to make a creation based on these delish looking treats and the catch was to use something you would use in baking in your creations. How fun is that! As it turns out, a lot of fun!!! The next challenge I'm playing along with, City Crafter Challenge 116-Hello Doily, asked that you use a doily but NOT a paper, crochet or die-cut doily. Rather, they wanted to see stamps, doily embossing, or doily patterned paper on your project. The third challenge, Moxie Fab World-Tuesday Trigger, features this beautiful china plate with gorgeous poppies and the color combo is my trigger.

Moxie Fab World -Tuesday Trigger
Image Credit: http://wunderschoen-gemacht.blogspot.com/2012/05/poppies.html

So, how did I combine the three...

and a close up of my sparkly heart...

I'll start with the OCC challenge first because you have to explain your ingredient(s) so here goes. I used Sparking Sugar Cherry Pink crystals and they provide color {poppies} & texture. To adhere them to my die-cut heart cardboard I used a combo of meringue powder, sugar & water which is used a lot in baking to crystallize flowers for cakes or cupcakes. The meringue powder is a great substitute for egg whites and I placed a thin layer of medium gel mat to the cardboard heart. A cake palette knife helped me spread the mixture and I sealed it with Plaid Mod Podge which I applied with a nylon brush. Happy to say it worked like a charm but I was a sticky mess afterwards. :) In case it isn't obvious the inspiration I drew from OCC photo is-heart shape cookies, icing colors & sprinkles. I applied rub on doilies (yes I know, not on the list but they are not on the NO list so maybe I can squeak by, hope so) and burnished them with a bone folder. The colors are from the Moxie Fab Trigger as I previously stated and I hope I achieved the requirements for all three challenges. One thing is for sure, I completely and totally enjoyed making this project. To me, that is what crafting is all about. If you'd like to know how I made this project just click the tutorial tab at the top and view the pictures. :)

I am also entering my mixed media wall hanging in two *new to me* challenges, The Crafty Bloggers Network: Monday Challenge #1 Anything Goes & Tuesday Alchemy: Challenge #21 Anything Goes.

Have a super day & Happy 4th of July to those celebrating in the USA! We would not have the freedom we do without the sacrifice of those who have fought and died for this country. We continue to experience freedom because of the men and women in our Armed Forces and I join my husband in thanking you for your service and selfless sacrifice. May God bless you and the United States of America!!!
Hugs,
Lisa xx


Supplies:
Ink: Shabby Shutters Distress Ink (T!m Holtz/Ranger)
Accessories: salvaged cardboard; Pro Art gesso; Apple Barrel & Folk Art acrylic paints; acrylic paint dabber-watermelon, (Adirondack/Ranger); Mister Huey's Pretty Pink & Read Red Color Mists (Studio Calico); Christy Tomlinson She Art rub ons (Pink Paislee); Timeless Doilies rub ons (Kaisercraft); motifs-transferts stylises rub ons (BG); Spellbinders Cl. Heart & Cl. Scalloped Heart; doily lace edger (MS); leaf green ribbon (Ribbon Boutique); Mod Podge-Matte (Plaid); India Tree Sparkling Sugar-Cherry Pink; Wilton Meringue Powder; sugar, water, Ateco cake palette knife; ScraPerfect Best Glue Ever; eyelets & original Crop-A-Dile (We R Memory Keepers)