Wednesday 18 June 2008

Gutter Girlz Challange

While blog hopping today i came across a fab new site....


I was in the mood to craft and they just happened to have their first challenge which was...

The PROMPT (theme): What makes you feel like a Woman?

The SONG (inspiration): MAN!! I Feel like a Woman! by Shania Twain

The PRODUCT (item you have to include): Panty Hose/Tights


This really captured my imagination and here is my effort



I started by splodging some gesso on a blank 4" x 4" canvas, let dry, then edged 2 corners with some vintage photo crackle paint,
while this was drying i tore a strip from a page of an old book, inked the edges with vintage photo distress ink and stuck down one side,
I wanted to make it quite a fun and sort of saucy piece (like me lol) so i drew some legs,
cut them out and, granted i haven't used alot of Panty hose,
but the legs are covered with them!
I found a couple of metal word tags, Woman and Heat, which i stuck on with red brads,
and added a shoe charm to the woman,
as every woman has a place in her heart for shoes lol.
Thinking about the song mentioned above brought the idea of lucky dice and lips
(don't ask why it just did lol)
so i added 2 tiny dice and stamped a pair of lips which i highlighted with some glossy accents,
i finished with the "Feelin Lucky" phrase typed out using my label writer.

I am extremely pleased with the way this turned out, so thanks GutterGirlz for the fab challenge, i will defo be back to join in more :O)

xxx Hugz xxx

20 comments:

Mrs Pretzel said...

YES YES YES!!!! This is what we were hoping for!! Thank you SO MUCH for joining us!! I love what you did.

Jan said...

Holy Cheese!! This is awesome!!!!

~Kammie~ said...

WOW--that is awesome!!! thanks for finding us!!!! can't wait to see more of your work!

Anonymous said...

OooOOo Im happy you found us too!!! Your altered work is seriously awesome!!

Jennie -The Artistic Stamper said...

WOW! is all I can say x

Sam said...

That's great Nic.........i looooove it.xx

Anonymous said...

This is fantastic Nicky - I love it!! :0)

Angie C said...

What an amazing piece Nicky - totally love it

Hels Sheridan said...

Fabby dabby doo Minxy - I loooove this canvas, it is so unique - fab!!!

Ann said...

WOW! WOW! WOW! Who's a clever Minxy??
Absolutely LOVE this canvas, you're just so creative & talented my Minxy friend!!! Love it xxx

Andrea said...

thats fantastic Nicky and sooooooooo unusual xx

Pearl Maple said...

Congratulations on your design team appointment. Like all your creative posts and will be sure to see what you make next for Mixed Media Monday.

Staci Compher said...

I love!!! your take on the challenge.....so naughty!! lol...

latte_grande said...

Omg, I LoooooVE it!! SO glad you found us and decided to play along.... The gutter is a great place to be! ;)

Craftyideas said...

Brilliant canvas Nicky xx

Leah's Crafty Life said...

WOW, could this be ANY hotter? Totally sensual and mysterious! SO happy you joined us in the Gutter, we look forward to seeing more from you!

Unknown said...

Stunning - I think this may be one of my fave pieces ever anywhere - absolutely bloomin' bootiful XXX

Unknown said...

OMG i love that canvas it rocks!!!

Unknown said...

awesome!

{Shirley} said...

OH wow, just WOW!
Thanks for playing inthe gutter with us!