Friday 17 February 2012

Altered Head(s)

This was a challenge! Altered bodies ... no problem ... swap a leg here, swap an arm there or something like this but altered heads (heads and shoulders only)? Oh dear .... at first I really struggled to get MY head around the challenge set by Debs for the first Art 'n' Soul swap this year: You can alter your head(s) in any way you like. But remember, 100% digital is not allowed.
Format: TRITYCH ATC
Once I had organised myself I then managed to ruin two pieces just before completion ... this was definitely not planned! So what you see here is plan C .... I created an ATC Tryptich where the middle part is split into two halfs and opens out to the side. The base was cut from relatively strong white card and then covered with 7 Gypsies paper (actually all patterend paper is from 7 Gypsies). For the outside I stamped the paptterned paper with a stamp from Impression Obsession which I embossed with mirror gold embossing powder. For the 'topper' I stamped an image from Lynne Perrella and layered it on patterend paper. As adornment I chose some blings and a little plastic flower ... this topper extended the front part a little bit .... For the closure I attached a woven wool ribbon which is closed with safety pin and book screw
.... and I gained a little bit more space for the inside decorations (lol). To create the inside I stamped and embossed all three sides ....
... the left and right side with PaperArtsy stamps and the middle with a component stamp from Tim Holtz. The next step was the decoration .... The eye from the Graphics Fairy ... coloured with Koh-i-noors ... behind the alteration wheel cut with a Sizzix die-cut and heat-embossed while the alteration letters on the right hand-side are from BoBunny

For the middle part I stamped again an image from Lynne Perrella, cut it out and embellished it with hook, circle and bling

Have a great weekend, Petra.

12 comments:

Deborah said...

Wow, Petra, that is amazing! Wish I'd rigged it so you sent to me LOL

Cath Wilson said...

Boohoo, Petra - can't see the images - I'm really intrigued!

Shelly Schmidt said...

Great job- loving the great job you did with the head image- love the red jewels to glitz up the colors!

Cath Wilson said...

Ooh, I can see them today, Petra - must've been my laptop, sorry. Great idea to use the LP stamps - definitely a bit 'oddball'. Love the gold embossing and the inside of your triptych. Strange challenge. Have a great weekend x

Valerie-Jael said...

Beautiful work, Petra! Valerie

2amscrapper said...

What a fantastic creation! Love that eyeball!

Terry said...

Well I don't know about the other plans, but this one is certainly a keeper! What incredible detail and this is as cool as can be! You should enter this in Simion Says Stamp and Show for their Anything challenge! Love this!!!

Sugar Lump Studios said...

Gorgeous work Petra! I love the details you added! Happy Sunday!

Craft Addicts - Tracy Evans said...

Great creation, so unique. Love the images and the way you have altered them. Thanks so much for joining in the Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge. Tracy x

Marjie Kemper said...

Ooooh lah lah!!! These are fabulous. Love the insides especially!

Anonymous said...

Too cool! Love the style!

Robin said...

This is gorgeous Petra! Love the images and the colors.

Hugs,
Robin

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