My Other Creations: Flower Tree

This week's theme for the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge is YELLOW!  What a fabulous theme, especially for this time of year!

I decided to make a Flower Tree of sorts, which uses yellow as the main component.

To start off with, I painted a cone with a layer of Gesso and yellow acrylic paint.

Next, I used a gel medium to adhere paper scraps to the cone in a random pattern.

After that, I added some lace, which I colored with Distress Ink, and I punched out some hydrangea flowers, which I hung from metal hangers using embroidery floss.  I hung the hangers from the lace on the tree.  I also stamped on a sentiment and dabbed Distress Ink onto other parts of the tree.

I topped off the tree with a flower I colored with alcohol ink and water that added a punch of bright pink.

I made the base using a bamboo skewer, which I planted into a spool of yarn and adorned with scalloped circles.  It turned out to be a fun and therapeutic tree project that didn't require any digging or weeding!

  I used the following fabulous supplies from Simon Says Stamp for my creation:

Faber-Castell GESSO White Opaque Paper Crafter Medium 3.3oz	Ranger Inkssentials Non Stick CRAFT SHEET Reusable 15 X 18 Stamp Paint Ink	Prima A4 Sunrise-Sunset Paper	Mod Podge Gloss	Bazzill Vintage Lace 6x6 Paper Pack	*We R Memory Keepers CROP-A-DILE Eyelet and Snap Punch Pink	Timber Brown StazOn
Ranger Archival Ink Black	Wild Honey - Distress Ink	Peacock Feathers - Distress Ink	Walnut Stain - Distress Ink	Alcohol Ink In Watermelon	Hero Arts Basic Alphabet Stamps	EK Success 2.25" Scallop Punch
Martha Stewart Hydrangea Punch	Martha Stewart 3-in-1 Hydrangea Punch	7 Gypsies Maritime 8x8 Paper

What a wonderful time of year and what an equally wonderful theme!  What magic will you create with yellow as your inspiration?  Upload your masterpieces to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $50 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store.