Skull aprreciation day blog hop

Glad to join again this year in the Skull appreciation day bloghop, what better way to show the skull some appreciation by making it a shrine.

I will tell you how I made it, and you will find the blogroll below:

Stamps used "carpe diem" from de stempelwinkel

First the supply list

Deco Art products used: Texture Fierro in Green Gold, Americana Gesso, Weathered wood, Americana Acrylics in Electric Pink, Indian Turquoise, Sand, Dazling Metallics in Emperors Gold.  Media Fluid Acrylics in English Red Oxide and Transparent Red oxide. Traditions Acrylic in  Carbon Black, Media Texture Sand Paste. Media Interference in Turquoise and Violet. Varnish 

Chocolat Skull mold, and molding plaster. Tim Holtz die Tombstone. Some paper roses and distress ink in Walnut Stain. A cross charm and beads. A small picture frame and some Rhinetones

First use the mold and molding plaster to make the skulls, I made the molding plaster thin enough that the airbubbles could be tapped out. Let dry completly.

Meanwhile die cut the tombstone from cardboard, 5 layers, 3 thick , 2 thinner.

Glue 4 layers on top of eachother make sure the thin one is on top, save one thin one for the back , paint that gold (first gesso all the parts) when gold paint is dry add weathered wood and let dry

Use the inside of the frame (remove the back with the stand and save that, you will need that later) to draw the inside size of the frame on the cardstock and use a craft knife to cut that part out.
Next use the textre fierro to cover the cardboard on all sides (not the back) let dry.

  Meanwhile paint the frame (grey, mine was allready grey) and apply some texture sand.
When Texture sand is dry apply the media fluids to create a rusty look.

 The back part of the thomb that was painted gold and add a layer of black over the weathered wood.
When drie glue to the back of the tombstone so the painted side shows through the whole

Use some black paint to accent some of the lifted parts of the frame and the tombstone.

 Glue the frame on the front of the tombstone and add interfearance fluids to the tombstone and the frame to give it a nice shine.

 Take the paper roses and add some walnut stain distress ink and put ome Gloss Varnish over them (careful use thng layers) to give them a faux porcelain look.

Remove the skulls from the mold (I left them to dry overnight) and paint it Sand colours next paint a sugar skull design on, using small paintbrush and Electric pink Indian Turquoise and Carbon black paint

when done painting protect the skull with gloss varnish, I did 2 layers. When dry add the rhinestones in the eyes and  underneath the cross. Glue the skull in the shrine and glue the roses to the shrine.

Use the beads to make a Rosary {how to here )  and decorate the shrine with the Rodary.

hope you like it, here the blogroll for the rest of the hop, have fun hopping and thnks for commenting

SKULL APPRECIATION DAY

Blog Hop

Black Dragon 

Katie

 Lisa

Tit Belsoeur

 Anna 

Sue

 Nan

 Dream In Darkness

Harp

 Maureen 

Ike

Monique (that's me )

Fiona

 Teresa

Leigh S-B

DominoART

Lost Coast Portal to Creativity

Julia

 Susan R.

I will enter the following challenges:

http://foreverdarkchallenges.blogspot.nl/2015/06/challenge-1.html

http://smudgyantics.blogspot.nl/2015/06/june-2015-anything-goeswith-twist.html
http://leftofcenterchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/challenge-80-upcyclerecycle-with.html

http://dreamindarkness.blogspot.ca/2015/06/new-challenge-for-june-anything-goes.html

http://ladybugcrafts.blogspot.nl/2015/06/june-challenge.html   the shrine is made using the Tim Holtz Headstone die, die cuted 5 times , glued together and had the middle part cut out.

http://rheddscreativespirit.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/our-june-challenge.html