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Here's Your Sign

Happy Friday everyone! leslierahye here making you a "Welcome" sign that can be added to your entry way for the fall. I love crafting for seasons and these colors say fall to me. I began by printing on white card stock Ornate Alphabet Collage Page AP-1031 in two sizes [this can be done with your picture programs that let you print pre-determined sizes for photos--I used the 8×10 and the 5×7 sizes. Then I used my Spectrum Noir to color in the vines and flowers on the letters spelling Welcome. I fussy cut around the letters for my sign. The piece of wood I coated with purple and stenciled on vines using the Mini Capricious stencil from Crafter's Workshop. Beacon Fast Finish Decoupage served as a sealant before I started adding my letters. It worked perfect as a glue and a sealer enabling me to remove some of the layers of my finishing with a damp cloth. I added metal pieces, Silk Sari Ribbons and Dollar Store Silk Flowers with Beacon Fabri-Tac and Misted the flowers and sign with Maya Mists in Pearl. Viva's Inka-Gold in Copper was rubbed into the letters and corners to highlight the metal pieces and the word. I hope you enjoy my sign! Thanks for looking! ~leslierahye

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  1. This totally says fall to me- love the rich colors and the sari scraps.

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  2. gorgeous colors, really accents your ink palette. The organic plus the silk is a perfect complement.

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