You're only 50 Once!

 Hello and welcome to todays post for 

Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge

and it's a pretty special one. 

My son in law turns 50 soon

so I went all out and made him an 8x10 canvas.

As you can see he is a car buff; likes to

restore old cars and this one in particular has had 

so much work done on it, tinkering to no end

and it is a credit to him the time (A LOT) he has spent

getting it to where it is today.

The need for speed has taken him to try drag racing

and has been quite successful doing so.

Anyway enough of that - 

there is so much going on here so I will

fill you in as best I can with products used and

some photos along the long road.

Started my canvas with gesso and stenciled.

Adding some grid chipboard to the sides and

lots of texture and colours with 

Distress Grit Paste, Sand Paste,

Lindy's Magical's and Brusho's.

Adding dry wall tape, postage tags, 

metal embellishments from my stash,

chipboard numbers.

Working out what to use

and went with this

If you look closely you can see a dymo cut 1965

(the year the Ford was made)

Car photo here is just on photo paper as a guide.

Have added Art Alchemy, Cosmic Shimmer 

and Imagination Crafts Startlight to various items

including the chipboard 50. Tim's Quotations

I thought suitable for the project. I added

acetate to the front of the photo after I smudged

one and scratched another. Adhered with

appropriate brads and embellishments.

Here's another photo of my finished canvas 

a little bit lighter in colour!

A time consuming creations but so fun to see it

come together so well. Hoping he likes it!

It's on it's way for the Birthday Boys 50th

on our Remembrance Day - November 11th.

Hope you enjoy looking at all the bits and bobs

I added here. Love reading your comments.

Don't foget to drop in to Our Blog

to see what my Talented Team Mates created

for your pleasure this month and 

Please come join in and have a bit of fun

creating what you love doing best.

This is heading over to More Mixed Media Challenge 

for Anything Goes with Optional Black

Got that covered with the black car!

Mixed Media Lovers

for Challenge #7 

We Love 2 Create for Challenge #11

Love to Scrap Challenge - #151

Thanks and till next time - Cherrio