Japanese Lady behind screen A4 picture frame - Day 267 of my 365 day challenge

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Japanese Lady behind screen A4 picture frame - 
Day 267 of my 365 day challenge

 Hi Craft addicts!

 I have to say that I am so pleased with the way this project has turned out - one of my successes if I say so myself... I have used an A4 picture frame to create this stylish home decor product!


How I made this project:-

  • I had cut out the Japanese Geisha Woman (from Tattered Lace) ages ago in black card and had always wondered what to do with her and suddenly had this idea...
  • I first of all took an A4 sheet of Orange Create & Craft's Citrus Burst Linen card from their Core collection and made sure that it fitted this A4 Certificate Picture frame (which I got on Ebay).
  • I then cut out the Trellis Background die (from Tattered Lace) in black card (from Lynda Chapman's World of Paper) (there are 2 dies - a background and the main trellis) and placed it over a piece of vellum/parchment and stuck it down around the edges and few of the stars (where it wouldn't show).
  • Once that was done, I used some PVA glue to attach the Geisha girl to a piece of the same Orange card in the centre of it.
  • I then glued the Trellis background on to it making sure that some of the orange card showed around the edges (I used the outer edge of the set to do this)  - to do this I had to trim the Black frame a little bit.
  • I then added the whole thing to some more black card (this time about an inch bigger all around) using PVA glue and then stuck it on to the Orange card.
  • Finally, I placed the finished item into the black picture frame and pressed the clips down to secure it.
  • I was going to add some embellishments but once I had seen it, I thought they would spoil the whole effect.

And there you are - a project that is made using a variety of products that looks great and would be great as a present for someone - or you could keep it yourself!

Don't forget you can also visit my website Fizzy Designs where you can buy it and find great hints and tips and things that I am selling too! Or why not sign up to my monthly newsletter here

Products and items you may need to make this project
  • A4 Certificate Picture Frame (from Ebay)
  • Tattered Lace Geisha Woman die
  • Tattered Lace Trellis Background die set
  • Orange Linen A4 Card from the Citrus Burst Core Collection from Create & Craft
  • Black Cardstock
  • Parchment or Vellum
  • Cosmic Shimmer PVA Glue or Connect Glue from Gina K 
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