Little Honey Bee Studios: Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds

Friday, April 5, 2013

We're Going Retro PWP DT Blog Hop!!

Happy Friday & WELCOME to the “We’re Going Retro” Paper Wing Production's Design Team Blog Hop & Giveaway! If you've arrived here from Dana's Blog, then you're in the right place. If you just happened to stumble into the hop, please CLICK HERE to start from the beginning.

This month we’re packing up our PWP stamp sets and traveling back in time to bring you some “Retro” inspiration. We’re also giving away a gift certificate to the Paper Wings Productions' online store to one lucky follower.

For a chance to win, all you need to do is: be a follower of the Paper Wings Productions blog, The Aviary. Visit each of the participating designer's blogs and leave them some love. Then go back to The Aviary and leave a comment letting them you completed the hop. To increase your chances of winning, like the Paper Wings Productions Facebook page and/or invite your friends to the hop. Then just come back and let us know! Be sure to leave a separate comment for each of the additional entries. The winner will be announced on Tuesday, April 9^th, 2013 on the Paper Wings Productions blog.

When I staring thinking about our "Retro" theme, I immediately thought of the "70"s when everything was chill. I knew I wanted to use the Marley quote in the Bird Melange stamp set but I really had no idea what I was gonna do. So I pulled out a canvas and just started working.

To create this background, I used a 6x6 Crafter's Workshop Tie Dyed stencil with molding paste and then sprayed a mixture of red, pink and purple Dylusions Inks. Next I randomly stamped the screen & circle stamps from the Art Textures set and the Circles stamps. After that I decided to stamp the sunrise from the Earth & Sky set along the bottom and top of the canvas to create a border. When I was cleaning off my stamp, I totally had an "Ah-Ha" moment and with that thought my canvas came to life!!

I'm so proud to introduce you to Lucy!! Can you guess what I discovered?! :D The sunrises make perfect eyelids & eyelashes don't you think?! So I stamped them and started creating Lucy around them. The rest of her is hand drawn and painted with acrylic paints. I also stamped the earth from the Earth & Sky set on her neck for a nice subtle touch.

To give her more of a hippie feel, I added some beaded ribbons, a feather, flowers and a bird stamp to her hair.

Here is a closer look a the quote that inspired my design. You can find it on the Bird Melange.

I used a mixture of Prima and Recollections flowers along with beads from my stash.

I named her after the Beatles' Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds.

Lucy is chillin, meditating to Three Little Birds....

Well, my bloggie peeps that it for me! I hope you've enjoyed my take on this theme!! Now it's time to send you off to your next stop. So please head on over to Tara's Blog Next!!

***Here is the complete line up just in case you get lost along the way***