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Quick update

Things have been so nuts that I haven't had much time for anything! We have been resetting the deptartment at work, and my dad is having health issues again.

Anyway, I did crank out this present for one of my BFFs 21st birthday this weekend. 


She loves peacocks, so I used the image from the Art Nouveau cricut cartridge. I cut it at 9.25 using my gypsy to line it all up on the mat. I previously prepared a 8x10 canvas I got at hobby lobby by painting it aqua blue and then laying an iridescent cellophane that have been scrunched up on top before the paint dried.

I assembled the peacock and glued the shadow directly to the canvas and then pop dotted the peacock to the shadow.

-Altina R.   

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