Altered Bird - Phyllis

November 19, 2020

Altered Bird - Phyllis

Can we talk about how adorable this beautiful bird is?!? Well we are going to talk about it and all about how Phyllis created all this whimsical cuteness!

Phyllis first used white crackle paste and mini art stones for the background - together, these two mediums add such a nice texture. She then sprayed the background with Color Bloom Spray by Prima. Next she added her chipboard pieces - Honeycomb Pieces, Oval Flourish Frame, Bell Flowers and Corner Flourish Set 2.

To decorate the chippies, Phyllis painted them with liquid acrylic paints and added rust paste. Lastly, she brushed on some wax for some extra color and interest. To finish off this beautiful bird, she added some flowers and touches of sequins, micro- and seedbeads.

Isn't this just such a fun piece? I'm sure she had as much fun creating it as we've had admiring it. Be sure to scroll through for all the details, there is so much hidden interest and texture in here you don't want to miss!

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Our Design Team

Tracey Stubbs is the Owner and Operator of Scrapaholics Scrapbook Supply and Chipboard. She fell in love with Scrapbooking over 20 years ago when her children were little and enjoyed the obsession as a hobby Over the years, Tracey watched as paper crafting evolved into such a wide array of possibility with all sorts of media you could use to decorate a project. In 2013 she discovered chipboard and fell in love! She added some to her online store and they became a number one seller. Eventually she purchased her own equipment and supplies to make her own laser-cut chipboard creations and we have the Scrapaholics you see today. Through Tracey's hard work and dedication to the craft her collections are available to the public on her website as well as Etsy, to stores and other retail locations and she has a full design team who works hard to show off her creations so others might be inspired.

Cristina Cunningham lives in NY and is a mom and new grandma. She has been crafting in one way or another since college, but discovered scrapbooking when her oldest was born. Her love for paper crafts grew from there. Cristina’s style is shabby and feminine, her favorite projects revolving around memory-keeping; however, she also enjoys making junk journals, cards and altered pieces, as well. When she isn’t scrapbooking, you can find her whipping up a favorite meal in the kitchen or decorating some obscure corner of her house.

Jeanne Rodriguez lives in Los Alamos, NM with her husband, five Maltese pups and one cat. She is mother to four grown children and has four grandchildren. Jeanne began crafting in 2013 as a therapeutic outlet to overcome depression. A lot of personal and career changes were taking place - she is a former fingerprint technician for a crime lab! Paper crafting became a way for her to express herself doing something that she found she loved. Jeanne loves scrapbooking, card making and mixed media and her style lends most to shabby chic and vintage with a little grunge mixed in.