Bonsai ~ Happy PPF!

Hello !

Its Paint Party Friday and I've completed a recycled artwork/collage card as my entry:

Thought I'd include the process too.  It became a bit tedious, only because I didn't do very much forward planning... however, it was fun and distracting and that's why I love to paint.

Firstly, I cut up lots of shapes from an old card that I'd previously made but never used.

... pasted the shapes on to another spare piece of half a card and painted in my version of bonsai

Trim the edges to match the size of usable card stock

I usually use pva glue but this time I thought I'd try gel medium.
Was pretty happy with it, as it didn't buckle too much

(sorry for blurry pic)  I thought I was finished at this stage but on a second glance those darn pots were hovering in mid-air lol!

A rummage around in my bits n pieces box and I found a good solution.
A raised spine from goodness knows what that I'd saved and there, with a bit of a trim, it sat nicely between the pots and the gold trim.

I then started second guessing the bonsai foliage ... hate it when I do that.
Out comes the brush and paint and a while later I insist to myself that its done and to put the brush down and walk away ha ha! 

Thanks kindly for popping in.

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