Tuesday 3 June 2014

Beach Hut Artist Trading Block

Time for this months ART WITH HEART Challenge and this month Eileen and the team are celebrating SUMMER with some summer fun projects.
I decided to create a beach hut for my beach babes using the Eileen Hull Block/Cube Die to create my dimensional piece. The base and the roof have been created from the Block Die and painted with Broken China Distress Paint. The beach babes are from the Artistic Outpost Boardwalk plate.
I scored a piece of card on my scoreboard to give the appearance of panels on my beach hut and I then dry brushed the beach hut with Snowflake Fresco Finish Paint to give that white washed appearance. I have also added mini spools to the base of my Artist Trading Block Beach Hut, again adding a touch of Snowflake paint.
BEACH has been added to the top of my hut using Alpha Parts which I then painted with Distress Paint and again dry brushed with Snowflake paint. I also added a bird to the top of my lettering. I also included a wooden heart and an old earring as an embellishment to the centre of my heart.
The beach babes costumes have been stamped with Archival Inks and paper pieced and I have added a touch of colour with pencils.
I also included a bench inside my beach hut, created from a small piece of driftwood and added a few mini shells for added interest and dimension.
We would love to see your summer pieces this month, simply link your projects HERE.
Thanks so much for stopping by. Tracy x x

For more great ideas why not visit the Facebook page The Artists On The Block or The Artists On The Block blog page. 


14 comments:

Dianne said...

Hello Miss Tracy, this is FREAKING AMAZING, its so creative and gorgeous, love the color of the beach house, the Ladies are fabulous, love the feet, all those shells, Miss Tracy, you are an amazing artist...Thanks for sharing, hope you have a wonderful week, ((( BIG HUGS )))..

Paula Whittaker said...

Just perfect!

Chantal Vandenberg said...

Totally awesome! So original! Brilliant!!!

rachel said...

this is so much fun Tracy - love it! Hugs rachel xx

Julia Aston said...

Love all the fun details on this wonderful beach house Tracy! the clapboard sides - the cool bathing beauties, the driftwood bench - this screams summer time! I can just smell the ocean breeze!!

Unknown said...

This is great Tracy with wonderful detail with the little shells and table behind the lovely ladies.

Denise xx

Redanne said...

Tracy, I am totally in love with your fabulous beach hut! I love the 'wooden' cladding, the amazing driftwood bench and how wonderful those beach beauties look inside too. Really beautiful! Anne xx

hazel said...

This is such fun Tracy. I've never made an ATB so of to check out the links.
xxx Hazel.

Gerrie Johnnic said...

Way, way over the top GF! You ROCK, XX

Carol Q said...

that's a fab idea Tracy.gorgeous creation. now .... can you change the weather to suit???

Carol Q said...

that's a fab idea Tracy.gorgeous creation. now .... can you change the weather to suit???

Almo said...

I love everything seaside Tracy and I am totally in love with your beach hut. Your driftwood bench looks cool! Your trio of ladies look reluctant to leave and take their dip -I dont blame them! Mo x

Jenny Marples said...

Oh goodness I adore the way you've altered this ATB to look like a proper bathing hut. The driftwood bench is so clever! Jenny x

Words and Pictures said...

Saw and loved this over at AO - wonderful sun-kissed look, and a brilliant ATB adaptation!
Alison xx