Craftin Desert Divas Blogoversary Desert Hop!!

Welcome to the Craftin Desert Divas Blogaversary Desert Hop!! Today we are celebrating with Tara over at Craftin Desert Divas for her very first BLOGOVERSARY!! Woohoo, Tara!! Congratulations!! I'm so lucky to have gotten to know you over this past year :)

If you just happened to have stumbled upon my blog, please start at Craftin Desert Divas so you don't miss out on a thing. If you have arrived from my incredibly sweet and super-talented friend Migdalia, then you are in the right spot. 

This is a "Desert" Diva Celebration!!

For my Desert Hop project, I created a Kokopelli wall hanging :) I have always been intrigued by the legend of Kokopelli...he is known as a trickster, a fertility deity, a traveling salesman, an insect and a warrior among other things. My Mom has a ceramic tile with a gorgeous turquoise Kokopelli that she got on a trip to Arizona. I just love it and wanted to recreate it for my project. I should have taken a picture of her tile, but I didn't get a chance to and since I'm traveling, I missed my chance. Oh well...I did use the tile to copy the image of Kokopelli.

 

The base of the wall hanging was cut with a Spellbinders Grand Rectangle and inked with Memento Bamboo Leaves ink. The next layer is a Spellbinders Grand Labels 23 die, inked with Ranger Archival Ink in Sap Green. The next layer is a Spellbinders Grand Labels 4 die. It was inked with Tim Holtz Wild Honey, Dried Marigold and Spiced Marmalade Distress Inks. A Paper Artsy Hot Pick 1008 grass stamp was inked with Sap Green Archival Ink and stamped along the background. The bottom banner is a Tim Holtz Tattered Banner die, inked with Spiced Marmalade. Harmony is from Artistic Outpost's Serenity stamp set.

I really wanted Kokopelli to look like turquoise, like my Mom's tile. So I traced around him with tracing paper and then copied him onto Ranger Specialty Stamping Paper. I then cut him out and sprayed him with Dylusioins Vibrant Turquoise Spray. While it was still wet, I spritzed Dylusions Black Marble and Melted Chocolate sprays. Once the inks dried, I covered him with Ranger Glossy Accents, and I used my finger to cover it to give it a rougher texture...more like real stone.The picture doesn't do it justice...it really looks incredible in person. He was popped up with foam tape for dimension.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. DL.Art Thankful Thursday- May Linky Party
2. Sunday Funday #9 - May Linky Party

I have blog candy!! All you have to do to be eligible to win this My Mind's Eye Blink of an Eye paper stack is:

1. Be a Follower
2. Leave a comment on this post

That's it!! I will select a winner on Thursday, May 30th

ALSO - we have blog candy for those who are a follower of Craftin Desert Divas and leave a comment on every stop of the hop! Winners will be announced Tuesday May 28th at Craftin Desert Divas!

The Queen Royal Prize Pack

Designs on Cloud 9 

$20 Giftcard to their store

Robin

$10. CTHM Giftcard

LoveBug Creations

$15. Giftcard to their store

The next stop is the sweet and talented Robin of Cut One Designs by Robin!! 

Here's the complete line up in case you get lost along the way or want to revisit anyone :)

1. Tara - http://www.craftindesertdivas.com/
2. Michelle- http://mumoftwoblog.blogspot.com/
3. Stacey - http://staceyscreativecorner.blogspot.com/
4. Janis - http://pausedreamenjoy.blogspot.com/
5. Carri - http://doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com/
6. Jessica - http://jessicascraftshaque.blogspot.com/
7. Migdaldia - http://craftingwithcreativem.blogspot.com/
8. Lisa- http://indymermaid.blogspot.com/ < YOU ARE HERE
9. Robin - http://cutonedesignsbyrobin.blogspot.com/ < NEXT

10. Susie- http://www.susiecrafthappy.com/
11. Tracy - http://tracyscricutcorner.blogspot.com/

Thanks so much for hopping along :)