Winged Warrior!!!!!!

This was really fun to do. Though it took a bit longer to do than I thought it would. But then I was making it up as I went along.

Take one standard, slightly boring bird ornament

make templates from paper before transferring to grungepaper.
Stamp with your choice of stamps. I used Crafty Individuals; they are one of my favourite companies in the uk.



Then let your imagination run wild and this is the end result!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




The chained decoration is actually a belt, just perfect for the slightly martial theme I developed.




The bottom wing was run through the cuttlebug, but it does not give a really deep impression on grunge, for that you need Tim's embossing folders as they give a much deeper impression.
The top wing was painted ith cracle, rock candy clear, it really intensifies the colours...




Showing the back in a bit more detail



I love the "Mohican" style  cresting

The main body; I stamped onto white tissue paper before adhering to the body, then I inked over.
The head was painted with Ferro gold metal paint.

The back was embossed using Tim's folder (I learn't my lesson on the wings!)

I love the textures you can achieve with all the various products available.

Finished

The base was made by glueing vintage tapes to the base; digging out a couple of grunge flowers I had made a while ago, some old leaves from a necklace, nice and simple.


I hope you have enjoyed looking at this and hope it inspires you to take a look at things in a different light. I think i'll be digging out my artist mannequin soon. Every warrior bird needs a rider; don't they?
Be blessed everyone who pops over here, you keep me motivated so spread the word!