my "Mom" tribute canvas is complete

Okay...where to start.  The background of this project....prepare for some deep thoughts.  When I do projects like this, I put a meaningful process into the layers of the design which result in a lot of little details that are significant to my personal feelings or history, especially in my wording as well as the number of elements I add in clusters (pearls, flowers).

Some tidbits about my mom that are represented in the canvas:

• Her name was JOY
• Was an artist = the art of Joy
• Wrote poetry = book text
• Didn't like her wrinkles (which I thought were beautiful) = wrinkled tissue paper 
• Had three daughters and a fabulous stepson = four flowers
• Passed from this life = ascending pearls from her name
• Had incredible color eyes (blue/brown) = color pallet
• Was an elegant, gracious person = style of design

Whew....and now onto a lighter note...the creative process! In these next four pictures I'll show you how I started.

• 12x12 canvas
• Book text torn and attached with decoupage glue or gel medium
• Torn and wrinkled tissue paper defuses the text and adds wrinkles for texture
• 2x2" Twinchies covered with Basic Grey papers

Dry fit (arrange without adhesives) onto the canvas.

Once happy with the layout, I started gluing the pieces in place with Glossy Accents.  I used foam mount to lift some of the squares up for dimension.  I added my details of pearls, lace and flowers.

• Basic Grey Chip board sticker letters "JOY"
• Handmade flowers
• Prima flowers and pearls
• Really old ephemera used for my wording: EK, Little Davies, and a lot of unknown 
• Making Memories "OF"
• Tim Holts Tissue Tape
• Hero Arts Fabulous Flourish with Old Paper Distress ink
• Hero Arts Lace

Thanks for listening.  I just love papercrafting and making something significant.  Hope you get inspired to make a project with depth of meaning too! 

Cheers!