I was reminded of this quote recently while browsing Pinterest and decided to turn it into some word art for my bedroom.
I did consider printing the words but wanted to get a little messier than that. So, I turned to my Silhouette.
After playing with spacing and fonts for ages, my first cut didn't quite work. At that point, I changed my mind about the white cardstock and picked a light olive colour instead.
(And yep, that is white in the photo above. I was too impatient to wait till tomorrow to take photos in natural light so the colours are a bit off. Sorry about that!)
Instead of using the letters I cut out, I wanted to use the negative and back the words with colour. I pulled out some water colour paints and after a few tries and a few sheets of paper, I had something I was happy with.
Then I needed to let it dry. I wasn't good at this step!
I used the frame matt to position and cut the negative page into the right shape.
Then, when the water coloured paper was kind of dry, I attached it to the back of the negative page.
I had left the letters on the Silhouette mat which made it easier it take the little inner bits of letters and stick them in place on the water colour page. Such a fiddly step that isn't really necessary, but I prefer that look.
Then, it was just a matter of putting it in the frame. Hanging it can wait for another day. :)