Homage to Scissors

What’s one thing you are guaranteed to find in a craft room? Scissors! Unless you need a pair then I can assure you there will be none to be found. I don’t know what it is about scissors but when you need them you can never find them. If you are like most of us, you’ve got at least a dozen lying around that you can’t find. So what better way to pay homage to missing scissors than turn them into art?

I love the projects with original and old-found objects. So, this time I used a found rusty can and amazing old scissors. I decided to put these things together with amazing Prima Marketing products. It doesn’t matter what kind of items you mix it with because the Prima marketing products work so perfectly with all kinds of projects. I think you’ll agree with me 🙂 –Wiola

966423 ART ALCHEMY- IMPASTO PAINT – VICTORIAN GREEN 964528 ART ALCHEMY – IMPASTO PAINT – PITCH BLACK 964658 ART ALCHEMY – IMPASTO PAINT – DARK CHOCOLATE 963040 ART BASICS: SUPER HEAVY GEL 960261 MECHANICAL NUMBERS 963354 MECHANICALS: MINI STARS

Hello there, Di Garling here with you with a little mixed media project I have created for our “Altered Scissors” challenge.After thinking long & hard about it I decided I would alter some large chipboard scissors & add them to a little canvas. I created a double-decker canvas & did some nice soft pastel mixed media on it. I then proceeded to alter absolutely everything on this canvas with various mediums, “Watercolour Confections” & also some “Finnabair Waxes” too. Layering & adding textures was the order of the day. I have used some older Prima flowers but I thought they were perfect for my project & also this doiley which I diecut from an older Prima die cut. It is my most favorite one. Hope you like it. – Di

PRODUCTS USED
#961466 CLEAR Gesso #961374 WHITE Gesso #965259 Paper Texture Paste #961541 Clear Crackle Texture Paste #966645 “Tapestry” Stencil #961428 Soft Matte Gel #589974 Art Philosophy “Metallic Accents” #631550 “Woodlands” Watercolor Confections #584269 “Tropicals” Watercolor Confections #642143 “Currents” Watercolor Confections #963965 Finnabair Wax Paste..Aged Brass #963934 Art Ingredients-Glass Beads…Turquoise

In this project, I wanted to show what I like to create the most and what style I love. There are mechanicals here, there are elements from moulds. I highlighted all the elements with white wax and opal magic paint, and finally I added a little glow with mermaid effect paste. I made a pattern on the blade of the scissors using a stencil and a 3d gel. I like very much when the pattern is transparent, it gives more possibilities than white modeling paste. –Kasia

Products Used:
Metallique Wax White Pearl 968380 Opal Magic Paint Blue-green 966119 Mermaid Effect Paste 968335 Finnabair Mould Birds&Bats 968632 Finnabair Stencil Gothic 967932 Mechanicals Knobs 963385 Mechanicals Stars 963354
Mechanicals Vintage Clock 960278 Mechanicals Rustic Washers 963422 Liquid Acrylic Ink Black 967345 Art Basic 3D Gloss Gel 961367

Hello everybody, Marinette here today. I have this new layout to share with you. This is my version of the altered scissors and I hope you’ll like it. I decided to make my own pair of scissors from cardstock that I painted with watercolors. And for the background, I used the beautiful Watercolor Flower paper pad and added some mixed media and flowers. –Marinette

Product Used:
584269 WATERCOLOR CONFECTIONS®- TROPICALS 584252 WATERCOLOR CONFECTIONS®- THE CLASSICS 642440 WATERCOLOR CONFETTI 965563 ART ALCHEMY-OPAL MAGIC UNICORN 961442 ART BASICS – HEAVY GESSO – WHITE

Have you ever wondered what a pair of scissors can symbolize? The image of this object has different meanings. For some, this subject means a break with the past and a new beginning. For others, scissors symbolize marriage and relationships. Personally, I see two halves of a whole. These halves are connected, complement each other and cannot exist without each other. Just like two “soul mates.” That’s why my scissors look like this. 
What would your scissors look like? –Marina

To create this work, I used:
590253 Watercolor: Pastel dreams 594800 Flowers: HALEY 594640 WILD & FREE COLLECTION – WILD SOUL 963705 Decor: ART STONES 995829 MEMORY HARDWARE PEARLS 4 599409 Moulds: WING & LOCKET 966614 MOULD COGS AND WINGS 968663 MACHINE PARTS 962951 HEAVY GESSO WHITE  961428 SOFT MATTE GEL 961503 TEXTURE PASTE – WHITE CRACKLE

Hi everyone! I wanted to approach this project from a sensitive angle. I used light and subtle colors. The scissors remind me of a butterfly, so it was obvious that there would also be a brave and beautiful butterfly in my work. And where there are butterflies there are also flowers. The flowers in the Nature Lover Collection were like created for this project. I hope you like it! – Sanna

Products Used:
961374 – Art Basics – Heavy Gesso White 961428 – Art Basics – Soft Matte Gel 968762 – Art Extravagance – Jewel Texture Paste – Rose Quarts 963613 – Art Alchemy – Opal Magic Acrylic Paint – Aqua-Rose 963972 – Art Alchemy – Metallique Wax – Rose Gold 966782 – Art Alchemy – Metallique Wax – Sweet Rose 968380 – Art Alchemy – Metallique Wax – White Pearl 635756 – Re•Design Decor Moulds – Leafy Blossoms 599416 – Re•Design Decor Moulds – Sicicone Mould Keys 652975 – Prima Flowers – Nature Lover Collection – Forest Walk 963408 – Mechanicals – Grungy Butterflies 966287 – Art Ingredients – Melange Sugar Art Pebbles 961589 – Art Ingredients – Glitter Set – Crimson 961619 – Art Ingredients – Glitter Set – Abloom 995829 – Memory Hardware Pearls 4 – Nightfall

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