What to do When Your Project Goes South Part II

Yesterday I introduced you to my theory on Type A and B Artists. Far from an exact science but a good enough hypothesis for me to fill an entire blog entry and have enough fodder left over for today. In a nutshell I determined that feeling a need to start over is possibly the mark of a Type A and re-evaluating and changing the project could be a Type B. I admitted to being a Type B mostly because I am cheap and can't bring myself to throw out product. And, remember we established that Type A and B Artist types are not to be confused with Type A and B personality types. Enough recap.

Here's the flopped calendar that started the whole ordeal. The technique just didn't pan out for me. 

It's too dark, I can't read the numbers and there's a lot of air bubbles. I'm sure with practice, this technique using glitter, ink, and Glossy Accents, (please see Roni's post at Ink Stains for a short tutorial), would look perfect. I just wasn't happy with my results. Instead of tossing the calendar I cut it into strips and hearts. Doing this allowed me to salvage the technique and incorporate it into my project, just not as a calendar.

Here's the end results. I just printed another calendar and glued the strips from the original calendar to the edges of the house to create the framework, (now covered by the seem binding - I think that's what the pink nylon lacy stuff is called. Can you tell I'm not a sewer?), and the hearts became accents. 

And this is what was left over from the original calendar.

Just a pile of scraps ready for the garbage can. No panic, no starting over, just a change in the final outcome. 

This entire technique calendar project is really a lot of fun. I'm learning new things and incorporating some of my own technique imagination along the way.

Thanks for stopping by today and please check out Ink Stains With Roni for more info on the technique calendars.

Happy Creating.

Susan