'Dream' Tag

Hi, it's been a while since I last did a blog entry but with having a fab week in Cornwall, a few odd days out in the Campervan, lots of gardening and a wonderful few days in Ireland visiting our gorgeous Grandchildren there hasn't been an awful lot of spare time. Ooh and I forgot to mention -  the odd bit of crochet--------

Anyway back to the job in hand! Over on the Creative Carte Blanche Blog their theme for August is Sun, Moon and /or Stars so here is my entry for this month.

I started with a large manilla tag which was coloured with various Pan Pastels, this was then lightly sprayed with Jackson's Pastel Fixative.

Next I stamped the shimmering moon by Clarity Stamps in VersaMark ink and rubbed the stamped image with Pewter Pan Pastels. 

Dream was then stamped underneath in Versafine Onyx Black and then clear heat embossed.

The stars were added using Grunge Paste through a That's Crafty Dinky Stencil, once dry lightly sanded and then the clean stencil was replaced and the stars coloured in the centres using Treasure Pewter wax.

The ivy was stamped using peeled Paint Distress Ink and a Lavinia Stamp. 

Recently we have had some beautiful sunsets and star lite skies and this gave me the colour tones to work with for this entry. Hope you are all enjoying the summer sunshine that we have been finally blessed with as up until now the summer has been rather dull --- so long may it last.

Enjoy the rest of the week and hopefully you too will find some free time to have a 'Play" and maybe join in the Creative Carte Blanche challenge. Bye for now,  Jane X

"A Stitch in Time " Entry for The Sunday Stampers Challenge

Hi Everyone, hope you are all well and that you have been able to enjoy this lovely Spring sunshine that we have had the last couple of days. Todays tag is my entry for Hels Sheridan's Sunday Stampers Challenge titled " A Stitch in Time".

To view the other entries and to read her great blog click on the link  http://pinkleart.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/sunday-stamper-week-298-stitch-in-time.html

ITEMS USED

1 Large Manilla Tag

Stamps from Inkydoodles Cross Stitch Heart background and Primative Angel, Studio 490 Flower Art, Daisy and Dandelion Christmas Wishes.

Small Heart from the bag of Inkydoodles MDF Shapes

Tim Holtz Layering Stencil Measured

Pan Pastels in Magenta extra dark, Hansa Yellow shade and Permanent Green shade.

Versa-mark ink pad

White embossing powder and Wow Metallic Pewter embossing powder

Distress Ink in Vintage Photo

Brilliance ink pad in Graphite Black

Memento ink pad in Sweet Plum

Tim Holtz Tattered Florals Die

Memory Box Trailing Ivy Die

Small amounts of cream card, patterned papers and material

PaperArtsy Fresco Acrylic in Nougat and Satin Glaze

Distress Stains in Seedless Preserves and Milled Lavender

Decoart Metallic Lustre in Black Shimmer

Cotton Tape

3 Pearls and 1 brad

To begin with I coloured the tag with the Pan Pastels using the soft tool applicator starting with the yellow at the top, then the green and lastly the magenta. I  didn't layer the Pan Pastels too thickly as I wanted a slightly mottled effect.

Next I randomly stamped the cross stitched hearts in versa-mark ink and then using the soft sponge went over them with the green shade Pan Pastels.

Then using the vintage photo ink, make-up sponge and the stencil I made 2 areas of tape measure across the tag. As the Pan Pastels will rub off onto your hands its best to set them in some way and for this I brushed on a layer of Satin Glaze before the next stage. This glaze takes only about 5mins to dry.

The large flower from the Studio 490 set was stamped onto the tag using the sweet plum ink. This was stamped just off the tag at the bottom as I wanted the flower going off the edge.

Next I coloured a piece of cream card with the Pan Pastels to match the tag but using a little more of the magenta. This was also given a coat of the satin glaze. Once dry I stamped the tag using the graphite black ink from the Christmas stamp set but didn't ink the christmas greeting in the centre as I wanted the stitched edge. Then the message You're Sew Special was stamped in versa-mark and embossed using the white embossing powder. The tag was then cut out with a craft knife and a hole was punched ready for the tape to go through. 

The heart was given a coat of nougat acrylic paint, then once dry was stamped with versa-mark using the trellis heart from the Primative Angel stamp set, sprinkled with the Wow embossing powder and then heat embossed. A pearl was threaded onto some silk thread and tied onto the heart.

Now onto the flower, firstly I stamped the large flower with versa-mark onto a chosen piece of patterned paper and then embossed with the white embossing powder. This was cut out with a pair of scissors. The other layers where cut from card and material scraps using the tattered florals die. I cut 4 different coloured ivy trails using the Memory Box die. 

Once I had decided on the sequence for the layers of the large flower and the small one for the top of the tag they were then glued together. When the glue had set I then applied some of the metallic lustre to the edges of the petals on the large flower. This was then carefully buffed up with a soft cloth when dry. 

The white tape was then coloured using the distress stains. This was done by dabbing the stains onto a craft mat, spritzing with a little water and then dragging the tape through the wet ink, turning it over as to colour both sides. This can be dried using a heat gun if you are in a hurry ( or just a tad impatient!) The tape was then attached to the top of the tag.

I added some faux stitching to the edges of the tag with a black micron pen before assembling.

The large flower was attached first.

Then the message tag and the small flower were stuck in place and just for fun I stamped the 100% original art in black ink from the primitive angel set!

Hope you have enjoyed todays entry and perhaps can take some element from this to use on one of your creations. Thanks as always for stopping by today and reading this blog, it is appreciated. Please  feel free to leave any comments at the bottom of the page or if you have any questions or queries I will reply as soon as I can. Take care and have a good crafting week and hopefully see you back here soon  Jane x

 

WISH - Entry for Sunday Stampers Challenge

Well this is my entry for Hels Sheridan's Sunday Stampers Challenge. to view hers and the other entrants click on the link ink on my fingers . 

List of crafting goodies used 

Large tag

Tim Holtz on the edge die

Sizzix make a wish embossing folder

Tim Holtz Alterations texture fades pattern and stitches

Tim Holtz Idea-ology kraft resist paper stash

Craftwork cards mini bohemian pad

Clarity Stencil - square set

Paper Artsy grunge paste

Tim Holtz Idea-ology foliage set

Bead cap ( found with jewellery making items)

Recycled handle from a paper carrier bag !

Treasure gold sapphire metallic wax

Treasure wax gilt pewter

1 brad

Versa-mark ink pad

Adirondack ink pad  watering can

Paints

Paper Artsy Fresco in nougat, pansy and french toast

Liquitex in green gold and white

Stamps

Inkydoodles butterfly set

Kaiser decorative tape pieces

Pan  Pastels in magenta extra dark and turquoise shade

This was made as an experiment using some Pan Pastels which I received for christmas and were completely new to me so it was a bit of the " Give it a go and see ! " I really like the smooth coverage and will be playing with them much more in the future. The leaves around the metal flower and the butterfly at the top were stamped in versa mark and then the pan pastels sponged over the top and I was so pleased at how clear these came out. I will not go through the complete process of making this tag as it is a bit on the long winded side but if you have any questions please leave a comment at the bottom of the page and I will get back to you asap. Thanks for stopping by and reading this blog and hopefully will see you again soon. Take Care and happy crafting Jane x