Friday, 22 February 2013

Another Brick In The Wall

Please note my BLOG CANDY post is HERE.

Time for my weekly DT piece for Creative Expressions using the wonderful Art Houses from Sam Poole.
I decided to create a card this week using Sam's fabulous stamps, creating the background with Wendy Vecchi's brick wall stencil.  I created the background using Distress Inks brushed corduroy and walnut stain.
I stamped the houses onto white card and coloured with Distress Inks, adding a small domino for the chimney on each image, colouring with ginger Alcohol Ink.
The text seemed perfect for this piece which is computer generated and coloured with Distress Inks. I also added birds to the top of my wall again coloured with Distress Inks and stamped with Sam Poole's Newsprint stamp plate using black Archival Ink.
I stamped DREAM BIG onto a piece of white card and stencilled the brick wall in the background for further interest. I also added the heart to the top of the card, taken from the house image, stamping into Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel coloured with Lapis Black Cosmic Shimmer UTEE and a touch of Perfect Pearls, and stamping into the enamel whilst hot. I rubbed over the raised areas with a touch of silver Paint Dabber.

I am really enjoying using these stamps, hope I am inspiring you along the way. Thanks so much for stopping by. Tracy x x


18 comments:

Inkypinkycraft said...

Another fab make with these yummy stamps trace x

SanDee1899 said...

oh, wow this is just fantastic Wonderful card.
XOXO
SanDee

Terry said...

So cool are the birds on a wire and the domino chimneys! Wonderful card, Tracy! Enjoy!

Brenda Brown said...

Hearts and birds, a fabulous combination and great work as always.
hugs {brenda} x0x

Amanda said...

Another great look with these new fab stamps.
Love
Amanda x

Michelle said...

Wow! Great card! Those houses are awesome and I love the background you created.

Anonymous said...

Such a cool card you have created.
That brick background is amazing.
Wishes
Lynne

Words and Pictures said...

I'm loving these Arthouses and what you're doing with them... this is another beauty. Of course I love the colours: the houses have the look of Delft china, and I love the birds perched along the top. Great wall too!!
Alison x

Gillian .... said...

This is sooooo cool LOVE LOVE LOVE the birds on the wire look and the colour combo is delish. xx

Redanne said...

Fabulous piece Tracy, loving the way you have done the wall and the birds on a wire look amazing.

Pam said...

This is fabulous! Love that wall.

Willkommen auf meiner Kreativseite. said...

It's a fabulous artwork! Love the house and wall and the domino chimneys!

Alison said...

Another fantastic make Tracy! I love the heart stamped into emboss, it's gorgeous!
Alison xx

Annie said...

Lots of techniques used her Tracy. Love the stencilled background and those houses with the cute chimney are fab.

Stunning make

HUgs

Annie x

Michelle Webb said...

I love that brick wall, I'm always a bit lost with that stencil, then I see your awesome ideas with it and it makes me want to have ago. Excellent card Tracy I love everything going on there. I really love the sentiment you've added too. Michelle x

JansArtyJunk said...

Loving what you did with the brick stencil Tracy...so much gorgeous details..love it! x

Sue said...

WOW Tracy this is fabulous, the birds and the UTEE'd heart are perfect, as is your stencilled brick wall. Just beautiful xx

Suzanne C said...

Love the brick wall and the effect on the background with the distressing. The houses are beautiful with the hearts and the sentiments!