Eileen Hull Collaborates with DCWV

For the month of November the Eileen Hull Design Team and DCWV are collaborating with a month long blog hop.

The majority of papers we were sent were Christmas but I wanted to use one of the papers to show that they can also be used in other ways not just Christmas and this paper used in the background was perfect for a masculine card.

I began with a piece of the DCWV paper which is fantastic quality and distressed the edges with my scissors and then applied Hickory Smoke Distress Ink to the edges.

I then placed the Tim Holtz Stripes Layering Stencil over the paper and then applied DecoArt Media Crackle Paste over the top.

I tore some of the edges to give a distressed feel to the background and then allowed the Crackle Paste to dry completely.

I added Tissue Tape for further added interest and added a few sprinkles of Infusions from PaperArtsy which I then spritzed with water to give an aged feel to the background.

I then die cut Eileen Hull's Luggage Tag from thick white card and then embossed it with Eileen Hull's Waffle Embossing Folder; colouring the embossed area with Hickory Smoke Distress Ink to highlight the texture.

I added Remnant Rubs for an added layer of interest along with some Rusty Tin Wire around the image to act as a spotlight to the focal image.

I added a vintage image behind Eileen's Luggage Tag, I love using vintage imagery in my artwork. I also included two vintage pen nibs for further interest.

I hope you can join us in our month long blog hop. I will be popping back next week with a Christmas design. My fellow Design Team Members have some wonderful ideas to inspire you along the journey.

Thanks so much. Tracy x x