Today I Am Thankful

I am showcasing the fabulous Harvest, Seed Packets Background and the Grunge Elements stamp sets from Artistic Outpost, available from Our Daily Bread Designs.

The background has been coloured with Color Bursts and then I stamped the Seed Packets Background using Potting Soil and touches of Monarch Orange Archival Inks.

I stamped the children onto card coloured with Vintage Photo Distress Ink, stamping with Potting Soil Archival Ink. I cut out ieach image and then added them to the decorated panel and added a piece of circular rusty wire to spotlight the children, attaching with staples.

I added further background stamping using the background stamps from the Grunge Elements stamp set and Vintage Photo Distress Ink. I also added the sentiment "Today I Am Thankful" again surrounding it with rusty wire to echo the wire around the children.

I also stamped the children onto the inside of the card.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Tracy x x

Thankful

Welcome to my weekly post for Artistic Outpost, this week I am showcasing the fabulous Seed Packets Background and Harvest stamp set available from Our Daily Bread Designs.

I began with a piece of kraft card which I bent and creased to add to the aged feel. I added some colour the the background of the card, applying Vintage Photo Distress Ink to some plastic packaging, spritzing with water and then dabbing the ink onto the card and then drying with a heat tool. I then stamped the Seed Packets Background stamp onto the backdrop. I inked the stamp randomly with Potting Soil Archival Ink and stamped lightly onto the background to give a more random feel and then coloured the creases and edges which I had distressed with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

I die cut a tag from white card and then stamped part of the Seed Packets Background stamp onto the tag using Potting Soil and touches of Fern Green Archival Ink. I coloured the tag lightly with Vintage Photo Distress Ink to age and added Vintage Photo ink to the edges of the tage and also included a rusty star for added interest.

I coloured a piece of white card with Vintage Photo Distress Ink; applying the ink to a non-stick craft sheet, spritzing with water and then mopping up the ink with the card and then drying with a heat tool. I then stamped the children onto the coloured card, cut out and added to the decorated card. I used an old lid, applied Carbon Black Fluid Acrylic to the edges and stamped the circle around the children to give a spotlight.

I added the text 'Thankful' just above the tag and added some random background stamping using the Grunge Elements stamp set.

Delicate splatters of white paint have also been added for further interest.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Tracy x x

Gardening Gift

Welcome to my weekly post for Artistic Outpost. Today I am showcasing one of my favourite stamps; Seed Packets Background, available from Our Daily Bread Designs.

I thought I would create a gift idea this week; a seed box which would house seed cards and seeds for the recipient to plant. I began by die cutting the Seed Box using Eileen Hull's Recipe Box Sizzix Die and coordinated Recipe Cards.

I coloured the seed box with Peeled Paint and Vintage Photo Distress Inks; applying the inks to a piece of recylced plastic and then pressing the ink covered plastic onto the die cut piece and then drying with a heat tool. I applied one colour at a time until I was happy with the coverage. The coordinated cards were also coloured in exactly the same way.

I stamped the front of the seed box with the Seed Packets Background stamp using Potting Soil Archival Ink which adds further to the aged vintage feel.

I added one of Wendy Vecchi Matt Minis which I coloured with Orange Blossom Archival Embossing Powder to create a Terracotta pot. Whilst the melted powder was hot I used one of the background stamps from the Grunge Elements stamp set and stamped into the hot powder which added further to the aged pot appearance. When I added the embossing powder to the pot I removed some of the powder from around the edges and then once the melted powder was cool I then coloured the edges with Potting Soil Archival Ink to add further to the ageing. I stamped the back of the seed cards with the Grunge Elements stamps.

Each card was stamped with the Seed Packets Background stamp, which I inked with Fern Green and Potting Soil Archival Inks.

I added a plant label to the terracotta pot which I stamped with part of the imagery from the Seed Packets Background. The plastic plant labels were coloured with Citrus Alcohol Ink. I also added a plant label to the lid of the box and added some random stamping using the background stamp from the Grunge Elements stamp set. The wording 'Harvest', 'Plant' and 'Seeds' are from the Harvest stamp set. I applied Vintage Photo Distress Ink to all the edges.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Tracy x x

Reap What You Sow!

Today I am showcasing the fabulous Harvest stamp set from Artistic Outpost, available from Our Daily Bread Designs.

I am back to the vintage muted tones today stamping my imagery on Kraft card; I love the look and feel of Kraft card with these images! I began by die cutting two different sized circles from scrap card and using the apertures as stencils. I placed the circular stencils over the Kraft card and then used a white Gelato to draw around the stencils. I removed the stencil and then smudged the Gelato with my finger.

I placed the stencil back over the circular areas and then stamped one circle with the boy image from the Harvest stamp set and stamped the second circular area with the Seed Packets Background stamp; both stamped with Potting Soil Archival Ink.

I add further white highlights, colouring some of the imagery with a white coloured pencil. I also added some random machine stitching for added interest and texture. Background stamping has been added using the stamps from the Grunge Elements stamp set.

Circular pieces of rusty wire have been stapled into place for added texture.

I have also added one of the sentiments from the Harvest set to the inside of my card.

Delicate splatters of Fresco Finish Snowflake paint add further interest.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Tracy x x

Seeds, Plant, Harvest

Welcome to my weekly post for Artistic Outpost. Today I am showcasing the fabulous newly released Harvest, Seed Packets Background and Grunge Elements stamp sets available from Our Daily Bread Designs.

I have opted for a more neutral colour palette this time around, giving an aged vintage feel to the imagery. I began by applying Vintage Photo Distress Ink to the background of the Kraft card; adding the ink to a piece of plastic packaging, spritzing with water and then pressing the ink onto the background and then drying with a heat tool. I then applied Potting Soil Archival ink to the Seed Packets Background stamp and stamped towards one edge of my card. I then die cut a small circle from the card using a circle die and then applied Vintage Photo Distress Ink around the circular aperture.

I then die cut a second circle from white card and then stamped the boy from the Harvest stamp set onto the circle using Potting Soil Archival Ink. I applied Vintage Photo Distress Ink to a non-stick craft sheet, spritzed with water and then mopped up the ink lightly with the card to age and then dried with a heat tool. I then adhered the decorated piece and the circle to a card blank. I added a memo pin, attaching a small tag to the pin stamped with part of the imagery from the Seed Packets Background stamp along with a stamped plant label, again using part of the imagery from the Seed Packets Background. I aged the plastic plant label with Potting Soil Archival Ink.

I stamped the sentiment onto a separate piece of craft card, bent the card to age and then coloured with Vintage Photo Distress Ink, applying more ink to the creases. To add further to the aged feel I used background stamps from the Grunge Elements stamp set, stamping with Potting Soil Archival Ink.

To complete, I added some splatters of Fresco Finish Snowflake Paint to the background.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Tracy x x

Artistic Outpost - New Release

We have a fabulous new release from Artistic Outpost (available from Our Daily Bread Designs) and today the Design Team are showcasing some of their designs using the new imagery.

The first new release I am showcasing is Ice Cream Shoppe.

I thought this card would make a fun birthday card.

I began by colouring the background with Picked Raspberry and Squeezed Lemonade Distress Ink; simply applying with an ink blending tool.

I then used a circular finger dauber to apply Memento Luxe Wedding Dress Ink randomly over the background and then dried with a heat tool. To add further interest to the background I used two random pieces of card from the top of a watercolour pad which I coloured with the same Distress Inks, but this time applying the ink to a non-stick craft sheet, spritzing with water and then mopping up the beads of ink with the card and then drying with a heat tool.

I stamped the ice cream cones onto Distress Coloured card using Black Archival Ink, cut them out and then added to the card front. Squeezed Lemondade Distress Paint was added to a lid and then stamped around the focal imagery. I punched out three small hearts from Distress Coloured card and die cut a tag from white card and added 'ice cream' text using the sentiment stamp. To complete I stamped "Life is better with ice cream" above the scraps of card.

My second sample showcases the Seed Packets Background, Harvest stamp set and the Grunge Elements stamp set.

I began by applying Color Burst crystals (Terre Verte, Burnt Orange) to the background of the white card and then spritzed with water and dried with my heat tool. I then stamped the boy from the Harvest stamp set with Black Archival Ink. I then created a mask, stamping the same image onto a piece of scrap paper; place the mask onto the stamped image and I then die cut a circle from scrap card, discarded the circle and used the aperture and placed this over the card and then stamped the Seed Packets Background into the circular aperture. I also stamped the boy onto the inside of the card.

I drew around the circle and the edges of the boy with a Stabilo All pencil and used my water brush to smudge; this adds definition to the edges of the imagery and makes it pop against the backdrop. I also coloured some areas with coloured pencils.

I then used the Grunge Elements circle and dotty stamps to add further interest to the background, adding miniature pumpkins for added interest. I then added the sentiment to complete along with delicate splatters of Peeled Paint Distress Paint.

My fellow team members have created more inspiration for you, please stop by their blogs to be inspired.

Shari

Julie

Terry

Avril

Lisa

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I will be popping back over the next few weeks with more designs using the fabulous new releases including The Golf Club stamp set which I have not showcased today.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Tracy x x