With Brave Wings She Flies

Today I am absolutely thrilled to have created my first piece with my next new release from AALLandCreate. To view the whole collection and to see a list of our stockists please click HERE.

I wanted to try and showcase my stamps in a more mixed media stylie for my first piece. I opted to use two of Tim Holtz new size of Etcetera Tags.

1. Paint both tags with a coat of Gesso.
2. Using a palette knife, apply an uneven coat of Texture Paste across both tags.
3. Once the Paste is completely dry, paint with a layer of Antique Linen Distress Paint and then dry the paint layer with a heat tool.
4. Add a second light layer of Vintage Photo Distress Paint, dry this layer lightly and then remove the excess paint with a baby wipe.
5. Add light touches of Tumbled Glass Distress Paint.

I used my butterfly and dragonfly stamp set for this piece.

I added vintage French bookpages to my smaller tag and then stamped three butterflies down the centre.

I added three layers to the bottom butterfly and then applied VersaMark Ink to each layer and then applied Seth Apters Beeswax Baked Texture Powder. I love how the text is still visible below the vintage layer. My middle butterfly I stamped into a puddle of Beeswax, remembering to add VersaMark to my stamp so that the melted mixutre peels away from my stamp easily.

I also added some machine stitching down the centre of each butterfly to add further texture to my design. I am loving these tiny sentiments on my stamp set, perfect for adding that little extra detail to the wings. I also included a metal body to this butterfly from an old embellishment I had.

The melted Beeswax really does add wonderful texture to my middle butterfly. I highlighted the texture further with a touch of Prima White Gold Metallique Wax. I added the sentiment 'Trust Your Wings' just below the butterflies.

This butterfly has three layers and I have coloured with Finnabair's pastes, giving wonderful texture to the image. 

I stamped 'With brave wings she flies' to the bottom of my tag and added further highlights with Tumbled Glass Distress Paint. I also used a little wheel tool to add markings around the edges of my tag.

I used my background stamp to add detail to the background of my tags and then adhered both tags together.

I used the bottom image from my border stamps to add details in the background.

I added some gold beads and added delicate splatters of paint to finish.

Thanks so much for stopping by and a huge THANK YOU for all your kind comments and wishes regarding my new release, I appreciate them all.

Tracy

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