Eileen Hull Needle Book

A little project created just for fun using Eileen Hull's Needle Book Die.

I combined Eileen's Needle Book Die with Visible Image Stamps and Tim Holtz paints and stencil.

 I die cut my book from mountboard.

Lightly brayered Squeezed Lemonade and Weathered Wood Distress Paint onto the background of the book, adding a light layer of paint to both the inside and outside of the book, leaving some white spaces visible.

I applied Hickory Smoke Distress Ink to Tim Holtz Numeric Layering Stencil, pressing the inkpad directly onto the stencil and then spritzed with water.

Lay the Stencil ink side down onto the die cut piece and dab with a piece of kitchen towel and then remove the stencil.

Dry the ink with a heat tool.

As I used an eye stamp on the cover I thought Braille Paper as the pages was the perfect paper to add to the inside.

I added the eye stamp to both the front and back covers and added some white highlights with a Posca Paint Pen.

I added a Tim Holt\ Monocle over the eye to embellish and added Remnant Rubs 'look within' to the Monocle.

Tim Holtz Eye Chart Layering Stencil was used to to add letters flowing from the bottom of the eye image. I also added a vintage pen nib for added interest.

I added a little red heart I cut from paper along with some delicate red splatters of paint.

This was a fun little piece to create.

Thanks for stopping by. Tracy x x

A Vintage Journey Challenge - Altered Art

Welcome, today sees the start of a new challenge over at A Vintage Journey and this month our host is the lovely Alison who had this to say about her challenge:

"We'd llike you to get creative with recycled objects in a vintage; shabby, mixed media; art journalling; industrial, timeworn or steampunk style, . Turn something unloved and unwanted into a work of art. Try some repurposing - make something new out of something old, or incorporate an unwanted object into your artwork. Think tin cans and jars, old bottles, toothbrushes - the more inventive the better"

Our sponsor this month is Simon Says Stamp who are offering a $25 Gift Voucher for one randomly drawn winner.

I decided to alter a sardine tin which I had saved for a just in case moment and this was one of those moments!

I cleaned the sardine tin inside and out and then sanded the outside of the tin.

I opted to colour the sardine tin with Alcohol Inks Ginger and Rust.

I have to say once I had finished colouring the tin my hands were absolutely covered in ink!

I cut a piece of thick card to fit the inside of the tin and then covered the card with vintage paper from my collection which I then coloured with Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Ink and then spritzed with water. I applied the ink with an Ink Blending Tool.

I dried the card and then added creases here and there to age further.

I added further detail to the background using Tim Holtz Crossed Layering Stencil and Black Soot Distress Oxide Ink. I then spritzed the stencilling with water and allowed the water to sit for a few moments and then dried with a heat tool.

I attached some chicken wire using my Tiny Attacher.

I die cut six ravens using the Tim Holtz Feathers and Ravens die, cut from white card.

I adhered all the Ravens together to create one dimensional Raven.

I added the decorated card panel to the inside of the tin and added a Tim Holtz Baseboard behind for added interest.

I painted the Raven with Black Paint and highligted the embossed areas with a touch of wax. I also added house numbers, coloured with Alcohol Inks to the inside of the tin.

I gave the Raven a hat and also added a Remnant Rub to his body. I also included two small bottles to the inside of the tin which were also coloured with Alcohol Inks and Remnant Rubs also added.

Skulls were added to the outside of the tin sitting on a little cake stand painted with black paint. One skull has been added to a small bottle.

These small sardine tins make perfect shadow boxes.

I had some plastic halloween fence type pieces which I also added to the stand.

 I added a quote chip to the top of my piece along with three skull beads.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I look forward to seeing your creations this month.

Thank you to Simon Says Stamp, our sponsor this month.

Tracy

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Curiosity

I am taking a little break next week from deadlines and just taking some time to relax and maybe create a couple of pieces just for fun.

After some weeding I decided to use the leftovers on my desk to create this card. The background is created with Distress Oxides Vintage Photo and Black Soot. I did a mono print with Tim Holtz Crossed Layering Stencil to add a further layer of interest to the background.

I had this apeture of the Raven and did not want to just bin it so thought I would add it to my design, adhering it to one of the images from Tim Holtz Regions Beyond Paper Stash. I also added the die cut raven, painted black for further interest and gave hima witches hat. No Raven is complete without a Witches Hat!!

I had these plastic halloween fence type embellishments on my desk and thought I would create a frame for my focal imagery.

I added a few Remnant Rubs and also included some delicate splatters of white paint.

I also included some decorative tape and an Index Clip for added interest.

It was fun to create with items that were just left on my desk.

Have a lovely week. Tracy x x

WANDER!

Today I have created a card from the scraps that were left on my desk.

The only item not recycled from the scraps on my desk is the card blank.

The background piece and the aperture piece are all from leftovers on my desk. These are the pieces that I brayered excess paint onto that was left over on my brayer.

The Cityscape die cut piece was a small piece left over on my desk that I pieced together to fit the aperture, again set on a background that was leftover paint on my brayer. The heart was also left over on my desk so I just added a touch of colour to coordinate with the leftovers.

I added a Quote Chip and added some random stitching for added texture.

I added touches of brayered Distress Paint to the card blank to coordinate with the focal imagery and added some Chatter Tape for added interest along with a touch of stencilling using the Linen Stencil and Black Soot Distress Ink.

I was so pleased I did not just bin these leftovers!

Have a lovely day. Tracy x x

A Vintage Journey - 3rd Anniversary

Today A Vintage Journey celebrates its 3rd Anniversary, a wonderful three year creative journey and I am thrilled to be a part of it.

Here is what our host Brenda had to say about our Anniversary challenge:

"Come join in our open house challenge where you choose what you want to step aboard with and although we still need to see you working with the styles and genres listed in the banner at the top of the page you can choose whether you share a card, some altered art, a journal page, a painting, in fact whatever you fancy, but with no theme to follow. Let's have some fun, share our current creations and enjoy the informal feel of our birthday celebration".

I decided to decorate one of Tim Holtz new Etcetera Tags, these are a fabulous thick sturdy surface to work on, perfect for lots of layers which I love adding to my artwork.

I began by applying PaperArtsy Grunge Paste over one of Tim Holtz new Layering Stencils and allowing to dry completely. I opted for Grunge Paste as it is possible to sand the area after medium has been applied.

The next step was to paint over the tag with Antique Linen Distress Paint.

I applied two coats of the paint to give me a good backdrop to add further layers.

Vintage Photo Distress Paint was added to a non-stick craft sheet and spritzed with water.

I then dipped the tag into the paint and spritzed further with water and moved the tag to allow the paint to run into all the Paste.

I continued with this process until I was happy with the layer of colour and then dried with my heat tool.

I then added a touch of Fired Brick Distress Paint and once again spritzed with water and then dried with my heat tool.  If I added too much paint, I simply dabbed with a baby wipe to remove any excess.

I die cut one of Tim Holtz Tiny Houses and then applied Grunge Paste over one of Tim's Mini Layering Stencils, allowed to dry and then coloured with Distress Oxides, Vintage Photo, Fired Brick and Fossilized Amber. I also applied Vintage Photo Distress Crayon around the edges of the house and smudged with my finger. Once I had coloured the house I then sanded the paste a little to give highlights. I also added a Hitch Fastener for added interest.

I also sanded the background areas to give highlights and also added some Tim Holtz Idea-ology and rusty tin wire for added interest.

Mini Alpha Dice add further dimension to the design. Before adding the Tiny House to my design I layered some tape and a remnant of fabric behind along with cotton fibres to give more texture and interest to the design.

I added a spoon for a play on the words homemade which I coloured with Rust Alcohol Ink. I also added computer generated text along with some random Remnant Rubs to the background.

I added delicate splatters of white paint and added a few delicate scratchy lines with black paint, all adding to the layers and interest. I adore the oxidisation on the house from the Oxides!

Our sponsor this month is Country View Crafts offering a fabulous £20 gift voucher for our randomly drawn winner.

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by. Tracy x x