Fashioned Embroidery Hoop

I am showcasing the fabulous Vintage Fashion stamp set once again from Artistic Outpost.

I decided to do an altered embroidery hoop this week, which I thought was a perfect fit for the imagery and once again I have gone for a UK/London theme. The background is a piece of Tim Holtz Correspondence Paper Stash which I added to a thicker piece of card to make it more rigid and able to take any paint and sprays I added in the next stages. I then spritzed the background lightly with Hickory Smoke Distress Spray Stain and dried with a heat tool. The embroidery hoop itself was painted with DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic Dark Grey Value 3 and I then added delicate splatters and scratches with an old credit card using DecoArt Fluid Acrylic Cadmium Red Hue.

I added some Correspondence Tissue Tape across the centre of the panel for a further layer of interest and added a small stamped Union Jack from the Loverly London stamp set, which I coloured with Distress Markers Faded Jeans and Fired Brick Distress Markers; applying them directly to the stamp.

I stamped the background stamp from the Vintage Fashion stamp set onto a piece of Correspondence Paper Stash using Ground Espresso Distress Ink and then over stamped with the elegant lady in Black Archival Ink and then dried with my heat tool. I added the stamped piece to a Tim Holtz Foundary Frame which I coloured randomly with my finger using Cadmium Red Hue Fluid Acrylic and dried with a heat tool.

LONDON text from the Loverly London stamp set was stamped on to the background panel; adding the text Fashion below from the Vintage Fashion stamp set, both stamped with Black Archival Ink. I added delicate splatters of Cadmium Red Hue to the background along with more scratchy lines.

The three bodice images were stamped onto Correspondence paper, cut out and added to the hoop; adding shading around each bodice with a Hickory Smoke Distress Marker; scribbling the marker onto a non-stick craft sheet and picking up the ink with a water brush.

I love how all the layers are visible below all the paints and inks and papers.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Tracy x x x

London Fashion

I am showcasing the Vintage Fashion stamp set this week from Artistic Outpost.

I decided to create a tent card this week using the Vintage Fashion imagery to create a London Fashion style card, very patriotic! I created a 4" x 6" card blank which I covered with Tim Holtz Correspondence Paper Stash and then die cut an arch from the front panel using Our Daily Bread Cathedral Window and Border Die.  I added a touch of shading to all the edges of the card using Hickory Smoke Distress Ink. I used the die cut shape left from cutting out the aperture at the front to the inside of the tent card.

I added background stamping to the back panel using the background stamp from the Vintage Fashion stamp set, stamping with Ground Espresso Distress Ink and I then added the elegant lady over the top of the background stamping using Black Archival Ink. The little Union Jack Flag is from the Loverly London stamp set; applying Distress Markers Faded Jeans and Fired Brick directly to the stamp and then stamping onto the background. I also added machine stitching for added interest and texture.

The Correspondence Paper Stash also had a Union Jack design so I stamped three of the bodice images onto the paper and cut out; adding to thicker card to make them more sturdy and then added them to the tent card.  I also added one of the sentiments to the inside, stamped onto white card and coloured with Hickory Smoke Distress Ink. Adding delicate splatters of DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic Cadmium Red Hue.

I added the 'Fashion' text to the inside of the tent card again stamped onto Correspondence Paper. I added delicate splatters of Cadmium Red Hue to the inside panel, I love the pops of red.

I added LONDON to the inside panel using the stamp from the Loverly London stamp set and I also added a touch more random machine stitching. I also added scratchy lines of paint using an old credit card for added interest.

I added two more of the small Union Jacks to the outside of the tent card.

I would like to add this to the Craft Stamper Take It Make It Challenge which this month is Anything Goes as long as you use a stamp.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Tracy x x

Patriotic Cards

It's time for our monthly product focus with Artistic Outpost. Each month we focus on a a range of stamps and this month we are focusing on the patriotic stamp sets. Today I am showcasing the fabulous Loverly London set.

I created two cards this week both on the same theme, patriotic.

On both cards I created an aperture in the centre of each card, blending a touch of Fired Brick Distress Ink around the edges of the aperture.

I added stamping to the centre of the aperture and I coloured the flag with Distress Markers.

I also added splatters of Fired Brick Distress Paint to the background for a touch more interest and added stamped sentiments from the same set.

Lots more inspiration awaits on my fellow team members blogs.

Terry

Kate

Shari

Tracy (me)

Lisa

Gerrie

Thanks so much for stopping by. Tracy x x x