Artsy Needle Book

Welcome to my weekly post for AALLandCreate. Today I am combining my A4 stamp and heart stamp with Eileen Hull's Needle Book Die.

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I love creating miniature pieces and Eileen's Needle Book die is perfect. I began by die cutting my piece from mountboard and then brayering paints onto my substrate, in this case Distress Paints Peeled Paint and Twisted Citron.

I used my A4 Layered Grunge stamp and my heart stamps for this piece and they worked beautifully together.

I created an accordion for the Needle Book and machine stitched around the outside edges for added extra texture.

I added lots of stamped layers including second generation stamping to my DREAM text so that it acted as a shadow in the background. I also added texture, applying texture paste through Autour de Mwa' stencil.

This is the stencil I used to add that much needed texture to the background.

I love using greens in my artwork, they are so fresh and uplifting. I also added numbers in the background stamped using my A4 Layered Grunge stamp set.

Book page hearts and delicate splatters of paint add further interrest to my design.

I also incorporated some delicate splatters of white paint.

From this picture you can just make out the second generation stamping in the background.

Finally the back of my needle book.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Tracy x x

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Artsy Etcetera Tag for AALLandCreate

Welcome, today I have an Etcetera Tag for you which I created on a Facebook Live. I used my A4 Layered Grunge stamp set from AALLandCreate, combined with Autour de Mwa's stencil. You can find a list of our stockists HERE.

No need for any explanations as my video explains all the steps in detail. The video is below.

I really enjoyed creating this tag from start to finish on the live stream.

A few detailed pictures below for you so that you can see all the wonderful detail.

I also incorporated my Butterfly Stamp which you can purchase HERE.

These are now becoming one of my two favourite colours to use.

I loved the addition of the rusty nail.

I love the dimension and textures on this piece.

A few more details including metal numbers and random background stamping.

The black shading around the heart gives some definition to the piece along with some textural stencilling.

 Thanks so much for stopping by. Hope you enjoyed the video. Tracy x x

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Artsy Butterfly Card

Welcome, today I have a card using one of my favourite colour palettes, combining paints with my A4 Layered Grunge Stamp and my butterfly stamp set along with Olga's Patches Stamp Set all available from AALLandCreate stockists which you can find HERE.

 I love using these two colours together, turquoise and lime (Dina Wakley paints). I applied the paints to a Gelli Plate and then placed Autour de Mwa's stencil #30 onto the Plate, ensured good contact and then removed the stencil and placed a piece of white card and copier paper onto the Plate and took the print. I used both the copier paper piece and the white card prints for my background and they lined up beautifully and I was able to add dimension this way by adding black ink around the edges of the white card and lifting it a little from the copier paper print.

I added a wooden heart again which I stencilled some detail onto the background using the same stencil. I coloured the heart with the same paints and then applied Black Archival Ink over the stencil. My butterfly takes centre stage on the heart.

I added some random background stamping using my A4 Layered Grunge Stamp along with Olga's Patches Stamp Set.

I incorported one of Tim Holtz metal embellishments to the centre of my butterfly for added dimension and also added some delicate splatters of red paint. I also added some stamping to the butterfly wing, again using my A4 Stamp.

I included a couple of Tim Holtz Index Clip for a further element of interest.

I adore all the layers on this card and my trademark cotton threads add even further texture to the design.

Thanks so much for stopping by. The stamps and stencil I incorporated in this design are shown below.

Tracy

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Embrace The Journey

Back to a piece of vintage this time around with an Etcetera Tag using my A4 Layered Grunge Stamp, my Border Stamp which you can find HERE and my butterfly stamp which you can find HERE. All available from our stockists listed on the AALLandCreate website HERE.

I began by applying a layer of Gesso and then a random layer of Crackle Paste and allowed the Crackle Paste to dry naturally. I then layered Distress Paints to give a vintage feel to my tag. I applied Distress Crayon around the edges to age further.

I added a wooden heart which I covered randomly with Texture Paste and again allowed to dry naturally. I stamped my butterfly onto vintage music pages and also incorporated a rusty nail for added dimension.

Cotton threads add further texture to the design. I also incorporated a Tim Holtz Frame along with my sentiment from the butterfly stamp set.

I added some background stamping using my Border and A4 Stamps.

I painted the frame with Tumbled Glass Distress Paint and then added some wax to highlight the detail.

Delicate splatters of black and white paint offer further layers of interest. Loving the random layer of crackle.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Below are the stamps used in my tag.

Tracy x x

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Artful Bloom

Hi and welcome, today I have a card showcasing a couple of my stamps from AALLandCreate, my A4 Layered Grunge Stamp and my Natures Garden Stamp Set. A list of stockists can be found HERE.

I began by adding Distress Oxide Inks to my background, beginning with Squeezed Lemonade, swiping the inkpad across my non-stick craft sheet, spritzing with water and then mopping up the beads of ink with my card. I repeated the same process with Picked Raspberry. I repeated this process a couple of times until I was happy with my background and then dried with a heat tool.

I then inked my A4 Layered Grunge stamp with Black Archival Ink and then stamped ART onto the inked background. I added some white highlights with a white gel pen.

I added one of my flowers to the background and also added more layered stamping using my A4 stamp set. I also incorporated a wooden heart for added dimension.

Some delicate white splatters of paint lift the whole design.

I added a touch of stitching, adding a cross stitch to the stem of my flower. This adds further texture to the design.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Below are the stamp sets used in my card.

Tracy x x

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