Hello Crafty friends I am super excited to be back today joining the team over at Simon Says Stamp for their Monday Challenge! This week the theme is Transport It. I was super excited about this theme as I was currently trying some of the Fodder Challenge and was inspired by a background I was working on in class. The theme made me think of “back in time” and this is how I interpreted this week’s theme! I hope you like it, let’s get started!
I started by creating my background using a piece of pattern paper from the Tim Holtz Memoranda collection. I trimmed my panel and adhered the pattern paper to a piece of heavy weight white card stock using liquid glue. I then applied a thin layer of white gesso to various parts of the panel using a paint brush. I did not cover the panel, just applied this to random places to add texture and to break up the pattern paper a bit. Once dry, I placed the Tim Holtz layering stencil/ Brush Arch over the top and applied texture paste through the stencil in a few spots. I allowed the paste to dry completely before moving on.
Once the paste was completely dry, I applied Black Acrylic paint and Distress Crayons to the background in various sections. I started by placing a small amount of black acrylic paint on my glass mat, added a little water, mixed it together, then applied it to various places using my paintbrush. I allowed the paint to move by adding more water with my distress water bottle. I allowed this to completely dry, then added more texture and color using a variety of Distress Crayons & Oil Pastels. I continued to add color and texture until I had the layers I was looking for. I set the panel aside to completely dry.
Once the panel was dry, I added stamping to the background using 2 sets from Stampers Anonymous: Ledger Script and Warehouse District. I stamped images using Archival Ink in Jet Black. I then added splatters to the background using white paint, as well as black. I set the panel aside to dry, so I can work on choosing the ephemera for my piece.
Next I looked through my stash of ephemera, unfortunately I have taken most of my ephemera out of their original packages as I have mine sorted into categories for creating (such as: nature, flowers, small numbers, large numbers, journal cards, by color). I have loved having my ephemera this way while creating! I did use a couple pieces from new to me sets: Snapshots (photo), Organic Layers. Once I had all of my elements chosen, I determined the placement and then adhered the layers together using foam tape and liquid glue. On the photo (Snapshot) I added Frosted Crystal to the image and heat set with my heat tool. I love the distress look this gives! I inked up the edges of the panel for more texture using Distress Ink: Black Soot using my distress tool. I then applied Foundry Wax in Statue in a few areas on the background panel for added interest and texture!
I hope you enjoyed today’s project. I had a lot of fun creating this piece!
Thank you so much to the Simon Says Stamp team for having me guest this month on the Monday Challenge blog! I am super excited to be here and for this month’s amazing theme’s and projects!
Don’t forget that every week, one lucky random participant has the chance to win a $25 gift voucher from Simon Says Stamp and you can join in up to 5 times, which means you could have 5 chances to win. You have until next Monday at 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in and good luck….
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Absolutely gorgeous project Natasha! I love the vintage look and the layered ephemera looks fabulous! 🙂
Hope you have a great week!
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Thank you so much! I had fun!
Gorgeous I love it!!! I love all the texture and the paper!!
Thank you Von Marie!
this is simply amazing girl.
Thank you Sandi!
Really love the vintage look and texture of this amazing card Natasha!
Thank you so much Roberta!