Vintage Vibes

Hi There! I am here with a vintage feel journal spread today. Here's how I did it. 
 

I began by brayering a mix of Vintage photo, Victorian Velvet and Bundled sage Distress ink in patches across the page. 

Next I used the Crackle and script background stamps along with the roman Numerals to stamp randomly around the page using the same inks. 

Using the Set 2 Dinkables I added some Diamonds in bundled sage...

and some bricks in Vintage photo.

Next I stamped A Stitch in Time using Versafine Clair Portobello on the right page, adding some stamping of the outer edges around the left page. 

on a seperate piece of card I smooshed the Bundled sage and Victorian Velvet ink before stamping it with a Stitch in Time once more, using Versafine Clair. 

I cut out a few elements adding a little more Victorian Velvet ink...

and attached to the pages using Matte Medium. 

I added wordy Stickers for the sentiment...

And added a few splatters of fossilized amber and Picked Raspberry Distress Spritz. 

Here are the finished pages again. 

I used:

A 5x5" notebook

Distress inks -I used Vintage Photo, Bundled Sage and Victorian Velvet

Brayer 

Background Crackle stamp

Background Script Stamp

Roman Numerals (Discontinued)

Bee Crafty Dinkables Set #2

A stitch in Time Stamp

Versafine Clair Portobello ink

Wordy Stickers 1B

Distress Spritz - I used Fossilized Amber and Picked Raspberry

Don't forget, if you find yourself on the Bee Crafty Website from my blog post, you can get yourself an extra 10% off by using my discount code! Just pop BEESALLY10 in at the checkout x

There will be a brand new challenge on the Bee Crafty Facebook Group on Saturday, so please check it out. 

Thanks for looking! 

Very Vintage!

 

Hi there! I am here with a vintage journal page step by step for you today.

I began by arranging some torn scraps of book page, music and patterned paper on a journal page and stuck it down with matte medium. 

next I stencilled some walnut stain distress ink around the edges where the papers hadn't quite met.

I found a torn piece of corrugated kraft card and sponged walnut stain ink around that too

I added some stamping using the doodle art mandala stamps again in walnut stain. 

next I attached the panel to the background, adding some braid too, with gel medium. 

with the tag inkables I added a bit of texture paste...

then used distress crayons in hickory smoke and salty ocean to add a few lines around the page. I also added a little gilding wax on the corrugated card and the texture paste, 

finishing off with a splatter of white gloss spray (not a spray - just unscrew the top, hold the pipe over the project and tap).

I stamped the three butterflies in versafine clair ink and coloured with ecolines before die cutting.

Finally I used gel medium to add these to the corrugated panel. 

Here is the finished page, although I might add some words to it...

I used:

A selection of papers to collage

dinkables set 11

Walnut stain distress ink

Doodle Art Mandalas 1 stamp set 

matte medium

Gel medium

Inkables tags set 1

Texture paste

Distress crayons

White gloss spray

Birds and butterflies stamps

Birds and butterflies dies

Versafine Clair black ink

Ecoline pens

Thank you so much for looking! Wishing everyone a happy and healthy Christmas and New Year! 

vintage Moths for Bee Crafty

 Hi There! I have changed my blog day for Bee Crafty so I will be here with my crafty contributions every Saturday now. I have been really enjoying creating with a vintage vibe so this week I made a card. Here's how I did it.  

I began by spraying a piece of mixed media card with Distress oxide sprays in Prize Ribbon, Wild Honey and squeezed lemonade. 

I stamped the ledger stamp in memento Toffee crunch all over the dry oxide background.

Next I attached the damask template and applied distress crackle texture paste through it. 

When this had dried I added some distressed diamonds in vintage photo distress oxide ink through the dinkable 

I stamped 3 moths from the dragonfly set down the right hand side. 

I stamped, coloured with ecolines, and cut out 3 more moths. These were stuck over the ones on the card with collage medium attached by the bodies only.

I added a stamped sentiment and attached to a 6x6" card. 

here is the finished card again. 

I used:

15x15cm card

14x14cm of mixed media card

Distress oxide sprays in Prize Ribbon, Wild Honey and squeezed lemonade

Ledger, inkwell and nibs stamp set

Paler brown ink such as Tea Dye distress ink or Memento toffee crunch

Distress crackle texture paste

Damask template

Dinkables set 2

Distress oxide ink in Vintage photo

Dragonfly stamp set

Versafine clair black ink

Ecoline pens for colouring

Small words stamps

Matte Medium

Here are some ATCs that I made in Wednesday Night's live over on the Bee Crafty facebook page (3 of them during the Live). I will be doing fortnightly lives for them so the next one will be on 23rd March at 8 pm. It would be lovely if you could join us! The Bee Crafty Stamps facebook group is lovely and friendly and has a monthly challenge where we are asking you to make an ATC or 3 this month. 

Thanks for looking! 

Vintage tulip journal page

 

Hi there! I had the urge to do a bit of a vintage collage the other day, so teamed it up with some old papers, fabric and lace to make a journal page. Here is how I did it. 

I began by tearing some papers and sticking them as a patchwork onto a journal page using matte medium. 

once this was dry I brushed over a coat of gesso and set aside to dry again.

on a piece of tea-stained calico I stamped the tulip using versafine clair grey ink.

I painted the tulip with derwent inktense blocks.

using the tag inkable I added some walnut stain distress ink to the gessoed page. 

next I stamped some mandala circles in vintage photo distress ink on the fabric....

and onto the page. 

I also added some of the ink around the frayed edge of the calico

I drew a rough rectangle slightly larger than the fabric panel in pumice stone distress crayon onto the page where I wanted the tulip to go, smudging it with my finger.

I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment onto a strip of collage paper.

finally I added the tulip panel, a strip of braid and the sentiment to the page using matte medium

And here is the finished page. I rubbed a little gold distress crayon on the tip of my finger over the braid to tone it down a bit. 

I used:

A selection of papers

Matte medium

White Gesso

Calico or smooth cotton

Doodle Art Mandala stamps #1

Life, Journey, Art, Create stamp

Beautanicals Tulip stamp

Tag inkables set 3

Versafine Clair grey ink

Distress inks in Walnut Stain and Vintage photo

Distress crayon in grey or brown and gold 

Inktense blocks (you could use watercolour pencils or inktense pencils for this)

Versamark or embossing ink

Gold Embossing powder

lace/ braid

This is a great way to use up some scraps of papers and fabric. Thanks for looking! 

A Vintage tag

 Hi there! I have made another tag this week, and this time I have gone for a vintage vibe. Here is how I made it.

I began with a Dina Wakely size 10 mixed media tag. (I cut 2 cm from the bottom as I intend adding it to a journal page later.) 

I used a blending brush to apply distress oxide inks over the whole tag.

I splattered water and sprayed a little Distress oxide spray in wild honey across the tag. 

When it was dry I used the metalwork alpha 6x6 inkable to add the numbers top and bottom.

I stamped the dotty borders around the tag, 

then added the smaller stamp from the ledger measure down the left side.

I stamped the pocket watch stamp (no longer available, but there is a pocket watch a little smaller that you could stamp then cut out on the other Ledger measure stamp) onto a book page using versafine clair pinecone ink . I blended a little distress oxide ink on it to age it and cut it out. 

Using collage medium, I stuck it to the tag and left it to dry.

I stamped the Time sentiment in versafine clair ink onto a scrap of Dina Wakely collage paper and cut it out. 

I worked out where I wanted to place each part of the sentiment before sticking it down with more collage medium. 

Here is the finished tag with a gold mat and some lace and twine added.

This is what I used:

Dina Wakely Tags size 10

Distress oxide inks in Antique linen, Tea dye, Vintage photo and Walnut stain.

Distress oxide ink spray in Wild Honey

Metalwork Alpha inkable

Texture borders stamp set

Ledger Measure stamp set

Pocketwatch stamp

Time sentiment stamp

Versafine Clair ink in Pinecone

Book page

Dina Wakely  plain collage paper

Tomorrow, Bev and Sam are on The Craft Store at 1pm with some gorgeous new tag inkables that are a Must-have! Here is a sneaky peek at one of the samples. 

I will be doing a Try it out Tuesday takeover Facebook Live tomorrow evening at 8pm over on the Bee Crafty Facebook page. Hope you can join me! 

Thanks for looking and for all your lovely comments. They are very much appreciated.