MTTC Challenge #168 - Vintage Christmas

As we are now a fortnightly challenge blog, it is time for the next theme on My Time To Craft.  This time it is Vintage Christmas, and for my DT work I made a fat page using Dovecraft bp and a Tim Holtz image.


I am also entering this for:-
Fat Pages With Attitude - Christmas
Joanna Sheen Challenge Blog - Christmas Wishes

J for Journey

We are up to J on the Alphabet Challenge blog and this week the theme is Journey.  For my DT work I made a fat book page using 7 Gypsies bp which I inked over with Distress Ink, and a car stamp which I coloured with Copics then clear embossed a few times.  The sentiments are from the same set.

Ready Steady Stamp Challenge 25

We had a long list of ingredients to choose from again this time for the RSS challenge, and I went for canvas, egg shells, wings, little girl theme, acrylic paint, pink, lace and glossy accent!  I used some Claudine Hellmuth sticky canvas and stuck it over my fat book page and then painted it with Pink Sherbert and Pearl Acrylic Paint Dabbers.  I stamped a Lost Coast Designs image and cut her out and coloured her with Copics.  I used the egg shell technique down the side of my page and added some pink lace and pearls and brads to embellish.

Ready-Steady-STAMP Challenge 24

The rules have changed on RSS and now we have a much longer list of ingredients and have to choose 5 of these.  The 5 I chose for my fat book page this time are cream, brown and green, Distress Inks, lion, dry embossed background and metal embellishment.  3 others that also fit are masculine, rectangle and embossing powder as I used Distress embossing powder on the lion.  The green paper is Basic Grey I think - I have terrible problems now all my craft stash is upstairs and the computer downstairs as I can't always remember the names of what I have used!  The lion stamp is by Tim Holtz, the metal embellishment is by him also, as is the embossing folder I used for the background, and I used Vintage Photo Distress Ink for the stamping, watercolouring and round the edges.

Ready-Steady-STAMP Challenge 23

For this RSS challenge we were asked to use Turquoise, Lime Green and Purple, a house, rectangles, acetate and handwriting.  I used DCWV paper to cover my fat book page and cut the house from some too.  The roof is Papermania bp.  I used acetate behind the windows and added flower images by HOTP.  I stamped round the edges and wrote the words by hand. 

Ready-Steady-STAMP Challenge 22

 

For the RSS Challenge 22, we had to use green, black and white, fabric, sequins, fashion theme and use a punch to make an embellishment different from what it was meant to be!  I found some little images in green for my fat book page, used K & Co Hannah BP, and stamped Crafty Individuals flourish stamp over it.  For the fabric element, I used some Aida fabric and punched 2 different sized flowers with my Tim Holtz die, and inked them with Distress Inks.  I punched some maple leaves with a Martha Stewart corner punch and made them into flowers.

RSS Challenge 21

Goodness, Challenge 21 on Ready- Steady- STAMP!  I have done every one so far!  For this challenge we were asked to use red, white and yellow, a car, journalling, UTEE and a paperclip.  I covered my fat book page with some 7 Gypsies BP and inked it with Mustard Seed DI.  I stamped a vintage car image and coloured it with Copics, and stamped 2 sentiments from the same set.  I UTEE'd the car, it doesn't show on the photo but it is lovely and glossy!  I used 2 small paper clips, a luggage charm and brads to finish.

Ready-Steady-STAMP Challenge 20

For Challenge 20 on RSS, we had to use turquoise, silver, black and white, angel, heart, ribbon and lace and wood.  I made my fat book page using Broken China DI for the background, and stamped my angel Crafty Individuals stamp.  I coloured her in with Copics, and stamped a lace corner stamp in 3 corners and added 3 heart brads in the fourth.  I used some white lace and an irridescent ribbon to match the irridiscent glitter glue on her wings.  Finally, the only wooden thing I could find was a wooden leaf which I painted silver with Adirondack dabber!  I then edged the page with a silver Krylon pen.

RSS Challenge 19

Well this was certainly a challenge for me!  Ready-Steady-STAMP is up to its 19th challenge, and for this one we had to use pink, green, purple and black, stamped flowers, gesso, the letter M and rubber!  I had a long long search for my gesso, and having eventually found it I couldn't get the lid off!  Not having a lot of strength in my hands due to arthritis and having nobody around to help, I chipped away at the underneath of the lid with my pokey tool and eventually prised it off!  After a lie down!! -  I spread the gesso over my fat book page with an old credit card and made an uneven textured surface which doesn't really show up on the photo unfortunately as it looks quite nice!  When it was dry I inked it with Worn Lipstick and Bundled Sage DIs.  The flower stamps are by Crafty Individuals and I watercoloured them in with DIs, and added Glossy Accents and Stickles afterwards.  The black swirly stamps is also by CI and I stamped and embossed it in black.  For the rubber bit of the challenge, I have to say I wasn't too keen on this bit - so I found a scrap bit off a pink rubber stamp and cut a small triangle to pop in the corner so it doesn't notice too much!!  I edged my page with Dusty Concord DI which I also used to colour the flowers.  Hope it is OK for the challenge!

Ready-Steady-STAMP Challenge 18

We are up to the 18th challenge on RSS and this time we had to use Blue, white/cream, brown and black, Sea, sand, seashells and an oval!  I had a great idea in mind for this but couldn't find the papers I needed and after searching high and low, gave up and went for a stamped fat book page instead.  Hopefully I have got all the ingredients right!  The main image is by Personal Impressions, the background is inked with Distress Inks and the image coloured with Copics.  I stuck on some little shells, and added brads in the appropriate colours too!

RSS Challenge 17

Challenge 17 on Ready-Steady-STAMP was to use corrugated card, cream, rose, green and brown, 3D, leaves and numbers! I used a Crafty Individuals stamp on my fat book page and Victorian Velvet and Crushed Olive (I think that's it's name!) Distress Inks. I stamped twice and cut out the words on the image and also cut out the leaves and 3D'd them with silicone gel. I waited ages for my Glossy Accents to dry but for some reason part of it has remained cloudy!

Ready-Steady-STAMP Challenge 16

For this RSS challenge, we had to use Blue, Green, Black and White, a frame, foam core or thick card, handmade flowers and birds. I used yet again my Crafty Individuals stamps for this fat page. I always make them out of mountboard, and I cut a frame from it to frame the owl. The flowers were punched out and stamped on. The inks are the new Distress Inks, Stormy Sky and Bundled Sage. Hopefully this challenge is going to continue but due to low numbers taking part this may be the last one, which will be a shame as I have taken part in all of them and although they certainly are a challenge sometimes, I have enjoyed them!

Ready Steady Stamp Challenge 15

This time for the RSS challenge, we were asked to use Pink, White and Green, Felt, Buttons, the letter D and a Stitched Circle. I made my fat page using Worn Lipstick Distress Ink, and Crafty Individual stamps for the image and background. I cut some circle mats with the Slice and stitched round the edge of the inner one. I used some Queen & Co. sticky felt.

Ready-Steady-STAMP Challenge 14

We are up to the 14th challenge on Ready-Steady-STAMP, and this time we had to use Green, Sand and Copper, Children, Heat embossing on metal, funky foam and die cut or border punching. All the stamps I used are by Crafty Individuals. The tag is matted on to brown funky foam. The flower in the right hand corner is a metal one I have had for ages, I coloured it with a Copper Krylon pen and embossed gold designs onto it. The punch I used is a Martha Stewart daisy border and I used the 3 colours in various ways.

Ready-Steady-STAMP Challenge 7

Challenge 7 on Ready-Steady-STAMP is to use Autumn, Brown, cream and ochre, Staples, Hessian and Distress Inks on background. I used the nearest colours I could to make my fat page and used a PSX leaf stamp and Hero Arts alphabet stamps for the word Autumn. This was right up my street as I love doing nature type work! I enjoyed doing my background as I haven't done this technique for a while - I smudged Distress Inks onto a non stick mat and spritzed with water then blotted my card onto it several times to accumulate the ink effect.

Ready-Steady-STAMP!

Challenge 5 on Ready-Steady-STAMP! is to use 5 ingredients, Green, Buttons, Lace, Flowers and Butterflies, and the PVA resist technique. I have done all of these on my fat page!

Ready-Steady-STAMP!

The second challenge has now been set on Ready-Steady-STAMP. I made a fat book page again. There is lots of yellow on my page, a stamped sun and the word too, the words are stamped onto acetate, I have used ribbons at the side and the rays of the sun are triangles and the embellishment in the left corner is almost one! I hope I have got it right this week!

Ready-Steady-STAMP!

I came across a new fortnightly challenge blog (thanks Angela!) called Ready-Steady-STAMP. They give you a list of ingredients that have to be included in your work. I really loved making this fat book page as I haven't done this sort of work for a while and it was great to go back to it! The Faux Batik was a first for me - I don't get the iron out very often!

Bird Thanks

It was my turn to choose the theme for the My Time To Craft challenge this week and I chose Birds - cos I love them! Here is my fat page I made using Distress Inks for the background and a Crafty Individuals stamp and some Primas to embellish.

More Birthdays

I have some more birthdays coming up and have made some bits and bobs all in a similar way, by inking with Peeled Paint and Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink, stamping a background stamp in Sepia Versafine, then stamping and embossing the flower image and matting it onto the card etc, and adding greetings, primas etc.