Hello and welcome!

to our new DT member Gayle. I just love Gayles work and enthusiasm and so chuffed she accepted an invitation to join us here...........so without further delay.............here she is!

Hello and welcome to my first post at The Stamp Attic!  My name is Gayle and I’m really excited to share with you my first design team project!  Thank you Wendy for having me join you all J absolutely thrilled!  So excited to have even more excuses to play in the scrappy room!

My first project to share is this tag triptych using stamps from Andy Skinner’s new Letting Off Steam set – I managed to use the whole set in this project, just love those stamps!  I used some of my favourite Distress Ink and Distress Stain colours in Fired Brick, Spiced Marmalade, Scattered Straw, Wild Honey and Picket Fence to build up lots of layers, and stamped the darker images in Saddle Brown StazOn and black Archival ink.  I grunged the edges with Vintage Photo, Frayed Burlap and Aged Mahogany Distress Ink.

For the left tag I used the key and sentiment stamps from the set and added long pearl pins which I coloured with gold alcohol ink, and Tim Holtz glass vials which I filled with punched stars and hearts.  The barrel of the key is coloured with gold Stickles (one of my favourite things!)

To the middle tag I added a Tando Creative birdcage which I painted using Andy’s metallic distress technique (check out his online workshop Book of Secrets for more info) and a Tando Creative chipboard bird which I coloured with Distress Ink and then stamped with Saddle Brown StazOn.  I glued a Tim Holtz philosophy tag and brad to the bottom of the cage, and coloured some ribbon in the Distress Stain colours I used for the tags to tie onto the top.

For the tag on the right I added some Tim Holtz mini gears, sprockets and spinners, and painted a Tando Creative chipboard mini bookplate with Andy’s metallic distress technique, gluing a word from the sentiment in the stamp set behind the window. I put some Tim Holtz brads through the holes and then glued it down with Glossy Accents.

I joined the three together with 7gypsies gold journal hinges (Wendy has these in the shop), having backed each tag with an extra tag to strengthen them so they would stand up.

And here it is! Thank you for visiting today and I hope you enjoyed my first project :) I'll have more to share with you soon.

Just a quick 'eeeep!!' of excitement before I wish you all a wonderful weekend ;)

Happy weekend all!

Gayle xx

Going Dotty...

Goodly Morning Stampfans... blimey folks, it is hot!!! Usually when the sunny weather comes to stay, Mr Mojo goes walkabout but... not this time, oh ho, I have developed a cunning plan. Get a tall tower fan, sit it next to you and voila, coolness without the blowing papers all over the place thing - hope it works for you! So, this week I have another taggy offering, using my favourite Distress Stain colours together to create a very terracotta looking tag. The hot air balloon is fast becoming a fave stamp too. As ever, I will do the little "how to" bit and then at the bottom, I will do the linky bit, so as you can go and have a nosey over in The Stamp Attic at all the goodies.



The base of the tag was coloured first with Antique Linen Distress Stain and dried. I then spritzed the tag with a very lot of water, making sure I had a good even coverage. I then pounced Scattered Straw, Wild Honey and Rusty Hinge Stains onto it, then stood the tag upright and allowed the Stains to drip down the tag. This gives a really cool background effect, all smoosy and ethereal. I used several methods to stamp onto the tag, starting with just water stamping which leaves little bleached spots. I then smooshed Distress Ink (Rusty Hinge) onto my craft sheet, lightly misted it and dipped the stamp into it... more dots but this time like a watercolour. I next inked the stamp with Rusty Hinge Stain, stamped, spritzed with water and dried it, which is the Watercolour Techinique on Page 49 of the Compendium of Curiosities II. I added more stamping using Rusty Hinge DI and Sepia DI so there are loads of layers of images all overlapping. The balloon was stamped 3 times, coloured as the base of the tag, cut out and layered. I added little Chit Chat Stickers and a Tissue Tape border to the bottom of the tag and finished with some Idea-ology.



The ingredients are:

Compendium of Curiosities II
Tim Holtz Stamps - Remnants, Bitty Grunge, Steampunk
Tissue Tape
Distress Ink
Distress Stain
Archival Ink
Idea-ology: Light Bulbs, Chit Chat Stickers, Mini Gears, Wire Pins

That is all from me this week.... thanks for looking, keep cool! TTFN

Hels x

FLY

Time for my take on Day 9 of the Creative Chemistry course and this week I am showcasing the Perfect Distress Mist Technique. All products are available from The Stamp Attic.

This is my background before I added any images/embellishments.  I have used Reinkers and Perfect Pearls to create the background along with a little Distress Ink.

Of course in true Tracy style I could not leave my tag blank so I proceeded to decorate beginning with a little embossing in the background using the Honeycomb Texture Fade, adding a little walnut stain Distress Ink over the raised areas.

I added the bird and branch cut using the Bird Branch die and colouring with Distress Inks adding a little crown for dimension from the Adornments Charms.

For added interest I cut two hearts using the Mini Hearts set, again colouring in the same way as with the background of my tag and embossing with the Honeycomb Texture Fade. I added FLY to Memo Pins for further interest. I also cut two strips using the Vintage Lace strip die coloured with broken china Distress Ink.

I also added the same trim to the top of my tag along with a Gem Clip which I coloured with Alcohol Ink to tone with my background. To complete I added some Trimmings Lavish again coloured in the same way as my tag.

Thanks for stopping by. See you next week for Day 10. Tracy x x

A Tissue...

Goodly Morning Stampfans! I am here today with a collaged tag I have made using The Compendium of Curiosities II technique book. The technique is on Page 38 of the book so I won't go into massive detail on how I achieved the effect but I will tell you about the goodies that I have used :O)) As ever, there will be a linky list at the bottom of the post so you can nip over to The Stamp Attic to check out the stashly delights yourself.


The tag is a Size 8 white tag - I used a white one so the background was a bit lighter than using a manila one. I started by stamping a couple of background flourishes directly onto the tag using Jet Black Archival ink. I used plain Grungeboard and cut out a heart and two Butterflight borders. The tissue paper is Tim's Tissue Wrap but any tissue paper will work for this technique - you could stamp it first with your own design... one thing to remember would be that tissue paper is slightly thinner than the Tissue Wrap so a little extra care would be needed to scrumple it onto the tag. I used Ranger Glue & Seal for sticking the pieces and tissue down and then once it was dry, I used a Juniper Dabber to apply paint over the tissue and then dabbed some of it away using a baby wipe. Once this was dry, I edged and gently applied Walnut Stain Distress Ink to the tag, spritzing with water for a bleachy dappled effect. I cut a couple of Mini Rosette's from Lost & Found paper and popped a Bottle Cap onto the top of it for decoration. The 2nd butterflight border was coloured with Shaded Lilac and Seedless Preserves and then coated with Rock Candy Stickles. I also added some to the heart so it sparkles nicely. The Word Band had some Juniper Dabber pounced onto it to colour the letters. Fiually, I added some Idea-ology Baubles to a Trinket Pin and popped a File Tab onto the edge of the tag.



Here's the list of ingredients :O))

Tag - Size 8
Compendium of Curiosities II
Grungeboard
Rosette Die
Movers & Shapers Hearts
Butterflight On The Edge
Tim Holtz Stamps
Juniper Dabber
Archival Ink
Rock Candy Stickles
Distress Ink: Shaded Lilac, Seedless Preserves, Walnut Stain
Idea-ology


Thanks for looking... see you next week :O))

Hels x

Enjoy The Journey

Time for my interpretation of Day 8 of Creative Chemistry and this time around I am focusing on the Paint Dabber Resist Technique and the Shattered Stains Technique. I really hope you are enjoying the journey following along with the Creative Chemistry class with me.

As is the norm for me I have created my own tag using the techniques from the class.  My focal images are the handsome gentlemen from Tim's Steampunk set.  I have cut three squares 1.5" square and stamped the handsome gentlemen onto each and coloured with Distress Inks and spritzed with water.

You can see the Dabber Resist in the background, I used one of the backgrounds from the Mixed Media set stamped with snow cap Paint Dabber onto Claudine Hellmuth Sticky Back Canvas and coloured with Distress Stains broken china, faded jeans, peeled paint and vintage photo.  I have then added a Word Band secured with twine and stapled into place for added dimension and interest.

Twine has also been stapled into place at the bottom of my tag along with gears cut using the Mini Gears Set. All the gears have had the Shattered Stains technique applied using Distress Clear Rock Candy and coloured with Distress Stains, this adds fabulous texture to a creation and the colours are fantastic combined with the Rock Candy.

To add to the steampunk feel I have added one of the fabulous Clock Keys giving more dimension and further interest to my tag.  It always surprises me how much creativity you can fit into one tag!

Embellishments also include a Game Spinner and Mini Sprocket Gear to each of the die cut gears. All the edges have been distressed with the Paper Distresser and the decorated piece have been added to a tag cut from white card using the Tag and Bookplate die and coloured with Distress Ink.


Thanks so much for stopping by, Tracy x x

Shattered Stains...

Goodly Morning Stampfans... another tag today using gorgeous Tim Holtz and Ranger products. I had a lot of fun with this tag, adding loads of layers and using my favourite Rock Candy Cracklepaint and Distress Stains. The technique is on Page 48 of the Compendium of Curiosities II, which is available HERE. I will do a linky list at the bottom of the post, you know, just to point you in the right direction to get yourself a little crafty treat (am good like that lol)




To start with I used a Crafters Workshop Diamond stencil, placing it over the tag and spreading Rock Candy Cracklepaint over it so there was a nice thick layer.... the thickness of jam on some nice crusty bread :O) I diecut some Grungeboard using the Mini Butterflies Movers & Shapers Alterations and layered some Rock Candy Crackle over these too. Once the cracklepaint had dried, I went over it with some Distress Stains to colourize the diecuts and tags. The Stains sink beautifully into the cracks giving a really cool effect. I cut some Kraft Glassine using the Mini Tattered Florals Movers & Shapers and crumbled it up so the flowers look shabby. They are layered up with a Maya Road resin flower in the centre. The leaves are Grungeboard, cut from the Mini Tattered Leaves Movers & Shapers and there's also a Branch Movers & Shapers grunge shape there too to add a bit of texture to the flowery embellishment. The Journal Ticket was cut with the Hearts Movers & Shapers and then I layered another underneath it and stamped the sentiment so it fits inside the aperture. I used Aged Mahogany and Vintage Photo DI's to age the tickets and then used 3D foam to pop them together. The finishing touches are a Gem Clip with a Chain Tassell attached to it.



Here are the links to the stashly goodies I used on my tag:

Tim Holtz Stamps - Stuff To Say
Alterations Movers & Shapers:
Mini Tattered Florals
Butterflies
Hearts
Branch
Leaves
Rock Candy Cracklepaint
Distress Stains: Antique Linen, Victorian Velvet, Aged Mahogany, Vintage Photo
Distress Ink: Aged Mahogany & Vintage Photo
Idea-ology: Chain Tassel and Gem Clip
Journal Ticket
Compendium Book II
Kraft Glassine
Grungeboard
Tags

Thanks for looking, have a lovely crafty day! TTFN

Hels x

Creative Chemistry Day 7

Time for Day 7 of Tim's Creative Chemistry and this week I am showcasing the Nostalgic Batik Tachnique and the Rusted Enamel Technique. All the products I have used are available from The Stamp Attic.

I decided to add my first tag to a card, just to make it a little different from Tim's and yet again I added my own little twist, embellishments and different images. I like to make things my own. My first piece uses the bird image from Tim's Urban Tapestry set which I have inked with peacock feathers Distress Ink (the Spring limited edition set), showcasing the Nostalgic Batik Technique.

The colours blended in the background are again from the limited edition set squeezed lemonade and a little shaded lilac.  To add a little more interest I embossed my tag using Tim's Embossing Diffusers and the damask texture fade, highlighting the raised areas with the limited edition Distress Inks. I have added the sentiment from the Words for Thought set stamped with peacock feathers ink and sponged with broken china. A wing from the Adornments Regal has been added to a double bow.

As you all know I love my embellishments and this time around I decided on the Birdcage from Tim's Idea-ology range adding part of my bird image to the inside, coloured with a little broken china Distress Ink.  I have added BIRD to the outside of the cage, printed on my computer. A little natural twine and heart from the Adornments add more interest.

My little bird has a crown added to his head from the Adornments pack and the completed tag has been added to a card using Core'dinations card stock, adding BIRD to the bottom of my card using Alpha Parts.

My next piece showcases the Rusted Enamel Technique which I love and looks so effective especially when seen in real life.

This picture shows the background a little better, I have added a little machine stitching to my tag giving a little more interest along with the butterflies from the Papillon set, which I stamped with black Archival Ink and coloured with Distress, cutting out and adding to my tag. I have added a couple of Pen Nibs and Mini Paper Clips to the bottom.

A little chicken wire has been added to the centre along with FLY using Alpha Parts. My mini rose has been created from Glassine using the Tattered Pinecone die.

The top has three more butterflies added along with fly in lowercase.  Coordinated ribbon adds the finishing touch.


Thanks for stopping by and following my creative journey during the Creative Chemistry course. Tracy x x