destinations through a window for Frilly and Funkie DT

well here I am better late than never with my Dt make for Frilly and funkie...the theme , chosen by the lovely and very talented jenny ...is destinations through a window...pop here to see all the details and the fab DT makes.

so here is my make :
 

I wanted the vintage feel of a holiday gettaway with sunshine, ancient history and a floral encased window...

I started with a mountboard for the base and then a layer of cardstock, torn, distressed and over stamped. I then added a beauttiul white window...using picket fence crackle paint and edged with vintage photo.

I stamped and masked some pillars , using coffee archival and careful masking, coloured the whole piece in vintage photo and then using a waterbrush removed some highlights...and a bit of flick and spritz for good measure. I added some torn embossed cardstock for added texture and finally some flowers using a fab tutorial from the jennie here .

I used the tattered floral die to cut these and vintage photo distress, make sure you pop across as there are some fab Dt makes.

 

Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Classics 2	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Classics 1	Ranger Archival Ink - Coffee	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Vintage Photo	Ranger Distress Crackle Paint - Picket Fence White	Sizzix Alterations Tim Holtz Tattered Florals Die
Sizzix Alterations Tim Holtz Movers and Shapers Vintage Cabinet Card Base Die	Mini Cabinet Card Sizzix Alterations Movers & Shapers by Tim Holtz	Tim Holtz Sizzix Texture Fades - Damask and Regal Flourishes Set	Melissa Frances Cream Pearl Embellishments

have a fun and inky day!

life is good! x

trace  x

night on a riverbank for dragons dream TIO DT

well it is time for another dream from the dragons dream team and this time the lovely May has chosen our recipe. so as always you need to make a tag, use at least one real stamp and include the ingredients in the recipe. So the theme this fortnight is night on a riverbank, and the ingredients are:
driftwood, boats and insects..
So here is my make :

so I decided to create my driftwood...wood background using a great technique I learnt through doing the twelve tags of Christmas, hosted by lovely Linda at the funkie junkie.

So once the embossed and crackle painted background had been created, I then made my insects..by stamping a paper arstsy dragonfly in broken china and then covering in loose rock candy glitter ( still my first pot for those who are concerned i have another!!) . I love the shimmer this gives the moonlit dragonflies!

Then I dyed some seam binding and crochet lace to create the little ripples for my boats to sail on. I stapled them on a s I love the metal againstt the soft fabric and ribbon.. then added my little boats!

 

These boats were made using tiny half cotton reels from Creative Expressions, wire ( love love love wire, never tire of using it!) and some mini sails made from canvas, coloured with broken china distress stain.

Finally as it is night time I added some fab little wooden stars and some twirls of wire! And added some burlap string to the to of the tag.

make sure you pop across here and see what my fab team mates have been making and hopefully you will be inspired to dream with us and make a tag too!

 

have a fun and inky one!

my tag no 9 for the funkie junkies twelve tags of christmas

well hello friends, old ..and not so old.

thanks to everyone for taking time to stop by at this super busy time..

sorry for the flurry of posts..

i have 3 more tags for the funkie junkies 12 tags 2012..to make all 12..

Linda's tag no 9 is here

so here is my tag no 9:

 

 

I have taken my inspiration from Linda's fab background and the hanging stars..

which I have used stars and hung mine from the bottom of the tag

 

so I created the background of the tag in similar style to Linda..

and added twirls of wire

some snow letters..covered in weathered wood distress embossing powder

( Michelle sent me these ta buddy!)

 

 

the snowflakes had a sprinkling of embossing powder

and little wooden stars for centres..

hanging off spiral wire

 

 

finally some ribbon and lace

and a fab Tim ideaology snowflake..

 

 

these wonderful tags which I have loved taking part in are sponsored by Linda's fab

funkie junkie boutique..

I have 3 to go ...will be a bit sad when they are finished..

 

I will be entering this for the following challenges:

funkie junkies tag no 9 @ http://thefunkiejunkie.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/challenge-12-tags-of-christmas-funkie_12.html

 

have a fun and inky day!

thanks for stopping by , makes my day!