summertime for frilly and funkie DT

well here I am with my Dt make for the challenge over at Frilly and Funkie and there is still a week to go...the theme is summertime, to be inspired by the theme, or colours of summertime..

so here is my make inspired by the beautiful colours and textures of the ocean:

I wanted to capture the colours of the ocean and play wth lots of textures to create my finished hanging piece, using a piece of a box from some goodies...I Love using pieces of corrugated box that would just end up in the recycle bin otherwise! So I started by tearing a few patches of the top of the card off to reveal the bumps..and then a watered coat of gesso.

When dry I added stencilled detail with studio 490 white paste and then coloured with broken china distress ink...I left the white layer streaky to give a whitewashed feel.

Inspired by the lovely and very talented Jenny I decided my glass bead texture gel needed some playtime and wondered if it would mimic watery droplets? so I applied some in patches to add to the watery fell. I also streaked over the main image before inking and love the streaky watery effect it created! 

  

The main image is from the fab boardwalk set from Artistic Outpost, love this set which speedily winged its way from the lovely Lindas fab boutique. I stamped this image in black archival and after applying the glass bead gel, coloured with distress inks...removing the ink from her face using a water brush. I layered here on pieces of crinoline, coloured with distress stains.

.I also added some shredded pieces, all coloured with distress stains and some pieces of coloured cheesecloth too...to create lots of layers...loving these shredded pieces...

I also added some great venise trim, dyed with distress stain,takes the colour so well. I went to town adding the shredded pieces and lots of seashells.. can you spot the sneaky rusty wire that slipped in!

Finally a sentiment also from the boardwalk stamp set..

make sure you pop across and see my fab team mates summer inspired makes, why don't you join in ...there is still time and  you could be picked as the top three or be the lucky random winner of $25 to spend at the fab Funkie Junkie Boutique.

See below for the products I have used

I am entering this for the following competitions:

 

going green (used recycled card from box) for Simon says @ http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.co.uk/

build me up ( build up the layers ) for Sunday Stampers @ http://pinkleart.blogspot.co.uk/

anything goes Artistic outpost referral @ http://artisticoutpost.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/artistic-outpost-july-referral-program.html

Artistic Outpost Boardwalk Unmounted Rubber Stamps	Cotton Crinoline	Venise Lace Trim - 1/2 inch wide	Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi Stencil - Dots & Stripes Borders	Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi Embossing Paste - White	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain - Broken China
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Broken China	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain - Tumbled Glass	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Tumbled Glass	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain - Evergreen Bough	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain - Weathered Wood	Ranger Inkssentials Ink Blending Tool-With 2 Blending Foams
Tim Holtz Water Brush, Detailer Brush Nib	Ranger Inkssentials Non-Stick Craft Sheet	Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black	Claudine Hellmuth Gesso

...have a fun and inky day!

trace  x

dress to impress for dragons dream DT

Well time for us to get dreaming with the dragon again over at dragons dream TIO and today I am the lucky one to choose the recipe so hope you like it!
The challenge this time is dress to impress and the ingredients are : a dress/ dress form, embossed impressions and some bling... make sure you pop across here to see the fab DT makes..and also pop in an entry yourself..
The only other rules are make a tag and use at least one real stamp..
So here's mine:

 

I started by creating a background with evergreen bough
 and using the fab flick and spritz technique..
Then stamped my favourite Tim flourish in same
colour in corners, then dried and then stamped again
 and covered in sticky embossing powder and
 then loose rock candy distress.
I know some of you are concerned I may have run
 out still on first pot and have a spare!!

 

The dress form was embossed and then coloured using same colour distress ink! I then added a skirt , using crinoline (from funkie junkie boutique) cut into flowers using tattered floral die and layered to create a skirt effect .. I hope!

Then I added some swirls of wire..to create another texture, love the staples in contrast to the soft skirt. I have also added some dyed seam binding.
well hope you are inspired to play along with my recipe..

make sure you pop across here for more Dt inspiration

I just want to say thanks for the comments to help me put my pictures on the left/ right!not quite got it sussed but getting there!

Thanks to everyone who takes the time to stop by and also to leave a comment. I appreciate them all!

have a fun and inky day!

 

trace  x