Destination inspiration ...- its the small things ..sneak peak

Well it is my turn over at A Vintage Journey today to have the #3 post for the Destination Inspiration posts, these have taken on a new look and now each week of the month one of the team uses the same recipe and provides some inspiration , using that recipe.

So it is my turn today and the recipe is :

Product - Distress Paint

Substrate - Canvas

Technique - Grungepaper flowers (Vol 1 of Tim's CC3C Book, page 65)

Colour  -  Picket Fence

and here is my sneak peak

...I used two small canvas and joined them together to create a hinged piece, allowing me to design on the inside and the outside of the two pieces..so plenty of space to play!

If you would like to see the finished piece please hop over to A Vintage Journey to see all the details of how I created my piece xx

keep those fingers inky!

trace x

Creative Expressions Sheer Inspiration Blog Hop

Welcome to everyone taking part in the Sheer Inspiration Blog Hop , if you've come here from Jean Gursoy you're in the right place.

All the details and information can be found on the Creative Expressions news blog here.

Creative Expressions are offering a prize of £15 on each blog. To enter the giveaways simply leave a comment on each of the 8 DT blogs (listed below, after after my makes details). The hop will close and prize winners will be announced on Monday 8th April on the Creative Expressions News blog. 

 

There will also be a spot Prize on Kim Dellows blog on Fri 5th April

So we were challenged to use some of the great new ribbon in stock here for Creative Expressions and I chose to some wonderful cream and white crochet ribbon. So here is my make :

We were challenged to use some of the wonderful new ribbons from creative expressions and I used the great white crochet ribbon here, and the lovely cream crochet ribbon here.

I started by cutting a strip of grungepaper and embossing using the replacements embossing folder and colouring with vintage photo and walnut stain distress ink.

I then added colour to the crochet ribbon adding vintage photo and walnut stain ink and spritzing with water.. to a cream piece and a white piece.
I then cut one piece in half and stitched to either side of the grungepaper cuff.
With the other piece I fixed it to the front of the cuff.

Finally I added a hitch fastner to close the bracelet, and some mini gears, washers , fastners and a philosophy tag.
For more wonderful ribbon inspiration make sure you continue the hop! Hope you liked my ribbon inspired hop and maybe you will be inspired to play with some ribbon too! You might be a lucky prize winner!

 

have fun x

so here is the full blog hop list:

1. Tracy Evans
2. Trish Latimer
3. Jean Gursoy
4. Trace Metcalfe * that's me!
5. Gillian Simson
6. Tracey Laughton
7. Shary Nettleship
8. Michelle Webb

9. Kim Dellow (Fri 5th April) there will a spot prize here on the 5th of April...

and your next stop from here is : Gillian Simson.

have a fun and inky day

and hope you enjoy the hop....first time for me being part of one....

trace  x