Vintage Sewing Hanging

I created this  piece for a 5x7 Vintage Sewing Themed swap over at Kindred Souls.
It's off to Idaho today.
Many of the pieces on this are from an antique shop where I pick up quite a bit of sewing items.
Patterns, pins, buttons, trim.... Even the doll hanger.


This image is transferred onto muslin using Transfer Artist Paper or TAP. LOVE this product! It really is one of THE BEST transfer papers I have used.




The Dress form is one of my favorite Tim Holtz Bigz Die. I worked it on paper first, with acrylic paint, added the punchinella, then mounted it to another dressform cut from Grungepaper for stability.



Then lovely button is vintage, and the piece of fabric is silk, from a piece of Artsy Fartsy Fiber by Ten Seconds Studios. The skirt is a coffee filter I dyed using colorwashes by Stamp Zia.










These closeups may show the texture of the Dress form and the color variation of the skirting.


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Getting my Gelli Girl on with the Umbrella man….

 

Sassy! This turned out as a ‘finished’ (more or less) piece right off the Gelli plate!

I had made a stencil AND a mask from the Umbrella Man Die by Tim Holtz & have used the pieces on numerous Gelli prints. I die cut it using stencil material by The Crafters Workshop. You can by 12x12 sheets of their very material!

 

The word IMAGINE was done using another Tim Holtz Movers & Shapers die, cut out of Co-ordinations cardstock. The cut piece was a little boring and needed some paint anyway, so a perfect use!

 

I also used a piece of punchinella, which is where the fun bubble design on the Umbrella man comes from.

 

I laid the cut stencil onto a mildly clean (ok, there's some residual paint) Gelli plate.

I used my brayer to ink his hat & shoes black, the umbrella red and a bad mix of deep green & blue for the rest of him…

I then covered the stencil with the punchinella & brayered white over the top of the Umbrella man.

 

The cardstock IMAGINE, I laid face down onto the Gelli plate, and then brayered red paint onto the backside, trying to keep the paint inside, where the letters were. You can see the texture of the cardstock surrounding the word.

 

Since the brayer had cool design from the white brayered punchinella, I ran that around the plate slightly to frame the piece.

I removed the stencil & puncinella, then I did laid my clean white cardstock onto the plate & pulled it off.

The color on the right was from a second pressing into Distress Stain I had put on the Gelli plate from another pressing. It just added a little color to the edge.

 

These 2 were done using residual paint & pressings from other inkings.

TAG 9 Dbl Distressed Enameled Candlesticks

WHAT a special TREAT in Studio de Tim!

Mr. & Mrs. Stampers Anonymous showed up to craft and create beatufiul tags of their own!

Tim did a double distressed enamel technique on his Candlestick tag.

 

This is Michelle's beautiful tag.

And isnt' this beautiful? Ted's done with the Lampost die and 2 different stamp sets of course!

Supply List: 

TOOLS:

Non-Stick Craft Sheet 15x18” NSC20677 $17.99

9 Grid Acrylic Block Set SA521736 $21.95

Ink blending tool IBT23616 $4.99 Refills IBT23623 $4.99

Heat It tool HG-HIT00471 $25.00

Vagabond SX-TH656850 $249.99

TH Die Pick TH657498 $4.99

 Non-Stick Micro-serrated scissors TO-817 $12.95

Sanding grip AV-TH92482 $5.99

  

INKS, Paints, Powders: 

Distress Ink pads:

LE Distress Ink Pad set WINTER $17.99

Wild Honey $5.00

Vintage Photo $5.00

Dusty Concord, Broken China, Shabby Shutters @ $5.00 each

ALL ink pads are on sale today 25% off ** SEE deal of the day!

Paint Dabbers:

Snow Cap White $3.50

Pitch Black $3.50

ALL DABBERS are on sale today 20% off

Distress Stickles:

Rock Candy $2.50

ALL Distress STICKLES are on sale today 20% off

Embossing powder:

Ranger: Clear $4.00

Sealers, Adhesives:

Glossy accents DP-GAC17042 $6.00

Papers:

Grungeboard Basics: Plain AV-TH92715 $9.99

#8 Tags 15 for $2.50

Paper Stash: Kraft Core Nostalgic Collection GX1920AT $14.99

Cling Mount Stamp Sets:

CMS098:  Grunge Snowflakes   $21.95 

CMS048:  Festive Sounds Christmas $21.95 

CMS095 Holiday Wishes $21.95 

2012 Hero Arts Stamp

Leaf and Floral (I do not carry this line)

Alterations Dies and Texture Fades:

BIGZ: Candlelight Fright TH657456 $19.99

BIGZ: Holiday Lamppost TH657469 $19.99

BIGZ: Branch Tree TH656929 $19.99

Mini M&S: Bird & Cage TH657207 $15.99

Strip Die: Festive Greenery TH657467 $19.99

Decorative Strip Die: Upon a Time TH656916 $19.99

  

Idea-ology:

Type Charms TH92819 $7.99

MISC:  Tule, gems

So, today's special deal, 25% off  

ALL DISTRESS INK PADS AND RE-INKERS!

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 

Here's the Red Rubber deal:

EVERYTHING Tim uses on 

his Tag of the Day is on sale,

@ Red Rubber for 20% off!

I’m including the *BONUS* tag Tim makes as well!

Those would be items I carry. 

Which is almost ALL of his line, and A LOT of Ranger products!

I will do my best to POST the items daily, with their price & code for ordering. Cut and paste it in an email and send it to me!

Sorry, but I only ship US, no international at this time. I know this is a disappointment, but I'm not in a position to research international shipping and the effect on my little business. At this time anyway.

I accept PAYPAL, CA$H and Checks.

AND all orders get a hand-made tag, from me, made with love (and a lot of supplies)!

I charge actual shipping on items. And turn orders around in a day.

I will HOLD and bundle your order so if you want to wait until December 12th when the 12 Tags of Christmas is done, just let me know!

OH, two more things. 

Be sure to COMMENT on Tim's blog AND Rangers Blog because they are giving away fabulous prizes. 

You don't want to miss an opportunity to win now do you? Of course not! 

If there's more links for contests for the 12 Tags, let me know and I'll add them

TAG 4 Winter Wonder

This snowman has always been one of my favorites!
I love the BIG BOTTOM this guy has! PEFECT for cutting other words and designs into!

I love the Movers & Shapers WORDS. PEAC and NOEL are new this year, in addition to HOPE, LOVE, WISH, and JOY!

You should get some of them. I know a girl that can hook you up!

Supply List: 

 TOOLS:

Non-Stick Craft Sheet 15x18” NSC20677 $17.99

9 Grid Acrylic Block Set SA521736 $21.95

Ink blending tool IBT23616 $4.99 Refills IBT23623 $4.99

Heat It tool HG-HIT00471 $25.00

Vagabond SX-TH656850 $249.99

 Craft Pick TO-372 $5.50

TH Die Pick TH657498 $4.99

 Non-Stick Micro-serrated scissors TO-817 $12.95

Mini Misters $1.75 each

  

INKS, Paints, Powders: 

Distress Ink Stains $4.99 each:

 Picket fence  

Weathered Wood

Tumbled Glass

Picket Fence

ALL Stains are on sale today 20% off

Distress Ink pads:

  LE Distress Ink Pad set WINTER $17.99

ALL ink pads are on sale today 20% off

Paint Dabbers:

Snow Cap White $3.50

 Metallic: Silver AMD2319x $4.99

ALL DABBERS are on sale today 20% off

Distress Crackle Paint:

 Rock Candy 1.1 oz TDC26686 $4.50

Rock Candy 4oz jar TDC31888 $7.99

ALL CRACKLE PAINT is on sale today 20% off

Distress Stickles:

Rock Candy TDS26563 $2.50

ALL STICKLES are on sale today 20% off

Sealers, Adhesives:

Glossy accents DP-GAC17042 $6.00

Wonder Tape: 1/8^th“ $2.99

Papers:

Grungeboard Basics: Plain AV-TH92715 $9.99

#8 Tags 15 for $2.50

Cling Mount Stamp Sets:

CMS052: Reindeer Flight   $21.95 

Alterations Dies and Texture Fades:

On the Edge: Snow TH656920 $15.99

BIGZ: Winter Wonder TH657003 $19.99

BIGZ: Reindeer Flight TH657xxx $19.99

M & S: MINI Reindeer and 25 $15.99

Idea-ology:

Muse tokens: Christmas TH92989 $5.99

Jump rings AV-TH92726 $2.99

Trimmings: Lavish TH92877 $4.99
Accoutrements: Shabby TH92922 $6.99
Ornate Plates TH92787 $6.99

MISC: tulle, tinsel, hot glue, spare packaging (YOU ALL KNOW NOT TO THROW THIS OUT RIGHT???)

Here's the Red Rubber deal:

EVERYTHING Tim uses on 

his Tag of the Day is on sale,

@ Red Rubber for 20% off!

I’m including the *BONUS* tag Tim makes as well!

Those would be items I carry. 

Which is almost ALL of his line, and A LOT of Ranger products!

I will do my best to POST the items daily, with their price & code for ordering. Cut and paste it in an email and send it to me!

Sorry, but I only ship US, no international at this time. I know this is a disappointment, but I'm not in a position to research international shipping and the effect on my little business. At this time anyway.

I accept PAYPAL, CA$H and Checks.

AND all orders get a hand-made tag, from me, made with love (and a lot of supplies)!

I charge actual shipping on items. And turn orders around in a day.

I will HOLD and bundle your order so if you want to wait until December 12th when the 12 Tags of Christmas is done, just let me know!

OH, two more things. 

Be sure to COMMENT on Tim's blog AND Rangers Blog because they are giving away fabulous prizes. 

You don't want to miss an opportunity to win now do you? Of course not! 

If there's more links for contests for the 12 Tags, let me know and I'll add them in!

Halloween Tag!

I LOVE Halloween.
LOVE IT! And I really love making tags.
So happy Tim Holtz & Sizzix have come up with such amazing Dies and Texture Fades!
This tag will also work perfectly for the both the Grungy Monday 22 challenge at Studio L3 AND the HALLOWEEN or GOTH challenge on the Simon Says Stamp blog.

The background of the tag is done with Mustard Seed Distress Stain, accented with Ripe Perssimons! I stamped the back with the speckled part of the blood stain stamp (Stamper Anonymous CMS068) and the bats (CMS050).
I used the Kraft Glassine paper (LOVE that stuff) amd ran it through the Halloween Words Texture Fade, then accented it with the new Limited Edition Distress Inks in Grape Preserves and Ripe Perssimons!

The Rickety House has SOOOO many layers!

Black paper, Picket Fence Distress Stain, Rock Candy Crackle paint.

In the windows tulle, Tissue Tape, Mustard Seed Distress Ink, Perfect Mist's in Heirloom Gold...

The fence was created on book paper, misted with Maya Mists in black & silver using a stencil and punched with a Martha Steward Punch.

Again with the Kraft Glassine paper run through the Halloween Words Texture Fade, then accented it with the new Limited Edition Distress Inks in Grape Preserves and Ripe Perssimons!

Here I used Fired Brick Distress Ink, then sprayed it with Perfect Mists in Forever Red. Dripped a little water on and dried it. Stamped the blood splater in Fired Brick and stamped the Skeleton (CMS050) in Picket Fence Distress Stain.

More Kraft Glassine paper run through the POISON Texture Fade, then accented it with the new Limited Edition Distress Inks in Grape Preserves and Black Soot Distress Stain. Then I smooched it into just a bit of Heirloom Gold Perfect Mist!

Guess I better go make it look like I did something around here......

PS: I do have 4 more sets of the new

FALL Limited Edition Distress Inks  

available. ON SALE for $15.30 (originally $17.99) plus applicable tax and shipping!

Also taking orders for the WINTER LE INKS, pre-paid at 25% off!!!