A vintage Journey with a whole set...

  A VINTAGE JOURNEY with a whole set.....


                                    of STAMPS that is... 

A challenge over at Vintage Journey this time, is all about using an entire set of stamps... something I hardly EVER do...  as generally there is one stamp I really LOVE... and there is generally one stamps that I hardly ever use... if at all...  sad but the truth... 

And if I like them all... I most likely would not use them all on one project... so with this in mind it was a difficult challenge indeed for me... 

Some of the other factors that is all part of the challenge are as follows... 

At A Vintage Journey, our challenges focus on the inspiration of Tim Holtz and we ask that you tell us in your blog how you have been influenced in your creation. Please take a look at the Travelling Instructions for clarification and the guide on interpreting the styles at A Vintage Journey. Don’t forget to provide the name of our current challenge theme and a direct link to that challenge in your blog post. For this challenge please also tell us the stamp set you have used. (It doesn't need to be a Tim set - just tell us how he has influenced you.)

So with this in mind... 

The name of the challenge is  Use every stamp in a set

A link is the very first words in this blog...  please go there and see all the other work... it is all beautifully created and GREAT EYE CANDY. 

Okay... now as far as TIM"S influence... well I have to first say that one of the most important facts is that the stamp sets NEVER go out of style...  they are used over and over... use what you LOVE... that to me is very important...  it keeps you focus on what you love, and not keeping up with what is new or old... 

I love the colors of the distress inks...  we need a few more shades... but hey.. these are all wonderful...  I love color and so this has also been a huge influence on me...  

I love the techniques and ways that Tim creates layered effects... do you really want me to go on and on... enough for now???  I love it all, or I would be in another venue...  entirely...  As it stands now I love to create all kinds of art... but love this vintage look and feel... 

So all that is done... oh yes... my stamp set that I have used today for this particular challenge is  PAPILLON by Tim Holtz...  even though we didn't need to use his stamps... I did..  other sets I have really don't float my boat right now...  so this is my choice... I have a few others that could work.. and maybe if time allows me, I might create some more...  you never know... LOL...

Here is my art for this set...

 

I created a few projects, as I really didnt' like the first few... 

this is the last one... I had to get my mind free to create what I really wanted to... ever been there???  PERSUE what you desire and it will come to you... 

 

So I kept on going... what though do I do with a room full of all these first few things...LOL.. actually I do sell them..  or give them away as gifts...  only way to do it... otherwise  I would need a very large barn on our farm to put all these things... 

 

 

 

There were really a few stamps in this set that I dont' really use that much...  the ones with the writing???  Weird huh??? but the truth...  one is a little large to pick up and use like I do other word stamps...  and the other one is a little small.. .and you can read it too well...  oh well..  I guess you would have to be in my shoes... 

 

So I used the large word section to create a pleated area for the bottom of this tag... and I loved that.. 

 

I had created the back ground of my tag by running the tag thru an embossing folder... and then inking it with distress inks on my work sheet... my favorite way to play... love that technique the best of all..  but then I wanted to do something a little different... for me at least... 

 

I had just bought this ornate frame die cut... which is Tim's for those that don't know it... and I needed to use it... I personally don't like to have things in my studio that I have not used... so I really NEEDED to use this die...  but I didn't want to just USE it... use it differently... that is my quest... 

 

So I took a piece of plastic sheeting... ( from packaging) and took a ornate frame cut from white cardstock and inked it all up...  using the same blues that I have on the entire tag...  which is about all the blue distress inks...  and a little gold.. 

 

Then I used my glossy accents and glued it first to the plastic sheet and then covered it entirely with the glossy accent... Then the hardest part... WAIT... 

 

So I left the studio for 5 hours... went out with my husband shopping... and had a blast..  have you ever been to a hardware store and looked at all the bins of goodies...  it cast me a lot to get out of there... there were so many fun things...  oh wow... 

 

anyway.. I returned to an entirely DRY glossy accented piece of wonderment...  I then cut the ornate frame out with a pair of scissors..  (just around the outside edges)  

 

I stamped the smaller word stamp in the center of this sheet of plastic... and had my focal point for this tag...  I love it.. it is shiny and glorious... 

 

 

 

I tried so many different colored butterflies... nothing seemed to work for me...  but finally I started to go thru my drawer with all my embossing powders... ( I HAVE THEM ALL...  so it took a long time... but I have a slew of butterflies to use for the next 500 years... LOL)  

 

Finally I used Stream (Adirondacks line )    and also used Seedless Preserves in the Distress ink line for the watercoloring of the inside sections of the butterflies..  and matched it with one of the liquid pearls for the accent raised spots on the butterflies... just for some texture and color... 

I used three colors of violet for the ribbon and also Victorian Velvet, which to me is really more a pink... and since it is a combo of pink and violet... it is one of my favorite colors... love it... 

 

Also  I bought a folder of the reinforcers... and LOVE them too.  I even found on with butterflies on it... wow love it...  I tinted it ever so slightly with blue... as I didnt' want to over power the precious ones on the circle.. .

 

Hope you enjoyed this ... I had a lot of fun with it... 

 

But here is what I created prior to this tag... 

I really wanted to make a box with butterflies all over it... 

 

but I really couldn't get the look I had in my minds eye... 

 



 

Here is the blue one... with Copper butterflies and colored in with ripe persimmon ink...  the box also has three different blues and is accented with seedless preserves on the edges...  one box is smaller than the other... but as you will see I have used the other three stamps on the creation of the paper... 

 

I used clear embossing powder and then inked over that...  to create my paper.. 

 

It is going to be a gift... for someone.. ???  but I just didn't want it to be my only thing for this challenge... as it really didn't send the feeling I wanted... 

 

I am in this mood of color... and love pink, orange and yellow... so I decided to use that... maybe that would be better for me.... no .. it was the same... 

 

Pretty but not what I wanted... 

 

I love these boxes.. but wanted something entirely different... and am not really sure if the tag is even what I really wanted either... but I have to get some  other things done here...

 

Since we have a farm... I have to take care of a lot of things... and one of the things today is to can about 20 quarts of green beans... as our beans have started to come on really heavy... some will go to the coop where we sell... but I will also fill up our stash in the pantry with some too... in the middle of winter we will love them... that is for sure... 

 

BUT... when I get that all done...I will need to play again... balances me out...  and so I might have another try at this challenge...  I do have a few other stamp sets... so many I need to try them.. .LOL... good excuse huh???

 

Thanks so very much for stopping by for a visit...  I really appreciate you doing that and also leaving a comment...  I try also to answer them all.. so please stop back... 

 

have a great week-end... and play hardy and from the heart... 

Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie