Hello friends...
Hope you are all safe and well and had a good weekend! Here in the UK we are in the midst of another lockdown and like so many others, we're all wondering when it will all end. It's definitely been a long road but hopefully, with light at the end of the tunnel.
The one thing that we can all enjoy though is, crafting and with so many new products due to be released over the coming weeks and months, I think it will keep us busy and of course, as we start a brand new week that means that we have a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge and this week our theme is called WE'RE ON A ROLL!
Now for my project, I instantly thought wheels, gears and all things industrial but I wanted to think outside the box a little and as the little grey cells started ticking, I suddenly realised what I wanted to do and that was to use and create one of my favourite embellishments, little paper rolls that would use up all my scrap papers and then layer something, which in this project would be a photograph 'on a roll', and that's what I did and I hope you love the inspiration behind this vintage style tag!
So let's begin ~ it's time to start the new challenge!
To begin with I took the mini etcetera tag and covered it with one of the paper designs from the Abandoned Paper Stash, adding a stitched border around the outside and attaching it to the tag with matte Collage Medium and as always, I left a few loose strands of thread hanging from the edges. I just love the look of these loose pieces which help to create texture and movement in the piece.
I then applied a coat of the medium over the top, allowed this to dry before applying some Crackle Paste around the edges and over the surface of the covered tag.
Once again, allow this medium to dry and once it is, I used the Walnut Stain Distress Crayon, lightly scribbled over the crackled surface and then blended out using my finger which I slightly dampened.
To complete the tag, I ran the crayon around the outside and blended away any harsh lines.
Now moving on and starting with the rolls, I used some of the offcuts that I had in my Abandoned paper stash ~ this is such a cool way to use up all those pieces that get stuck in a box for 'one of those days' and all you need to do is cut the paper into strips. I usually cut them approx 5cm in width and the longest length of the paper is 14cm, the shortest length 4.5cm.
I then take each panel of paper and using a round pencil, I wrapped the paper around the pencil to form a cigar shape and place a line of adhesive to secure them. Repeat to create 9 rolls all of various lengths.
Once I had all my rolls, I then arranged them to create the centre piece and attached each roll to the next one using a line of Matte Collage Medium in-between.
After the rolls were dry and set in place, I then wrapped some red thread around the centre of the rolls and tied with a scruffy bow with some more of those loose fibres that I love left to hang, and tied this on the left. I then used a loop pin and attached some buttons from my stash, hooking it onto the red cotton thread.
Taking the covered tag, I arranged and collaged a section of ephemera pieces which I took from Field Notes and Layers Ephemera sets.
I attached these directly to the tag with Matte Collage Medium, applied a coat of the medium over the top and then allowed these to dry. To add some shading around the edges, I used the Black Soot Distress Pen and just ran it around the outside edges of the ephemera pieces, before smudging the ink with my fingertip.
I attached the paper rolls over the top of the ephemera pieces and stuck them with Matte Collage Medium.
To add some more layers, I placed a piece of mica over the top of the rolls before attaching a vintage Photo Booth image which I coloured tinted with Distress Crayons before stitching a border around the edge.
I added some small gold stars and a mini paperclip to complete the photo and adhered it to a piece of felt, cut with pinking shears. Attach the photo to the mica with matte collage medium.
Now to add some embellishments...
...and on the right hand side, I placed two small floral adornments which I embossed with Fossilized Amber and Speckled Egg Distress Glaze to add some colour. Simply apply the Embossing Dabber over the top of the metal and then sprinkle the glaze over the top. Tap away the excess and heat emboss, being careful not touch the hot metal until it's cooled completely.
We're nearly there and as the finishing touch to the background, I added three gold die cut stars before moving onto the wording.
For this I used a combination of Clippings Stickers and a Quote Chip.
I attached the stickers at the top of the rolls, 'she whispered it softly, under the stars'.
Beneath the rolls, I placed a quote chip "Be True To You". I punched two small holes in either end of the quote chip before applying the Embossing Dabber over the surface and embossing it with Antique Linen Distress Glaze. Heat the glaze until molten and then run the Walnut Stain Distress Crayon over the top to add a vintage touch to the chip. Thread some more of the red cotton thread through each of the punched holes and then attach the chip to the tag.
I completed the chip with a couple of hardware heads, placed on either side and aged with a little Evergreen Bough Distress Paint to add a pop of colour.
Finally, I made a tab from one of the Stitched Scraps pieces and placed this at the top of the tag. I looped the stitched piece in half, machine stitched a line across to form the loop and then stuck it with matte collage medium to the top of my tag. I added a button threaded with red cotton.
I hope you've enjoyed this tutorial and you've been inspired by my tag. As always, if you do make anything from a lightbulb moment that you've seen here on my blog, please just tag me on my social media or leave a message so I can pop by to take a look ~ I always love to see your work!
Don't forget that every week, one lucky random participant has the chance to win a $25 gift voucher from Simon Says Stamp and you can join in up to 5 times, which means you could have 5 chances to win. You have until Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in and good luck....
Wonderful tag, love all the layers and textures. Anesha
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful Emma. I love all the layers and your take on the challenge. Perfect!
ReplyDeleteI love this and those paper rolls were inspiring - I'd not seen this done before and they inspired my project.
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