Design Team Project #2 Featuring .... Wonderland

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Hello everyone ... I'm back sharing my 2nd design team project showcasing the gorgeous papers from 7Dots Studio  "Wonderland" collection. In this project I have used "Mushroom & Smoke".

To make this tag file folder, simply take a 12x12 piece of cardstock, fold from the bottom to the desired depth of pocket you require (3inches in this project), score with a Bone Folder, I used a glue stick to adhere the pockets at either side then fold cardstock in half again scoring with a bone folder. I then embellished the folder with elements from the following .... Stickers 6x12, Stickers 12x12 & Elements 12x12. On the back of the folder I use a punch to cut out circles from the Quadrille paper, again adhering with a glue stick and outlining with a charcoal pencil.

I covered a large manilla tag using "Royal Garden" paper, using Texture Paste through a stencil and again highlighting with a charcoal pencil. The paper doilie has been sprayed with Adirondack Colour Wash Spray (Butterscotch & Sunset Orange).

I have one more project to share this week , so until then TFL. x 

Design Team Project Featuring ....

Hello everyone .... a huge thank you to everyone who stopped by and left a comment or shared their artwork with us during the Studio 490 month of February .... could it get any better .... oh yes indeedly ... the Design Team have some fab goodies to play with over the next few months .... watch this space for CHA 2012 releases (shhhh don't tell anyone I shared that with you)!!!

So onto this months project kit .... we have the latest release from 7Dots Studio "Wonderland" collection  .... oh YES to say I'm super excited is an understatement. I have to admit it took everything I had to cut into the papers/distress them ... does anyone else have a paper stroking phobia lol or is it just me!! I need to get more :)

We will also be featuring Chocolate Baroque "The Art Of Chess Stamp Set" ... more on that later in the week. HOWEVER .... One lucky person who stops by and leaves us a comment will be selected by Random.org at the end of the month and receive the "The Art of Chess Stamp set" as a prize!!!

To create the layout I used the following papers from the collection "Mad Tea Party, Spades & Clubs, Quadrille". I also used elements from the Wonderland Collection - 12x12 Die Cut Sheet, 12x12 Sticker Sheet & 6x12 Sticker Sheet. To obtain the worn edges I used a Tim Holtz Tonic Paper Distresser. Perfet Pearl Mist (Biscotti). I used a Stencil/Mask to achieve the mini gears background.

Other elements used available from Snazzy's .... Kaisercraft Wooden Flourish (Roman Clock), Ideaology Film Strip Ribbon, Distress Ink (Walnut Stain, Weathered Wood & Vintage Photo), The image, flowers and lace applique are from my own stash.

I will be back later in the week with some more projects to share, until then the Design Team thank you for your continued support, it is much appreciated.

DT projects 3 & 4 featuring Studio 490

Hi all,

Here is Astrid again with the last two projects for this month, this time using some more of the Studio 490 Art Parts” and a set of stamps. I know, I know, it’s March today already….

My first project is a double page out of my art journal. I am not going to tell you exactly how I did it, for the whole thing with art journaling is that anything goes. Just in general terms, I used a combination of paints, sprays, water- soluble crayons, collage and of course the stamps, some of which I altered and played around with.

Here is a picture of what my set of stamps look like, that way it is easier to see how I played around with them.

For my next project I used more bits from the Studio 490 “Art Parts” Sample Pack in combination with the stamps.

I covered the large flower head with paper and inked it with Vintage Photo distress ink. The smaller flower head I covered with card, which had first been embossed with one of the Tim Holtz embossing folders.. The rosette and centre were made previously and were sitting around in my stash. The stand of the flower was made by glueing various of the Art Parts together and then embellished with some of the stamps, stamped on strong card, coloured and cut out.

By now the lucky winners of our contest have been announced, congratulations to Helen and Gabrielle!! I hope you will enjoy your Studio 490 goodies!!

Well, that’s it from me. Next week Gillian will be back showing you her projects with the products we will be using in March. (You’ll love them, but I am not giving anything away…)

Studio 490 Winners ....

Good morning everyone .... Thanks to everyone who stopped by and left a comment on our Studio 490 challenge, it was lovely to hear from so many of you. Mr Random.org has chosen a winner .....

drum rollllll ....... and the winner of the Art Parts Sample pack is Helen ... congratulations, please e-mail me with your details so I can arrange to have your prize posted out to you.

Thanks too to everyone who joined in the challenge and shared their gorgeous artwork with us ..... Mr Random.Org has chosen no 3 which is Gabrielle, congratulations .... please e-mail me with your details and choice of Studio 490 stamp set .

 

DT Projects 1 & 2 by Astrid featuring Studio 490

Hello everyone,

Isn’t it surprising how the month has flown by and here we are already nearly at the end of it and with that it is my turn to show you some projects featuring the amazing Wendy Vecchi products: “Art Parts”, “Clearly for Art” and a set of ”Studio 490 stamps” .

Those of you who follow this blog regularly have seen incredible projects this month already. Remember also there is still a chance to enter our challenge and win some for yourself, just click on the Studio 490 picture on the right and you will be taken straight there.

With my projects I want to show just how versatile these products are, they can be used for any style and the result can look quite different from Wendy’s own work.

My first projects are made in Shabby Chic style, a hanger and reel to hold lace.

They are simple to make. For the hanger I covered the art parts in papers and fussy cut elements using Kaiser Craft 61/2” Paper Pad “Vintage Timeless”. I glued lace between the backing and the rim and covered the rim with Rangers Crackle Accents. I then embellished with a combination of flowers and leaves made from the “Clearly for Art” coloured with distress inks and some flowers etc I had in my stash. The photo is an old photo of my dad and uncle, it must have been taken in about 1914.

The reel was made from some of the smaller circles in the “Art Parts”, again covered with the Kaiser Craft papers and embellished. The cylinder between the circles is an empty toilet roll.

I will be back on Thursday with my final two projects using the art parts and the stamps. Hope to see you then and meanwhile, stay creative!

DT Project #3 by Minxy : Featuring:

Wendy Vecchi Studio 490

Art Parts

'Seriously Art' stamp set

MME Kraft Funday papers

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Well here I am for my last offering this month. Have you all been playing along??

My last piece this month was another thrown together piece.. Proving that someone like me who has never really played properly with art parts before can do it so, so can you.. you still have a couple of days left to be in with that chance of winning some 490 stash, check out the link in the sidebar.

So to my piece..

 This was a nice simple piece to make as all I did was pick a selection of art parts, some were from the DT pack and some were my own but all are available from Snazzy's.

I covered some of the art parts with papers from the MME funday collection, and the leaves I stained with distress stain and adirondack colourwash spray.

 I arranged and glued them all together with some stix2 ultra clear tape. I stamped one of the quotes from the   'seriously art' set onto a piece of lined paper I had in my stash and added a idea-ology pen nib to the top, I slipped this into place, again using the ultra clear tape. 

I finished with a couple of pine cone die roses cut out of the MME papers and attached a couple of idea-ology memo pins to the back with a hot glue gun making the loops stick out so I could use some twine to hang the piece.

So there you have it from me for another month. I hope you have enjoyed my offerings, but don't despair, the 490 fun isn't over yet, we still have Astrid's fab art to come so check back in a few days for her first piece.

Till next time.. Stay Inky

DT Project #2 by Minxy : Featuring:

Wendy Vecchi Studio 490

Art Parts Sample Pack

Clearly for Art

'Nature's Art' , 'Art Inspiration' & 'In Love With Art' 490 Stamps

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Hi Snazzy Folks, Tis me again with my next Wendy inspired art piece.

This time I decided to work with the DT set of stamps I had received and one of the spool sets from the sample pack {something i've never tried b4}

 Now where to start: I say this as the piece kind of developed as I was making it rather than having a set plan when I started. I think I started by inking the lrg circle and the small spool circle top art parts with peeled paint distress stain and stamping with archival ink the background from the nature's art set.

 I covered the other spool circle bottom and centre piece with Tim Holtz vintage shabby papers and gave them a touch up in colour with some broken china distress stain.

 Before I stuck them all together with stix2 ultra clear tape and matt accents I made a small slit in the top spool piece large enough for one of the petals from one of the large flowers to sit snugly in creating a backdrop for the top. 

I finished off the base with some butterfly's that I created by stamping the butterfly from the nature's art set in black stazon on clear clearly for art, and then alcohol inked the underside giving the butterfly's their colour.

I coloured the large flower art part with a wash of picket fence then mustard seed distress stain, and distress inked the edges with spiced marmalade. I stamped the petals with the doily from the 'in love with art' set and the ART from the 'art inspirations' set in black archival ink. I attached the flower to the base by inserting it into the pre made slit and adding a bit of glossy accents to hold in place.

Next came the painstaking task of stamping and cutting out goodness knows how many of the leaves from the 'nature's art' set, I stamped 4 on the clearly for art in stazon cactus green and archival olive, I don't know if it was the extra juicy pads but both inks seemed to bleed out a bit on the C4A surface. 

The rest I stamped onto grungepaper. 

Once they were all cut out I arranged on the top, Using the C4A leaves for some height and interest and draping the grungpaper ones on the base. Another butterfly finished the top and I was done.

Sorry if you've nodded off after that mammoth explanation.. When you get caught up in the making of something you often forget you have to explain how it was done after lol

So have you been making 490 Creations?? If you have don't forget to share them with us HERE for your chance to win a 490 prize.

I'll see you again on Friday for my final piece of the month

Stay Inky