So Grateful

Good Evening,

My arm is feeling a lot better now so am able to do a bit of crafting now :)

Thought I would share a hanging I made recently.

The heart was cut out of chipboard, covered in paper then sanded round the edges to give a smooth finish. I then used distress ink to stamp flourishes round the edge before inking  the edges with the same ink. The sentiment was printed onto some paper, the edge was torn and inked before adding to the heart. A piece of lace and pleated seam binding was then added.

The flowers are all handmade. 

The largest one is made from several layers of scalloped circle die cuts. 

The daisy type flowers are punched in different size and some were layered up.

The leaves were die cut in kraft card , edges inked and waxed.

Finishing touches, bit of twine and some glittered butterflies

Have a lovely evening

MAWTT has gone Vintage

Good Morning everyone,

I'm here with something a little different today.

The theme this fortnight over at Moving Along With The Times is:

"Vintage"

Not my usual style, but hey it's a challenge!

I decided to make a wall hanging, something I've wanted to do for a while but never got round to.

The papers are from Raspberry Road called Timeless Victorian. I printed the sentiment onto the teal paper  and cut the 'Laugh' out on the silhouette in the same font. All layers have had distress ink applied and torn in places to give them an aged look. I then used some homemade texture paste through a stencil for a bit of interest. The flower was made using a scalloped circle die which I inked, wet and layered up with a brad to hold them together. Each layer was them scrunched up till I got the look I wanted. When dry the paper stiffens to give a nice firm finished piece.. Pleated vintage ribbon was also added between the layers for a bit of extra texture.

Why not go see what my teamies have created here

Have a great day!