IndigoBlu Challenge #27 - Just One Layer - Demonstrator Inspiration

Hi folks, welcome to challenge #27 of the IndigoBlu challenge this months theme is 'Just One Layer'. I loved doing this challenge as I try to do many creations using just one layer, particularly the creations I am sending out via post. 
It's all about creating the illusion of multiple layers on one flat surface by creating textures and using different mediums to create levels.

For this challenge I decided to create a tag rather than a card and chose a size #10 tag as it's huge!!
I used an oldie but a goody IndigoBlu stamp. It's definitely one of my 'go to' stamps as I just love it. It's the Itsy Bitsy Backgrounds stamp set which has four different textures to create a grungy background to any project. 

I decided my colour palette would be blue/green with a touch of yellow. I went directly to my Distress Inks as which ever colours I intend to pick they always blend so naturally. I used Tumbled Glass, Chipped Sapphire, Faded Jeans, Peacock Feathers, Iced Spruce, Rusty Hinge and Wild Honey Distress Inks for my background and to stamp with.

I used IndigoBlu Peony Dinkie Stamp, the small flowers from the IndigoBlu Giant Peony Stamp Set and the sentiment from the IndigoBlu Becca Stamp Set. I stamped using Versamark ink and heat embossed using jet black embossing powder. 

I inked a huge length of wide organza ribbon with the Distress Inks and punched a couple of holes in the tag to tie a bow. 

Hope you enjoyed my creation for this months challenge. 

The links to the Challenge Blog, IndigoBlu Blog and IndigoBlu Shop can all be found at the top of my Blog. 

Hope to see you over at the Challenge.

Thanks for popping by, 

Toodles.

I would like to enter this creation in to the following challenges:

Craft Stamper - Take it, Make it May Challenge. Anything Goes. 

Totally Gorjuss #245 - "butterflies"

Hello and welcome to a new challenge at Totally Gorjuss. This weeks challenge is all about "butterflies". 
As we know, I am a butterfly addict!!! I love butterflies and butterfly stamps. I just seem to be drawn to them and have to have them even though I know I have too many... Or can we never have too many??? mmmmmmm.... 

You can check out the challenge on the blog here. 

Here is what I created for the challenge...

I used two heart grey board hearts as a base. They can be used as a double heart, laying one inside the other for a snug fit or separately as a hanging piece. I chose to create a double heart hanging for this piece. 

First, I applied a couple of layers of gesso to the hearts then coloured them with Ink in a Bottle ink sprays from Oak House Studio. I chose purples and a smidge of blue as my colour pallet. 

I stamped the hearts with my fav IndigoBlu background stamps - Itsy Bitsy Backgrounds. I love these to create little bits of texture, they are such cool patterns and great to fill in little spaces. 

I also used the Oak House studio sprays to colour some book pages then dry rushed gesso over the top to create a white wash. 
I tore the book pages up and wrapped them around the hearts in random places. 

I stamped the butterflies from the IndigoBlu Wild Meadow stamp set on to white card using black ink and heat embossed it using clear embossing powder. I cut them out and sprayed them with the ink sprays then adhered them on to the hearts. 

Thanks for popping by today, leave a crafty comment if you wish. Toodles for now...