Distressed Butterfly

Hi lovelies, today's post is for The Artistic Stamper and this month's theme is 'Distress'.

Distress. My favourite subject!!!

I first started with a plain piece of white card and used Tattered Angels ink sprays to add some colour to the background. 

I then added some layers using Mini Backgrounds #1 & #2 with black ink.

I stamped the large butterfly from the Insects and Butterflies stamp set on to patterned paper then cut out and sprayed with teal ink spray.

I stamped the butterfly on to the background multiple times, overlaying the image with light pressure. 

Then adhered the cut out butterfly over the top.

To finish, I distressed the edges of the card with a pair of scissors. 

Thanks for popping by my blog today,

toodles for now,

Lisa x 

Here are the Artistic Stamper stamp sets I used....

         

Using Spray Inks @ Tando

Hello lovelies and welcome to my post for Tando.

This week we have been playing with spray inks and I decided to break out my collect of Tattered Angels sprays.

Here is what I created...

I used the Tando Compendium kit from Andy Skinner which is a brilliant kit containing an MDF baseboard and a fantastic selection of greyboard cogs, a clock face, washers, screws heads, nuts and bookplates.

I first played with gluing all the greyboard pieces together as they can be used on their own or layered on top of each other to make 3D pieces. 

While the greyboard pieced were drying, I applied some DecoArt Crackle Paint and Texture Sand Paste to the MDF baseboard and left to dry. I then adhered all the greyboard on top of the MDF base.

Then I started spraying!!!!

I used Tattered Angels Baseboard sprays in Ivory, Lava and Gravel, Chalkboard Seven Seas, Simply Sheer in Shade and Glimmer Mists in Dragonfly, Merlot Gold, Pearl, Rolling Tide and Old Penny.

Thanks for popping by my blog today. Leave a comment if you wish, I love to hear your thoughts.

Toodles for now, 

Lisa xxx

I would like to enter this creation in to the following challenges...
Sandee & Amelie's Steampunk Challenges - Summer Special 2018

3D florals for Canvas Corp Brands - 'How To' 3D flowers

Hello folks, one of my creations for Canvas Corp Brands has been published on their blog. So I thought I would share with you a detailed 'how to'.

Here is my 3D floral card I made with Canvas Corp Brands products...

First, I made the 3D flowers from a PaperArtsy Stamp.

Using the Paperartsy Hot Pick Xtra 02 (Flowers) and corresponding dies, I stamped the flower stamps on to a 12 x 12 sheet of 7gypsies Architextures - Travel Habit cardstock and did the same on a piece of 12 x 12 CCB heavy kraft card.

I stamped 2 large flowers and 2 medium sized flowers then die cut them.

The 1st large flower cut a slit from the edge to the centre in between two petals.

The 2nd large flower - cut out one of the petals, then the centre of the flower.

The 1st medium flower - cut out one of the petals, then the centre of the flower.

The 2nd medium flower - cut out two of the petals, and the centre of the flower.

Use the two petals and the one petal from the cut medium flowers.

Glue one cut edge to the other cut edge of each flower with strong glue.

Take the biggest flower and put a big blob of glue in to the centre.

Place the next biggest flower in to the glue. 

Continue with the next biggest flower...

And the next, until all the pieces are placed inside to create the full flower.

Wait for the flowers to dry.

Smaller or bigger flowers can be created using different selections of the stamps.

Using a piece of white card, colour it with Tattered Angels Colour Wash Paint - Weathered Copper and Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist - Pearl and Merlot Gold.

Cut strips of card for the 7gypsies Architextures 12 x 12 - Market Signs and place down the edge of the card.

Using a Canvas Corp small kraft tag, spray with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist - Tattered Leather. Cut the tag in half and use Canvas Corp hemp rope to the top half of the tag. Put the top half of the tag in the top right corner. Place the bottom half of the tag at the bottom of the card. 

Place a piece of 7gypsies lace trimmings in the bottom left corner.

Place three 3D flowers on to the card. Cut a section of 7gypsies Architextures Tall Base - Triangle Grid to the right, under the flowers.

Stamp the words 'for you' on to a piece of the 7gypsies Architextures - Travel Habit cardstock, which was used for the 3D flowers, using The Artistic Stamper Decay Alphabet stamp set.

Here is the link on the Canvas Corp Brands Blog

Thanks for popping by,

toodles for now.

Lisa xxx 

Here are all the products I used...