Wherever You Go

Hi Stamping Friends, 
It’s time to play along with Happy Little Stampers (HLS) Mixed Media Challenge again. The October Challenge Theme is MEN.

For more details and other DTs’ inspirations, please check out the Challenge Blog. Anything mixed media could be linked up to our challenge as long as it follows our theme. Our winner for this challenge will receive a $20 coupon to spend at the shop! IF YOU USE STAMPS BY HAPPY LITTLE STAMPERS AND YOU ARE OUR RANDOM WINNER, YOUR PRIZE WILL BE DOUBLED! 

I have very few MEN-themed stamps. Besides I wanted to challenge myself to create a masculine tag with warm and pretty color scheme to echo the coming Autumn. The following is how I made my tag. 

1. Scribble several Distress randomly on tag.

2.Use a piece of baby wipe to spread the colors.

3. Apply Distress Oxide Inks over Leave Stencil (Tim Holtz) on tag.

4. Stamp Wherever You Go Collage stamp (produced by Paperbag Studios yet discontinued) with Black Archival Ink on tag.

5. Apply Texture Paste (Tim Holtz) over Clock Stencil (The Crafters’ Workshop) on tag.

6. Die cut leaves (Tim Holtz) and Distress Oxide Inks on leaves.

7. Attached leaves on tag and finalize the tag.

I hope this non-traditional MEN-Themed tag is eye-pleasing to you. Thanks for stopping by and wish you a great day.

Challenges to Enter

• STAMPlorations Mixed Media October Challenge – Anything Mixed Media Goes

  

• More Mixed Media Challenge - Anything Goes with optional Orange
• We Love 2 Create Challenge #13 - Anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes
• A Vintage Journey October Challenge : Autumn Splendour
• Mix it Up Challenge #18 - Anything Goes + Optional Twist Monochrome
• Country View Challenge October - Plant-tastic
• Crafter’s Castle Challenge #10 – Anything Goes OPTION is Winter / Christmas
• A Inky Mess CHALLENGE 24 Theme - Anything Mixed media Goes
• Craft Stamper, Take It Make, It October Challenge – Anything Goes Stamping Challenge
• Classic Design Team Open September Challenge # 10

 

 

Eat Sleep Craft

Edited on 9/15/2018
I am so glad that this tag was chosen as a Winner by Stamps and Stencils Challenge.

 

Hi Stamping Friends,

It’s time to play along with Happy Little Stampers (HLS) Mixed Media Challenge again. The August Challenge Theme is WORDS.

For more details and other DTs’ inspirations, please check out the Challenge Blog. Anything mixed media could be linked up to our challenge as long as it follows our theme. Our winner for this challenge will receive a $20 coupon to spend at the shop! IF YOU USE STAMPS BY HAPPY LITTLE STAMPERS AND YOU ARE OUR RANDOM WINNER, YOUR PRIZE WILL BE DOUBLED!

The following are how I made my tag.

1. Stamp text collage background (by Hero Arts) in black on tag and cover with a thin layer of gesso.

2. Scribble Distress Crayons (Candied Apple, Seedless Preserves, Blueprint Sketch) randomly on tag and with baby wipes to spread the colors.

3. Use baby wipes to remove some of the colors through various stencils (Tim Holtz).

 
4. Overstamp another text background (Tim Holtz) to further emphasize the theme – WORDS.

5. Apply embossing paste over stencil (Tim Holtz). Edge the tag with Distress Crayon (Walnut Stain) and Distress Paint (Antique Bronze).

6. Dry emboss a stencil (The Crafters Workshop) on a gold cardstock, apply Distress Paint (Black Soot) then smudge with baby wipe to create a Faux Metal sheet with an antique and grungy metal look.

7. Die cut a butterfly (Tim Holtz) from the Faux Metal.

8. Distress gold card with Distress Paint (Black Soot) with baby wipe. After dry, die cut various gearheads (Tim Holtz).

 

9. Stamp sentiments (Altenew).

10. Assemble tag as shown.

 

I must confess that industrial or grungy style is not something I’m familiar with. Before I started, I had little idea how and what I wanted to make. I’m glad that I gave it a try. If I had planned ahead, I may have skipped step 3, I guess.


Hope this feminine industrial/grungy tag is eye-pleasing to you. Please drop me a note if you like it. Thanks for stopping by and wish you a great day.

Challenges to Enter 

• Stamps and Stencils August Challenge- Industrial/Grungy
• Butterfly Challenge #105 Spin The Butterfly Wheel with the Letter F

  

I used butterfly, 3 colors and 1 theme -Frame it (metallic bronze borders are my frame).

• More Mixed Media Challenge – Anything Goes with Optional Brights
• We Love 2 Create Challenge #11 - Anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes
• Craft Stamper, Take It Make It August Challenge – Anything Goes Stamping Challenge
• Rhedds’ Creative Spirit August Challenge - Mixed Media, Altered or Upcycled
• Love to Scrap Challenge Blog #112 - Old School or old/vintage project
• STAMPlorations Summer 2018 Mixed Media Challenge

  

• Classic Design Team Open August Challenge # 8
• Morgan's Artworld Open Challenge #08 - 1st August 2018