Archiving

Archiving

Hi There!

How're you doing?  Everything

going according to plan for you

I hope. 

Of course, if the plan isn't working

then just embrace the chaos.........!

Craftyfield here today bringing a

sense of calm and serenity.....

You might want to make a cuppa

before you read on......

 "At long last I sat down to make a layout... 

I don't make them so often nowadays because 

it takes me a lot of time to complete a single page. 

Not because of the size, but the amount of time 

I spend looking (and stroking) papers, 

embellishments and such.

The design is never cast in stone and evolves with 

my mood and what I find in my stash.

Without a detailed plan things can, and do, 

go wrong, so one of the thing I do is use supplies 

that will allow me flexibility. 

For instance, iIf I'm not sure whether I'll be 

using wet media I will use permanent ink and 

strong paper. I don't glue paper all around but 

leave a margin so I can slip items behind or 

glue at the last minute when everything 

else is complete.

I chose a lovely Vintage paper from Kaisercraft,

 double sided (one never knows when

 the reverse will be seen...). 

Their collections usually include a sheet of 

3x4 images and one of mixed sizes and 

sometimes coordinating stamps as well. 

My chosen base paper is from the Mademoiselle 

collection and I started by cutting 1/2" on 2 sides 

before punching and distressing them.

I love using old stash on my layouts, 

do you remember those Martha Stewart punches?

 Well, they're perfect here as the paper

 is too large for my die-cut machine!

This paper has a lot of "white space" 

for customisation and I wanted 

to add stencilling. 

I couldn't resist using the Distress Oxides here

 to see how it would react with wet media later!

For comparison purposes I stamped 

this Kaisercraft image with Distress Oxides 

before switching to Archival in black 

and Potting soil. [by the time you read this 

I will be in possession of a set of 

Archival in bright shades but the minis haven't 

made it to my stash yet].

For more texture I used one of the latest 

Lin Brown sets (Paper Artsy).

Ready for the sprays....

I used several colours of Prima Blooms sprays 

and coloured a piece of paper lace as well. 

The images stamped with Archival didn't budge at all. 

I inked the lace with pink on top to be more

 in keeping with the colours of the page.

Another use of Archival is to stamp on sleek surfaces 

such as glass, metal etc... 

What better way to customise this large brad 

than to stamp it with the same image 

I have used throughout the layout!

I saw this Vintage portrait on a Bo Bunny paper 

and had to have it on this layout. 

Nothing wrong about mixing collections....

I like making my own embellishments 

or at the very least make them my own 

by painting, embossing or distressing them. 

I coated the buttons with gesso, 

then with paints and added gel medium 

and micro beads. 

I "dyed" a scrap of calico to represent a fabric roll.

On a whim I added the word Wish 

stencilled in Starlight paint. 

Now it's time to sew, glue and pull everything together.

I add a bit of Starlight here and there 

on the buttons, butterflies...

Supplies:

Kaisercraft Paper 

Sunburst Stencil 

Inspiration stencil

Kaisercraft stamp 

ELB33 Paper Artsy stamp set 

Distress Oxides inks

Distress inks 

Archival inks

Prima Bloom sprays 

Gesso 

DecoArt paints

Gel medium 

Starlight paints

Butterfly die-cuts

Martha Stewart Punch around the page punches,

 buttons, paper lace, brad from my stash.

 This really is a beautiful page

Craftyfield and for me, the way

you have tackled customising the

embellishments is a masterstroke.

Many, many thanks for sharing

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx