Vintage Chic

Vintage Chic

Hallo there!

D'you know John Masefield's

poem?  The one that starts

I must go down to the sea again

the lonely sea and the sky......

Feel a bit like that myself today..

Here's Louise Thomson

she has her eye on the

sea too ....

"I found a very plain piece of 12”x 12” paper 

and spread it with sand texture paste 

in a loose cross shape. 

(I later regretted not choosing paper with

 a bit more weight to it, but hey ho.) 

Down the middle I added a scrap of lace.

On to some tissue paper I stamped the 

Blue Fern seaside stamp using memento ink.

 I tore scraps of this out and added 

to my base paper.

I gave the whole thing a watered down 

coating of Fresco nougat paint. 

Starting in the centre of the texture paste 

I spritzed water on to the paper and then 

sprinkled Brushos over the top.

 In some areas I added extra water and 

then blew the paint with a straw to create

 extra runs and drips.

Once the Brushos were dry I used 

a sizzix layering stencil, 

more Nougat paint and some 

cut n dry foam to add in a lacy design.

On to a separate piece of card I stamped the

 Blue Fern seaside stamp twice. 

I lightly distressed the edges and added 

a little gold alchemy wax.

On to this I added my beachy photo, 

also with some wax and paint 

added around the edges. 

(In case anyone is interested, 

this beautiful beach is at 

Heartland Point in North Devon. 

Well worth a visit – we saw 

seals the day we went!) 

I also die cut some flowers from 

the Sizzix wildflowers die set.

I partially re inked the seaside stamp using 

Broken China Distress Oxide ink and 

then spritzed with water before stamping 

a few times around the edges of the project. 

I found you can get two or three good 

prints like this before needing to re ink.

I also added a few die cut birds 

using an Impression Obsession die. 

These were then painted over in Fresco paint 

and had a little of the Brushos blended in with them.

Finally I added a selection of bits and pieces 

from my ‘things-too-pretty-to-throw-away-and-

I’m-sure-I’ll-find-a-use-for-them-one-day’ drawer. 

This included a flower made out of more lace 

with a brad pressed through the middle, 

a ceramic button that I was kidding myself 

if I thought I would ever get around to 

stitching on to a cardy, and a little glass bottle

 that once contained tiny beads, now stuffed 

with a scrap of stamped card as a 

message in a bottle. 

With a little fine liner doodling around the edge,

 the whole page was complete"

Materials list:

12” x 12” paper (mine was too thin, I would recommend this one)

Blue Fern Studios stamp – seaside memories

Memento black ink pad

Brushos

Texture sand paste

Tim Holtz layering stencil - lace

Alchemy wax – Inca gold

Tim holtz die wildflowers

Impression Obsession small bird set die

White Tissue paper

Distress oxides – Broken China

Mister spray

Double sided tape

Adhesive

Fresco paints – Nougat

Non-stick craft mat

Acrylic block

Heat gun

Blending tool

Paint brush

Such a lovely page

thank you Louise

I feel quite inspired now

to take a walk with my

trusty camera along the

the sea front (as we call

the prom in these parts)

I have the stamp, etc, etc.........

Just need a photo.......

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx