Grungy Little Entomology Tag Book

 

Hey friends!  I'm happy to be sharing the new release products by Creative Worship Stamps this month and what a fun collection it is!  I was eater to play with the new Entomology Elements stamp set and paired it with the Specimen Slides dies for this grungy little tag book.  It's small enough to send in an A2 envelope, but still packs a lot of fun.

I assembled the book by folding a sheet of watercolor card and using the Tag & More dies to cut a folded double tag, by putting the fold just inside of one of the cutting edges.  Then I decided I wanted a third flap, so I cut a third tag and adhered it with washi tape on both sides, but upside down.  It would probably be just as easy to do this with all three tags, ha!  Leave it to me to make something complicated.  

I used a combination of Distress Inks in Antique Linen, Rusty Hinge and Cracked Pistachio to ink the tag trio for a worn, rusty effect, tapping each color onto my kraft mat and spritzing with water before dipping the elements into the watery ink.  I stamped butterflies from the Entomology set in a repeat pattern across the front and back tag.  

I used the same inks to watercolor the butterflies and cut them with the coordinating dies.  And filled in the background with partial stamping using my Faith Definitions 1 stamp set.

For the cover I switched gears and added a mushroom from the Vintage Nature Elements set, layered over a piece of torn eyelet fabric I stained with the same inks.  I finished with bakers twine for the bottom facing tag and sari ribbon for the top.  

The Tag & More dies are designed to work with a monthly release of tag, ticket and sentiment stamps.  There's the Spring Collage with a flower tag, the Summer Collage, with a butterfly and this month the Autumn Collage with a maple leaf.  I'm so happy to see this product line offering so many versatile options, and love just using the tag and ticket dies on their own!  I do hope you've enjoyed this project and will check out the new release and join us in this month's Instagram hop at @sewpaperpaint.

Sweet 'N Sassy Stamps Instagram Hop Vintage Card Inspiration

Hi friends!  I'm back with part two of my Sweet 'N Sassy Stamps guest design post.  If you missed part one, click HERE.  Today's projects are on the more vintage side, which is what I love the most, even though I dabble in color to keep myself open and explorative.  

For my first card, I played with watercolor mark making using Distress Inks in a combination of Ground Espresso, Gathered Twigs and Frayed Burlap for the bottom portion of my card.  I masked off the top so I would have a one layer card for stamping the Sew Many Stitches onto.  What a fabulous stamp set this is, and one that I'm thrilled to add to my stash and will use constantly.  

I added the glorious new release Hope Word Art sentiment at the top, fussy cutting the banner and mounting with foam tape for dimension.  I finished with a watercolored moth from the Secret Garden stamp set.  This card makes me so very happy!  

My next project is for the July Inspirational Hop on IG, where one lucky commenter can win a $25 gift certificate to the shop.  Find me @sewpaperpaint and then hop along following the links in my post.  

For this tag I started by doing a no line watercolor of the bird stamp from Singing Praises.  For no line watercolor, you simply stamp in a super pale color then watercolor over it and the lines virtually disappear.  I used Antique Linen Distress Ink then colored with a combination of Frayed Burlap, Weathered Wood, Vintage Photo, Rusty Hinge and Black Soot.  

Because I was using a similarly neutral background for my tag, I chose to go in and do some sketchy outlines with my Staedtler triplus fineliner, a pen I love so much, which I also use to fill in gaps in stamping because it coordinates well with Versafine ink.  

I used my leftover inks from coloring to dip the tag into, then applied texture paste through the Floral Doily Stencil.  

I added some stitching from Sew Many Stitches at the bottom in Rusty Hinge, then a piece of torn hymnal page that says "measured grace... gives", so sweet!  I bundled some sisal fibers and stapled the middle to secure, then perched my birdie with foam tape and glue.  

I stamped another inky panel with this beautiful promise from the GORGEOUS Hope Word Art stamp set and curled the corners with a toothpick, and added more stitch stamping.  

I tore a piece of fabric from my stash to add as a topper and used a crossover of staples to secure it so it would remain fluffy and not cover the gorgeous focal elements.  

I realized I never blogged my last couple of projects for SNSS hops, so I thought I'd sneak them in here as they tie in with the vintage vibes of this post.  For this card I embossed the Psalm 23 background stamp in Egyptian Turquoise (by Scrapcosy for WOW)  then added a light dipping of Frayed Burlap and Evergreen Bough Distress Ink.  This Psalm background is my favorite stamp!  I love the small size and script and of course the beautiful prayer.  I would love to see other Psalms in various sizes/scripts in the future.  <3

I watercolored the Encouraging Peonies stamp and fussy cut it, stamping the coordinating sentiment on an oval die cut and finishing with a jute bow.  

And one more card I made for the spring CLBH.  I just love making coffee cards and actually won this stamp & die set from a recent Coffee Lovers giveaway.  :)

I used very watery Peacock Feathers DI and brushed along the center of the panel, spritzing with water to create the drops.  I stamped the Delightfully Delicate background stamp along the bottom portion, misting the stamp to give it a less defined look.  I used the Coffee Talk stamp set for the mugs and sentiment, adding some loose watercolor at the top of the panel in Antique Linen and Vintage Photo.  

I hope these projects have inspired you today and you'll stop by the Sweet 'N Sassy Stamps shop to see all of the other new release products.  xx, Autumn

See all of my Sweet 'N Sassy Stamps Projects HERE!

Studio Light Fall Grunge Stamps Tag Book

 

I just love using the Art by Marlene Ini Mini Zig Zag Journal cutting dies (ABM-MUC-CD417) and have created yet another little tag book!  This time I cut each tag apart.  Each of the tags features a gorgeous new image from the Studio Light Grunge collection.  What a fabulous new range this is!  I'm totally smitten.  

I dipped the tags in a combination of Distress Inks: Peeled Paint, Fossilized Amber, Rusty Hinge and Walnut Stain.  This tag features the Autumn Stamps set (SL-GR-STAMP451) and one leaf from the Autumn Elements cutting dies (SL-GR-CD534). 

This sunflower is from the Flower Elements set (SL-GR-STAMP452).  

The bottom section of each tag is perforated to have a tearaway or folding element.  I used this section to stamp little ticket images from the new Jenine's Mindful Art (JMA) Ticket to Happiness stamp & cutting dies set (JMA-RM-SCD62).  In the background on this tag I used the Lines and Dots mask (SL-GR-MASK206).  

On the background of this tag I used the Grungy Bits mask (SL-GR-MASK204) and used Studio Light Structure Paste with the Lines and Dots mask.  

I used the Autumn Branches set (SL-GR-STAMP449) here with some layered, dyed cheesecloth.  

I sponged the backs of the tags with more Walnut Stain and then stenciled with Ground Espresso Distress Oxide.  I tied them all together with a piece of sari ribbon.  It was so much fun getting grungy with these new stamps!  Make sure to check out the entire release from your favorite stockist.  xx, Autumn