Sunday 2 May 2010

All at Sea



Background paper is from T!m's new range, and of course I had to have the green set, ermmm I think it goes by 'retro grunge' . I used the 'on the edge' scallop die for the top and bottom. The cogs were cut from sand paper as suggested by Deb. I covered them in walnut stain and black soot distressed inks, dried them with a heat tool and they bubbled!!!! I put some rock candy stickles on them too and it was like paint stripper, it stripped the colour off on the large one, so I was more careful with the smaller two. Again I heat dried them and they went really limp!!!! The image is from Lisa's Altered Art. The font used for the words is 'OgdredWeary' and it was printed onto safmat. I finished off by threading a piece of ribbon through the holes in the top made by the scallop die.

8 comments:

Claireabelle said...

Fabulous!!! I love this Sam
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Sid said...

Like your unusual creation !

crafty creations said...

brilliant Sam - love the way the cogs look rusted and that paper is gorgeous xx Hilda

Gayle Page-Robak said...

A big hello, Friend!! Love your blog background...awesome. Your little sailor and clog images look like they totally belong in this setting. Beautifully done! Hope all is well with you, Sam. I love coming here to see your beautiful fur baby photos...and you, of course (smile). Hugs, Gayle.

LazyKay said...

Excellent effect with the sandpaper - looks as if it's rusted in the salty water.

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Neet said...

Sam - this is fab! Love how you have used those cogs as ships wheels.

Angelnorth said...

Love the cogs as ships' wheels, looks great!

Anonymous said...

Those cogs look brilliant! Fab art!

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