Let's get lost by Cathy N

Good morning, Cathy here with a quick card for you.

                                                             Stamps Used:

                                                     19340 map of the world

                                                    19348 let's get lost

I had a background already made and I stamped the map of the world on it. I trimmed it down and layered it on black cardstock.

Next, I stamped let's get lost and cut out and layered it on black cardstock also. I added foam tape to rase it up a bit and added it the middle of the card.

I then added it to a brown card base.

Let's get lost in unknown destination

Hello my dear crafty friends and welcome to first VLVS post in September.

Irit is here and this time I decided to make a journal page again (so what if it's not in my journal? I can always glue it into with a drop of a good glue, like a few strips of VLVS Miracle tape); it's just easier to make those art pages separately.

As you know any art journal page needs  it's title. So first thing I picked my titles from my VLVS stamps collection (not as big with sentiments as I want, but yet I can manage ). So my title as picked is Destination Unknown and as the extra words I added Let's get lost, Discover and Explore.

The next step was  to pick the color scheme and I decided on reds and blues with a bit of coppers.

The whole page was built around the couple- they can be a family, friends or just random people around who are moving somewhere, but yet not sure about the  destination.

Each image was stamped with clear embossing ink (I used VersaMark as that's what I have, but any clear ink is perfect); then I heat embossed each stamped image with coordinating embossing powder: red, blue, copper and black. The heat embossed background is misted and inked with distress inks. I usually begin with mists and if the coverage is not sufficient I add inks and more mists.

My favortie background stamps were used to make the background:

Cracked background,Solid color wheel, Color wheel lines, Torn paper and Postal background.

I hope you liked my art piece.
VLVS USED TO MAKE THIS PIECE:
Cracked background  Item 16208 Plate 1287
Solid color wheel-Item 19339 Plate 1435
Color wheel lines-Item 19338 Plate 1435
Let's get lost Item 19348 Plate 1435
Destination unknown Item 19019 Plate 890
Discover Item 19024 Plate 890
Explore Item 19022 Plate 890
 Writing Arrow Item 19078 Plate 917
Postal background Item 14596 Plate 1200 
Man and Woman symblom  Item 19080 Plate 917
Torn paper Item 19341 Plate 1435

Watercolor Feather

Hey everyone. It is my turn to share a project with you all. I must say I feel like it has been forever since I have shared with you, but I know that it hasn't. 

So I really love the watercolor stamping technique and thought to share it with you.

So I grabbed my favorite shade of Distress Ink and started playing. 

I started by inking the stamp with the inks. You can do this anyway you want. Try using colors that won't muddle into a brown. I stuck with three colors but you could do this with two as well.  

Then I used a mini mister to spritz it with water.

Look at how awesome the colors are!!!

Then I used the same stamp with some black ink to stamp next to it. 

Not really sure why I did it but I love how it turned out!

Here you can see the sentiment I used had some dimension.... the lighting created the shadows to show some depth. 

Here is a close up. I really love this new stamp!

Thank you so much for stopping by remember to keep coming back for more inspiration!

Stamps used:

19384 - Let's Get Lost

19694 - Whimsical Feather

The Road Less Traveled

Hello stamp fanatics, it's Amy here today, to share a small wooden canvas I made, with some of my favorite Viva Las VegaStamps!

For this project, I began by covering the wood background (a scroll album page from Genuinely Jane Studios) with a layer of diluted copper acrylic paint, spread very thin using a putty knife. Over the top of the painted page, I stamped the coffee ring stain and Cursive Writing Background stamps randomly, using Clearsnap Mix'd Media Inx in Black/Noir. When this was dry, I sprayed fixative over the top; and repeated the thin layer of paint (other colors included gold,silver and aqua), stamping (with the same stamps), drying, fixative....five times. This created a nicely textured background with lots of depth, without much texture.

Over the top of my background, I added plenty of paint and ink splatter, and then began to layer my paper, including a vintage photo.
 
I layered up some of my favorite new papers from 7 Dots Studio's "Nature Walk" collection, and adhered them, and my photo, using miracle tape. I also stamped several images, including: The Road Not Taken, Hands Pointing, No.5 Tag (the top only), coloring them using Stamper's Big Brush Pens from Faber Castell on library cards, and cutting the images out. The lighter I colored, the more of a watercolored look I achieved, which was fun and added interest.

For the top right corner cluster, I used a chipboard gear from UmWowStudio (all dolled up with copper embossing powder), and placed the Moon Circle stamp behind it. The bee on top of the "moon gear" is from the Italian Sonnet Background stamp; this was also colored using Stamper's Big Brush Pens from Faber Castell Design Memory Craft.


 Finally, I added a bit of subtle stamping to the edges of the papers, using the checkerboard background, and after embellishing further with metal bits and bobs, as well as some flair, I stamped the UmWowStudio layered circle chipboard with the word "lost" from the Let's Get Lost stamp.

I'm very pleased with the way this canvas came out, celebrating a photo I found in a bin at an antique mall.....wondering who the baby was, and where they went in life.....years later. The photo was lost, but found its way to a new home, where it became a piece of art. I bet that was something the photographer, or the parents of the baby never thought would occur, when this was taken over 100 years ago. :)

 Supply List:
Viva Las VegaStamps!: Let's Get Lost, Checkerboard Background, Italian Sonnet Background, Moon Circle, No. 5 Tag, Hands Pointing, The Road Not Taken, Coffee Ring Stain, Cursive Writing Background
Adhesive: Miracle Tape
Chipboard: UmWowStudio
Paper: 7 Dots Studio
Ink: Clearsnap, Tsukeniko, Faber Castell Design Memory Craft
Embellishments: 7 Gypsies, Bead Landing
Stickers: Tim Holtz