Saturday 17 November 2012

Stamp Without Ink. . . . . .

The challenge at Simon Says Stamp & Show is to stamp without ink. I love using acrylic paints for all kinds of things so I've chosen to stamp with some burnt umber paint.

I already had some leaves left over from my fabric tag project (you can see it here if you wish), so they were my starting point. The leaves are die cut from fabric which I coloured using distress inks applied to TAP and then ironed onto the fabric - if you haven't tried this stuff yet, you should as it's wonderfully versatile. The large bottom layer of the card is the TAP backing paper after  it had been used to transfer the colours to the fabric. I looked at it and just couldn't bear to bin it so here it is put to good use. The berries are from a very inexpensive decoration which I took apart. I enjoyed being able to make another project with my leaves - probably no more now for this year!

Here's the card I made with the same leaves, berries and sentiment but hopefully, a different look:
My card front is a little warped because I usually weight them down for several hours (if I can) before I attach the final pieces but I ran out time so it really needs some strong card on the back to flatten it.
The berries are faux but I like the look. To complete the leaf spray it was wrapped with some fine jute thread - I love this thread as it can work in such a variety of ways.
The leaf spray was attached to a piece of wood grain embossed card which was coloured with distress and heavily sprayed with shimmer spray. The matting layers were all stitched and inked; the top two were also distressed with a distressing tool.
Some jute braid was knotted and added to complete the look.
The leaves are cut from quite a heavy weight calico and the threads in the fabric show up well. The stitching is in brown thread to tone with the colour scheme chosen.
The sketchy stamped leaves can be seen in the background here and on a few other photos. These were stamped onto kraft card with the paint. I love how the paint gives a matt look with a little texture too.
The sentiment was also stamped in paint onto a scrap of the TAP backing paper which was stuck on card. I love that you can see the texture of the fabric left behind on the back paper! A scrap of the paint stamped leaves was used under the sentiment layer with some ink around the edges.

I hope you like the card. I've made it for the birthday of someone special so I hope that person will like it too! Thank you for spending time looking at my work and welcome to Chrissie my latest follower.

29 comments:

  1. Great card, I love the stitched details and the paint stamping! Thanks for joining us for this week's Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge!

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  2. This is absolutely gorgeous, just love those autumnal colours xxx

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  3. A fab card, great textures and colours here . Love your stitching too x x trace x

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  4. Oh WOW!!! I am just speechless...I adore this! The leaves are stunning (I love stitching) the colours are just fab and all looks wonderful...as I said in my post (on WOYWW) 'I am not worthy' and this rings true even more now. I haven't done crafts like this for a long time and all the new inks and techniques are still very new to me and I have a lot to learn. I love finding posts/blogs as inspirational as yours. Thanks for joining my blog and I will certainly follow you now. hugs Laura x

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  5. Cor Julia you have made a card lol and what a beauty it is too :)
    Von ♥

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  6. Ow ow Julia, what a great autumn creation...I pinned it right away :-)

    The coulours are so amazing and all the different work you did to create
    such an amazing card...compliments lady!

    have a nice weekend, hugs Alie :-)

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  7. Gorgeous card, Julia! The stitched layers are simply beautiful, and those leaves still look lovely!!
    Alison xx

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  8. Wow Julia - what amazing colours and texture. I love the natural look you created - the jute, the fabric and all the wonderful detail work together perfectly.
    Sylvia x

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  9. The paint stamping is very effective Julia, I loved the leaves on your previous project and they look beautiful on this card too. Great colours and love the stitching again. I am sure that special person will love it too. Crafty hugs, Anne x

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  10. Wonderful textures & colours Julia! A beautiful seasonal card! x

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  11. Wow, that's breathtaking. Love the sewing on the leaves.

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  12. I love this card, it has so much eye candy to it, lots of layers and texture! ou did a fabulous job! waving hi from the hills of North Carolina :)

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  13. The paint stamping and embossing add even more dimension in this one Julia. Just stunning. Best of luck with the challenge. Hugs, Buttons x

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  14. Yum Julia this is gorgeous. TAP another product to put onto my try list. I really like the textures you have used as well as the wonderful colours.

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  15. What a great card, Julia. So much to look at. Colours and textures look fantastic. I'm sure the person you're giving it to will love it. Have a great week. Cheers, Di

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  16. This is gorgeous as you got the colours so right. The embellishments could not be more perfect. There is such a beautiful rustic quality.
    TAP is certainly wonderful.
    Wishes
    Lynne

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  17. Beautiful Julia. So much work has gone into this, it really is a lovely piece and your stitched leaf label is stunning. TAP is something I've yet to try - it amazes me just how many different products and techniques are out there. Thanks for the tip on the blanket stitch, I'll give it a try, I was really struggling to get a neat join! Enjoy the rest of your weekend. Suze xx

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  18. ...outstanding work Julia, loVe your rich vibrant colours, the stitching on the leaves is way cool and your textures add great dimension, superb and visually stunning...Mel :)

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  19. What a beauty Julia.
    Great details and lovely texture.
    Also the colors are beautiful.
    Greetings Janny

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  20. Another stunning fall piece! The jute is the perfect 'ribbon' and your leaves are wonderful!

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  21. This is gorgeous, love the colour tones on the stitched layers. Great embellishments too.
    Avril x

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  22. Holy Mackerel, Julia! This is stunning. I love your colors and stamping, how you wrapped the stems, and all the beautiful stitching. LOVE it!

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  23. So many great details here, and I love the colors!

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  24. Great idea with the fabric leaves! Congrats at SSS!

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  25. The sewn leaves are amazing!!!! This card is super fabulous...another PIN!

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Thank you so much for taking the time to comment. Juliax