Wednesday, 29 August 2012

Inspired by Summer Distress

Is the theme this week over at Simon Says Stamp'n'Show.
And here is my inky offering
 It's a mountboard tag bookmark, I used Tim's dies to cut the tag and heart centre.
 I rubbed and spritzed each summer distress colour on my craft sheet in turn, and picked up the colour and dried in-between, to get the background effect.
I then tried stamping and embossing some of the Dina Wakely tree's but my first efforts with a pink and blue embossing enamel just blended into the background, so I re heated and added white over the top, you can sort of see the coloured flecks with gives it a kinda cool effect that is alot more visible in person.
As it was looking a bit plain I coloured a little ketto image with copics, cut her out and made her the fairy tree protector.
Right I can't hang around here any longer, there's lots for me to do!
Thanks for visiting x
Stay Inky
♥ HUGZ ♥
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13 comments:

Words and Pictures said...

This is totally gorgeous... love your use of the Summer Distress colours on that extraordinary background - amazing textures!
Alison x

Candy C said...

Nicky...love your tag! It's so pretty! Love the background and that heart cut out is the coolest! Love all of your stamping and your fairy. :) Thanks for sharing your art with us at Simon Says Stamp and Show. <3 Candy

Georgie Horn said...

this is freaking great!

snazzyoriginal said...

This really brings out the Summer Distress ink colours, very pretty xx

Inkypinkycraft said...

love love the background and that cut out heart is fab! trace x

Athanasia said...

Cute tag! Love it!

Unknown said...

I love the way it turned out!! Absolutely beautiful.

Craft Addicts - Tracy Evans said...

Hi Nicky, gorgeous tag, I love your inky background , the colours are sumptuous. Love the hear aperture, very effective and the images are lovely. Thanks so much for joining in the Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge. Tracy x

Anonymous said...

So pretty, love it!

Craftychris said...

Love it! The background looks so textural its fab xx

Netty said...

wow, fabulous background, x

craftytrog said...

Gorgeous tag Nicky! Love the heart 'window'! xxx

Terry said...

Hey there Nicky, thank you for sharing your fabby Tag with the coolest colors with the DT from Simon Says Stamp and Show love your background, you did a great job on the heart good job, hugs terry xxxx