Well, goodness, goodness, goodness! Where has this year gone? Welcome to a new month, and a new layout challenge at
Scrapology. This month, our newest design team member, Lou Collins, created this layout, and challenged us to use chicken wire:
Isn't this layout pretty? Such delicate colours and the use of that size photo works so well here ....
This layout took me sooooo many hours - it probably doesn't look it, but most of the elements were handmade and I had to break it down to many, many stages. For the longest time, I thought I would never finish, but I do believe in pushing on through adversity .... (queue rousing music here .... ) ha!
So, here is the result. I distressed the green ledger paper with a combination of texture paste, and loads of different stamps, mostly stamped with white brilliance pigment ink.
For the backing paper, I used a whole series of distress inks and stamps to give the layout some contrast and a bit more stability. Every edge has been distressed with s.e.i. cocoa chalk ink which is a lovely dark chocolate colour.
Because the background was so dark, I decided to experiment and colour the chicken wire with a black Promarker. Apart from being a bit dangerous, it worked very well! I didn't want to use brads to adhere the chicken wire down, so I used copious amounts of Pinflair silicone glue, with something weighty on top and some time overnight to make sure everything was secure.
With the alpha brads, I cut off the long legs from the back, and again, stuck everything onto the label with the Pinflair glue. I coated the brads with Glossy Accents to secure the finish - hence why you can't read the title, because of the tilt on the way they've stuck! I used some ancient 7 gypsies paper and cut out the letters for the "Views" word.
The antique stickers cover up a car that was in the picture of the sculpture - and again - everything was edged with cocoa chalk ink.
Supplies:
Patterned paper:
Stamps:
- American Crafts "Sentiments"
- Waltzing Mouse "Chicken Wire"
- My Mind's Eye "Wild Asparagus"
- Technique Tuesday "Postcards from Paris"
- Fontwerks "Clear Ticking"
- Stampers Anonymous - Tim Holtz collection "Odds and Ends"
- Paperartsy "Ephemera Plate 2"
- PSX "Celtic" alphabet stamps
Inks and Colouration Tools:
- Brilliance Moonlight White Archival Pigment Ink
- s.e.i. cocoa chalk ink block
- Ranger Distress Inks: Wild Honey, Scattered Straw, Bundled Sage, Pumice Stone, Tea Dye
- Walnut Stain,
- Black Promarker
Embellishments:
- 7 gypsies Gaffer Tape "Paisley Brown"
- MM "Passport" metal clip
- Letraset Helvetica Medium Condensed 3mm rub-ons
- My Mind's Eye - Kraft "Funday" layered stickers
- Label from K & Co "Re-Make" pad
- Chicken wire
- Sticko and K & Co "Life's Journey" antique postage stickers
- Various Prima Leaves
- Joanne's Courier Antique Alpha Brads
- Tim Holtz Sizzix decorative die "Tattered Banners"
- Tim Holtz Sizzix decorative die "Autumn Gatherings"
I do enjoy a challenge, and am highly relieved that I managed to finish this layout. However - I don't think I will be working with chicken wire again - too lumpy, and too difficult to stick down. Chicken wire doesn't have to be temperamental though - there are loads of lovely stamps available as a substitute. Why don't you join in with this month's challenge and have a go?
WIRE!
1 pair wire cutters, 4 Prima
Vines (wired) 2 wire embellishments, 3 wire frames and 4 inks - Imperial blue,
orange, magenta and fresh green - wow! You've got to be in it to win it!