November Scrapology Layout - chicken wire and Lou Collins

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:

• Green ledger paper - love elsie "forrest - H2o" by ki memories
• Basic Grey Granola "Seed"
• 7 gypsies "Scrabble"

 

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? 

Jill at Cardinal Colours has come up with another fabulous prize this month:

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!