Sunday, April 28, 2013

London Calling!!!

Whether you have two tickets to paradise or you really just want a reason to create something with your Tim Holtz travel blueprint stamps, this is the week for you! We invite you to join us in creating something "Travel Themed" in some way. Perhaps a card inspired by the colors of the tropics. Going to use that postmark stamp you never seem to find on your projects? Want to wish someone bon voyage, or decorate a notebook for your next road trip? What ever you decide, you’re cleared for take-off on this week’s challenge!
You all already know I was fortunate enough to be able to visit London last week with my dear friend Debby Schuh, and the rest of our tour group. Well, I couldn't go creatively empty handed, so I made each participant an ATC Pamphlet and Pocket Envelope to keep a few stash goodies in as well. It seems London is a popular theme on stamps lately, so I had great images to work with! If you are interested in seeing some of the places I visited and what I thought of jolly ol' England, come back tomorrow!
I dredged pieces of 10 x 3.5 inch Ranger Manila through Tim's Distress Paints and misted water...on both sides. What fun!!!
I added a little Distress Ink to the places that didn't get covered, as well as to the edges of the paper. Then I flicked a bit of water onto this and dried it with a heat tool.
I lightly misted a bit of Dyan's Dylusions in White Linen, to give it a bit of a rain look.
I used every Artistic Outpost London set (So I'm linking to their Monthly Referral Program as well. ) and my new Tim Holtz Stamper's Anoymous London and Paris Set to either stamp or stamp and heat emboss the images onto the pamphlet, using different inks and powders, on both the front and back.  I used a paint marker and a white pen to color in and doodle on a few things as well.
I stamped the guard and Big Ben on Special Stamping Paper, cut those out, and foam taped them on.
Finding these pocket envelopes in my stash, I stamped various images and sayings on them in Jet Black Archival, and then embossed them using the new Tim Texture Fade London Icons from Sizzix.
Using either Festive Berries or Tumbled Glass Distress Ink, I swiped the pad directed over the raised portion of the pocket. I squeezed a little Goosebumps from Tsukineko onto my craft sheet, and applied it to the same raised portions directly onto the ink using my finger. It dries lightening fast. I did this to make a resist for the next part, and now you can really see that lion! Then, I sprayed either Postbox red (If I had Tumbled Glass.) or London Blue (If I had Festive Berries.) Dylusions onto the pocket. The Goosebumps makes it resist the raised image! COOL!!! Just so you know, I did the same thing on the back before I sprayed the Dylusions.
I used my Martha Stewart Scoring Board, a gift from one of Tim's Cruises, to scores the pamphlet back and forth every 2 1/2 inches, making 4 parts.  This board made it so easy!
 
 
 
 
 
Do you love to travel? Or do you wish you could? Where would you go? Create some type of Art showing us where your journey would take you, and enter it into our challenge. You just might be the lucky winner of a $50 voucher to Simon Says Stamp. You can also be named as one of the "Top Three Picks" for this challenge. Good luck, and visit the other DT member's blogs to journey into their world of creativity!
 
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I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

36 comments:

  1. You always amaze me with the cool things you create! These are fabulous!

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  2. Anita, great work! You know i love bright colors and your pocket seems mad for me! Thanks for your kind words on my blog! Hugs barbarayaya

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  3. Brilliant project Anita! I'm so thrilled that you got to take this trip! Look or ward to your photos. Hugs, Yvonne

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  4. Good morning, what a cool project! The textures & background look wonderful. By the way, we were both actually in London in the same day at one point on your trip, we could have met up!!! Next time!

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  5. Hi Anita, you really have captured the essence of London in your vibrant little pockets! The colours and design are fabulous. What a great keepsake for your travelling friends! Look forward to hearing about your trip. Hugs, Anne x

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  6. Oh wow, so much to see and admire! First of all, I love your backgrounds, and then the actually creations are brilliant, and such a cool idea to make a set for each trip participant! What an amazing gift. It must have been the trip of a lifetime on so many levels!

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  7. oh, what a wonderful project! I like the powerful colors and the three dimensional look as a result of dry and heat embossing. That's why I prefer crafting with real papers versus digital work: I love to feel the result with my fingertips ...
    best wishes, serafeena

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  8. Fabulous project! I love the rich colours and all the details :) Cathy

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  9. Wow Anita, I love what you've done. It must have taken ages to complete such a task. I'm so glad you had a great time in London. Enjoy your Day. Hugs from Scotland. Rita xxx

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  10. Love this, thanks for sharing!

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  11. Hi Anita, love your London themed pieces, great way to celebrate your trip to London too. Love the mottled background and the touches of white. The white spray is lovely against the red and blue. Wonderful use if the AO images. Tracy x

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  12. Anita...your London ATC mini books and envelopes are such a cool idea...especially with you actually just being there! Love the use of color in your backgrounds. Love all of the stamping. Very cool design to the ATC mini book. The envelopes, with all their color and embossing are such a cool way to store those adorable little books. Love them! <3 Candy

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  13. I just love my card - it will have a home in my London scrapbook. The details are just amazing! Thank you so much for making one for each of us - what a special gift!

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  14. Wow, wow and more wow Anita. I love every detail. The colors of these are amazing. Your friends are sure to love them, way to go!!

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  15. Love it Anita! The distress paint background you made turned out great. Such a fun pocket sleeve you made too. I know the group must have loved their suprise!I LOVE to travel, but haven't done much these past couple of years as I married a non traveler. I am working on him. I will break out my stamps sometime this week and work on something!

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  16. What a great cultural card , I love it, thanks for showing us the way you made it!!!

    Greetings
    Maria

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  17. Lucky travel partners these are totally fab! Very creative idea and gorgeously put together. I had a little nose at some of your London pics and it looks and sounds like you had a really good time.i'm looking forward to seeing more about your trip, so glad you found it inspiring x

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  18. What a great London maps Anita! Lots of lovely details...so creative!

    kind regards, Alie :-)

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  19. Fabulous ATC Anita, Love the London theme put it's all put together just perfect!! The detail is AmAzimg.. I am so glad you enjoyed your trip to London-England & paris, next time you must come for some Tea... tee-hee.. Hugs May x x x

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  20. Fantastic! The colors and all of the layering are so stunning. Looking forward to hearing all about your trip. Thanks.

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  21. It's a breathtaking project, great details.

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  22. Wow! It is so beautiful.I love it. The colors of background are relly stunning. The stamps with motifs of London Tim Holtz so great. It's so great that you visited London is a beautiful country full of wonderful sights and corners of the tour :) Greetings Asia:)

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  23. Very cool, Anita! I love the way you combined the "flag colors" in a somewhat unconventional way! Clever!! :)

    *mwah*
    Steph
    SImon Says Stamp!

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  24. Wonderful designs! Love the pops of white against the very patriotic colors! Great gifts!

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  25. Awesome! I just love the envelope and all the colors.

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  26. Exceptional detailing and vibrance as always Anita. I LOVE them all. What lucky recipients! Looking forward to all the photos. Nicola x

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  27. Wow Anita! What fun ATC's! I'm sure those who received them are very happy with them. Love that you've used red, blue and red as main colors! Hugs, Sandra

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  28. SO FUN!!!! Loved reading about your adventures too! Love the colors you chose. Beautiful.

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  29. Love these...always fun to make something for a traveling group!! Great job.

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  30. Seriously clever Anita!! Love how you have put some real London style into these. Glad you were so inspired too. Hugs, Jenny x

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  31. Gosh! I don't know where to begin...this is just over the top, Anita! I love your use of "fog" in all these creations. So much detail, such life and joy in all of it...wow!

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  32. seriously COOL!!! You are endlessly creative!

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  33. Brilliant! I so love these ... Suzanne

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  34. Oh my gosh, what fabulous stamping! I love the little pockets to tuck them into... fantastic! Hope you are loads better and back to normal by now (as normal as that may be...!) xx

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  35. What a fun piece, Anita! I especially love your dreamy backgrounds. Blessings!

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