GRUNGE/ TEXTURE and VINTAGE

MAY GUEST DESIGNER for

 Sassy Scrapper 

A GREAT BIG THANKS to Olga for inviting me  and sending me such yummy papers and delish elements.

Today I am sharing with you a Grunge layout 

'MEMORIES' 

 showcasing some photos from a Desert Trip back in 2008 

Baden(my hubby) and his mates traveled along the very rugged 'Canning Stock Route'

 which meanders through the middle of Australia 

 8 Guys, 3 Vehicles, 8,000 Kms.

They had the most amazing adventure, which they still talk and laugh about, 

 and lucky, lucky me, having 2.000 photos to play with. 

I created a mini book with 60 of the photos back in 2009. 

Today I created a very Rustic and Textured Layout . 

close up of the banner featuring the glorious Kaiser Base coat collection 

I fell in love with this entire Range, which is just Perfect for rustic/grunge layouts 

Kaiser materials used 

Basecoat Whitewash

Basecoat Concrete

For this layout I used some corrugated board as my base.

I grunged it up by tearing sections to reveal the corrugation 

then I began staining, painting, inking, stamping, sanding.

I wanted to create a foundation to represent the colors, texture and the rustic rawness 

of the Australian outback .  

I cut the paper into strips, using both sides

 and kept layering the strips 

until I was happy .

lastly I added the mounted photos and elements .

this was a fun and messy project to create .

Please have a go at creating one of these rustic pages as really 

all you do is keep adding and layering, if you are not happy 

just add another layer of ink or paint!

It is really that easy, trust me  !!!

other materials used 

Prima acrylic stamp / trellis

Kaiser acrylic stamp/ bubble wrap

Tim Holtz Distress ink /Rusty Hinge 

Tim Holtz Alterations /Sizzix/ Tag 

Tim Holtz Alterations/ Pediments*Frontone*frontones. 

Tim Holtz kraft -Core / Rusty Hinge 

Tim Holtz / crackle paint./rusty hinge stain

Tim Holtz / tissue tape/film strip .

2Crafty chipboard/ tags/chicken wire 

Graphic45 /metal hinge 

black versa color ink 

gesso and machine stitching

thanks for looking everyone and I hope I have inspired you

 to have a play with these Rustic papers from Kaiser .

MY MAY PROJECT FOR KRAFT IT UP

~ MAY CHALLENGE ~

May is the month of 'VINTAGE' at

Kraft It Up!!!!

This month we want to see some vintage inspired layouts, 

your layout can be classic vintage or modern vintage and anything in between!

The only requirement's are that you create your layout on Kraft Patterned Paper 

or Kraft Cardstock and your entry must be created for this challenge ONLY!!!

Here is my VINTAGE creation 

'Heritage '

I've had this photo of these old damaged chairs for some time
and when I discovered  the theme for MAY was Vintage,
I thought 'YES' I can now use that photo .

I just adore working with these 2crafty chippies .
The title Heritage works perfectly with my Vintage themed layout .
I used Versa color ink / rose and then dabbed a small amount of black around the edges.
stamping, stitching, inking and cluster of flowers and labels all add to the Vintage feel .

thanks for looking everyone and I hope I have inspired you.

hugz from Heather x