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Friday, 4 March 2016

A Vintage Journey - DI Travel Bag


Hi Everyone, first of all I would like to say a massive thank you to everyone for stopping by my blog and at A Vintage Journey to see my recent DI Post. I loved reading all your comments.

Can you believe it's our 2nd Birthday at A Vintage Journey this month and Nikki is hosting the Latest Challenge called DI Travel Bag. It's a spin on our Destination Inspiration Posts and this time you get to play with the various items in the Travel Bag. Please check out the blog HERE for full details.

Sorry I don't have a photo tutorial to share, I started this late at night when lighting was awful.


My frame is GreyBoard ( 8"x10" ) and was covered in 3 shades of acrylic paint. I stamped on some text from Tims Papillon set with Archival ink, I then stamped and heat embossed some Copper Cogs.


I scraped Tims Scissors (love these) around the edges of my frame to give a tattered look. I finished off the edges by rubbing Versamark around the edges and heat setting a variety of Embossing powders in place.


My cogs and little strips were all embossed with Distress Powders and a sprinkling of enamel powders in different shades for a rusty look.


My hinges I used Andy Skinners rust technique's on YouTube and added a little Liquid Pearls for nails.


My Deep Red image was stamped in Archival ink onto Speciality Stamping Paper. I shaded her in with my Distress pens and a waterbrush, once dry, I rubbed with my finger some Distress Micro Glaze over my image to protect it. I added some Distress Stains onto my mat and swiped my image through. Once I was happy with the shade on my paper I stamped on some more cogs with Archival ink.


I finished off by arranging all my embellishments and adding some metal details.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and please hop over HERE to A Vintage Journey to see all the amazing projects from my Teamies and full details on our Challenge. Our wonderful sponsor is Andy Skinner, his mixed media creations are sensational - if you are not familiar with his work do check out his Website. Andy has kindly donated a fabulous package to this month's lucky winner which will be made up of his brand new stencils and stamps.

Crafty Hugs,
Julie x

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18 comments:

  1. Pawsitively Creative4 March 2016 at 02:30

    Oh this is so fun and right up my alley! Love all the rusty goodness you created and the different EP colors are totes yummy! Awesome sauce textures and the stamping is stupendious! Fantabulous design! ~Niki

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  2. Julia Aston4 March 2016 at 02:51

    What a cool image framed by all your wonderful gears Julie! Love the rusted pieces and pretty bee charm! Julia xx

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  3. Jenny Marples4 March 2016 at 06:54

    WOW Julie! Seriously steampunk and wonderful! Love the layering of cogs and gears all the way round the amazing clockwork lady. Jenny x

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  4. Ruth4 March 2016 at 09:16

    What a great image..perfect! I love the wonderful layering of rusty cogs and gears, looking very steampunk, wonderfully done Julie. Fabulous creation! Ruth xx

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  5. Brenda Brown4 March 2016 at 09:22

    I love this Julie, the array of rusty cogs is amazing and I just love the copper embossed ones. This frame has a fabulous aged, industrial feel to it with the distressed edges and rusty hinges and the image you have chosen to use fits perfectly.
    Have a great weekend.
    hugs Brenda xxx

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  6. Nikki Acton4 March 2016 at 11:05

    Oooooh this looks like one I need to touch - love it - a real elegant yet grungy feel. Have a lovely weekend xxx

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  7. Pamellia4 March 2016 at 11:27

    Wow, this is gorgeous Julie. I love that image, so unique and fun. Your metal gears and accents are the perfect fit, amazing project. hugs :)

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  8. Doris knippenenplakken4 March 2016 at 13:29

    Hello Julie,
    Beautiful creation Julie !
    Love de details and Copper Cogs .
    Greetings Doris

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  9. Inky and Quirky Designs4 March 2016 at 13:42

    Brilliant,I love the steampunk inspiration Julie,might have to join in the challenge then ;)
    Hugs
    Donna xxx

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  10. Patty O'Malley4 March 2016 at 15:08

    This is fantastic, Julie! Love all the details with the cogs and hinges.

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  11. Astrid Maclean4 March 2016 at 16:08

    Great project JULIE! The background is so striking and I love how you have finished it. Steampunk with elegance, that's quite an achievement, - fabulous project!!

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  12. Redanne4 March 2016 at 16:21

    Oh wow Julie, this is a stunning steampunk piece, I love every single little detail! I love Nikki's theme and you have done a superb job with it! Hugs, Anne xx

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  13. Julia S-W4 March 2016 at 19:49

    Beautiful layers of inks, powders and mediums in this lovely piece Julie. I really love all the rusted elements and your gorgeous stamped image (I only have one of their stamps sadly). So many wonderful cogs to catch your eye too! Julia S-W xx

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  14. Deb5 March 2016 at 17:03

    My gosh Julie, that is fabulous! Amazing detail on your background with all the wonderful stamping and embossing and your focal image is gorgeous, what a wonderful stamp! Thanks so much for sharing it, Deb xo

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  15. pearshapedcrafting6 March 2016 at 20:35

    This is brilliant Julie - love the steampunk look! Hugs, Chrisx

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  16. S@ndy Diller6 March 2016 at 20:45

    This piece is just so fun to look at. Great job!! Sandy xx

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  17. Words and Pictures7 March 2016 at 07:10

    Wow, I just love all those layered cogs in 2D and 3D - it's a fabulous effect to frame that brilliantly quirky image - love it!
    Alison x

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  18. SewPaperPaint11 March 2016 at 00:27

    Super cool! Totally inspiring! Love this Julie!!!

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Thanks for visiting, I love to read your comments so I know you have stopped by and look forward to visiting your blog.

Julie x