Frilly and Funkie Challenge

Sharing my make for the latest Frilly & Funkie challenge today - the challenge is Let the Words Do the Talking, so a favourite quote stamp has a place of pride on my piece. I've gone very vintage for this make, using one of my favourite go-to colour palettes - soft, gentle yellows and pinks.

My background is layered with lace and book page then gessoed and stencilled with a leaf frond created with crackle paste. I used Distress Spray Stain spray inks and acrylics to add the colour over the top.

My focal point is a lovely vintage image (I think this is such a pretty photo). She's surrounded by a whole heap of embellies - sprayed flowers (Distress Spray in Scattered Straw and Tattered Rose), paper ephemera, lace sprayed with Scattered Straw ink, pieces of gold netting and metal embellishments. I also made up some stick pins and added micro beads. 

The large flourish is created with a Prima mould and coloured with paint and Treasure Gold. 

To finish I added Stampendous Frantage Tea Stained Mica Flakes here and there on the edges - LOVE this product!

And of course there is the all important quote - it's a PaperArtsy one from a Darcy set - it reads 'I want to be improbable and beautiful, afraid of nothing as if I had wings.' - isn't that just beautiful?

Before I go I must give a nod to my friend Caroline Ward who gave me some very useful constructive criticism - and the piece is better for it. Thanks Caroline!

Hope you like my challenge piece - thank you for visiting :).

Katy x

Sunday Freebie

It's Sunday again so I am back with another freebie for you to download (for personal use please). Today I have a vintage cabinet card for you; a photo of a rather dapper looking vintage gent. Just check out that impressive tash!

Click on the image to be taken to Google Drive to download in high res.

Have fun!
Katy x

Something for Sunday

Click on her to link to the full size image on Google Drive

I never blog on a Sunday so I though I'd start doing something regularly every week. Each Sunday I'll offer a free vintage image for you to download and use in your craft projects (personal use only please!). These are pieces from my personal collection of vintage ephemera and might include anything from postcards, to vintage labels and old documents.

One thing I especially love to collect is old postcards, especially portraits. You can still pick these up relatively cheaply at flea markets and antique fairs - I rarely pay more than £2 (although I am not choosy about condition which helps - as far as I am concerned a few creases and dog-ears adds to the vintage look!). So today's image is tinted sepia postcard that dates from the Edwardian era - I think the subject is utterly charming.

Clicking the image will take you to Google Drive, from where you can download the image at full res - all the images are high-res scans and are at print resolution :).

Hope you like today's offering - please let me know what you think of her. And most importantly do you like the idea or am I wasting my time!!!

Thanks for visiting today,
Katy x