25 July 2014

Just Stain It at A Vintage Journey

Hi everyone and whoopie!!! We've made it through to the end of another week and I hope it's been a good one for you. It's my turn to take over hosting duties for a new challenge over at A Vintage Journey and the theme I've chosen is... 'Just Stain It'.

Distress Stains are the best way of getting your favourite Distress Ink colours in liquid form without losing their intensity. That makes them ideal for staining flat surfaces/edges and crackled surfaces, painting, dripping, splatting and so much more. Show us what you can do with your Distress Stains by creating a Tim Holtz inspired piece to be in with a chance of winning at A Vintage Journey.


Those of you who know my friend and fellow team mate Anne will be well aware how talented and imaginative she is, so a present for my 'birthday twin' had to be out of the top drawer. This Eileen Hull Mini Album has been cleverly designed to make it a great size and easy to put together. The dilemma (as always) was how to decorate it so, along with many other Tim Holtz products, I delved back through time to the class some of us in the UK were lucky enough to take with Tim last year and figured Distress Stains were definitely the way to go.


The album cover itself was covered in Eclectic Elements fabric, linen ribbon and altered metallic corners. You'll see on the front cover a 'Paula Cheney' jumbo flower, coloured with a mix of Fired Brick, Antique Linen and Brushed Corduroy Distress Stains. Having dipped, creased and inked the bloom I used the same mix for colouring some seam binding, and (with the addition of Tarnished Brass DS) some jumbo leaves. Finally a Ruler Ribbon belt was added to secure the album.



Now for those pages which, as you can see, are secured using elastic bands. It means they can very easily be slipped in and out of the album to add further embellishments and move around. And of course you can add extra pages, tags, ephemera just by using extra elastic bands (don't worry, I included a supply of matching ones in Anne's parcel!)



I'm sure I can't be the only one that looks and a set of pages and thinks "where do I start?" but as mentioned previously, I took inspiration from Tim's 'Journeys of the Past' class, though this time with a twist. I stamped each of the pages using Distress Paints and various images before reaching for the same Distress Stains previously used on the flower. The pages were then dragged, dipped and dried with a few added stain splats for good measure. A little extra inking around the edges and through some stencils with the coordinating Distress Inks and suddenly it all felt much better - no blank spaces to be seen! I also used the Tarnished Brass Distress Stain through Tim's Splatters stencil for some added bling.



The idea was to add enough decoration to each page to make them look interesting whilst leaving room for Anne to add her own pictures and ephemera. Die cuts are always great and it was great to use some of Tim's mini stamps in combination with Black Archival Ink. You'll also spot some Remnant Rub-ons and Tissue Tape, particularly useful for protecting the spines of each set of pages.




For those who might be wondering the album is just over 5" square so it's a great size. And hopefully you can see from this that Distress Stains are a fantastic way of getting lots of intense colour on a large space at record speed. What's not to love about that?!

Please make sure you hop over to see what my talented teamies have been up to with their Distress Stains to help get your mojos humming, then link up your own projects at A Vintage Journey to be in with a chance of winning.
Have a great weekend and take care of yourselves, Jenny xxx

40 comments:

  1. A stunning journal and wonderfully inspiring details. A real treasure for fabulous friend. TFS
    Hugs Annie

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  2. LOVE IT ALL... each page is like entering a new dimension... great work... and I know that Anne will love to play with it too... wow... what a wonderful gift to receive... GREAT play Jenny... Love, Light and Peace... Bonnie

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  3. Ooooo!! Jenny, this is stunning, love it.
    A perfect size to carry about if necessary. Love, love, love, it all.
    Have a great weekend
    Hugs

    Patricia xxx

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  4. Gorgeous album and flower!

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  5. Stunning Album with inspiration about the use of Stains. It is such a beautiful gift to make.

    Love Chrissie x

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  6. Well Jenny, you already know how much I love this stunning creation, it sits with pride on my 'crafty' shelf. I cannot bear to cover the pages just yet... but I will, I promise! You are such a kind, generous and heart warming friend and I value your friendship more than you will ever know. Thanks too for the lovely things you said about me, I am blushing... again! Hugs, Anne xx

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  7. Oh Jenny, this is just glorious, such divine colours and amazing pages. Lucky Anne. xxxxx

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  8. Awesome and so creative Jenny! What a gorgeous details, a great make!
    Chapeau.
    greetings, Alie :-)

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  9. Lovely Jenny, and I do like the rich colours you used. A gift for a friend - super!
    Hugs, Neet xx

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  10. Wonderful little album Jenny and how lovely that Anne was the lucky recipient! Great techniques with the stains, love every single page and Paula's wonderful flowers makes for an amazing cover to it all!

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  11. Dadgum girl...you've rendered me speechless!!! This is GORGEOUS. I could get lost in the pages of creativity. Just STUNNING!!

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  12. wonderful, wonderful, wonderful...love the colors and the big bloom...such great work Jenny.

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  13. Now this is what I mean about being a "talent ball." This little album is beautifully stained and designed with so many lovely pages. That flower is gorgeous! Anne must be so thrilled! Hugs!

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  14. What a fabulous gift for a crafty friend - it is wonderful and I'm sure it will be treasured.

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  15. Wow, this is absolutely incredible - I love it!
    Rebecca.

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  16. Jenny, what a fabulous book. I adore the colours and love that you've carried the theme throughout the book. Anne will be so very happy to receive this. Fantastic!!!! Jean.x

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  17. What an incredible bloom on the front and an incredible journal throughout Jenny! love the colors, stampings, die cuts - what a work of love for a friend! A great challenge too - have to get my stains out!

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  18. What a stunning album, Jenny - and a gift well worthy of the wonderful Anne! Beautiful work with the colours and that flower on the cover is just to die for. Brilliant!
    Alison xx

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  19. Jenny all your latest works are incredible ! This mini album is absolutely lovely! Stunning! Barbarayaya

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  20. Gorgeous Jenny! A gift with so much thought, truly to be treasured. Sue C x

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  21. Wow! Love this the colours and patterns are stunning, still bright and colourful but slightly grungy!
    Just love all the subtle stamping and the floral details, the stripes and rays work perfectly with the fabric cover
    Brilliant!

    Jools x

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  22. Jenny...your album is stunning. You have really taken the Distress Stains and showcased them so beautifully on this album. each page is so perfectly done in the Tim Holtz style. All of your stamping and layering of elements really works! <3 Candy

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  23. Absolutely love this - all the elements on the pages are great and I love the blousey flower on the front. Gorgeous!!

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  24. This is just stunning, I have to keep going back over the pages for another look. I love the way you have kept the same colour palette throughout, the elastic bands are a great idea and the Paula Cheney Flower on the front looks fabulous too. I know Anne will treasure this album book. Mo x

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  25. I want to reach out and touch that flower as it is glorious and I like the use of the fabric to cover this treasure of a book.
    Wishes
    Lynne

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  26. OH MY GOSH! The flower is FABULOUS!!! I love all the pages, and the stained papers! This album rocks!!!

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  27. A riot of colour and love how you have used your stains for great effect, a gorgeous album that will be treasured x

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  28. This is a stunning album, Jenny. I love how you've treated the pages and the flower on the front is divine! Cheers, Di

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  29. Out of the Top Drawer it is Jenny! Simply amazing. Sorry only just getting round to looking at everyone's projects in detail. The staining is incredible and the layout and the flower and ..... do you think I love it!? Nikki xx

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  30. Oh WOW, Jenny! This is amazing! The big bold flower is really stunning and so is the whole album! Gorgeous! Hugs, Sandra

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  31. Wow..this project is a stunner Jenny....So many wonderful details and that flower & fabric cover is gorgeous...LOVE it!! x

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  32. Jenny what a beautiful album! Absolutely stunning flower on the front. This certainly is a top drawer design. I LOVE it! I also wanted to thankyou for visiting my blog and leaving such lovely comments. Happy crafting! Karen.x

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  33. This is a true wowser of an album Jenny. Fabulous inspiration and how lucky is Anne.

    Warm crafty hugs from Shirl x x x
    ShirlsCards.

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  34. Wow, that's a breathtaking piece of art. So many wonderful details.

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  35. You certainly rose to the creative challenge Jenny. This is wonderful. What a fabulous present! I adore the fabric cover with the metal corners. And that jumbo flower on the front is perfect!!! (Loved the theme ... wish I had the energy to play in each of these challenges!!) You are certainly on a beautifully creative journey Jenny. Thanks for taking us along with you :) Mary Elizabeth

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  36. A stunning journal Jenny, love the intense colours and wonderful images.
    A really beautiful keepsake.
    Avril xx

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  37. This is amazing, and even though it's already been said 36 times...gorgeous, love it! What great colours and so much to see. Wonderful :)

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  38. Wow Jenny! What a fabulous mini album! Love the mix of stains, stenciling and stamps! The blossom on the cover is incredible! Thanks so much for the inspiration!

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  39. A stunning piece of artwork Jenny and I'm sure it will be treasured

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  40. Spectacular, amazing colours, I love it!

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