Hello friends. Today I’m sharing a simple project using a mini clipboard from the Tim Holtz idea-ology range.
I covered the edges of the mini clipboard with opaque crackle texture paste and set aside to dry and crack.
I took a technique inspired by Stacy Hutchinson using plain collage paper to reinforce old book paper. I adapted it slightly and added the collage paper (shiny side down) over the front of my vintage dictionary page. I sprayed with water, antique linen and frayed burlap distress sprays and set aside to air dry. I love the mottled aged look that just happens. That’s the magic of distress!
I used my singer heavy duty sewing machine to sew up the side of the page, this would have been far more difficult without the reinforcement of the collage paper, so thanks again Stacy. I even managed to add a zig zag, which was a sewing level up for me! Practice practice! I tucked the nails from the idea-ology vignette findings pack into the stitching.
I went back and forth with the clip portion of the clipboard, I coloured it blue with distress crayon, then covered it with ground espresso distress paint, then wiped most of it off! Finally I added grit paste and a little vintage photo distress crayon. It still didn’t look right, but the addition of a little crochet die cut under the clipboard was all it needed, (thanks Kaz)!
The adornment florals were coloured using distress crayons and attached with distress collage medium. I added a little mercury glass stickles to the center of the flowers. I also slid a little piece of crochet die cut under the flowers.
The intricacy of the new crochet thinlits die kind of blows my mind. I recently got a Sizzix big shot foldaway machine and the pressure is incredible. I only had to run it through my machine twice and that was cutting distress heavystock. I’m really impressed.
I altered a found relatives card with distress markers and trimmed to fit underneath a frame, die cut using the stitched ovals thinlits die set.
Thanks for stopping by.
Zoe
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Love this!
This is so GORGEOUS!! I LOVE everything about it and am so glad that the collage paper technique came in handy…it means the world to me that I was a tiny part of this beautiful creation. Thanks so much my friend!! I love every grungy yet beautiful detail, right down to those tiny nails slipped under the stitching. Brilliant!! <3 <3
Love this! Thanks for sharing!
This is such a special piece! Love all the detail Zoe, the techniques used, YES! It all fit together nicely. Thanks for sharing 🙂 Have a great weekend.
This is a master piece! It looks gorgeous!
This is superb! I was delighted to read how you altered the flower adornments, I thought it was a piece of vintage jewelry! Also, I was relieved that you didn’t sew over the nails this time! I don’t sew or own a machine, but have been on the lookout for one I can use for paper crafts. The detail it adds, like your zigzag stitch, is amazing.