Creative Expressions - Lifetime of Memories

Good morning, how are you today?  I haven't been feeling too well this week, my pain injections have ran out so just waiting for my next lot, but it does make me feel a little low at times.  Anyway it's Monday and it's time for my project for the Creative Expressions Blog and I can't believe that I have only two more projects left before I leave.  I decided not to stay on purely as I really want to express more of my mixed media, but wow they have a fantastic new team with some of the previous team added in, watch out for all the new wow projects from the new team starting in November.  As always I shall highlight the Creative Expressions projects during my step by step :-).
I would like to enter the following challenges -
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Use Watercolours (tag background shown in step by step uses Cosmic Shimmer Watercolour paints.
Addicted To Stamps & More - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create Challenge - Anything Goes/CAS

And now for the step by step ......................

Mix Cosmic Shimmer Sparkle Texture Paste Warm Gold with Studio 490 Black 

Embossing Paste, and use through a Special Touch Doodle Damask on a 

Inkssentials Giant Tag #12.

I added the rest of the paste around come corrugated cardboard.

I cut out a picture from the paper stack Tim Holtz Lost and Found and added

Inkssentials Crackle Accents.

I took some thick chipboard packaging and painted with a mix of

Eco Green Black Paint and Cosmic Shimmer Paint Gold.

When the above is dry stamp Creative Expressions Filigree Frame with

Cosmic Shimmer Glake & Flitter Glue and then cover with 

Cosmic Shimmer Summer Meadow Flakes.

At first when I stamped it, the glue picked up the cardboard seems

it was only cheap packaging, to solve this on the above 

I used an anti static pad, but talc would work as well.

Next cover the entire tag with Cosmic Shimmer Watercolour Paint Olympic Gold,

it will look messy to start with.

Next use Cosmic Shimmer Watercolour Autumn Twist.

Next use Distress Stain Walnut Stain in a spray bottle, and add at

the top and let drip down the tag.

Add in the wet areas Cosmic Shimmer Mica Pigments Dark Bronze, a little

at a time, then dry.

Give the corrugated background lots of the distress stain, then while it's wet add

splatters of the watercolour gold and brown and then the sprinkle of the mica pigment.

Next re ink the frame stamp with Adirondack Espresso and line up the

stamp over the gilding flake frame, emboss with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Powder and

add some Cosmic Shimmer Mist Bronze Blush.

It looks like shading when slightly offset.

Next stamp the script from Creative Expressions Timeless Journey Stamp Set with

Archival Potting Soil and emboss with the clear embossing powder.

I also swiped the pad over the embossing paste and embossed with clear powder

to make them pop, I also ripped the bottom part off around one/third.

A close up.

Scrunch up some Tim Holtz Idea-ology Kraft Glassine Paper and then

add both brown ink pads over the top.  Add to the back of the frame with the

picture at the front.

Ink up all the edges with the Adirondack Espresso, rip up some of the

edges as well and then emboss with the clear embossing powder.

Scrunch up more of the Kraft Paper and add around the edges.

Ink up all the edges with the brown ink pad.

Also ink the background edges and then add the tag on top.  Add some

chain for the hanging.  On the Frame add an Creative Expressions Vintage Metal Corner

and use some Tim Holtz Chit Chat Verbiages stickers for the sentiment.

Thank you so much for visiting today, hope you enjoyed the step by step.  Any questions just ask. Hope your day is full of joy and craft.
Happy Creating :-)
Hugs Kezzy xxxxx