Paperbabe Challenge #75: It's a Sketch!!! Vintage Gift Pocket

Hello Everyone..

It's Sketch time over on the #75 Paperbabe Challenge

with this fortnight asking you to use the image below to inspire your creativity.

The "paperbabe stamps" can represent any sentiment and the image an embellishment.

Use the sketch in any creative way, flip it, turn it but most of all be inspired by it. 

Here's what I have been up to along with those How to Do's.

I first created a template following the sketch prompt, placed onto calico and traced around it. I wanted to create a pocket so doubled up the amount of fabric so I could fold it back on itself. Machine stitching around the edge to give me a straight guide I placed the long striped stencil over the fabric and painted on matte medium.

This would act as a resist when dry.

Distress Oxides have been used to add colour to the calico, picking up a variety of watered down colours by dabbing the fabric into those coloured puddles. The white stripes are the matt medium applied earlier. When dry this was heat set from the back using an iron.

Onto silk ribbon I stamped the small Paperbabe red rubber rose directly onto the ribbon using Tattered Rose Oxide and heat set very gently from the back using an iron.

The stamped ribbon was sewn onto a strip of lace then sewn onto the fabric, the fabric was then folded over leaving the circle free to act as the closure. Both sides were then sewn up to create that pocket. The sentiment taken from the MayLeeDee Alice stamp set was stamped onto Rice Paper.

Applied to the closure a piece of left over stamped ribbon was tied into a bow 

and sewn onto the pocket front, completing my Vintage Gift Pocket creation.

Inside it holds a little gift just waiting to be given.

Thank you so much for visiting and so sorry I am late with my post,

I've been away and not sure why it did not post Friday as scheduled

but it's here now.. Happy days..!!

I've missed you ALL..
and will be round to visit as soon as i've sorted the laundry out!!
Creative wishes for a wonderful week.

Hugs Tracey xx

Creative Supplies:

large Stripes Stencil, 

red rubber rose 

MayLeeDee Little Red stamp set.

Spritz and Stitch

Hello Everyone

Can you believe it's the last day of May!

Where did that month go..??

As it's Thursday I'm sharing a sneak peek of some

That's Crafty Creativity 

with the full how to do's over HERE

Hope to see you over there

                                                                                                                                                         

Crafty Hugs

Hugs Tracey xx

A Stitch in Time ~ Paint Brush Pocket.. It's a Challenge.

We are half way through this months That's Crafty *A Stitch in Time* Challenge 

There's still plenty of time to join in and share your faux or real stitch creations 

over on the That's Crafty Challenge blog.

Here's my That's Crafty mid month reminder creation

On to a piece of medium weight wet Calico I traced through the Lana Stencil

and painted with a combination of That's Crafty Multi surface paints.

Facial features and hair filled every inch of the space.

Lost in the whole painting process I think there was definitely an air or 

should I say HAIR of the 80's vibe going on here.. Even adding a hint

of shimmer by mixing paint with the sparklers spray.

The Create Stencil was used to paint in the word, outlined with pen then machine stitched 

around the edges. Extra stitching is sewn through the hair just to add extra interest.

The panel is then sewn onto the front or the back which ever way you choose to look at it..

This is my paint brush pocket..

Created by folding a double strip of washed calico to produce a pocket leaving a 

little extra to create a flap. Stitched around the edges using different coloured threads 

and stitches this holds the painted panel on the front side secure.

A button and loop have been hand sewn on to create a closure.

I don't really do measuring, I much prefer to create by eye, making sure the pocket 

was big enough to house a handful of paint brushes was all I needed to know

and having one side untouched allows me to use it to dry off or clean my brushes..

It will not stay this clean for long.

This is the front/back of my brush pocket, washed, ironed and housing those brushes.

Perfect for outdoor crafting or whilst on the move.

If you'd like to share your ideas and creations with us there's a prize of £30 

up for grabs for one lucky winner to spend in the That's Crafty online Store 

and in addition to that a stencil prize for each of the chosen Top 3.. 

Pop on over and check out what the Design Team have created just for you in the

 *A Stitch in Time* That's Crafty Blog Challenge

Wishing you all a wonderful day

Creative Hugs Tracey xx

Crafty Supplies:

That's Crafty ~ Multi surface paints

That's Crafty ~ Sparklers Spray

That's Crafty Lana Stencil

That's Crafty word series Stencil ~ Create