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.

Notelets of inspiration

Hello Creative Friends

It's Thursday, the day I get to share some creativity 

using products from That's Crafty over on the

That's Crafty Blog.

Here's a sneaky peek at what i've been up to this week 

with the full picture over HERE

Until next week,

Take care everyone

Creative Hugs

Tracey xx

Just Shrink it..!

Hello Creative Friends,

It's Thursday again and it's my turn to share some That's Crafty Creativity.

Here's a sneaky peek at what I've been up to with those 

how to do's right over over HERE

Hope to see you over there.

Creative Hugs

Tracey xx

                                                             

One More Fanciful Flower

Happy Thursday Everyone.

I hope you have all managed to catch the sunshine we have been 

blessed with in the UK over the past couple of days??

I'm over on the That's Crafty Blog  today with another That's Crafty Creation.

Here's a little peek at what I've been up too with those

How to Do's right over HERE

Thank you for sharing a moment of your day,

Wishing you all lots of Sunshine, creativity

and time to relax and enjoy it..

Take Care everyone

Hugs Tracey xx