September Destination Inspiration - Arriving At Terminal 2

Hello and welcome to the second Destination Inspiration for September.  Tracy here with you today with our set of ingredients for September.

This month we are using the following products:

Product : Gesso

Technique : Any form of Resist

Colour : Olive Green

Substrate : Chipboard

I opted to create a card this month for a loved one. I don't often use Olive Green so this made a lovely change to step away from my usual colour choices.

I began by placing the Tim Holtz Chevron Layering Stencil onto a piece of white card (4.5" x 6.5") and I then dabbed Gesso over the stencil using a piece of Cut 'n' Dry Foam.

Remove the stencil and then dry the Gesso with a heat tool.

I found the perfect colour 'Olive Waistcoat' by IndigoBlu for my background. I simply brayered the paint over the Gesso'd background and then I used a damp babywipe and removed the paint from the Gesso areas. The Gesso resists the paint perfectly.

Dry the card with a heat tool.

Paint a chipboard heart with 'Olive Waistcoat' paint, dabbing the paint onto the heart to add further texture and then dry the paint with a heat tool.

Place the Chevron Layering Stencil onto the chipboard heart and then dab Gesso over the stencil.

Apply 'Olive Waistcoat' Paint onto the background stamp from the On The Farm Stamp Set, dabbing the paint lightly onto the stamp using a piece of Cut 'n' Dry Foam.

Stamp the background image onto a piece of fabric and then adhere the fabric onto the background of the card.

Ink the Simple Sayings Sentiment with Black Archival Ink and stamp onto the chipboard heart.

I adhered the heart to the card adding cotton threads behind for added texture. I also included a circular piece of rusty wire stapled into place using my Tiny Attacher.

I also included a smaller chipboard heart for further interest.

I added a couple of lengths of decorative tape and a sentiment from one of Tim Holtz tapes. I also added some delicate splatters of white paint.

I added a touch more stamping using the same background stamp, this time with Black Archival Ink.

I love how all the layers are visible and the Gesso Resist in the background really lifts the whole design.

I also added some paint lines around the edges of my card using black paint and an old credit card and also included a couple of Index Clips for added interest.

Hope you enjoyed the second leg of our journey. If you would like to see how Jennie was inspired on the first leg of our journey then you can see Jennie's fabulous step by steps HERE.

We have a fabulous challenge this month ALTERED ART hosted by Alison, the Creative Guides have created some wonderful pieces to inspire you this month.

Please pop back next Monday when another Creative Guide will be taking you through their use of the travel bag contents.

Thank you for joining me today.

Tracy Evans

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