Simonsaysstampchallenge - Pooh's turn

http://www.simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

woo hoo, I found my own challenge, and quickly gathered stash with which to complete it, before Podgy hogged the craft stash again.

I had to sneak a few bits into the lounge, as the rest of the bears were snoring in the 'bear'droom.




This challenge calls for a tag or ATC, well I think as I've sneaked both out I may as well decorate both.




I took my two favourite distress inks from the drawer, these work really well on vintage projects



Next, as the challenge called for use of Tim Holtz products, I cut the umbrella man Sizzix alterations die. Although actually I had already fulfilled the Tim Holtz requirement by using the distress inks, do I get double points then? ;)


I gathered together some suitable vintage type stash; a poster of a map that we bought while on the Norfolk Broads boat train tour last year, and some vintage looking words that were lounging unused in the stash box.


To save making a mess of the lap tray I'm working on, I thought I'd use an old magazine as a base. This way I have lots of pages to mess up, without using scrap paper.


I distressed my umbrella man and tag and ATC


Using some foam


And layered up the inks


Then I ripped the poster map


And covered the ATC


And tag






The tag and ATC were then distressed again, to lend a more aged look to the project



Like so


I chose a Carte Postal stamp, inked it with Stazon ink ( great for stamping over distressed or otherwise decorated projects) and stamped directly over the vintage map


To produce this effect


Then i glued the back of the umbrella men



And glued him to the tag and ATC


Then, in an act of extreme cruelty, I CHOPPED the legs off the umbrella man, you should have heard his screams!!!



I chose two sentiments and added to the finished project


My finished tag



My finished ATC


ATC close up


And tag close up


What a great challenge. I can see why Podgy raved about his blog challenge find now.

My only worry was that all the crafting made me extremely hungry. While waiting for a human to bring chips, I made myself some buttery bread



Mmmm


Ahh, the human returned with chips



Bon appetite.


With love from the bears 🐻