Bamboo Tile book mark/thong

I decorated a whole stack of this little tiles before Christmas - for presents, for decorations, and just because I loved doing them.

There were some that I hadn't finished - and this was one of them.




One side has this image on it - which I thought lent itself to being a book mark or book thong as they are often called.

I sealed with several layers of Shellac which gave it a lovely light amber coloured glaze and gave it a vintage look I thought.



On the reverse I put this risque vintage image - with all her 'naughty bits' hidden by blue butterflies.



I am entering it for a swap on Craft Stamper Forum - and the 'spec' was to include it in a piece of art. So I made a tag - it's tinted with the same colours that appear on the domino. I also embossed it with clear embossing powder to hightlight some fot he features - but it doesn't show up on this photo. I am really happy with the little butterfly. It looks lifelike just settled on the tag - and I have embossed it too so the body looks lovely and shiny and the wings catch the light too.


A complimentary coloured ribbon - the same shade as the backing paper on the written side of the domino was threaded through - and I weighted it with a link - again from the same broken bracelet and glued it to the ribbon. I also added one of the rings that linked the pieces all together to hold the ribbon together




I finished off by making a tiny tag similar to the bigger one - as a 'modesty' tag to hide the nude.

I think I am all domino'd out for now!

It started it's life an anonymous tile in a place mat .....then it escaped

It started off as one of the above - a little bamboo tile which was one of a hundred or so that make up a placemat - which you can buy from The Artistic Stamper

Then, with fine sandpaper, alcohol inks, pva glue, a rubber stamp, and black embossing powder.


The back looked like this.



With the addition of a vintage picture, gold Krylon pen outlining, a few sprays of varnish each side, some silk thread, and two bits from a broken chunky bracelet - you end up with a book mark!

Sea Goddesses ATCs

I make no apology for using this Goddess stamp again. It is almost theraputic making the watery background.



She looks so wet - in 'the hand' as she is all embossed (as it the next one). The liquid pearls do look like little pearls stuck on, and I never make two the same even though I use the same stamp.




I move the stamp so that it is not quite at the same angle. Emboss it differently, the colour/pattern is always different - and this time she has a pearl amulet.

They will be off soon to be entered into a swap - so just for today I will enjoy them both.

Lisa's first ever giveaway

Lisa is having her very first giveaway! go look! http://www.llcreations.blogspot.com/

More ' Metal' themed ATC's for a swap

For this one think 'Indiana Jones'- a discovery of an old rusty tin, in which you find a postcard, with some 'treasures' tied up in a bundle. Amongst them is a gold shell ornament (hard to see the gold in this photo) part of which is a stamped 'golden sheet. It looks better in real life.





A photo of the one I did on the post below - taken in daylight - think it looks a bit better.

ATC's - "Metal"

Lime green card over which I sponged on dappled vintage brown ink to age it.


Stamped the wording. then embossed with gold, finally over stamped the face. I had photographed it on a stand hoping it would improve the picture quality - as it was dark by then.

It's not made much difference - I will try again tomorrow

I am hardly around this week, so don't know when I will get around to making some more.

I want to try something different (for me that is) so need to make some time somehow to quietly and calmly have a go at it!

Happy New Year everyone.

I have been so busy - had so many visitors - last party tomorrow - then it'll be back to crafting next week - hopefully!

I am checking out lots of blogs though - need a bit of a kick start!