This is the Romantic Travel Collection. It's a great new collection from FabScraps.
I made a souvenir box for all those little tickets and tid-bits collected while on vacation.
Here are just a few of the items used on this piece.
FabScraps Romantic Travel Collection -On Vacation Chipboard DC55011
FabScraps Romantic Travel Collection - Stickers - Stamps and Coins ST55001
FabScraps Romantic Travel Collection -Travel Time 2 C55008 ( paper on top of box)
FabScraps Romantic Travel Collection -Travel Large C55005 (bottom borders)
This is the top of my box. I cut the stamp from the words, "On Vacation" and treated them as separate pieces.
I Stained both pieces with Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Stain. The stamp was then inked with Tim Holtz Black Soot. My words were painted with Art Anthology Sorbet in chocolate color. Sorbets are very thick, heavy glossy type texture paints that add nice definition to your embelishments. Fun to use.
My finishing touches on the chipboard is to rub them with Rub N Buff in Gold Leaf.
I coated the postage stamp with Ranger Rock Candy Clear paint and sprinkled some micro beads while the paint was wet.
Here is the side view shows my beaded fringe trim.
This is the inside lid. I used FabScraps Romantic Travel Collection -Travel Large 2 - C55006 ( inside lid) . Then you can see I gave it a heavy coat of Rub N Buff.
The FabScraps Romantic Travel Collection - Stickers - Stamps and Coins ST55001 were fun for me to prepare. The stamps are transparent so I decided age them a little in keeping with my vintage look.
I stuck them to white cardstock. The I sprayed a little mist on the back if each and rubbed off the cardstock paper in spots.
I inked the back with Tim Holtz and them sprayed more water to the ink - rubbing some more.
Could I simply have applied ink to the front of the sticker? Not really because the stickers are plastic and the ink will rub off. Using the technique that I chose, I could get a nice the rich color.
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Step by Step Instructions
1.
Background Preparation on Box:
2.
Paint your box as desired. Ink your edges with brown ink to give an aged
appearance. My box is 6in x6in.
3.
Using your favorite
edge punch, punch strips from FabScraps
Romantic Travel Collection – Travel Large C55 005 which will be used for borders on the bottom
edges of the box. Punch one for each
side and then glue to box.
4.
Cut a square from the FabScraps
Romantic Travel Collection – Travel Time 2 C55 008 . Ink the edges dark brown if you desire an
aged effect and want more definition.
5.
Glue to the top of the
box. I set mine at an angle.
6.
Cut a square from FabScraps
Romantic Travel Collection -Travel Large 2 - C55006 to be glued to inside lid on the box.
7.
Chipboard Preparation:
8.
FabScraps
– Grey On Vacation chipboard DC55 011. I cut
the photo frame from the words “On
Vacation”. I inked them both with dark
brown stain.
9.
The words “On Vacation”
were then lightly dabbed with dimensional paint in a rich chocolate color and
set aside to dry.
10.
The photo frame was
inked lightly with black ink, painted with a clear gloss paint and topped with
a few gold micro beads.
11.
After the photo frame
is dry, I glued one of the stickers from
FabScraps Romantic Travel Stickers
Stamps and Coins ST55001 to the back of the chipboard frame.
12.
Glue both chipboard pieces in place on the top of
the box.
13.
Sticker Preparation for sides of box:
14.
FabScraps
Romantic Travel Stickers Stamps and Coins ST55001 – ( these stamps are a little transparent) I took
the coin and stamp stickers and stuck them onto white cardstock. Then I took a little water and misted the cardstock
on the back of the sticker until a little rubbed off. My goal was to expose a little bit of the
sticker’s backside.
15.
I
applied a little brown ink and misted lightly to rub the ink into the exposed parts of the
stamp.
16.
Glue
to the box as desired.
17. Finishing Touches:
18.
Finish off the piece
with jewelry, metal pieces, beaded trims.
19.
Using your favorite
script stamp, lightly stamp on edges and on the top of the box for accent. I used a script stamp.
20.
Rub gold leaf paint or
gold leaf wax on edges and top of box.
Dab some also on the chipboard
and on the stickers to create a nice aged romantic effect.
21.
Complete with your
choice of flowers and embellishments, skeleton keys, netting, etc. ENJOY!!!!
Supplies:
FabScraps Romantic Travel Collection -On Vacation Chipboard DC55011
FabScraps Romantic Travel Collection -Travel Time 2 C55008 ( paper on top of box)
FabScraps Romantic Travel Collection - Stickers - Stamps and Coins ST55001
FabScraps Romantic Travel Collection -Travel Large C55005 (bottom borders)
FabScraps Romantic Travel Collection -Travel Large 2 - C55006 ( inside lid)
Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Stain and ink, Black Soot Stain
Ranger Crackle Paint - Clear Rock Candy
Gold Micro Beads
Art Anthology Sorbet Dimensional Gel -Chocolate
Martha Stewart edge punch- Doily Lace
Industrial Chic -pendant jewelry metal
Stampabilities Le LondonScript
Fabric beaded trim
Rub N Buff - Gold leaf
Gesso
Recollections -metal vintage key
Misc paper flowers, floral berries and netting