Which means I am able to welcome you today being a new DT member over at
Technique Time Tuesday - Mynnette's awesome challenge-blog where you get wonderfully detailed technique tutorials and challenging fun every month! Wow! I am so proud to be part of her fab DT!
For this month's challenge I learned to know the "Brick Wall"-technique, which is a really cool effect for cards, tags or other crafting projects.
My take on this technique looks like that:
As you can see I took the technique's name quite literally ;)
AND I had to use my recently bought Tim Holtz stamps on this tag of course (together with a lot of other TH goodies) ;)
These had been on my wish list for quite some time now...
The background for the bricks was made by applying distress inks directly from the pad onto the craft sheet, spraying it with water and dipping and dragging the white card throught the stains on the sheet - thus creating a lot of layers with great texture from the stains.
With that background I used the Kaisercraft "Graffity" texture stamp and did some heat embossing using black embossing powder.
After that I cut the paper to bricks and applied those to the prepared tag. The rest was a lot of stamping, blending, distressing and fiddling until I was content with the result - but first of all: it was great fun! Really love this technique and will use it again! You will find a great tutorial for the brick wall technique over at Mynnette's challenge blog!
I hope you liked what you saw AND I will see you over at Technique Time Tuesday giving this awesome technique a try on your own!
I am entering
SimonSaysStamp's Challenge "Anything Goes" and
The Artistic Stamper's challenge "Tags" with this tag.
Hugs,
die amelie aka Claudia xx
This is just brilliant, Claudia - you're on an amazing creative roll, and huge congratulations on your new DT position - this should be right up your street! And how lucky that it falls on the "other" Tuesday from the rest!!
ReplyDeleteAlison xx
This is fabulous, what a wonderfully detailed background you've created, and of course we love the TH stamps, congratulations on your new DY position too.
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous Claudia! A perfect blending of colors & textures! :)
ReplyDeleteOh wow, this looks amazing, really like the look of that wall background. The rest of the tag looks fantastic too. Congrats on being part of their team!! Off to have a look now!
ReplyDeletewow ..genial.. jo diese Technik kenn ich von den good old splitcoaststampers..aber so in dieser Shabby Chick Version ist das natürlich neu und phänomenal megacool!
ReplyDeleteHerzlichen Glückwunnsch zu Deinem DT Posten..
Menno ein Griess is um di!!
super!
Boah das ist ja absolut toll und man kann unendlich viel entdecken - einfach fantastisch!!!
ReplyDeleteLG Dagmar
LOVE it, I can see it's you who've made it!
ReplyDeleteHi Claudia - I just wanted to formally welcome you to the team hun! And I so love what you have made too - very different to what the rest of us have made which is why it's so perfect Karen x
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning tag! A real work of art! Love the colors. :) Thank you for joining the "Anything Goes" challenge over at the Simon Says Stamp challenge blog!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning work, friend! GORGEOUS coloring and amazing elements--a perfect first project for our Crew! HUGS and happy stamping! :)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous, love the bricks and the warm colours, best wishes.
ReplyDeleteHi Claudia, fab tag - must check out this technique.
ReplyDeleteAvril xx
I love those bricks, what a great tag for our challenge. You've inspired me to make more tags and I'm definitely going to join the Steampunk challenge!
ReplyDeleteWhat great news that you are on the TTT DT! Congrats! Stunning tag! The colors are gorgeous. Amazing! Hugs, Sandra
ReplyDeleteWhat a great details on this interesting tag ...great colours and stamping too...gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteregards, Alie :-)
OMG your tag is amazing! Your bricks look real and I love that there is so much detail on that small tag. Just gorgeous!
ReplyDeletewow, was für ein wunderschönes Werk! So viel Detailarbeit, es sieht einfach fantastisch aus!
ReplyDeleteLG
Caro
Super toll! Die Technik ist genial! So einfach lässt sich wieder etwas erstaunliches herstellen. Und ich liebe den "Raining Man" ;o)
ReplyDeleteWow, das Tag sieht spitzenmäßig aus, echt Hammer!!!! Ganz, ganz große Klasse!!!!
ReplyDeleteLG!
Das ist wieder hammermässig, Design und Dekoration ist erste Sahne!
ReplyDeleteHerzlichen Glückwunsch zum Design-Team-Member, liebe Claudia.
ReplyDeleteDein Tag ist der Oberhammer, ganz große Klasse.
Wow, das Tag ist der HAMMER! Wirklich ganz große Klasse, liebe Claudia!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great tag :) Thanks for playing along at The Artistic Stamper this month.
ReplyDeletexoxo Sioux
WOW! You make some seriously unique pieces, they are beautiful! Very excited to be a part of the team with you at Technique Time Tuesday :)
ReplyDeleteLove your fabulously artsy creation..it's amazing. The colours on the background are beautiful. I am in awe, I wish I could craft in the same way, but guess it's good that we are all different...Thanks for your nice comments on my blog.
ReplyDeleteLouise xx
Hi Claudia, I am here and admire all your work...I miss a lot! Congratulations on new challenge blog...hope I will find time to join you!
ReplyDeleteHugs