Jacques Junque

Entered for the Tag it On challenge and the Stampotique challenge

I have really enjoyed making all these recent items.

The words, embellishments and charms all relate to things about her ..

Sewing words and phrases, doily lace stencil resembling the crochet she used to do, she liked a bit of bling, she loved flowers, she always had a pot of tea on the go, she could always find a safety pin when you needed one' and she was clever (the book charm) - she passed her exams to attend Grammer School in 1911 but her parents couldn't afford for her to go - her head mistress even offered to fund her uniform but it was still too much money and she never got there - her mother then died when she was 13 and she went into 'service' for her cousin who seems to have managed to marry 'well' ... this is a photograph of my Nan with her young charge aged about 14 ...

My Nan was the best - I miss her.

I am also entering this for The Artistic Stampers embossing/texture challenge

And Simonsaysstamp big stamp challenge (hard to see but I have used this gorgeous background stamp all over the distress inks for added texture)

Wrinkle free distress background (I just Got Compendium of Curiosities 1 - I know - years behind :-)) - and I have used wrinkle free before of course but thought I might work through the book. PaperArtsy Fresco Finish paint in Snowflake through a star stencil from Dutch Doobadoo. The text is in Potting Soil Archival and is an old Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers stamp and is instructions on how to take care of yourself in terms of beauty! The numbers and title are a Stampington Alphabet and are stamped in black archival. Black soot around the edge and a bit of silky striped ribbon to finish it off.

The doll is paper pieced and I have added Treasure Gold, stickles, pearls and flowers. So i am entering it for the Craic challenge and for Anything but a Card's mini challenge which is to use 2 or more stencils ... I have used 3 ...

I am entering this for CAS on Sunday challenge .- 'Making the Rounds'

I am entering this for the Creative Craft challenge 'Anything Goes'

And Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge 'Something New' (new stamp and die set)

I've cut him out in two sizes and coloured him in with Glaze pens and Copic markers ...

Tag 1 has a stamped background (Paperartsy stamps) and glitter ...

Tag 2 has snowflakes stamped in white acrylic paint and glitter on the penguin ..

Tag 3 has a dry embossed snowflake background highlighted with white paint and Treasure Gold and lots of glitter ...

Hope you like them ... why don't you join us at A Little Bit Crafty this month and be in with a chance of prizes from our sponsors ...

I've used a bit of bling in the form of pearls and gems to add the 'Sparkle and Shine', some lace and ric rac, a metal flower and some punched flowers to finish off and really like how this turned out. Hope you do too - why don't you come and join us at A Little Bit Crafty this month - there are prizes from our sponsors ...

She's Flower Gal - Violet. 

Now I've not been into digi stamps BUT I might be changing my mind - she was really easy to upload and use. 

I printed her on cream card, yellow paper, green paper and violet paper and then just cut out the bits I needed to paper piece her together - colouring would work as well of course - but I like to paper piece from time to time and I like the texture it adds.

The tag shape was cut out around the printed image, and I made her a bit off centre. I found a bit of toning scrap Basic Grey paper and added it down one side, and then stamped the sentiment on cream paper, matted it with yellow and there we are - a few matching ribbons and a metal grommet finishes it off. 

I just hope it is clean and simple enough!

There are some great samples over on A Little Bit Crafty so why don't you join our challenge this month - there are some fab prizes from our sponsers ... you can also find out a bit more about me and my fellow DT members if you want to ...

The flowers are made using a Spellbinders die and the leaves are a sissix die. The tag measures 7" x 4" and hasan altered clothes peg, lace, a decorated envelope and 3 journal spots.

Made with Prima Romance Novel papers, some altered paper flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts (I painted white flowers with acrylic paints and glittered the edges with Star Dust Stickles), some coiled wires, lace and ribbons. Ans this is whats inside ...

An envelope from the paper collection, a handmade tag stamped with Stampingtom stamp and finished with a die cut layered flower; a fabric flower I have made using Tim Holtz tattered florals die; and 2 tiles I have made in the Prima 'style' using chipboard, stamps, Distress inks and glossy accents.

My intention this year is to use up what I've got (a lot!) - and buy less - it's going well so far but we are only 2 weeks in and I have some Christmas money to spend ...

Anyway with this in mind and the prospect of some proposed swaps with groups I belong to I have been spraying different papers with Colorwash ink ...

... they're really pretty so I took my favourite and added some stamping with Archival Coffee and Briilinace Bronze ...

... I'm not sure yet what this will become but it will involve cutting it up - probably into ATC size ...

The embellishments are made from polymer clay pushed into a mould before baking. 

The swap was a product one and the product was 'Distress Inks' ... somy background uses the wrinkle free distress technique. It's hard to see in the photo but there is a layer of Iridescent Gold glimmer on top and some gold mica flakes (I have had these literally for YEARS and this maybe the first time I've used them!). The tag is collaged and I have made a charm to clip on the side.

This one meets the requirements for Our Creative Corner challenge - Chipboard (tag is made from chipboard), Angel and Buttons.