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Hello! I can't believe that I'm finally getting to play along in an E-Team Picks challenge! This month Tracy is our hostess and we're to RECYCLE! I love to recycle!
I didn't have to go far to figure out what to use on my journal page. How about the label from a wine bottle! I have plenty of them!
Here's a look at my finished page:
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Now let me take you on the long road to how I got there!
I started by covering my page with Mustard Seed Distress Paint. I used the paint instead of the ink because I like the striations I get with the paint. It didn't matter that I was going to cover them all up…didn't exactly know that at the time. Next I stamped a saying and a background in Versamark ink and clear embossed it. (You can click on any of the photos to see them full size.)
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Then I printed out an image of a wine bottle onto copy paper and cut out the bottle using a craft knife.
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I used the reverse mask to sponge 3 different shades of purple ink (listed in the supplies section) onto my page.
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I attached my wine label using Studio Matte Multi-Medium and coated the top of it as well. Then I started stenciling on several designs using stencils and Distress inks and even sponged around the edges of the page.
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And I hated how it looked. It was so mono-chromatic with limited dimension. Even after I'd slathered some embossing paste along the top and bottom edges.
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So I decided to make another wine bottle on some multi-media paper using the same mask I had created and the same purple inks. I sponged them on then spritzed it with water.
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I stenciled some numbers onto the bottle and I cut it out and mounted it onto the page with some foam mounting tape.
I printed out my saying onto some more multi-media paper and cut it into a flag shape. It was also mounted using foam mounting tape. I added an enamel dot.
Now I'm happy with how it looks. I think it has just enough color variation and enough texture and dimension as well.
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I hope you enjoyed reading about the process. Be sure to check out all the projects from the rest of the E-Team! You can get all the links at the eclectic Paperie blog. And we REALLY hope you'll play along with us!
Thanks for stopping by today! Now I think I'll go have some of that wine!
