My heart has wings

Hello all, I'm back with another eclectic Paperie Design Team piece - showing some of the lovely things you can source at the eclectic Paperie store.  

After the previous mammoth post (though you did seem to really like the project - thank you for all your amazing comments!), I'm offering up a distinctly shorter one today!!

This is a smaller, simpler project too - about as small as they get: 2.5 by 3.5 inches... yup, it's the ATC (haven't tried out the MOO yet... watch this space!).  

And this ATC was inspired partly by the lovely eclectic Paperie goodies I was so thrilled to get to play with, and partly by the Wing It challenge over at Wicked Wednesday.

I'd been coveting the lovely Ranger sticky-back canvas for a long time, so it was wonderful to get to experiment with the ATC sized version.  

I started by sticking it to some thick cardboard to give the ATC a more substantial feel (so easy when all you have to do is peel and stick), and then I stamped the little TH frames, and blended on some Vintage Photo DI.  

I love the textured effect you get from stamping onto canvas, and how blending on the ink highlights the texture even further.

A spritz or two of Heirloom Gold Perfect Pearls Mist gives the background a subtle touch of sparkle.






The beautiful Layered Angel Wings die from Tim Holtz was the next step in the creation.  There's actually a third, larger layer too, but for the ATC size it was a little overwhelming, so I stuck to just two.

They're cut out of Tim Holtz Grungeboard which will stand up to all sorts of painting and inking, and pretty much anything else you want to throw at it.  (I actually cut up a page from a Grungeboard album, rather than a sheet.)  

The wings got a coat of pale acrylic paint; I stamped them with a TH script stamp, using Coffee Archival ink, and then used Vintage Photo Distress Ink to edge and ink them. 

The heart is my very first play with a Wendy Vecchi element... I know, I'm late to the party, but I really love this little heart.  

It had a coat of the paint too, then some gentle highlighting with Vintage Photo DI, and finally a spritz of the Heirloom Gold Mist.  

I love how the mica gleam has settled into the texture of the heart, highlighting the carved look it has, as well as adding that lovely golden lustre.








So that's my ATC for today... I hope it's given you some ideas for playing with some of these lovely products.  If you're tempted enough, you can click straight through from the links below to have a closer look at them.  For now, I'll wish you a wonderful weekend - crafty or otherwise - and look forward to seeing you again soon, either here or elsewhere in Craftyblogland!

I'm entering this in the following:
Wing It over at the Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge Blog
ATCs with Attitude, who are playing Anything Goes

Keep your feet on the ground, but let your heart soar as high as it will.
Arthur Helps

There is no distance too far between friends, for friendship gives wings to the heart.
Kathy Kay Benudiz

Tim Holtz Alterations - Layered Wings Bigz Die

Inksessentials Sticky Back Canvas - 8.5 x 11 - Natural

Wendy Vecchi - Blossom Bucket - Natural Hearts

Grungeboard - Grungebook, 6x6 Square

Distress Ink Pad - Vintage Photo

Archival #0 Pad - Coffee

Perfect Pearls Mists - Heirloom Gold