Rustic Flower Pots

 

 Yes! It's more pots for my fake plants! 😄 I love Lamb's Ear and found these lovely fake ones at Hobby Lobby with a matching wreath for my door, so I needed more pots to "plant" them in. I figured I'd use some of the new number stencils from Tim Holtz and Stampers Anonymous to make some rustic, kind of industrial feeling pots.

 

I began by using my fingers to cover the outsides of three terra cotta pots (without lips) with Distress Opaque Grit Paste. The coverage does not need to be even. You can paint the pots first, but I wanted to leave it so some of the terra cotta color showed through the gesso in the grit paste.

 

Let the first layer of Grit Paste dry, then using the stencils and a palette knife, add the abbreviation no. and a number on each pot. I did this very thick and not smooth to add to the rustic look.

 

Once all of the grit paste is completely dry (I just let them sit overnight) use a detail paint brush to paint the letters and numbers. I used Stormy Sky on the letters and Hickory Smoke on the numbers.

 

Before the paint completely dries, use a paper towel or inky binky to soak off some of the color so it looks old and faded. Then let dry completely. Once it is dry, cover the entire piece with Distress Collage Medium Matte. Let dry completely again.

Once the Collage Medium is dry, use a Distress Crayon to go around the top and bottom of the pots and to go around the letters and numbers. Rub it in with a slightly damp finger to add age and "industrial gunk" to the pots.

Once completed, add foam, moss, and fake plants and you are ready to add them to your book cases, shelves and table tops.

These pots were not difficult to make, and I love the bit rustic industrial charm they add to my house.

Have a crafty day!

Tami

I am an affiliate with Simon Says Stamp and Scrapbook.com so the links below send you to one of those stores depending on which logo you choose.  If you wish to purchase something from either store and use one of my links below, I get a small percentage of your order, at no additional cost to you. This helps me to defray the costs of this blog, the time, the ideas and tutorials I post here. 

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Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous June 2022 Release

 

If you are here right now I'm sure it is because you are excited about the new Stamps and Stencils from Tim Holtz and Stampers Anonymous. Hooray for new stamps and stencils! I love that Tim mixes inspiration from the makers with inspiration from his demos all in one live. So good.

 

I will be posting tutorials for my cards from the live this week. These two cards above are the same basic technique, just different colors.

As Tim pointed out in the live, I was on an Iron-ff faux batik kick....ok, who am I fooling....it is hand's down my favorite stamping technique of all time. I didn't realize it went all the way back to the Carol Duvall days though. I love me some Carol Duvall and even went to a taping decades ago. I learned this technique from Jennifer McGuire 2-3 years ago and have been obsessed with it ever since. 😂 

Several people asked for tutorials on the Iron-off technique, and I would say that Jennifer McGuire is the queen of tutorials. I will make this one as a video to show how I did the whole thing, including the iron-off.

Until then, this card uses watercolor stamping and faux batik iron-off. I posted a tutorial on this earlier last week, so if you want to check it out here: You will see how I did it. 

Also, check out some of my first Iron-off cards here and here for the technique.

 

I also already posted the tutorial for making these decorative pots for my fake plants using the new stencils. You can see it here.

 

Stay tuned this week for more inspiration! I'll be posting tutorials for the cards above and some all new things I haven't shared yet.

Thanks you so much for stopping by. I truly appreciate your support!

Have a crafty day!

Tami

I am an affiliate with Simon Says Stamp and Scrapbook.com so the links below send you to one of those stores depending on which logo you choose.  If you wish to purchase something from either store and use one of my links below, I get a small percentage of your order, at no additional cost to you. This helps me to defray the costs of this blog, the time, the ideas and tutorials I post here. 

Your help is greatly appreciated! Thank you!

 

 

Stencils Aren't Just for Cards

 Lately I have been on a fake plant kick. I just can't get enough fake plants. They are like cats for me. I brought one home and now I can't stop. LOL

Anyway, I was looking for some really cute pots to put them in and they were kind of expensive. So I decided to make my own using the new stencils from Tim Holtz and Stampers Anonymous. ?Here is a quick photo tutorial for making these very quick decorative pots.

 Start with some Idea-ology Collage Paper. This can be any paper you have. I just grabbed Botanical because it was close at hand. Then get the Distress Transluscent Texture Paste and while you are at it, get some Distress Embossing Glazes ready too. Choose a few stencils I used the three new stencils from Tim and Stampers for these projects in large and mini.

 

Put a thin layer of the Translucent Texture Paste through the stencil and sprinkle it with Distress Embossing Glaze immedialey after. Then let it dry naturally. Now you can use one color as I did here, or you can mix colors as I did on the smaller pots. For those I used Speckled Egg, Villainous Potion, Peeled Paint and Hickory Smoke. Once the texture paste is completely dry, you can heat emboss it and make it turn a cool glossy color that shows the text of the Collage Paper through it.

Put a layer of Picket Fence Distress Paint on the pots you are going to decorate. Let it dry.

 

You need to trim the embossed Collage Paper into strips as wide as the lip of the pots. Then apply it to the lip with Distress Collage Medium. It should look a little like tile work on the lip of the pot.

I loved how it looked when I was finished, but I wanted it to feel a little less shiny, so I added a watered down coat of Picket Fence Distress Paint to the pots and gently wiped it off the embossed areas so the color, texture and print showed through but it was a tiny bit muted.

 

To finish them off, I added some floral foam in each pot, covered it with moss and and added a fake plant or succulent. I have these on my bookshelves tucked in with  books and bits of my art work.

 

I am loving the new plants and how they add a bit of fresh, greenery to my home without all the work and without being a hazard to my cats.

 

 So now my new plant collection is on par with my cat collection. 😁

 

I do hope this tutorial sparked some ideas for using stencils, texture pastes and Distress Embossing Glazes for more than papercrafts.

Thanks you so much for stopping by. I truly appreciate your support!

Have a crafty day!

Tami

I am an affiliate with Simon Says Stamp and Scrapbook.com so the links below send you to one of those stores depending on which logo you choose.  If you wish to purchase something from either store and use one of my links below, I get a small percentage of your order, at no additional cost to you. This helps me to defray the costs of this blog, the time, the ideas and tutorials I post here. 

Your help is greatly appreciated! Thank you!

Be Fearless - Stampers Anonymous

 I'm sure if you are here that you have already heard the exciting news! New stamps and stencils from Tim Holtz and Stampers Anonymous are available for pre-order now! Click one of the links below to get yours today.

 

To make this card I stamped the smaller butterfly and text stamp from the Botanic Collage CMS447 set in Distress Clear Embossing Ink on Distress Water Color Cardstock twice, then covered it in clear embossing powder. I used a blending tool to color the paper, sprayed it with water and let it dry naturally. 

Once it was dry, I covered it with a scrap piece of paper and ironed the clear embossing off of the watercolor paper. I cut one of the butterflies out and then trimmed the other with a Deckle Trimmer.

 

Sew around the outside edge of the stamp. Add a foam dot or piece of chipboard behind the cut butterfly and attach it over the trimmed stamped piece so it has some dimension.

To make the background, apply Salvaged Patina, Salt Water Taffy, and Squeezed Lemonade to the Bubbles CMS449 stamp. Spray it with water before stamping it onto Distress Watercolor Cardstock. Trim it with a Deckle Trimmer and attach to a while card base. Be sure to sew around the edge if desired.

Stamp a sentiment on one of the scrap pieces  using the Noteworthy, CMS446 set. swe it along the bottom right edge.

There you go. It's a quick, simple card to make using the beautiful new stamps from Tim Holtz and Stampers Anonymous!

Thanks you so much for stopping by. I truly appreciate your support!

Have a crafty day!

Tami

I am an affiliate with Simon Says Stamp and Scrapbook.com so the links below send you to one of those stores depending on which logo you choose.  If you wish to purchase something from either store and use one of my links below, I get a small percentage of your order, at no additional cost to you. This helps me to defray the costs of this blog, the time, the ideas and tutorials I post here. 

Your help is greatly appreciated! Thank you!