A Vintage Journey Guest Designer-- Rusted Porcelain

Hello, friends!  Today I am honored to be invited back as Guest Designer at A Vintage Journey. The theme this month is to use the contents of the Creative Guide's Travel Bag which consists of a Substrate-board, a Main Color-lilac or pale purple,  a Technique-rust effects, and a Product-metal. I decided to make a tag using some rust techniques I was working on. I was hoping to get a look of rusted porcelain, and pretty happy with my outcome.

I started by using my Tim Holtz Tag and Bookplate die to cut the cardboard from a steno pad backing.  I added some torn vintage book pagees and gesso and colored it using Shaded Lilac, Wilted Violet and Rusty Hinge Distress paints.  I added Glass Bead Gel and DecoArt Crackle Glaze and allowed to dry over night.I applied DecoArt Raw Umber Antiquing Cream to the crackled area and wiped off with a paper towel to allow the cracks to show.

To get the rusted look, I dabbed on Rusty Hinge and added a little Walnut Stain Distress paint, then dried. After that, a dab of DecoArt Media Quinacridone Gold paint and DecoArt Americana Cadmium Orange, followed by Ginger alcohol ink. It was too glossy, so I painted on DecoArt Dura Clear Ultra Matte Varnish.  Once this dried, I patted on a little more Walnut Stain paint. I added some stamping using Tim Holtz Attic Treasures in Potting Soil Archival ink. It was a too dark, so I patted on Picket Fence Distress stain with a cosmetic sponge to lighten the stamping a bit. I blended on Ground Expresso Distress ink, spritz and flicked, and dried.  I painted over the crackle with Ultra Matte varnish to take back the gloss.

The silver metal flower from my stash was given the same rust treatment.  I layered up two of the butterflies from Tim Holtz' Butterfly Duo.  I added Rusty Hinge Distress paint and spritzed with water before embossing with the enclosed embossing folder, then proceeded with the same rusting technique as used on the tag and flower. The rusty nail is authentic and from my stash--isn't it grungy???

The rusty chicken wire is left over from a previous project and is made using Tim Holtz Mixed Media Thinlits and "rusted" with a homemade concoction of powders and embossing puffs.

To balance out all those hard surfaces, I added a little hand dyed vintage trim and seam binding.  I used Distress sprays in Wilted Violet and Ground Expresso to color them.

Here's what my finished tag looked like, but I felt like it needed a little something, so I added "rusted steel" backing. I thought it balanced that tiny piece of "chicken wire".  It's actually some cardboard packing material I found in the trash. To make the crusty rust, I swiped on Soft Gel Medium and sprinkled it with a mix of cinnamon and instant coffee.

I would like to enter my tag into the following inspiring challenges:

-Mixed Media Place Creative Gym # 17 Coffee
SanDee and Amelie's Steampunk Challenge March 2016 Anything Goes Steampunk/Industrial
Our Creative Corner The Return of the Challenge Oct. 2014 Go Rustic!
Word Art Wednesday Challenge # 221 Anything Goes
Die Cut Divas Something Spring I used a Tim Holtz Butterfly Duo die.
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Make Your Own Background
Time Out Challenge # 51/ 2nd Birthday Easter and/or Spring I'm thinking butterfly against a spring sky.
Country View Challenges March Industrial
Creative Artiste Challenge 12 Anything Goes
Card and Scrap Challenge # 113 Shabby Chic/Vintage
-Altered Eclectics March Altered cardboard from steno pad, waste packaging and packing material, trim and metal piece from my stash.
Through The Craft Room Door Challenge March 8-14, 2016

Scrapy Land Challenge #37 Anything Goes I used 3 different Sizzix dies.
Craft Stamper Make It Take It Challenge March Anything Goes I used Tim Holtz Attic Treasures stamps on my background.

Thank you for stopping by today and for all your wonderful comments!  I read and appreciate each and every one of them!

Hugs and Blessings!

Sara Emily