A ThingyWotsit...

...for the life of me, I cannot think of a name for this piece... I am sure that the style has some kind of proper name but.. I don't know what that is so.. it is... a thingywotsit! *which is the word I always use if I lose my train of thought... happens regularly lol*


So, I have had that Cabinet Card Alterations die in my collection for several hundred years and have still not used it... how very remiss of me! I was perusing my Alterations collection yesterday and spotted said Cabinet Card and made an exekertive decision to use it... right there and then. So I did! I cut several "frames" from cream cardstock - I have got the main die and the Movers and Shapers one that fits into the middle... making the frame cutting simples. I cut one frame from Crowded Attic paper and the back piece from the same paper - tis the one with the map - one of my faves! Next I glued the back to another back cut from cream card - making it sturdy and did the same with the front frame. Including the back and front there are 6 layers in total.


Next I cut some tickets, styled labels, mini Cogs/Gears and the mini Jalopy - all from cream cardstock and all Movers & Shapers dies. That little Jalopy... tooo cute! I smooshed a wash of Old Paper Stain over the front and back pieces... as soon as the Stain was on the paper I gave it a soaking with water, this just dulls the print down ever so slightly. Next I went in with Frayed Burlap DI and blended it all over the frames that are sandwiched in the middle (I know you can't really see them but I wanted it all to tone together) I used more Old Paper Stain for the tickets and label and then edged them with more Frayed Burlap (tis top of my fave colours at the moment!)


The tickets and label were stamped using Jet Black & Vermillion Archival ink... the little sayings for the tickets were stamped twice, once onto the ticket and then onto scrap in Vermillion, cutting out the main words and popping them onto 3D foam just makes them pop a bit more. The Jalopy was treated to a good coat of Black Soot Distress Embossing Powders so it is rough looking... as were the Cogs... but for those I coloured with Black Soot DI and then embossed with Vintage Photo Distress powder. Then... I pilfered a bit of packaging from some Grungeboard... and cut it into strips and glued these to the backs of the tickets and labels...



Once I had the components all ready, I started layering up the frames... and bobbed the strips of packaging in between the layers... so these are all "floating" and can all be moved about until they are where you want them... meaning you can change your mind so the ticket/label which is your fave can be put towards the front... and moved back again. The embellies are a mix of Idea-ology and charms I have in my stash... check out the mini Eiffel Tower and the ickle Penny Farthing... too cute! The finishing touch is my latest ... ahem... aquisition (!) I was mooching around that famous auction site the other week and spotted this really old date stamp (well, not that old cos it is 1972 onwards... but you know what I mean...) anyways.. I used Vermillion archival to stamp the dates... I like how they look like they are part of the paper design... a happy accident!




Anyways... I think that is it for how I made it. I am still non the wiser for a name for it. Any suggestions gratefully accepted! I had thought about popping it onto a card but when I held it up to one it looked a bit daft... so I just cut out an easel stand and stuck that on the back... a stand alone thingywotsit! Right... stuff to do... namely samples for the shows next Thursday... the old war wound is having a right old flare up at the moment so I am taking it easy... or at least... trying to! Thanks for looking!! TTFN...

Hels x

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