Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Two for Tuesday Blog Hop with Altered Pages & Pink Persimmon

Hello everyone, and welcome to the Two for Tuesday Blog Hop.  This month, we are teaming up with a wonderful stamp company, Pink Persimmon.  I selected this wonderful sewing themed stamp because I love collecting vintage sewing tools and sewing themed ephemera.  It is about the size of an ATC, so it is perfect for my project today.  So, I decided to make a sewing themed matchbook style mini book, using Altered Pages collage images and this stamp.






After stamping the image directly onto various collage images, I then adhered them to stronger card stock, cut them out, and inserted them into the bottom of the matchbook  Here is a close-up of each page inside the book.



Inside matchbook
To finish off, I added a tiny dress form, some bling, and distress inked the edges.  Then I 
tied Sunflower ribbon around top and pinned sewing machine charm to ribbon knot.


Supplies used:

Altered Pages Collage SheetsAP-649 Vintage Sewing Trade Cards (roses, girl & pup, mother & daughter sewing, frowning girl, toddler); AP-468 Antique Sewing (ladies sewing, sewing machine, scissors)  (printed on Astroparche paper)
Burgundy/tan card stock (Nostalgiques-EK Success)
Lasercut doilies (Gina's Designs)
Archival black ink pad
Sunflower rumple ribbon

Hope you enjoyed my vintage matchbook project today.  Wouldn't this make an awesome ATC holder?  And thanks to Pink Persimmon for sponsoring us this month.  I absolutely love this particular stamp image.  It lends itself to so many possibilities.  So be sure to go on over to both Altered Pages and  Pink Persimmon for all of your art needs.

Don't go anywhere though, there are more projects for you to enjoy from the rest of the team.  Here are the links to help you find your way.
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Thanks for stopping by, and have a wonderful, creative week.

Hugs,
Barbara

17 comments:

  1. This is stunning Barbara, such a wonderful idea and fabulous use of your stamps with the beautiful collage images. xx

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  2. This is such a fantastic idea! The Pink Persimmon Stamp is perfect for this use. Love all your additions and colors too!

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  3. So pretty! I really like how you stamped directly on the collage images!

    :)

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  4. Very pretty Barbara. I agree with Trisha...love the stamping right on the collage image. I also love the use of color...very warm and vintagey (is that a word...guess it is now). Great job!

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  5. As always, your work is just superlative. This is enchanting - and I've heard of matchbook albums, but never really knew what they were - glad to find out! I really like the way you've incorporated the collage elements and stamping into one cohesive image - lovely!
    Wonderful work!

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  6. I have never seen anything like this before! Such great inspiration!

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  7. Love it! Great Matchbook! Always inspiring Barbara!

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  8. It would definitely be an AMAZING ATC holder!! That is beautiful!!!
    xxDaniella

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  9. OH MY GOSH!!! HOW CUTE is your matchbook!!!! I love the snaps! Great work!

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  10. So cute! This would be a wonderful way to store my sewing needles for different projects, maybe they wouldn't get lost or stepped on in the carpet! I'l love to make something like this. Thank you for sharing.

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  11. Oh I just love this matchbook!

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  12. I love the idea of putting the similar designs in a match book cover. I have a couple of match books, but didn't know what to do with them.

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  13. These are adorable. The distressed look really suits the stamps and the match book is so much fun!

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    1. Thanks so much, WhoMom. You are so kind and I am glad you enjoyed my project.

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