AALL & Create: Vintage Sewing

Hello 

 For my Guest DT project at AALL & Create this week I have made a mini book featuring the beautiful vintage stamps by Tracy Evans. I have added lace, pearls and embroidery floss as embellishments. I also did some wonky hand and machine stitching.

Here is the front cover. Washi tape, lace and ribbon trim, pearls and stencilled sparkle paste add texture nd dimension throughout the booklet. The book closes with some ribbon trim toed in a bow:

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The pages were mounted onto black card. Fussy cut focal images were adhered on top of the stamped images to add contrast:

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I added cross stitches over the sentiment and wonky hand stitching holding the lace in position. The buttons have embroidery thread stitched threw the holes and the bobbin has thread wound around it.  The scissors and thimble are coated with glossy accents.

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Fussy cut images are placed on top of stamped images. Scissors and thimble are cut from coloured card and clear embossed.

My process: 

I made the backgrounds by smooshing, dabbing and dipping white card into Distress Oxides:

I machine stitched around the edges of the coloured card:

I stamped images from # 396 Sewing Forever and elements from #399. I also stamped the focal ladies from #396 onto white card and fussy cut them:

I stamped #262 Mesh with Versafine ink and used Distress Glaze in Antique Linen to add texture to the background. I also stamped and fussy cut several thimbles, scissors, bobbins and buttons from # 439 Sewing Kit.

Stamps Used: (all designed b Tracy Evans)

#262 Mesh

#396 Sewing Forever

#399 Framework Elements

#438 Ephemera Digits

#439 Sewing Kit

Stencils Used:

#39 Lotza Dots - Autour de Mwa

#100 Nodes - Autour de Mwa

Washi Used: #12 - Tracy Evans

To see the stamps, stencils and dies used, please visit

AALL & Create Boutique. 

A list of stockists can be found here.

You'll find lots of inspiration on the 

AALL & Create Facebook Page, the AALL & Create Fanatics Facebook Page and on Instagram

That's all for now.

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

* Creative Moments #204 AG 20/12

* A Perfect Time to Craft #12 AG 27/12

* Crafty Creations #416 AG 30/12

* A Bit More Time to Craft 130 AG 30/12

* Corrosive Challenges Dec AG 31/12

* Lets Craft and Create #166 AG 31/12

* Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday AG DEC 31/12 Top 3

* 613 Avenue Create Dec AG 31/12 

* A Place to Start Anything Vintage 03/01 TOP SPROUT

Creative Crafters #35 08/01

World Wide Open DT Challenge Jan 12/01

Creations in Pink #29 Mainly Pink 14/01