Artist Trading Block by Susanne Rose


It's my day today as a guest designer on the Rubber Dance blog! My name is Susanne Rose and I am from Germany. I'm very happy to share with you my Artist Trading Block today. I used the Travel stamp set to create it. I really love the Rubber Dance stamps! They are high quality and so versatile!

Here's the tutorial on how I created the Block. There are also more close ups at the end of this post.

First of all you need two pieces of craft cardstock that measure  8 1/2 inch by 2 1/2 inch.
You need to score both of them at:  1/2", 3", 5 1/2", 8".

Before the block will be build it needs to be painted and stamped. I started with an irregular  layer of gesso.

After this is dry I paint with my Gelato® Chocolate and blend the color with my finger.

Before I start stamping I distress my background using a stencil (Tim Holtz Speckles) and a baby wipe. On the areas covered with gesso the Gelato color will come off if you wipe with the baby wipe through the stencil. After that I started stamping with Archival Ink Coffee.

After I colored with some Distress Inks I put the block together.

I fuzzy cut the compass, colored it with Distress Ink Mustard Seed and added some golden Stickles. The flowers are dies from Marianne Design.
 





I hope like the ATB. I'd be happy if you'd also visit my blog.

See you next time,
Susanne.

To find the Travel stamps used for this project, go to this page: http://rubberdance.com/travel.html

Comments

Majo said…
Love it, so very, very vintage!
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Anonymous said…
Oh I love this one! Very cool vintage style!
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Bibi Lindahl said…
Absolutely gorgeous!!! Thank you so much, Susanne! The instructions are so easy to follow - thank you for sharing those with us. Wonderful ATB!! :-)))
xox
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Cataleya said…
WOW!!! Susanne, it's so beautiful!!!
~Olga Kovalchuk
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Susanne Rose said…
Thank you very much!
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Ashley H said…
Wow really neat! Sounds like something easy enough that *I* could do it - thanks for explaining it so well. & I like the fussy cutting too - I don't do that often enough!
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Steph Ackerman said…
This is gorgeous. Love all the details.
Thursday, September 11, 2014
TwinkleToes2day said…
Excellent ATB and excellent instructions. So easy, even I could do it. Many thanks for sharing :D
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Unknown said…
Fabulous! I adore that background technique - I might be borrowing that idea! This stamp set is wonderful and you have shown it off beautifully. I need this die now LOL x
Saturday, September 13, 2014
Irit Shalom said…
Fantastic ATB! Love it a LOT!
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Susanne Rose said…
Thanks for your lovely comments!
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
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