The Rubber Buggy 'Bikini Tilda'

Hi there & I'm posting for my Saturday spot at The Rubber Buggy Inspiration Blog. I thought I'd ink up my  brand new Bikini Tilda from the new Sea Breeze collection. I used this great sketch from Simply Magnolia & papers from the same Magnolia collection.

 

 

The papers I used are Vintage Summer Roses, Grandpas Rose Garden, from the Sea Breeze collection & New England Wood from Bon Voyage collection. I distressed the edges with Antique Linen and Walnut Stain using a blending tool then scored with the edge of the scissors.

 

 

 

The card blank & Vintage tag eyelet is kraft cardstock & papers are matted onto white Bazzil cardstock. Tim Holtz on the edge scrollwork die has been cut from kraft & distressed with Snow Tex. The bunting (which I have to say is my absolute favourite thing at the mo!) I hand cut & curled around the twine. I then wrapped the twine around my finger & secured the loops with staples.

 

 

The image has been coloured with Tim Holtz Distress Inks on watercolour paper with a (dry) watercolour brush. Stamps around the image are HOTP & LOTV. The topper is mounted on a Spellbinders die that I cut from kraft card, distressed with Picket Fence Distress Stain & threaded with thick twine. I edged the Tilda topper with pearl bead string. The 2 clay corners are handmade with Martha Stewart clay moulds & white air-dry clay.

 

 

Distress Inks:

 

Skin - Tattered Rose, Vintage Photo

Cheeks - Tattered Rose mixed with Aged Mahogony

Hair - Antique Linen, Walnut Stain

Bikini & Flowers red - Aged Mahogony

Highlighted with Sakura Pen-Touch - White

 

 

The swirl above is a Doo Huckey die & the die cut flowers are a Marriane design rolled roses die. Other flowers are mainly Kort & Godt.

 

 

I LOVE making bunting & whilst everyone seems to be out of stock of the lovely Mganolia Doo Hickey bunting dies at the moment - I thought I'd hand cut my own! I left a tab that I curled around the thick twine, then cut little knotches & distressed for a shabby chic look, I then spelled out 'fun' in mini-alphas.

 

 

Above shows the removable Doo Hickey Vintage tag with Tim Holtz stamped sentiment & Blue Moon silver heart charm. Below shows peek of inside! Sentiment is from HOTP CD-rom.

 

 

Suggestions for Rubber Buggy Products:

 

Bikini Tilda

12x12 Vintage Summer Roses

12x12 Grandpa's Rose Garden

12x12 New England Wood

Doo Hickey dies

Distress Inks

Blue Moon heart charms

Bakers Twine

Flowers & berries

Pearl bead string

Lace

Flat back jewels

 

I'd like to enter into the following challenges:

 

Simply Magnolia - Sketch

The Ribbon Girl - A touch of red 

 Bunny Zoes - BINGO (Top row - ribbon or lace, die cuts, tag)