Tuesday 22 September 2009

Sepia travel themed mini suitcase for Tuesday Taggers



The Stamp Man is sponsoring the Tuesday Taggers Challenge this week and I couldn't pass the chance of joining in with this theme, it had my name on it!! SEPIA!


It gave me a good excuse to get my suitcase out... no I'm not going anywhere... it's one of those mini ones I posted about previously.

Apart from decorating the suitcase with lots of travel stickers, I made a double-sided mini concertina book to go inside. There are 11 panels each side, 22 atc(ish) sized pages. I left a blank page on each side for notes or a greeting. I had intended it to have 10 panels but thought it would be nice to have somewhere to write in it too. I have just shown a selection of the pages here, I don't want you nodding off half way through the photos!! I will post more photo's in a separate post that will be at the end of this one so I don't bore you with too much detail here. I also have one of the pink cases that I will do a similiar idea with another time, but with a different theme. I have really enjoyed this project....

The main colouring is from using various pieces of card/paper I have made with Moonshadow inks. I used rubber stamps, stickers, rub-ons, mini postcards, printed word papers, brass charms, and even managed to fit in a bit of Cuttlebugging too.




I made the actual base concertina from the paper we have in our concertina card packs which starts as a metre long piece. I didn't want to leave it white so I used Ranger's Tea Dye Distress ink for a sepia look. I made all the separate panels then laid them all out on the paper before deciding the order I wanted to place them, so that similiar panels were not next to each other.




I made some tags to adorn the handle that are attached with gold jump rings, one is a suitcase brass charm, another is a tiny tag decorated with a cigar label and a TH discover word bubble. The 3 metal dog tags have a separate word on each, saying 'pick a place'. As these were silver metal and I wanted gold/copper, I used alcohol inks on them which toned them down alot.

If you'd like to join in the challenge too, I know you will be most welcome, so visit the Tuesday Taggers blog for the info.

Jill

10 comments:

  1. Really brilliant work Jill.love it
    debbie xxx

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  2. Jill, this is fabulous. My favourite sort of stuff!

    Lesley Xx

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  3. Jill - This is fabulous ... I have a half finished mini suitcase ... not in your league ... but you may have just spurred me along to get it finished :0)

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  4. Thanks so much for playing along with the theme this week Jill this project is really beautiful - I love all the different elements you have added and all the techniques - Thanks for sponsoring Tuesday tagges again too xx Janet

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  5. Wow, thanks for all your lovely comments! I really enjoyed making this, definitely my sort of thing.

    Janet, I used lots of different elements, many that I have been stroking for a while, I finally gave in and used them:)) Part of the fun was finding the bits in my stash and collecting them up in the case ready to make it. I had loads of other bits and pieces I was going to use that I didn't have room for, maybe on the next one!

    Thank you

    Jill x

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  6. Jill this is FAB!!! And the suitcase even has a little pocket just like a real suitcase! I can see you selling out of these little cases ;) Love, love, love the tag book that goes inside :)

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  7. I absolutely love it.

    I use my little suitcases that I have to store jewellery in.. lol.. me thinks that I will have to change what's inside them and make little mini albums.. with dogs on of course!

    Love n hugs.
    Jo xx

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  8. Jill this is soooo wonderful! A work of Art! I love everything about it and admire the skill in making it. Thanks for making so much effort for Tuesday Taggers and for sponsoring another challenge.
    x Michelle

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  9. Really love the project it's really special Bee

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