...around the Cities of the World ;-).
Our fabulous Team of Stamping Fashionettes is taking you all around the Globe... visit their gorgeous creations and be inspired!
Join our creative journey but please remember, we have a passion for traditional stamping so your project must feature it in its full glory - no digi stamps allowed!
For those brave crafty travellers our lovely Marina from Cottage Crafts again prepared a winning prize!
Well, I'm taking you to one of the most majestic cities in the world - London, UK!
Here's a lovely photo from the Cupcake Craft challenge that I used as my inspiration:
I've made a London themed bunting ;-). I started of with card recycled from a ready meal box, which was die cut with Spellbinders bunting dies - my recent purchase at Ally Pally.
The panels were decoupaged with printed serviettes - my favourite technique at the moment. TOP TIP: Printed dinner napkins/serviettes are perfect for decoupage and are relatively inexpensive. Keep your eyes wide open, in shops, restaurants, friends' homes... you never know - you might spot a real beauty there!
I found the Union Jack serviettes in Tesco and the Queen's guards were picked up in a garden centre :-).
The stamps are a collection of Artistic Outpost (which I bought from Happy Daze), Crafty Individuals and Tim Holtz stamps. The stamped panels were distressed with coffee splatters, distress inks and lots of wrinkling.
The bunting panels were then decoupaged with little flowers which I cut out from printed serviettes. Then I finished it all with a layer of decoupage medium and the bunting was ready for display!
There you are - my second project celebrating all things British and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee! And it's to you liking and you'd like to be its proud owner - it is now available in my Etsy shop :-)
And in case you missed my yesterday's post - click here to find out about my new initiative - Blog Candy Cauldron.
Thanks for visiting and your sweet comments :-). Happy Sunday everyone!
Big hugs
Challenges for this project:
Artistic Outpost May challenge - Travel
Cupcake Craft Challenges #190 - Best of British photo inspiration
Happy Daze Design Team - May Queen
The Stamp Man challenge - Your favourite technique
One Stop Craft Challenge #181 - Celebrations
Aud Sentiments #53 - Anything goes
Paper Crafting Journey #8 - Vintage
Frilly and Funkie Challenge Blog - Alter it
Truly Scrumptious #79 - Distressing and die cuts
Deep Ocean Challenge Blog #24 - Die cuts
Tip Top Tuesday #75 - Anything but a card
The Cheerful Stamp Pad #41 - Time for the Queen's Tea
Make it Monday #87 - Anything goes
Pan Pastel UK #17 - Anything goes
Mishelflo's Monthly Challenge #1 - Celebration
54 comments:
The mixture of brights with vintage is a winner! I love the completed banner..fun! Thank you so much for playing along with us at Frilly & Funkie!
Oh Joanna! This is a knockout! So gorgeous. Wishing you great success with your Etsy Shop. Best Wishes, Yvonne
Fantastic Banners. I saw this on MIM..Loz
Hi Joanna, absolutely gorgeous bunting, such a fab idea and I love the contrast between the beautiful decoupaged napkins and the vintage stamping. Terrific, have a lovely day & enjoy the weekend. xx
You really do have some fabulous ideas Joanna and your bunting is just amazing. Love the use of the napkins (I nearly bought these too!) and the stamping and embellishing is gorgeous.
Hope you're having a lovely weekend.
Hugs, Fliss xx
What a creative mind Joanna your bunting is just perfect.
Hugs Shirley x x
Gorgeous bunting, they are all so interesting. Love the colour combination
Yvonne x
Love your flags!
Wow this is amazing, I love a bit of bunting! Thanks for joining in with the Truly Scrumptious Challenge!
Love Beth xx
Wow Joanna what a gorgeous project and such a clever idea to use napkins. Your bunting looks stunning
Claire xx
Hi Joanna...you can have these hanging in your home all year! What a brilliant idea! I sat and looked at these for ages, each bunting with something totally different on it from the rest ~ so very interesting.
Dot x
Joanna, such a fantastic idea, all the banners are wonderful, great use of the napkins.
Wowwwwwwwww Joanna this is a great project
Love it very much
Greetings Janny
Pięknie Asia :) Stemple prezentują się wspaniale. ps. w Londynie tak nie pada jak to się utarło ;)
Woo hoo Joanna, what a fantastic project and you have given me inspiration to make mine for a party we will be having. You have done a magnificent job with the napkins and then the additional stamped images are inspirational. I love it.
hugs {brenda} xox
Hi Joanna, this is a fabulous idea, love your bunting! So much interest with each banner, love all the images you have used.
Have a great weekend.
Avril xx
Fabulous project Joanna, love how you've incorporated the napkins and the stamping is gorgeous. Sue C x
Hi Joanna
A very patriotic idea to go hand in hand with your patriotic stamping theme.
A wonderful idea and so much detail on each section.
Wishes
Lynne
This is a fabulous banner and beautifully done ... BTW my tins were bought here from a charity shop that had a lot of brand new vintage tins in ... These were £2.49 each!
What a fabulous project Joanna, I LOVE your bunting! Such creativity, great details! Very British... perfect for my challenge at Cupcake! Thanks for joining in, Shelly x
lovely, thank you for uploading to the Happy Daze Challenge. X
Loving your beautiful bunting and perfect for the Jubilee celebrations. Thank you for playing along with us at Happy Daze. Annette x
Fabulous bunting, wonderful details. Thank you for joining the Cheerful Stamp Pad challenge.
Wow! This is really stunning bunting! It's so beautiful, I love those gorgeous stamped images. Thank you so much for joining in with the PanPastel challenge blog
Lindsay xx
This is fantastic. Love the vintage looking banner with all its details. Saw you on MIM and had to come in for a closer look. Glad I did. TFS. Bettina xx
This is just brilliant!!!! Love it
Thanks for playing along with MMC
Anne x
Really lovely Bunting, very Vintage and Patriotic:)
Thanks for joining in at Mishelflo's Monthly Challenge Blog and Good Luck!
michelle x
wow, this is gorgeous, I may have to have thoseSpellbinders banners.....lol...I have the regulare ones, but totally luv the scalloped ones! Hope you have a wonderful week!
enjoy *~*
ooh gorgeous! what a delightful entry for the cheerful stamp pad's "time for the queen's tea"! thanks for joining us. xo
You did a wonderful job on your bunting and it is perfect for "Time for the Queen's Tea" at the Cheerful Stamp Pad. I hope you will come back often.
Śliczna girlanda :)
oh wow what a briliant idea,oh I just adore this,I just love vintage,and these buntings,are just stunning,really love the designs,so clever bless you for playing at MMC this month,hugs Cherylxxxxx
LOVE your DT piece, gorgeous idea to do decoupage with napkins!
xxx Ellie xxx
Superb and refreshing idea! Love the clever way you used napkins!!
Thank you so much for joining in our challenge at Top Tip Tuesday too. :)
Wonderful banner - fab use of the AO images! Love your coordinating papers too! Thanks for playing along with us at Artistic Outpost!
your bunting is absolutely gorgeous I love it
carol x
I did a quick search on pinterest and found this puzzle mixed media instruction - it isn't the one I was referring to. I'll need to dig a little deeper.
http://pinterest.com/pin/88805423872265318/
Hugs,
Kay
Here it is.
http://pinterest.com/pin/23714335508084230/
It's in my board "Craft Love."
Hugs,
Kay
Świetny pomysł i super wykonanie :)
A zastanawiałam się niedawno, do czego mogą posłużyć te trójkątne wykrojniki ;)
Wow, these are gorgeous Joanna! I love the vintage feel to them and such beautiful backgrounds and images.
Maria x
oh wow i just love your bunting its so clever,im also a new follower as i love your blog,,thanks for joining us at MMC this month and goodluck xx
Gorgeous creation hun. Thanks for joining us at the OSCC this week. luv gina xx
What gorgeous bunting - love it!
Thanks for joining in with us over at Top Tip Tuesday - don't forget to share a Top Tip with us next time to be in the running for our Top Tipper Prize too!
Carol x
Oh what fab pennants design. Love the vintage colours. Thanks for playing at Top Tip Tuesday and good luck. Hope to see you back tuesday for another challenge. Bettina xx
Oh my stars.. So many yummy layers my friend. I really do love this. Hope all is well..
Hugs~
GORGEOUS!... as always, thanks so much for joining in with us at Happy Daze Joanna.
Hope the sun is shining for you.
Sam x
Joanna, how special and lovely is this banner! Love how you put this all together with so many fabulous layers! Beautiful!
Beautiful creation, thanks for joining us at Aud Sentiments this time. Carol DT x
Your bunting is absolutely gorgeous. There is so much to look at and who'd have thought they were serviettes.
Thanks so much for sharing it with us at The Stampman this time.
Hugs Lisax
What a great adornment for your walls! Love the banner, and the color contrast is superb. Thanks for joining us at Frilly & Funkie this week!
What an absolutely terrific project. Love the colors and the design. And love seeing what you have done with the Artistic Outpost stamps! What a terrific piece of art you now have to hang on your wall! So happy to have you joining in the fun with us this time for our Alter It! project at Frilly and Funkie!
Hugs,
Linda
Fabulous Bunting! wow!! love the vintage feel too! and Great Tip too, Thanks for entering Top Tip Tuesday this time with your Tip
hugs Samantha :0)
I love your project and there's so much eye candy to this one. It also makes one amazing salute to the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Long live the Queen!! Those stamps are a real must have and their on my shopping list. :)
Just me back again Joanna to say thanks for linking this stunning banner to the Stamp Man's favourite technique challenge.
hugs {brenda} xox
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