A Vintage Journey Challenge- Use a Portrait

A Vintage Journey’s new Challenge- Use a Portrait

Just as it's says, any portrait, any project 

With so many fabulous Vintage Portraits within Tim Holtz product lines I was spoilt for choice

But one of my favourites is the lovely little dog from Tim’s Found Relatives

 I started  by applying modelling paste through Tim’s Latticework stencil to a plain wood frame

Then coloured with Distress Stains, Rusty Hinge, Walnut Stain, Iced Spruce and Stormy Sky

 Finished the edges and sides with distress inks Chipped Sapphire and Walnut Stain

The internal sides were painted with the same colours

 The inside frame was covered with Distress Crackle Paint Vintage Photo left to dry followed by Weathered Wood and wiped back to show through  the base coat

The edges were distressed with Chipped Sapphire and Walnut Stain

 The outer centre die cut Spellbinders Majestic Elements - Marvellous Squares

applied Metal Magic Blue Marble and and Tim Holtz Distress Powder Tea Dye

The inner one was coloured with Distress Stains, Rusty Hinge and Iced Spruce and then applied DecoArt Media Crackle Glaze and Carbon Black Antiquing cream 

The small Infills were coloured with Iced Spruce Distress Stain and Rusty Hinge

The embellishments are from Tim Holtz Key Holes and Ornate Plates which were highlighted with Perfect Pearls Perfect Bronze

I stamped the birds on a wire from Creative Muse and  coloured with Iced Spruce and Walnut Stain distress ink

Assembled with Glossy Accents

I used a section of one of Tim’s Found Relative cards as my portrait

this little pooch reminds me of a dog I used to walk for a friend of my grandmas called Rusty after his great big spot marking just like photo!

I hope you have enjoyed my project, and hope that you take part in the challenge

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Jools : )