Whitewashed Dreams

Hello and welcome to the first of a number of scheduled posts as I am now sailing around the west coast of Scotland in (hopefully!) blue skies and calm seas! 

It is the fifth Friday of the month so over at A Vintage Journey we always have an open tag showcase where the Creative Guides share a tag in their own style. It is a great opportunity to just experiment and try new things and I had EVERY intention of doing something very colourful ...... but somehow this happened!

I just can't seem to get away from neutrals and it actually looks whiter than the photo would suggest but the lighting here at the moment is grim with dark skies and lots of rain and wind!

I started with a white washed tag which I overstamped with a woodgrain stamp in light grey. It got a further coat of a watery white chalk paint to tone it down a bit.  I scored along the marks of the stamp to get the "planked" look.  I really love Lynne Moncrieff's Affirmations Stamps which work well on vintage or more contemporary projects.

On a trip to the Mainland recently I managed to get hold of some white resin - it can't be posted here to Shetland (no idea why!) and have had a lovely time playing with all my moulds. I normally use paperclay but I love the sturdiness of the resin and it is easier to apply wax around the edges for a little definition.

So that's my tag! a more colourful one might happen another time!

Do please hop on over to A Vintage Journey to see what the other Creative Guides have created. There are so many different vintage shabby styles amongst us and amazing talent so worth a visit!

As always thank you for joining me and have a lovely weekend.

Jennie x