Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Extra! Extra! Sensational Paperboy Plate Released by Artistic Outpost


Today I'm honored to be taking part in the sensational February release for Artistic Outpost featuring amazing vintage photographs of "newsies" that were used as the inspiration for Artistic Outpost's newest release, Paperboy.  I am totally in love with this new plate so get ready because you will be seeing lots of samples from me putting it to use!
This collection features iconic newsboys and girls from the early 1900's when children hocked the latest news on the street corners of America's busiest cities. Also included are a newsprint collage, a megaphone for announcing the latest and greatest, and sentiments professing that "you are the hero in your own story".  The collection is available at Artistic Outpost in both unmounted sheets of red rubber for $14 or mounted on EZ Mount cling foam and pre-cut for you for $22.99. Mounted version comes with a cling card for easy storage.

Please stop by the blogs of the other Artistic Outpost designers to take in their stunning work with this fabulous new set.  


I've been seeing a lot of folded tags lately and decided to use one for my release sample.  Using one of the jumbo manila tags I sell at The Funkie Junkie Boutique, I sponged it heavily with Vintage Photo DI plus blended in a bit of Black Soot DI.  I also made a few ink blots on my craft sheet with Vintage Photo distress stain and blotted them up with the tag to create stain marks.  An aperture was cut with the Styled Labels M&S die and then the panel was stamped, front and back, in Sepia archival ink with the newsprint collage stamp from this plate.

On the front, I created a frame by cutting chipboard with both the Styled Label and the Mini Styled Label M&S dies, ran it through the Riveted Texture Fade, then stained it with Vintage Photo DS.  When dry, I embossed it with Vintage Photo Distress embossing powder for a nice rusty look.
Inside I stamped the little newsboy and sentiments in Jet Black archival and used a stamp from the Loverly London plate, stamped in Sepia Archival ink.  To hold the folded tag closed, I used a hinge clip which I also embossed with Vintage Photo Distress EP plus a couple of gears strung together with Mini Paper Clips.  
I think I have covered all the details, but if you have questions, please feel free to email me or leave a question in the comments below.  Thanks so much for stopping by and for any comments you care to leave!








These products used to create this tag can be purchased at The Funkie Junkie Boutique:


17 comments:

Jenny Marples said...

LOVE the way your rusted frame draws attention to the post boy. What a fabulous project with this tag. Hugs, Jenny x

Astrid Maclean said...

Wonderful use of those new stamps!! Love the rusty grungyness of this piece and it suits the theme so well!

Words and Pictures said...

Wow, I love the rusty industrial look - the frame is fantastic, and how cool does the hinge clip look rusted with ep?! LOVE your tag card!
Alison xx

Viv said...

Absolutely wonderful! Gonna get me these stamps!!

Suzanne C said...

Very cool inside and out! I loved how it looked closed and then when you opened it up and showed how cleverly you designed the inside I was wowed again!

Kathy/NorthCarolina said...

Love this folded tag...I'm going to have to purchase some with my next order. These images are wonderful, and you have showcased them beautifully here. Any chance you'll be carrying them in the shop? Pretty please?

Terry said...

Love that little window you created in the folded tag! Awesome grungy feel to this tag! Love how you used the Paperboy! Hugs!

Sarah said...

The perfect way to show off this new stamp release! Love it!!

Craft Addicts - Tracy Evans said...

Really love this Linda, the rusted label is fantastic and I love the folded tag, perfect colours for the images. Fantastic piece inside and out. Love it . Tracy x

Gerrie Johnnic said...

Amazing piece, luv the vintage appeal you added and the sets you combined.

Kate Yetter said...

Fantastic! I love the vintage, rust look! I love everything about it! A very genius way to display a tag. I am quite inspired right now.
Kate

Michelle Gray said...

OMGosh! Linda, your frame looks so much like rusted tin, I thought you'd used a metal frame. Thanks for sharing the technique.

Lisa Somerville said...

Fabulous use of the tag to create a sweet little booklet! Wonderful addtion of old AO images along with the new Paperboy collection, love the added rusted tin piece!

Anita Houston The Artful Maven said...

Oh the rust is amazing! This is vintage grunge at it's finest! Love the whole design! Spectacular! Love the embellies too! These new AO images are wonderful!!!

Conniecrafter said...

Awww that is a darling image and cool stamping and embellishing to go with it!

Hettie said...

Wow! Linda I LOVE this set and what you have done with it! Fabulous look to your tag. Guess what is on the top of my shopping list now (when my temporary abstinence has ended).
Hugs
xx

marda said...

This is wonderful. Love that rusty look, not sure I can duplicate that, but at least you tell me how YOU did it. Great new stamp.

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