Urban Prairie Apron

I've been mulling over this week's Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger picture of the vibrant Pahala Halter from Anthropologie all week thinking about several possibilities.  I wanted to try to create the same bright contrast against a black background for my design.  

When I saw this week's Res-Q challenge to try Emboss Resist, I thought that might be the answer.  Unfortunately, I didn't have a single big bloom like that in my collection, so I went with the Sunflower Backgrounder from Cornish Heritage Farms instead.  

I stamped it on vibrant Urban Prairie Weather Vane paper in Verasmark and clear-embossed.  Next I rubbed an Adirondack Pitch Black Pigment Ink pad over the entire embossed image.  I buffed the ink from the stamped image using a baby wipe and slightly damp paper towel (it took several wipes to get all of the ink out of the details in the image).

Once my panel was done, I had to figure out what to do with it.  The shirt sort of reminds of of an apron, so I used the Just Us Girls Apron Template and cut an apron from my design.  Since the paper was pretty ink-saturated, I framed it  it with a piece of pink designer paper from the same collection & then attached it to a piece of white cardstock for sturdiness and to give me a place to write a message.

I embossed the image a second time on a scrap of the same paper and cut out the pocket (attaching it with very strong double-stick tape since it can be difficult to adhere permanently to an embossed image).  I used an old Close to My Heart image for my pocket tag and added a Prima Say It In Crystals on top of the stamped bloom.  I finished with some knotted gold ribbon through slot punched holes for my apron ties.

Not exactly how I envisioned it in my mind, but I had a lot of fun & I love the finished effect.

Comments

[Stampin Pam]

Oh my gosh Stef this is absolutely gorgeous. I love your explanation and how it came about - super job with the apron - love the color pallet you chose and the pull out tag. Thanks so much for playing along with Just Us Girls this week. We love seeing you here!

[Jan Hennings]

such a cute little apron and your burlap projects are awesome!

[Annette]

Steph this is totally gorgeous, love it. Annette x

[Maria Levine]

WOW,this is fabulous! Love what you did it's so pretty! Love that gem on the pull out tag! Thanks so much for playing along with JUGS this week.

[Denise]

oh my gosh this is gorgeous! I am always amazed when people stamp on patterned paper but to stamp and emboss is just genius and beyond! Love this! Thanks for playing RESQ challenge this week Stef!

[Andrea M]

This is FABULOUS! Love the patterned paper you used and the gem on the insert! WOW! A stunner! Great job. Thanks so much for playing along with Just Us Girls this week!

[Nancy in Iowa]

If I had an apron this cool I might even try cooking. This is a stunner!

[Sylvia Nelson]

What a lovely apron card! There is so much beautiful work!

[Kathryn Berthiame]

This is a stunning apron card! I love how you embossed on the patterned paper it looks like it was always there..and the tag with flower and the gems! Wow! I would wear this apron because I just love the colors so much!

Thanks for playing along with Just Us Girls this week!

[Cath]

Hey Stef! What a sweet approach to this week's Tuesday Trigger in the Moxie Fab World! Thanks so much for playing along! :)

[Tammy]

That's pretty cool!

[Lisa Kind]

Wow! Lots of work, but really great effect! I loved that inspiration piece, too, but couldn't figure out what to do with it, and I never made the apron connection, but you're right! Love this! Thanks so much for playing with Just Us Girls!

[lauren]

oh wow! that is utterly FABBBBULOUS and such an amazing take on the tuesday trigger! (which...yeah...i would have had a hard time there i think!) you have SO ROCKED THIS, missus!!! ♥

[Dana Gustafson]

How rich and vibrant! I love your resist technique for the apron challenge. Thanks so much for playing an sharing this with Just Us Girls!