Alrighty Matey..some pirate stuff!
From Laura:
This LO was inspired by my G45 DT member {Tracey Locher}! She is a former DT member for Rusty Pickle, and she was so kind to be able to get me these Pirate stamps I no longer had {Thanks Tracey}!!!! This 12 x12 LO has tons of pirate goodies and lots of distressing, definetly one of my favorite things to do!
Tips/Techniques
To give the paper the burn torn effect I used my heat gun. I love the way burned edges look but hate the smell so instead I use my heat gun for the same effect! Chances are you won't burn the house or your craft room down. Also when you tear the edges use a water color ink like Tim Holtz Distress inks. This gives more of an effect than just using regular ink. I also used a Hambly Transparency, this transparency was a little too large for my LO so I shrunk it using my heat gun. This is a thin transparency so I kept the heat gun a good distance away so it would not melt and just shrink.
Thank you Laura for sharing your pirate creation!
Happy PaperCrafting,
Candy
That ship is just awesome! I love the compass! Beautiful. Thank you for sharing this.
Posted by: Paper Pile Kitten | August 09, 2010 at 12:49 AM
You are so sweet! Thanks for the shout out! :-) I'm guessing these photos were at your LSS pirate event... looks like FUN! ;-)
Posted by: Tracey Locher | August 09, 2010 at 12:11 PM
Wow! Great job - I love all the technique that you used!
Posted by: Christie Bryant | August 09, 2010 at 06:40 PM
Awesome layout Laura! Thanks for all the tips you shared too...
Posted by: Tammy roberts | August 10, 2010 at 03:01 PM
Thanks ladies for all the wonderful comments!
Hugs,
Laura Loo
Posted by: Laura De La Rosa | August 11, 2010 at 09:33 AM
Thank you Laura for a DELIGHTFUL layout—I love it!
Posted by: Diane Schultz | August 11, 2010 at 04:40 PM