The Presenters

Good afternoon friends,
me again....
While I was taking a look at all the new Stampers Anonymous, Sizzix and Tim Holtz releases; yes, just taking a look, promise.....something weird happened and before I knew what was what the postman knocked on my door with the new Brett Weldele stamp set - The Presenters. I mean, honestly, how did that happen? I was just looking after all.........
It would have been rude not to entertain the lady after she had traveled all this way just to visit little ol me so we had a cup of coffee while having a chat.
We got on like a house on fire and she decided to stay so here she is......

 I started off with a 10" tag and used the Tim Holtz stencil with matte medium to create a resist. When that was dry I blended Rusty Hinge and Gathered Twigd Distress over the tag. I love how the medium gives a clear impression of the mask.

 You can see the resist more clearly in this detail shot. I used the matching stamp from Oddities to stamp over the tag in Coffee and Jet Black Archival ink.

 I added further detail with stamping from the Sketch plate for the corners and sides.

Madame was stamped onto watercolour card and coloured with Distress Markers. The wings were done the same way too.

She needed a skirt so I used lace to create that and added a tassel and bead for extra detail. I glued the wings in place and attached her to the tag using 3D foam tape.

To finish I used some vintage tape measure to the tag, Tied more with ribbon to the top of the tag and attached a type charm and Chit Chat Sticker.
I'm really pleased with the way this turned out and just know I'll be using her a lot!

I'd like to enter this into the Simon Says challenge; my colours are the sunset colours I imagine when I think of The Wild West, and also, I think she has the look of a frontier wench, albeit with a Steampunk flavour. The proprietor of a bordello perhaps? Well, I'll say no more on that subject.

Enjoy the rest of your day folks.