A Vintage Journey November Challenge - Cracking Up!

Hi everyone - the November A Vintage Journey Challenge is up on the AVJ blog today -  and it's a fun one!  Cracking Up!

Alison is our host and here is here description of the challenge:  Share your crackled projects – whether your crackle is stamped, painted, texture paste or any other kind of crackle. To be a winner or Pinworthy mention your project must be in a vintage; shabby; mixed-media; art journaling; industrial or steampunk style.

Since I just did a crackle project for Monday's Inspiration post (click here if you missed it!),

I decided to use a crackle stamp for my project today.

 I love this background crackle stamp from Impression Obsession (I used it on my Blog header above).  I stamped it on a piece of white card with Watering Can Ink.  Then I stenciled half of Talaya Goddess of Rain's face on the left edge using black embossing paste and let it dry overnight.

 I got out tray of watercolor paints, brushed over the card with water and then watercolored light blue on the right and flesh color over Talaya.

Then I chose sentiment stamps from Gentlemen's Art and Art in Bloom by Wendy Vecchi - stamping one directly onto the card and one on a small panel of white card.  I sponged all the edges with Distress Tumbled Glass.  I added some Small Talk stickers and a die cut heart that I embossed in Red Geranium embossing powder.

Here's a close up of the sentiments

and a close up of Talaya

I made this a one layer inspirational piece that can stand up on a shelf or window sill by adding an easel on the back.

 So please join us this month in the A Vintage Journey Challenge - showing us how you 'crackle'!!  You'll find more inspiration by the other participating Creative Guides over at the AVJ Blog here!

Stamps:  Crackle Background stamp - Impression Obsession, Gentlemen's Art and Art in Bloom - Wendy Vecchi Studio 490/Stampers AnonymousPaper:  White, Kraft, True Black - PTI
Ink:  Archival Jet Black, Wendy Vecchi Archival Watering Can and Tree Branch, Ranger Distress Ink Tumbled Glass.
Accessories:  Talaya Godess of Rain Stencil - Stencil Girl, Movers and Shapers Tiny Shapes die and Small Easel - Tim Holtz/Sizzix, watercolor paints, water, brush, Red Geranium Embossing Powder - Wendy Vecchi, Idea-ology Small Talk,  Wendy Vecchi Black Embossing Paste.