“Bottles”
is the theme at The Craft Stamper this time around!
There are some great ideas in the April issue of the magazine and
on the Craft Stamper Blog
~ who knew you could come up with such a gorgeous range of ideas for the humble glass!
I went all out for this challenge!
Bought a bottle of wine (only for the bottle, of course)…
Changed my mind and decided that I needed a shaped bottle!
So, back to the bottle shop for another bottle of wine…
Damn – the label I made didn’t fit!
Yep, you guessed it, back to the bottle shop for another bottle of wine!
This is the finished label.
I found an old grape stamp from Inkadinkadoo, masked it and then added
an arch stamp from The Artistic Stamper “architecture” set.
Then masked this as well and added some ivy, a stamp from Hero Arts.
For the colouring I’ve used distress inks in wild honey, dusty concord and peeled paint.
Spattered a little water…and added some crackle stamping.
On the bottle itself I’ve stamped a couple of regal looking stamps from Stampers Anonymous with Versamark and then gold embossed them.
TIP: It is best to use stamps that aren’t wood mounted for this bit
as it is difficult to use on a curved surface.
As there was a metal bit on the neck of this bottle I just covered it with some twine,
and added a cork disk, using the same grape stamp that was used on the label
– done on shrink plastic.
I read somewhere that if you colour before you shrink that the colour is more intense…it seemed to work.
TIP: when you go to flatted the shrink plastic after heating, it is probably best to not use a
paper back book – with a paper pamphlet underneath.
(the paper comes off! lol)
The team has come up with some very different ideas and thoughts
to inspire you!
I hope you are inspired with these ideas and decided to join in the fun at The Craft Stamper!
Enjoy! (hiccup)
thats a lot of things bottled in it…
Sounds like you enjoyed this challenge – hic!
Great job on the label and I love the gold embossing on the actual bottle. The cork disc is a nice little touch too! Have a great weekend ….. hugs Linda xx
Just popping in with a quick hello as still computer-less so having to beg and borrow a few moments here and there, fingers crossed everything will be back to normal next week.
B x
Dot I love it, have finally emptied the interesting bottle in our cupboard, not sure if I'm using it or not, so still researching!!!!! Cheers Elizabeth xxx
Wow! Love the label and the embossing on the bottle – and the cork disc is fab. And I so admire your dedication to research 😉
This turned out really cute! Love the embossing on the bottle.
Super wine label, love the name of the wine.
Yvonne x
Oh wow, stunning!! Love this gorgeous bottle!!
Very creative Dot. TFS xx
Stands out in the crowd Dot.
Warm crafty hugs from Shirl x x
Really beautiful Dot, love your label!!
Big hugs
Tracy
xoxox
Love it Dot, Looks like it could be an actual make of wine – I'd buy it! xx
A great idea. Beautiful lable.
Love the label!
Avril xx