Tribute Tray

Today’s post is brought to you by Gloria Stengel you may have seen it over on Michaels website for their September stamp feature aka STAMPTEMBER!

This tray is a tribute to my father-in-law, who passed away right before Father's Day in 2011, from cancer. He was only sick for a few months before he died at the age of 73. He was a very strong, and vibrant man, who love life. I wanted to make a tray to celebrate him. We were "blessed beyond measure" to have him in our lives. I was especially blessed to have him in my life as he stepped into a father role for me when my own dad passed away suddenly, in 1997.

To make the tray:

1. Trim 12 pieces of black cardstock to fit the openings of the tray, approximately 2 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches each. Use these pieces of cardstock as your canvas for each ATC configuration.

2. ATC 1: Using black archival ink, stamp the eye chart from the Eye Chart stamp set onto the burlap. Allow ink to dry, and then fray the edges of the burlap. Tie twine in a knot at the top of the burlap. Use fabric glue to adhere the burlap to the black cardstock. Ink chipboard letters with Schoolhouse pigment ink. Allow to dry and attach the letters to the bottom of the burlap. Adhere the ATC to the tray.

3. ATC 2: Trim printed paper to slightly smaller than the black cardstock. Attach the paper to the cardstock. Stamp "memories" from the Time Pieces stamp set onto cream cardstock with black archival ink. Trim and distress with antiquing ink. Attach to the bottom of the ATC. Cut three stars from cork. Spray two stars with Crimson glimmer mist. Allow ink to dry, then attach stars to the ATC; use foam tape to raise one of the stars. Adhere the ATC to the tray.

4. ATC 3: Attach a photo to the black cardstock and adhere to the tray.

5. ATC 4: Trim corrugated paper to slightly smaller than the black cardstock. Attach the paper to the cardstock. Stamp the World Travel Words stamp onto cream cardstock with Schoolhouse pigment ink. Emboss with clear embossing powder. Trim to slightly smaller than corrugated paper. Use an ink applicator tool to add antiquing ink over the stamped image. Allow ink to dry. Wipe ink from the embossed areas with a paper towel. Attach stamped and embossed image to corrugated paper. Cut a heart from cork. Spray with Crimson glimmer mist. Allow ink to dry, and then attach heart to the ATC. Tie floss to a button and using an adhesive dot, attach the button to the heart. Adhere the ATC to the tray.

6. ATC 5: Attach a photo to the black cardstock and adhere to the tray.

7. ATC 6: Using Leather pigment ink, stamp Scala Stamp onto the canvas. Allow ink to dry, and then fray the edges of the canvas. Use fabric glue to adhere the canvas to the black cardstock. Adhere the ATC to the tray.

8. ATC 7: Emboss cream cardstock with Distressed Stripes embossing folder. Apply leather pigment ink to raised areas and emboss with brown embossing powder. Trim embossed paper to slightly smaller than the black cardstock. Ink panel with antiquing ink and attach the paper to the cardstock. Stamp the text from the Vintage Bicycle stamp set onto cream cardstock with Dark Cashmere antiquing ink. Trim to size and use an ink applicator tool to add antiquing ink to the edges of the stamped image. Allow ink to dry. Stamp the pocket watch image from the Time Pieces stamp set onto the text with Mossy pigment ink. Emboss with clear embossing powder. Roll and distress the edges of the panel, and adhere to the embossed paper. Glue the ATC to the tray

9. ATC 8: Trim printed paper to slightly smaller than the black cardstock. Attach the paper to the cardstock. Stamp Distressed Words image onto cream cardstock with Dark Cashmere antiquing ink. Trim and distress with Mossy and Patina pigment ink. Allow ink to dry. Stamp clock from Time Pieces stamp set over the text with Leather pigment ink. Emboss with clear embossing powder. Add a mini brad to the center of the clock. Trim and attach to the printed paper. Cut a star from corrugated paper. Glue mini clothes pin to the star and then attach star to the ATC with foam tape. Adhere the ATC to the tray.

10. ATC 9: Trim printed paper to slightly smaller than black cardstock and attach. Stamp Blessed Beyond Measure onto cream cardstock with Schoolhouse pigment ink. Emboss with clear embossing powder. Trim image to size and distress with antiquing ink. Cut the stamped image in half. Adhere one-half of the image to the printed paper and attach ATC to the tray.

11. ATC 10: Trim printed paper to slightly smaller than black cardstock and attach. Adhere the other half of the stamped image to the printed paper, making sure to line it up to match ATC 9, and attach ATC to the tray.

12. ATC 11: Fray the edges of the burlap and attach to black cardstock. Trim printed paper to slightly smaller than the burlap. Stamp the Distressed Clock image onto the printed paper with Leather pigment ink. Ink and smudge the edges of the paper with Leather pigment ink. Allow ink to try and attach printed paper to the burlap. Adhere the ATC to the tray.

13. ATC 12: Attach a photo to the black cardstock and adhere to the tray.

Supplies:

* Embossing Powder - Hampton Art Stamps - Basics (Clear, Brown)

* Ink - Clearsnap - Colorbox - Donna Salazar Mix'd Media Inx (Leather, Honey, Mossy, Vintage, Patina, Schoolhouse, Black); Clearsnap - Colorbox - Graphic 45 Decades Antiquing Ink (Venetian Lace, Dark Cashmere); Clearsnap - Colorbox - Archival Dye Ink (Wicked Black); Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist (Crimson)

* Stamps - Hampton Art Stamps - 7 Gypsies: Eye Chart (IC0192), Time Pieces (SC0504), World Travel Words (SC0500), Scala Stamp (PS0672), Vintage Bicycle (SC0503), Distressed Words (PS0680), Blessed Beyond Measure (PS0623), Distressed Clock (PS0679)

* Embossing Folders - Cuttlebug (Distressed Stripes)

* Cardstock - Cream, Black

* Designer paper - 7 Gypsies - Gypsy Packs

* ATC - 7 Gypsies (cork, burlap, canvas, chipboard)

* Embellishments - 7 Gypsies - Gypsy Packs (mini clothespin); button; mini brad; natural string/floss; twine

* Chipboard - Alphabet - Maya Road

* Trays - 7 Gypsies - Artist Printers Tray White

* Tools - Spellbinders Nestabilities (Classic Hearts, Stars Five); Fiskars Anywhere Hole Punch; paper trimmer; craft knife; Ink applicator foam or sponge; heat tool

* Adhesive - tape runner; wet adhesive/fabric adhesive; adhesive dots; adhesive tape; foam tape

* Photographs - (3) ATC size - black/white and color