Layers,let love fly

Hi, and welcome back.
Over at Simon Says Stamp And Show this week their challenge is 'Layered'.  This was one of those projects that started well and then I hit the wall so to speak before figuring out how to finish it off.

I started by getting a piece of chip board cut 10''x10''.The base layers are a mix of techniques I picked up from Andy Skinner. The torn paper was a sheet of different vintage adds, I coloured this up by applying distress inks to my craft mat,misting with lots of water and laying the paper face down into it. I then dried it with an Iron and tore it to shape to layer on top of the other two finishes.  I wanted to get the effect of a bit of wall that had been covered over with different finishes over the years and was being torn back now.                                                                                                                                            

I stamped over the crackle effect and added stains to age the paint and add layers ;)  I added some small pins to make it appear like a wooden sign.In the other corner over the copper Patina I added a Tim book plate with a Key hole inside, this was distressed with alcohol inks,then  I stamped up some acetate with a Tim Quote and the Tim pen nibs, I also layered on top of the stamp one of his pen nib embellishments. the acetate has been attached using some panel pins and is floating above chipboard/canvas.  the pic does not do this justice, If anyone knows how to take pics of acetate please let me know :)

The heart was next. It was a plain wooden heart , i coloured it with fired brick distress stain and covered it with red embossing powders and then a couple of layers of UTEE, added some vintage photo re inker to give it the dark spots and texture. It was finished off with a Tim tag, The wings are a die cut from Sizzix, I coloured them with distress ink pads and embossed them with a texture folder and finished distressing them with vintage photo.
The 33 c sticker was added to a bit of a cardboard box to give it depth and distressed. I added the key to the top off this as well.
Finally I needed some words, I printed them off onto card stock, aged them up and stuck them down with foam pads to raise them off of the wood base.
I have tried to go for a piece that has several layers and is quite 3D.
This was quite a challenge, the back ground came together really quick and I really like it, I was then stuck for a couple of days trying to figure out how to use the heart.Hopefuly this works.
Thanks for sticking with the reading, a lot of bumf again.  sorry.

I will also be entering this into My Mums Craft Shop Challenge where the challenge is No cards allowed.
and at  That Craft Place where the challenge is Anything goes.
I am also going to enter it into the Sir Stampalot  challenge where the challenge is Whats your crafty passion.
This piece is the sort of thing I really like to make, A shabby/vintage look in mixed media, I love to use texture and depth as well.

Mark xx