Wednesday Stamper and The Three Muses...

Never one to miss out on a chance to share my papery passions...I am joining in with two different Challenges with one piece of work.
Over at The Wednesday Stamper, it is all about the face, whilst at the Three Muses Challenge it is a vintage theme, so how could I resist? I think that this week they must of both thought of me!
There are of course many ways to interpret vintage. I really adore the flea-market, days-gone-by feel, but also the retro vintage al la 50's. Mmmmmmmm. So many wonderful golden years to choose from...
 Well, I will go for one of my favourites - a triple tag.

  Here I have used gesso and distress inks to age the tags. I have then built up the layers by stamping some script, the faces and aged a torn image of a little girl. I have then added some paper scraps, more stamping and also embossed with mixtures of antique gold and brown tones. Gold paint was used on the edges, and a stamped mica fragment was attached to the left tag with glass brads.
To finish off I used ribbons and gold thread and joined the three tags together with wire to allow the card to stand up and remain flexible. It can stand in a curved or concertina form.Hope you enjoy this little offering. Already seen some great things on both challenges - do take a look - or come and join in. Look forward to seeing everyone's ideas and work.