SPRING TIME

Dimensional Collage Fragments

Recycling seems to be where I'm getting my inspiration at the moment my  last piece of work  was using recycled plastic packaging and now  I have been playing with corrugated cardboard paints and inks and made this hanging. 

Over at Studio L3 the CC challenge #34 this week set by Linda  is Dimensional Collage Fragments on page 63 of Tim's CC book, I can't tell you how I have completed the fragment those are the rules....... although I can tell you that I stamped the group onto a book page then onto a flower sticker from the ~TH retro paper stack which if you look closely you will see on the dress of the girl and waistcoat of the little boy and then I mounted this onto the stamped picture for colour, I also used parts of other flower stickers in the collage the rest of the technique was from ~TH book Compendium of Curiosities.  All images stamped behind the fragment are TH.  Pop over to Studio L3 and have a look at the great art there.

For a place for the fragment to sit I drew around a small dinner plate onto corrugated packaging and peeled away some of the layers and then using TH paint dabbers in green and pink and splashed some colour around, I wanted some bright colour for Springtime and to tie in with the colours in the stickers I used in the fragment.

My inspiration for the layout came from Inspirational Card Sketches  ICS, I loved this weeks sketch and thought it  was just right for this piece so I am joining in there, pop over and have a look at some great inspiration.

Also joining in at  The Cheerful Stamp Pad
Materials used: Tim Holtz, Stampin' Up! Martha Stewart Punche

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Altered Metal Hanging

I can't believe it has been so long since I last blogged ; I have had the most awful cold I can ever remember having and it laid me low for a week and today is the first time I have felt like getting into my room of craft and boy has it taken me ages to complete this piece but  I was determined to enter the CC Challenge over at Studio L3 hosted by the wonderful Linda, this week is Altered Metal Alchol Inks week #33

The hanging is made from a piece of plastic packaging and I inserted a backing piece into the back which I had stamped onto a distressed background that I had made previously, then I ran two pieces of metal sheet through a texture fades embosing folder and using Alchol Inks willow, caramel,oregano,stonewash I applied these straight to the metal and let them run into the groves I let these dry and then add small drops of a different colour and let them blend, all this was experimental but I am please with how it turned out in the end.

 I also coloured a TH metal disk artful with caramel AI (hard to see in photo) attached wire for hanging and made some paper flowers from Stampin' Up! DSP, Bird was cut with TH Die in grundgboard and run through same folder, then painted with sail boat dabber left to dry and then brushed lightly over with Aqua, wing is cut from metal and dabbed with AI.


below is a close up picture where you can just about see the artful disk and  bird detail also.

I will also be linking this with Sunday Stampers theme which is Paris, hope this piece will fit as if you look ever so closely..... yes there behind the little bird .....is the top of the tower and also the word Paris is in the metal...............over to you Hels!!!

I'm off to post this over at studio L3 before I miss the deadline altogether, thanks for looking

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TIME............

..........has flown by this week and I don't seem able to catch it!! however I managed to make this tag last night .
Linda at studio L3 posted the challenge for week #31 Rusted Enamel on page 41 of Tim's book Compendium of Curiosities, I can't tell you how I did that bit .... it was such fun and I can't believe I have never used it before, will be again lots and lots though.

I used Tim Holtz stamps for all the stamping, the clocks on the background were stamped before I put the final detail of the technique onto the tag as per the CC book, sentiment was stamped after I had distressed tag with DI and then I ran it through a texture fades embossing folder patchwork and de-bossed the design of a clock face onto it it is there really it is perhaps if you look really closely....lol.  Finally the Ideology clock face was attached with a big dollop of 3D glue chain was in my stash and glued with glossy accents. DI used weathered wood,chipped sapphire, vintage photo, black soot.

This tag fits in with the challenge over at Sunday Stampers hosted by Hels which is Time and she has also linked to  The Artistic Stamper Creative Team blog pop over and see dettails. My third challenge is with Simon Says Stamp and Show some Embossing, as I have used heat embossing and dry embossing.

Thanks for looking and for all your lovely comments you leave when you drop in to see me




Apologies for the shadow in photo taken in bad light early this morning! very  dark and cloudy here today looks like rain!

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Tag of Love

Week #30 CCC Altered Metal with Paint

Linda has set us this challenge for week #30 from the Tim Holtz Compendium of Curiosities Book on page 48.  Now you know by now I can't say how I did it but if you have the book have a go and join in  over at Studio L3 hosted by the lovely Linda .  Sadly this challenge is drawing to an end and I have managed to join in every week except one, I for one will miss it but Linda hinted last week - well teased - that there may be more to come................. how exciting is that!! 
I have also combined this project with several other challenges with a Love theme.  Sunday Stampers hosted by Hels - Sentiments ; The Artistic Stampers Creative Team  Blog - Love is in the Air; Simon Says Stamp and Show - Some Love.

Tag was inked with DI rusty hinge, worn lipstick, metal was altered according to the book technique with ranger dabber paints watermelon Idea-ology heart and terra cotta clip(Stampin Up!.) Stamps used from Tim Holtz. Tag background was stamped and embossed within an inch of its little life as I got a bit carried away in the process, the Sentiment was stamped onto an Idea-ology Journaling Ticket in black versafine, clip and heart were attached and finally I found some red roses in my stash.... amazing what you find when you rummage isn't it...LOL lastly I added velvet ribbon which I found in a bargain bin for 50p for 5meteres - bargain .......I should say!!

Hope you like my creation and please leave me a comment if you drop in as it is always lovely to hear from you, till next time.............

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Love is in the Air

 

........everywhere you go....... this song has been buzzing around in my head all morning while I was crafting haven't googled to see who sang it though because I thought it would come to me by now but it hasn't Oh well will have to go and google......before I do here is the Hanging I made for Compendium of Curiosities Challenge posted by the lovely Linda at StudioL3 Week#29 is Weathered Wood Grunge  on page 50. Also over at Hels place Sunday Stamper Week #138 is Buttons - now this song thing playing around in my head all started here with that song Push the Button....... so it all Hels fault......... LOL.
Lastly Our Creative Corner challenge  this week is a 3D Project with a Valentine Theme. This is the first time I have ever managed three challenges in one .....

The base for my hanging was grunge put through a TH texture fade folder Bingo, and then the steps followed as per page 50. Paint used pink sherbet dabber and DI barn door. The heart was run through another texture fade folder with the deposed side showing, all were cut with the Slice cutting tool, DI black soot on edges, at the bottom the frill is made with red crepe paper music paper punched with martha stewart punch and ribbon added, flowers were made from punched out flowers from double sided papers and scrunched when wet and left to dry, lastly I added buttons.  Words were made on my Xyron runner and punched out.  I have had a great time this morning making this and playing with some tools I have left lounging in their boxes for far too long. 

Below are some close up pics

Here it is hanging in my room of craft 

All other punches, card and DSP used were from Stampin' Up.

OMG  Almost forgot....... I was chosen again this week for A Ginger Gem over at GingerSnap Creations for my One Layer Card in their once in a blue moon challange click here if you want to peek at the blog post and I am wearing the Ginger Gem Badge with pride.........lol.
Phew long post today  sorry.....................but just had to share my joy

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Maggie

CCC week #28

CC Challenge this week st by the lovely Linda over at Studio L3 is Colourful Layered Fragments.....

I had to improvise a lot with this one as I didn't have one of the elements needed  for this challenge so armed with cotton wool buds (not very good) I completed this weeks challenge.

Stamps used TH and distress inks, I stamped the image onto the tag and lay fragment over the top, background edges were covered with Tim Holtz tape, have I said how wonderful I think this product is... I have ..... I love it so versatile.

Shock horror!!!  Linda has said we only have 8 challenges left including this one............. oh my what will Mondays be like without CCC  :-(

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Distress Misting Masks

CCC Week #27

Phew I have made this weeks challenge, missed last week (I was gutted) as I have bad back still on going but I managed to sit in short burst to make this tag sooooooooooooo frustrating!

This weeks challenge posted by  Linda at Studio L3 is on page 60.  I used TH mask for the background and DI stormy skies shabby shutters and perfect pearls. Stamp from plate by Creative Expressions I just love the Saxophone, old music sheet torn......still have problems tearing pages from books..... from old music book donated from DH as one he didn't need from his large collection salvaged from charity shops. I stamped the sentiment onto background and cut out.

Sentiment reads just in case you can't read it..........: Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul.

Over at Simon Says Stamp and Show this weeks is show some masking so I will be joing in there too with this tag.

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Happy New Year!

Compendium of Curiosities Challenge Week #24

CCC week #24 posted by the lovely Linda at Studio L3 has only a few days to run so last night with my brain still like mush and no mojo at all ...... think it has got thrown out with the rubbish over the holidays...... I made this tag  after a lot of practise backgrounds being thrown in the bin I managed  to come up with two tags backgrounds which I thought were passable for this technique, DI used barn door, pine needles and peeled paint, stamps TH, those eagle crafters eyes out there will spot techniques from the twelve tags posted by Tim Holtz the tape rosette turned out a lot better this time and I didn't get all stuck up with it either ...  Hope you like my effort and roll on the next CCC  not long to go when hopefully my brain will be back in crafting mojo.

Hope you all have a fantastic New Years Eve and I wish you all

A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011!!!!!!





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CCC Week 24

Week 24 Distress Stickles posted by Linda at Studio L3 these challenges are only being posted every 2 weeks for a while and it seemed such a long wait for week 24 challenge to come round even though we have had a T!m fix meanwhile with the 12 days of Christmas tags, so now for a while we can play with our TH stash everyday whooo hooo!!  This said I am sooooooooooooooooooooooo far behind with my Christmas preparations that I thought I had better make a Christmas Tag that fits in with this weeks CCC.  I expect DH with get this one on his present from Santa (haven't bought any yet!!)  I used my  new texture fade embossing folder (TH) for this tag and DI wild honey and brushed corduroy and perfect pearls for background colour and of course Distress Stickles.  Now Linda asked that we try very hard to get the sparkle to show - well I did try very hard honest I did Linda :D.

Until next time

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Week 23 CC Challenge

Double Distress!

CC Challenge is here again and this week Linda over at Studio L3 has said turn to page 40 so I did and this is what I made yes another tag, I seem to only think tags at the moment with everything else thats going on they are quick to make. 

I used DI tumbled glass, broken china, chipped sapphire. Stamps are TH Mini Holidays stamped and embossed in white.

I had a great time tonight getting all inky my finger tips are blue - not with the cold although it is freezing outside snow has been forecast for later in the week we will wait and see! Brrrrrrr .

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CHRISTMAS SPLATTER

Panel  1

Week 22 Compendium of Curiosities Challenge & Sunday Stamper Challenge

I haven't posted a thing on my blog all week because I haven't made anything  see sad face  I am looking after my mom almost all of the time now so don't get much chance to craft at the moment but had to squeeze in CCC last night before I fell asleep in front of telly and realised when I had finished that I could also join in with Sunday Stamper at the same time. 2 for 1 a bargain!!!!!!

Linda at Studio L3 set us the challenge this week of Alcohol Ink Splatter, now we all know that I can't say what I did for the technique but what I can say is that for pic no1. after the splattering I ran through the TH Alterations Trees folder and then sanded, stamped trees from TH Mini Holidays in black, same for Merry Christmas. I have left it as a panel as I don't know if I will make a Christmas Card with it or a hanging (seem to be into those at the mo) or put into my book!

Panel 2

For the second panel this evolved after a bit of a mishap at stage 4 and 5 ooppps!.  I stamped Santa onto the area with the mishap - can you spot it ? and ran with it again have not made it into anything but think this will end up as a Christmas Tag for DH.  Will enter this panel into Sunday Stampers challenge this week is SANTA.

I don't have the right tool for this one and used a straw as suggested by Linda maybe I need more puff but not sure if I really pulled of the effect, my inks all seem to have merged into each other!!  I will have to finish them off when I have some more time.

Thanks for looking and for all the lovely comments you have left on my blog.  I simply have not had time to leave as many comments this week but all the art over at L3 is amazing!

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CCC#21

Distressed Christmas Tags

Here we go again another great challenge from the lovely Linda at Studio L3, I love Mondays and I got to play early this week. This weeks challenge is  Perfect Distress.  Now you all know by now we can't talk about the technique but I will say Linda gave a warning on how addictive this is and I will agree lol; as I have made 5 tags  only 3 I'm happy with  which are here  to share the other 2 I'm not pleased with as I was a bit heavy handed in step 3 and step 5 but will keep and make a note on the back where I went wrong and put in my book which I'm making for these challenges. 



Trees- stamped in Pine needles
background shabby shutters



Music- background tea dye stamped
 in vintage photo Merry Christmas
Pine needles





Snowman - stamped in Chipped Sapphire



 On the trees tag I stamped Merry Christmas in pine needles and then in black versafine ink moving stamp just enough to leave a shadow, snowman tag background was tea dye, will all the backgrounds I covered tag and misted and flicked water.  My favourite is the vintage music tag think I had got the hang of the technique by this time lol; nice to make different tags for Christmas thanks Linda for challenging me I don't want this challenge to end.

Items used Stamps from Tim Holtz mini holidays and DI inks, luggage tags

 

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CCC#20

SANTA & Industrial Grunge

Who stole the week!!!!! here we are Friday already and I have only just managed to play along with this weeks CC Challenge set  by Linda at Studio L3 . In fact first time I have played all week!!!

I decided to make a Christmas Hanging using this weeks technique (I'm getting a little bit into the Christmas spirit ho ho ho -  not a lot)  Sooooo I used TH Alterations Die, Hanging Sign and followed the steps for the technique, it was a first for this one and a great learning curve, still not sure if I got it completely right.

I stamped the word Santa using Broadsheet Alphabet from Stampin' Up! and used TH DI inks to colour, mounted the whole thing onto a piece of mountboard which I stamped snowflakes from TH mini Christmas collection in stormy sky and faded jeans and worked same ink in around edges.


Close up picture close up to see technique on hanging; shows up better on the bracket  - think I have covered most of it up on the sign.  DI inks used on sign rusty hinge, black soot.

Have a safe bonfire night

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Week #19 Compendium of Curiosites Challenge

Extreme Masking - Halloween

This week we turned to page 61 I was soooo excited as I have been waiting  for this page to be turned too by Linda at Studio L3 who is setting us these challenges and allowing us to play and have fun and share all the lovely art that all the lovely girls and boys are coming up with, if you have the book drop in and take part you will have lots and lots of fun!!

Now it seemed only right to link this week with Halloween.......... but I don't have anything in my collection like witches, ghosts, bats etc., sooooooooooo if you can imagine you are looking into a cemetery over the railings  and a big black raven has just landed on the railings and the moon is shining down casting an Erie..................are you with me yet.............ok .........now your in my mind -  scary place to be who needs Halloween!

I used perfect pearls in step 2 just because Linda said.... but step 6 (on the railings) didn't turn out quite as it was meant too - but I went with it. DI inks used were Rusty Hinge and Chipped Sapphire layering them gave me the different shades of colours. Stamps Tim Holtz from Shabby French Plate, Mask Ideology Borders TH.

Going to have a look at what everyone has done and leave comments

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CCC Week #18

Santa Post Tag

Wahoooo I'm back what a terrible few weeks I have had, firstly I was ill with a dreadful flu/cold then my computer crashed and died, it came back from the 'puter' doctor last night and my first port of call was the CC Challenge set by the lovely Linda at Studio L3 after missing week #17 which hopefully I will catch up on; I was determined not to miss this week and what a lovely surprise I had when I turned to  page 37 I had not tried this technique before Wow I love it it is so easy and I will be using it many many times I'm sure, in fact the hardest thing I found was cleaning the stamp as in my excitement I let the paint dry before cleaning the stamp - note to self don't do this again!!! that swirl is so fine.

I used Dabber paint Cloudy Blue (didn't have white so used palest I had) DI; worn lipstick, pine needles, shabby shutters,crushed olive ; Stamps Tim Holtz swirl from shabby french plate and Santa Post card stamp; other Images from Stampin' Up! Winter Post stamp set.

I'm going to wiz over to the see what everyone else has been upto this week and leave some comments sorry if I don't get round them all.

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CC Challange #15

Alcohol Ink Agate on Grunge

We are just back from 10days holiday last night and just in time to join the CCC over at Studio L3 hosted by the lovely and talented Linda.  Pop over to her blog and to see what beautiful art is created by using the Tim Holtz book A Compendium of Curiosities for the challenges.   I can not believe 15 weeks have passed since I started out on this fantastic journey, some of the techniques like this weeks I have not tried before.  Now I love to get inky and this was a perfect excuse to get dirty fingers and after my hols it was just what I needed to get crafting again.

I have mentioned before that I am making a book to keep all these techniques in so this weeks challenge is all about the technique, I have used TH grungeboard shapes and the pages cut from coloured card (backgrounds) have been inked with DI to give mottled effect. The Stamps I have used are again TH Collection Shabby French stamped in Archival Black Ink. Alcohol Inks used Denim, Purple Twilight, Lettice, Black.  These did turn out darker than I had anticipated but I am pleased with the results and I can see a lot of fun could be had experimenting with different colours etc. yippee more inky playtime to come!!!!!

Other ingredients used: Stampin' Up! card and brads

Thank you to everyone who has stopped by to look and leave encouraging comments on my blog and for following me.  I'm off to have a look at everyones entries for this week.

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CCC WE K #14

MASKS

Here we are again another week another page in the CCChallenge set by Linda at Studio L3.  Now as you will see from my blog I have not had any crafting time this week again - see sad face  :-( .

I am determined if at all possible to enter this challenge to the end each week; only  doubling up if I absolutely have too and end up missing a week. I am its official seriously addicted to this Challenge!

 Now I have masks neatly packaged just waiting to be opened and I am ashamed to say have been that way for just ages, so thanks Linda for making me break them out of the packaging so they could come and play.

Soooooo here is my interpretation of week #14 masks.  I have also sploshed some water onto the background inks - some a bit heavy handed it seems - still could be a moon - it could oh yes it can if you look hard enough! LOL it is true that ART is in the eye of the beholder after all :-()!!!!!

I have used Tim Holts DI faded jeans, tumbled glass and worn lipstick, masks from borderline set TH, Stamp from shabby french set TH. 

I am entering this into Sunday Stampers also as Hels theme this week is blue and red - again I have missed doing these challenges as time has not been on my side of late hope things will improve soooooooon.

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TATTERED FLOWERS

Wow week #13 already at the CC Challenge at Studio L3 set by Linda,  you will see from my blog that I have not been posting lately which is due to family stuff not leaving anytime to craft - see sad face :-(  

 I missed out on week #12 chipped enamel so those of you crafters with eagle eyes will see that I have combined the two on the latest page of my CC challenge book.

Background was made using DI wild honey, victorian velvet, tumbled glass, bundled sage and pumice stone onto watercolour paper, then I used the negative of the small flower from TH tattered florals die to sponge in wild honey, tumbled glass and victorian velvet, then stamped swirls in pumice stone.  Flower cut from tattered florals die and technique followed. For the metal frame and brad I followed technique for week #12, hope this ok with you Linda as I didn't want to miss doing a week - I am hoplessly addicted to this challenge!! lol;

Items used Tim Holtz Stamps; Distress Inks ; Alterations Die; others Nestabilites Die; Stampin' Up! metal frame and brads; Classic Ink;

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Week #11 CCC

 Simply Simplify.....................

Another week another page for the CC Challenge book I am making, challenges set by Linda over at Studio L3.
I have kept it simple this week just using the technique. DI's used are wild honey,chipped sapphire, antique linen and stamps Tim Holtz sets visual artistry collections.
Page inked first with wild honey and flourish stamped over then added chipped sapphire, for the tag I inked with antique linen and wild honey, then added chipped sapphire. then added philosophy tag "simplify" with brad and foliage from TH idea-ology.

I will pop by and have a look at as many as I can this week.

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Summer Meadow

CCC week #10

My Grandson has gone home we have had a brilliant time, I am exhausted but wouldn't have it any other way to spend time with him has been just great, we even did some crafting together he made pictures with my stamps and a bookmark and we made two mini books with all his favourite character stickers in and his fav colour RED there was some blue and yellow too, lol we have had a great time.

Last week I missed the deadline for CCC #9 I have  posted my creation which was done ultra quick last sunday night and you can see it here if you want to peek!

Soooooo last night I got stuck in (pun intended) to the latest CC challenge Distress Stickles, over at  Studio L3 set by the fabulous Linda.  Now I have only got two colours of Distress Stickles which are Frayed Burlip and Vintage Photo, this is where the challenge began - how to use them with effect.  This is what I came up with for my latest page in my book I am compiling.

The background was made using wild honey (top) and crushed olive (bottom) I stamped in crushed olive, dried marigold and bundled sage, stamped the words and punched out inking with the DI, flower made from book pages and punches added Dsitress Stickles to edges in both colours, Grunge dragonfly was coloured with crushed olive and vintage photo DS added, Grunge butterfly worn lipstick and DS added in frayed burlip. Vintage photo DS was added to the bottom of page, just because I can!! LOL.

close up of  Distress Stickles

Inks used DI wild honey, dried marigold,crushed olive,worn lipstick,black soot, bundled sage
Stamps used Tim Holtz, Stampin' Up! Punches Stampin' Up!

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