Compendium of Curiosities No.9

I finally got my copy of Tim Holtz's Compendium of Curiosities.  This is my first entry in this challenge.  The exact challenge was to create something using Distress Crackle.  My background is almost like leather as I worked with it quite a bit.  It doesn''t act like cardstock, but has a very flexible and soft feel.  On it I did a technique called Embossed Acrylic and then lightly distressed it. 

The frame in the middle of the arch contains my crackle paint which has been distressed.  It looks almost like marbling.  Within the distressed crackle are some stamped crowns.   The stamp used was from Stampoer Anonymous.  I was trying for an antique-looking picture showing crown   As a finishing touch, I addedd some paper lace and a flower.  This will also be entered into the Gothic Arches' Crowns challenge.

Mannequin

This has been the most interesting challenge that I have participated in.  It is the Mannequin Challenge at Tag Tuesday.  Their guest hostess picked this theme.  I have a couple of pics showing different views of my entry.  The first thing I did was to use my pattern stamp from B-Line.  I thought that would be a perfect start.  Next I used  a piece of gold heart and cut away most of it so it would fit around the neck.  Afterwards  I draped a piece of material from an old skirt that I had.  I clipped the top of the drap with a decorated paper clip.  Next to show the waistline I put a piece of trim around the waist.   The trim has an organza ribbon weaving in and out of a strip of pearls. 

As an added touch I glued a safety pin to "hold" the pattern on the manneequin.

I felt that the piece was a little out of balance so I used a stamp from Artistic Outpost that had numbers going in different directions as I remembered when I sewed that almost all of my patterns had numbers or markings that meant nothing to me. Finally, I put a little scroll cutout from my Cricuit on the corner bottom to give it a little more weight and balance on that side.. 

I really enjoy making this mannequin.  I definitely will be doing this again even if it is not for a challenge. 

Gingersnap's Markers Challenge

This is a card I made for the Gingersnap Creations'  Markers Challenge.  This was a very enjoyable piece to do.  I had received this image from a girl with Technique Junkies when I first joined the group so I don't know the origin of the stamp, but i love the image.  I hope she likes what I did with it.  The inage was colored with Copic Markers. In  the center of the roses I used  a Spica gel pen.  The greeting was from the computer.

The matting behind the image is Coredinations technique.  I had to sand this very lightly as I was using paper instead of cardstock.  At the bottom a lacy punch was used.

The embellishment made the scanner sit up on one edge thus the lighting is bad.

Antique Wallpaper

Heere is a card I  made a couple of weeks ago.  It uses the Antique Wallpaper background.  This is a very fun and quick technique.   The image is from Twisted Papers and the perfect greeting is from Scrolls Work.

Owls in a Tree

Owls is the theme for this week at.Gothic Arches  Here is a pic of the arch I made with owls.  For this one I put owls in a tree.   Hidden in the tree are three owls,  a large one and two little owls.  Stamps are by Hero Arts  The background is Cuttlebug Highlight technique.

Black-White with a Little Green

Black and White with a Little Green is the color combination for the Pay Date Cafe Challenge this week. When I saw what the colors were supposed to be I knew exactly what I wanted to create. This card uses the Pinwheel technique, one of the Technique Junkies techniques for August. If you are not a member, you are missing a wonderful resource for learning new techniques..You can find out more information about the TJ subscription here

New Tool

I have finally tried out my new tool - an airbrushing gun.  I used three colors of Copic markers,  I'm please with my first attempt.  This is an adaption of the Whimsey Copic Background.  I couldn't locate my white pen so I stamped in cranberry ink for accent.  The background is a Hampton Arts stamp  The main stamp  (women) is from Artistic Outpost.   The greeting is from an old unknown stamp.

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First Gothic Arch

This is my first Gothic Arch and I'm going to enter it into the Gothic Arches Challenge for Marie Antoinette.  I am pleased.  It is not too cluttered and I emphasize the "eat cake" by putting the cake on pop dots so that it is raised and sitting out of her hand.

The background is Glimmer Lace which gives a pleasant background without my doing anything else to it.   The scan is not really showing the various intensities of the blue background.  I scanned the arch on a blue piece of cardstock so the lace would show.  On her head is a small translucent piece of sequin I found on my desk when cleaning it off.  (Yes, I finally got my desk cleaned off!).  On top of the lace is a row of pearls.  In the corner of the arch is a piece of scrollwork that I cut from a die. The digitals came from Graphics Fairy.

Tag Tuesday Challenge

This week's challenge for Tag Tuesday is Christmas Colors- Red and Green.  We are unable to use Christmas images for this one so I chose a woman stamp from  Scrolls Work and grape and vine stamps from Stampin' Up.  I was afraid the "red" grapes would not look right, but when stamped on the green cardstock it appears a little closer to purple grapes.  The greeting is a sticker.  I'm really proud of my recent purchase of the lace at the bottom.  I think it gives my tag a final touch.

Faux Dominoes

Here is a card I made with Faux Dominoes.  I also made the background on each domino.  It is Faux Designer Paper.  The stamps used on the dominoes and the message are from Scrolls Work.  I think this made for a fun and an interesting card.

Bleach Swipes-Oriental Style

 

Here is another Bleach Swipes project.  This time I used gold webbing with it.  I really liked the way it turned out.  The stamps are from Scrolls Work.  Coloring was done with Copics.