Grungy Monday 24

 I chose "Perfect Distress" for our Grungy Monday #24 

The die cut page, stamp and supplies for perfect distress was made from my stash of Tim Holtz products.

I used inks from new fall seasonal ink pads on the seasonal reflections cling stamps.

The black die cut images are from my Silhouette digital craft cutter.
This is one of those techniques that looks best in real life. The scanner doesn't show the sheen from the perfect distress.

Dress Form Collage

 We were with my Mother over the week-end. We spent some of our time at her table having fun with our stamps, Tim Holtz die cuts, stamping supplies and my original Silhouette machine.

The base of this piece was made gluing 2 pieces of cardboard and a piece of card stock. Finished piece 5" x 7."

This is a Tim Holtz inspired piece I made on Saturday.
The dress form was cut using corrugated cardboard. It was stained with distress stains. I didn't take my bird cage die but did take some die cuts. I used a yellow bird cage and then painted the cage with silver dabber paint.

 I used die cuts, tissue tape, scrapbook paper, distress stains, dabber paints, a stamp and other supplies in my stash.

Grungy Monday Tim in 10

This tag was made in less than 10 minutes.

Love all the supplies from https://timholtz.com

While cutting the witch with my Silhouette I was inking and stamping the background. I used Tim's cling mounted stamps with two of Tim's new seasonal ink pads.

Mini Book

Sharing a page from my mini-book.
Each page was made using cardboard covered with cardstock.
The pages were made with Baroque die cuts. McGill Adjustable Paper Drill was used to cut holes in the pages.
Steampunk texture fades and Vintage distress inks was used on this page.
Stamp a vintage script to a piece of cardstock and then die cut one of Tim's Labels. It was enhanced with vintage distress ink.
Stamp the script on white cardstock and then adhered to grungeboard; then die-cut Tim's bird. Highlight the bird with several distress inks.
Crumble Tim Holtz Kraft paper and then die cut using Tim's flower die. I used three of the die cuts stacked up and then punched a hole in center and then attached a brad and bling to center of flower. A die cut key hole was made with thin black fun foam and then adhered to front.
A film strip with my Silhouette Digital Machine was cut with black paper.

Watercolor Card

It's been a long time since I made a card on white cardstock. I scanned this card before sending it to my mother. I didn't notice; it should have been scanned on something other than white.
This is a cling mount stamp and a word mounted quote from Hero Arts.
Paints from Lyra Watercolor
Border from TH On the Edge die.
Purple washi adhesive tape from Decor Tape
Metallic white paint in flower

Little Girl

The stamped images are from IBFS. The background was made with a CB embossing folder. Dragonfly punch was used on this card.

Burnt Brown Bag

My Technique Tuesday this week might be something you saw years ago on Aleene's Craft Show.
You can view Burnt Brown Bag over on OWSE blog:
http://craftingwithowse.blogspot.com/2011/10/burnt-brown-bag.html

or here on my blog using Aleene's technique:



Burnt Brown Bag

Welcome to Technique Tuesday! by Judy Cantrell 

My mother suggested that I share a technique seen

many years ago on Aleene’s Craft Show. 

Burnt Brown Bag

When Aleene shared this technique my mother and I made wall 

decorations with these leaves.

Instructions:

Begin by die cutting the leaves (Tatterered leaves)

using Kraft paper or brown grocery bags. 

You will need a set of two leaves for each leaf.

  Use a credit card to apply Aleene’s glue on inside of one leaf, cut a piece of 22 

gauge floral wire 3 3/4" long and place down center of leaf. 
Leave a small portion of the wire out from stem to use as a holder. 
Adhere the two leaves together. Let dry. 

    Apply (Aleene’s) glue with your finger over the front and back of leaf with a 
generous but even amount of glue with no paper showing. 
While the glue is still wet, light a white emergency candle with no scent 
in a well ventilated area if you are doing a lot of these at one time.
My suggestion: use exhaust fan in our bathroom for this technique. 

Use pliers to hold wire extending out of leaf in the flame until it is black in color.

It may take a few tries to get it right, bubbling glue is OK.

If you have done it correctly the glue will be set and will not come off. Place leaf back into the flame if you see spot of wet glue. 
When you are finished with the leaves wipe some of black soot off and then dry

brush color on each leaf. These leaves with last for years.

I used Viva Inka-Gold on my examples.

Years ago when Aleene did this technique she use Rub 'n Buff.

A gorgeous wreath or table decoration can be made using these leaves. 

Supplies for this technique:

Tattered Leaves  Die 

Aleene’s Glue (Brown bottle)
This technique works with this glue.

22 gauge floral wire

Paint 

Kraft paper or brown bag

Emergency candle with no scent

Thanks for viewing and have a nice day! 

Technique Tuesday over on OWSE

I added a new TT over on OWSE:
http://craftingwithowse.blogspot.com/2011/10/technique-tuesday-embossed-tiles-by.html

Look over on OWSE for more details.

portion of example

“Embossed Tiles”

1. Apply light modeling paste to a piece of canvas.
2. Apply a stamp into the paste while still wet, lift off and then clean stamp with an old toothbrush.

Note: adding the right pressure to the stamp takes practice.

3. Allow this to dry.
4. Wet the surface of the Light Modeling Paste piece with a paint brush.
5. Start dropping transparent colors of paint onto the piece.  Bright color family works best for this technique. If you have enough water on the piece the colors will spread like magic to look like embossed tiles.  You will leave some areas light in color.
6. Let this dry.
7. Rewet the surface and then add gold iridescent paint to the white areas.
8. Allow this to dry.
9. Coat the surface with Clear Tar Gel using a palette knife and allow this to dry thoroughly.

I would love to hear your comments about this technique!

Halloween Mini Book

I used a few stamps, a Tim Holtz die cut on cover and the rest from Silhouette digital craft cutter. To shade and tint the scrapbook pages I used Tim Holtz Distress inks, The Paper Studio; Trick or Treat Sticker Pack with glitter. The book was put together with my Bind-it-All.
Finished book: 4 3/4" x 5.5."

Cover Page
The Townscape die is from Tim Holtz collection from "On the Edge"

First  page

2nd Page
Those are rubber stamped feet in the cauldron. I cut a slit in the pot and inserted the legs inside. The tiny skull is a stamped image as well. The green looking stuff in the pot was black just like the pot. It was painted with Adirondack Snow Cap Dabber Paint,  Adirondack Lettuce Dabber Paint and then distressed with Tim Holtz Distress inks.

3rd Page

 4th Page
I used Tim Holtz Distress Stickles in windows and on the pumpkin.

5th Page

Don't you just love this witch?

6th page

The eyes on the bat were made with Inkessentials Enamel Accents Dimensional Paint in White and Black. Looks so cute in real life.

7th half page

The mummy sticker is so cute. You can't tell from the photo but the mummy is covered with glitter.

8th half page

I know you are saying he should be white. Check back I have another one that is dancing.

9th page

10th page

11th page

12th page

This is another SS image, skeleton dancing with the ghost!

13th page

That's all the pages of my mini-book. I hope this inspires you to use your die cutting machines. I've had my Silhouette digital craft cutter since 2008.
The base of these books were made with something that would otherwise be tossed out to the trash. I used cereal boxes and then covered the pages with scrapbook paper.
Thanks for Looking!!