November tag

I'm very late this month with my tag for November

 

Its one of my favourites though - love the Bigz leaf with the matching embossing folder

 

 

As always I don't have everything Tim used but I used what I had and I'm working on getting the rest :]

 

 

If you'd like to take a look at the wonderful tag that Tim did just take a look HERE

All Sewn Up

 

I just love the fabrics from Tim Holtz Eclectic range and have quite a stash of them now

 

For this project I decided to back are hardbacked note book

 

I quilted the fabric first using Heirloom batting

 

I then decided on the placement of my adornments

 

My centre piece was stamped on to card stock with Adirondack - I added some film strip down the side and zigzag stitched around it - I love the way Tim does this on some of his tags

 

I then added some old lace that I had coloured with Distress Stains I added some old buttons to this piece again it was stitched to my background fabric

 

I added a strip across the top with Zig zag and then stitched my Word Band to the bottom

 

I hemmed the whole piece around the book enabling me to re use it when the books full

 

I finished off by making a bow with Crinkle Ribbon - colouring it with Distress Stains I added a Swivel Clip  too it and a little charm the bow was stitched to my completed book

 

This is my entry for the Vintage Journey Challenge where the theme is All Stitched up using Tim products and or techniques - there are some fantastic inspirational pieces over there if you'd like to take a look and maybe get your mojo going

 

 

Vintage Cabinet Card

 

I'm working from page 38 of the Compendium of Curiosities today

 

I followed Tim's instruction using a Cabinet Card and things from my stash

 

The challenge is hosted by Linda Ledbetter and , as always, she is the perfect host

 

There is some fabulous work created by the design team over at the blog if you are looking for inspiration a great place to go

 

The challenge this week is being sponsored by:- Inspiration Emporium

 

 

Who are, so kindly providing a gift certificate

 

And that's not all the design team will choose one lucky winner who will receive a bumper pack of goodies from Tim and Mario

 

 

If you haven't got the book yet it is available at your usual supplier or direct from Tim HERE

 

 

 

 

 

Vintage Butterflies

I covered mount board with patterned paper from Tim Holtz paper stack. I distress and inked the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink

 

The butterflies from a Sizzix Alterations set French Flight were stamped with Stazon and then stamped again on to the same backing paper and cut with the matching die.

 

I added lace to the sides of the hanging with glossy accents

 

The leaves were die cut using the Tattered Leaves di - I used the same backing paper for this and then inked coloured them with Distress Spray

 

I made the flower from fabric - Distress Spray and then added pearl and some drops of Glossy Accents

 

I added the flower, leaves and one of the butterflies and then added some Glossy Accents on the butterfly

 

I stamped another flower image on to old book page inked and added it

 

I finished off with stamped quote and some chit chat words

 

A hanger was added to the back

 

This is my entry for the following challenges

 

Country View Crafts - Bugs, Bees and Butterflies

Mixed Media Monthly - Stamping

That's Crafty - Anything Vintage

Try it on Tuesday - Homemade/Handmade

 

 

 

 

 

 



inspired by the masters

Art Journal Monthly challenged us to do a page inspired by the Masters - here's my interpretation of the wonderful Claude Monet painting  Wild Poppies

Poppies are very prominent in our lives here in the UK and beyond during the month of November they are representative of the fallen during conflicts stretching 100 years

Go Postal

I used a no longer needed old artist palette to create my piece.

 

I started with a coat of Winsor and Newton clear gesso (new medium for me - excellent for adding tooth without colour)

 

I added Distress stains - Rusty Hinge and Mowed Lawn and dried with heat gun

 

I distressed 2 postcards and added them to a piece of hessian and Tim Holtz Eclectic fabric using a tiny attacher - I added this ensemble to my palette with glossy accents.

 

I stamped around the edges using Stazon and pen collage stamp - heat set

 

I then added some bits and bobs - stamps - pen nibs - a letter charm and some scissors.

 

I attached a bulldog clip to the top to use as a hanger

 

This is my entry for the Recycle, Repurpose and Reinvent challenge where the theme this week is "Postal"

 



Mixed media Journal Page

 

I started off as usual with a coat of gesso -I used a mask of the young couple because I wanted their outline to stay white.  I then added some distress paint , texture paste through stencils and some gold foil which was added via embossing ink and real sticky distress embossing powder.

 

I added some splodges through a texture fade mask and then I added some more colour with Distress Inks.

 

I stamped all over the couple using a text stamp and then outlined it with Black soot Distress marker

 

I finished by adding some more stamping done with foam stamps and a couple of quotes

 

This is my entry for the following challenges

 

Mixed Media Challenge - Stamping

 

Artist Trading post - Stencils

 

 

 



Christmas Hearth

 

Just a simple, but I think effective Christmas card

 

I used a favourite stamp which I stamped on to card stock with Stazon

 

The colouring was done with Distress Markers

 

I then matted and layered it and added a greeting

 

This is my entry for the Mixed Media Card Challenge this month

Stamping Sensations - Simply Christmas

and the Friday Alphabet Challenge where the theme is traditional Christmas

Joy to the World

Another simple to do card - I stamped my main image on to cardstock with Adirondack

 

stamped the baubles on to separate card stock and cut them out, coloured them and added them with foam pads to give some dimension

 

I sued distress inks in Peacock Feathers and rusty Hinge to colour the card stock and the card itself

 

I love this combination of colour

 

This is my entry for the following challenges

 

Mixed Media Card Challenge - Christmas card - add a bell

 

Eclectic Ellapu - Favourite Colours

Moo Mania - Favourite colours

Stamping Sensations - Christmas

Table decoration

This is the first time I have done any floral decoration - I attended a 2 hour taster session last week and this is what I made - I am quite pleased with it

 

This is my entry for the following challenges

 

The Mirror Cracked - Make a decoration

 

Eclectic Ellapu - Leaves & Foliage

 



Altered Frame

I used Daler Rowney Acrylics Sap Green and Burnt Sienna along with Crackle Medium to do the crackle paint technique

 

I then Added Texture Paste through a stencil and when dried inked with Wild Honey and Spiced Marmalade Distress Inks

 

In the top left hand corner I added some Vintage Photo Distress powder on top of some embossing ink and when cooled rubbed off the crystals-one of my Fav Tim techniques

 

I used another of Tim's  techniques -one that he used on this months tag to add some foil pieces to my frame using Distress Embossing powder and the new to me Sticky Embossing Powder - a brilliant and effective technique you can see it HERE  

 

I used another of Tim's techniques to create my flower having die cut my papers using Tim's Bigz Tattered Floral Die - for colouring I used Distress Stains

 

I then Die cut some leaves using the Tattered Leaves Die and Embossed them with the matching embossing folder I highlighted the leaf veins by using Walnut Stain Distress Ink on top of the Distress Stain

 

I added some Autumnal pieces from my stash

 

The corsage was adhered to the frame with Glossy Accents and finished off with a little Spray and Shine

 

Here are a couple of close up so you can see the detail

 

 

 

 

 

I am entering my frame in the following challenges

 

Vintage Journey - Bountiful Harvest

 

Eclecticellapu - Purple Team - Leaves and Foliage

 

Try it on Tuesday - Autumn Colours

Metal Mania

 

 

 

 

This is how my box finished

 

 

 

 

 

 

And this is how it started out - a car boot find that I covered with a coat of gesso whilst I decided what to do with it

 

 

I added lots of die cut Grunge Board Pieces and Washers I adhered them with a dab of pva just to keep them in place for the next step

 

I then covered everything with Adhesive Metal Sheets

 

Sorry forgot to take a photo !¬

 

I then added colour with Alcohol Inks and Blending Solution

 

I made the handle with a bead and wool

 

I then added Remnant Rubs from various Tim Holtz Ideology sheets

 

And again the end result

 

 

 

This is my entry for the following challenges

 

Altered Eclectics - Anything Goes

 

Rhedds Creative Spirit - Anything Altered

 

Virginias View - All things metallic

 

That's Crafty - Hot and Spicy Colours

 

MooMania - Metal