Compendium of Curiosities Challenge- week 34

  Can you believe we are almost at the end of this creative journey (and ready to start a new one of course).I decided to make a commemorative collage of different techniques I have used with the addition of our amazing Linda ( I asked her permission first). It will be a fun piece for me to have in my book. The first fragment I made ended in disaster when the paper came off the glue on my fingers and then the ink bled. I liked it better but that's how it goes sometimes. Make sure you go visit Studio L3. There are some amazing fragments over there.
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Compendium of Curiosities Challenge- week 33

Well I have finally done the Challenge this week that Linda at Studio L3 chose for us on Monday. I don't know where the time went but there is a lot of colored metal around here. I decided my book wouldn't be complete without the bird cage so that is what I used. I also used the technique on the bird, dragonfly and chain. The background paper is from Webster's Pages.I love this technique and use it often.

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Compendium of Curiosities Challenge- week 32

Sadly our amazing journey with Linda at Studio L3 will soon be over. I have had so much fun participating in these challenges - meeting new friends and being inspired by SO much amazing ART! Linda has been the most fantastic leader that you could ever hope for. The sponsors have all been incredibly generous. For week 32 I knew I had to start work on the cover for the album I am making to keep all my samples in. A while ago I found a wooden album that looks like a book (at the thrift store for $1.50). It has a oval glass frame on the front and that is where this piece will be going. I made a foam A to use as a stamp and the A mask from Tim's set. The shape is from his Styled Labels Die. All of the stamps are TH. The letters are from an SU die. The background is a piece of rusted enamel. Too easy but I am happy with how it turned out.

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Compendium of Curiosities Challenge- week 31

I can't believe it has taken me this long to put a page together for the 31st challenge presented by the wonderful Linda at Studio L3. I have made so many rusted enamel backgrounds this week. It is such a fun technique. I embossed over a map for this one. The car and words are from TH. Sorry I haven't been around to visit my fellow CCCer's . I have been having internet problems. Amazing how disruptive to life that can be.

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Compendium of Curiosities Challenge- week 30

I can't believe we have had 30 weeks of Tim Holtz fun. This week it is all about the embellishments. I can't share how they were done but go over to Studio L3 to see an array of wonderful examples. You also want to go to Simon Says Stamp and Show to get some loving. I have used a piece of flocking for the background which I embossed with a Sizzix folder. The love tag is Th and all the others are from my stash.

I am still immersed in the task of clearing out the clutter in my craft room and everywhere else in the house I have stashed stuff. It is really amazing how much stuff you can fit in a small space! And how hard it is to throw anything away. There is such a fine line between collecting and hoarding.

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Compendium of Curiosities Challenge- week 29

I did a very simple one for this weeks CC challenge over at Studio L3 where our task is to create "weathered wood". My background is embossed using a distressed embossing plate from Sizzix. When went to use it I thought it was wood grain. My grunge paper is all used up so this will have to do. It must be a hardwood. The grain is very close together. The words and image are from Lisa's Altered Art and the bird stamp is from Scrolls Work.

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Compendium of Curiosities Challenge- week 28

This week over at Studio L3 the ever so talented Linda has us playing with fragments. I found this a little tricky but fun in a challenging way. I have used stamps from Crafty Secrets (bird) and from Stampin Up ( all the rest).

I am also entering this over at Simon Says Stamp and Show where polka dots are the weeks topic.

Thank you for looking! Come and see all of the wonderful creations!

Compendium of Curiosities Challenge- week 27

We are already at week 27 for the Compendium of Curiosities Challenge. I am hoping Tim will produce another book so the amazing Linda at Studio L3 will host another one. I am not really pleased with my results this week but it does show the technique. I have used black soot distress ink, heirloom gold perfect pearls, gold embossing powder, crow and barbed wire masks, a quote from Quietfire Designs and a musical notes punch. It is much more glittery than it appears.

I will also be entering my crow into Simon Says Stamp and Show. I was the lucky winner last week. Thank you Simon Says.

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Compendium of Curiosities Challenge- week 26

I rusted a lot of grunge for Linda's CC Challenge# 26 but kept going back to my new diva stamp from Lost Coast Designs. I could not fit it with the Baroque shape I have used every other time but I will have a place for it in the final book. My letters are from TH idea-ology. I used distress inks - vintage photo, fired brick , pine needles, faded jeans, wild honey and peeled paint. I will also be entering this into SSSS - your Newest stamp.

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Compendium of Curiosities Challenge- week 25

Here we are at week 25 for the Compendium of Curiosities Challenge 25 where the ever amazing Linda has us doing Scribble Stain Distress. I have used bundled sage, stormy sky and walnut stain distress inks. I used picket fence paint for the snow. The snowman is by Sizzix. The words are by Quietfire Designs. After the frantic pace of the 12 tags of Tim it is nice to get back to the Compendium Challenges.

I hope everyone is ready for the big day and just relaxing now. I still have lots to do.

Thank you for looking! Happy Solstice tomorrow. Bring back the light!

Compendium of Curiosities Challenge- week 24

The challenge for week 24 at Studio L3 was to use Rock Candy Distress Stickles. This chickadee by Impression Obsession is one of my favorite stamps so I wanted to include him in my book. I have used Rock Candy Distress Stickles, Black soot distress ink, black archival ink, and Stampin Up markers. The music is from Scrapblocks and the snowflakes are Stampin Up. Thank you for looking!

Compendium of Curiosities Challenge- week 23

The challenge over at Studio L3 for this week is called "double distress". I think it is a good fit for the time of year when many of us are feeling double stressed. I have used a TH texture folder - snowflakes as well as TH alterations die- snow tree. For distressing I used blue china, weathered wood and tumbled glass inks. For the tree I used vintage photo, pine needles and acrylic gesso. The words are from Quietfire designs and are stamped on acetate.

Thank you for get well wishes. It is just a cold /flu thing but this one is a toughy. At least I can do some art now but I still have to rest a lot. (not something that comes natural to me). Thank you for looking!

Compendium of Curiosities Challenge- week 21

This week over at Studio L3 the amazing Linda has given us the task of creating Perfect Distress. I can't tell you how I made this piece but I can say I used a sentiment stamp from Scrolls Work, a stars background from Cornish Heritage Farms, a Sizzix embossing folder, distress inks - chipped sapphire, broken china, and tumbled glass. I also used turquoise Perfect Pearls.The generous people at Simon Stamps are sponsoring us this week.

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Compendium of Curiosities Challenge- week 16

Here we go with challenge #16. This week the amazing Linda of Studio L3 has us doing "wrinkle free distress". Wouldn't it be nice to be wrinkle free. My fish (Scrollswork) was embossed onto a baroque die cut before doing the technique. I used faded jeans, broken china, tumbled glass, chipped sapphire and rusty hinge distress inks. I outlined the fish with a black pencil and partially stamped over it with black archival ink. I filled in the back of the fish with modeling paste to give him depth, added some black soot distress stickles to his back and made him an eye using " crystal effects". I added some miniature starfish and called it complete.

Next Monday will not be the same without a new challenge but I am glad for all those lucky people who are cruising with Tim. Thank you for looking!

Compendium of Curiosities Challenge- week 15

Oh yeah it's Monday! This is way better than camping in the rain. The challenge this week at Studio L3 is Alcohol Ink Agate on Grunge. I have to keep reminding myself that it is a technique book I am making so keep it simple. Here I have used a pearl ink dabber, alcohol inks, embossed grunge board, a quote from Quietfire Designs,TH dots stamp, butterfly and pearls from my stash and archival ink. The quote was stamped onto acetate.

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Compendium of Curiosities Challenge- week 14

Here we are at week 14 of the Compendium of Curiosities Challenge at Studio L3. Mondays will never be the same. This week it's all about using masks. I used a TH Haunted mask, TH flutterby stamp, black soot and fired brick distress inks, turquoise felt pen, fiskers heart punch, words from SU and a plastic spider.

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Compendium of Curiosities Challenge- week 13

Week 13 at L3 Studio. The Compendium of Curiosities Challenge continues. This week its about the flowers. I used a variety of papers all distressed with vintage photo ink and the Sizzix THA tattered flowers die. My flower brads were painted with black alcohol ink. The background was made using SU wheel Very Vintage and clear embossing powder. It and the paper tape were distressed with vintage photo ink. Not sure where the words came from. Thank you for looking! Come and join in the fun!

Compendium of Curiosities Challenge- week 12

Here we are again having fun at Linda's Studio L3. This week it is all about chipped enamel. I like how the embossing powder works on metal and I happen to have a lot of metal pieces in my stash. I just have to stop burning my fingers. I have used a pieces of corrugated cardboard with some of the top paper removed, for the background. I used Distress crackle paints picket fence and broken china. I stamped over it with SU stamp French Flair. I used worn lipstick, old paper, antique linen and broken china Distress embossing powders to emboss my metal pieces. My scanner wasn't liking this piece at all. Thank you for looking! I hope you get to play at L3 studio this week!