Happy Sunday everyone...
Hope you're all having a wonderful weekend and if the sun is shining where you are, I hope it's not too hot and you're enjoying the weather.
Today, I'm excited to be sharing a project over on the Simon Says Stamp Blog.
Below is a little sneak peek but if you click HERE, then you can pop on over to the blog to take a look at the project in it's entirety.
Hello everyone...
Hope you've all had a fabulous weekend and you're ready for a new week if adventures and crafting!
As always, the start of a new week means we have a new challenge over on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog, and we want you to USE MORE THAN ONE STENCIL on your makes and hope you'll join us and play along with this fun theme.
For my project, I created a spooky tag and used products from Tim Holtz, Stampers Anonymous and SSS to create this project all about the Bone Collector...
So, let's get started, it's time to get for me to share all the details of this tag....
To begin with I used a Mini Etcetera Tag as my base, together with Mosaic Etcetera Tiles ~ all by Stampers Anonymous.
TAG and TILES BACKGROUND
To create my background for this piece, I cut two pieces of Mixed Media Heavystock Card. Taking one of the pieces of the card, I used a palette knife to apply Black Opaque Texture Paste through the Stampers Anonymous/Tim Holtz Crossed Layering Stencil and on the second piece, I applied the same paste through the Script stencil. Allow for each piece to dry and make sure to wash the stencil and palette knife immediately.
Once the paste was dry, I added the colour using a combination of Unravelled, Decayed, Ominous Mica Spray Stains.
Once I was happy with the colour, and the card was dry, I cut the Script stencilled card into pieces to fit four of the tiles measuring 1.5 x 3 inches and then cut the remaining card, stencilled with the Crossed design into four 1.5 x 1.5 inches pieces. Adhere each of these pieces onto the Etcetera Tiles with Matte Collage Medium.
Taking the tiles, I placed these a Mini Etcetera Tag, attaching them to the centre of the tag, starting with the square tile in the top left, followed by the rectangular tile, next to it and then working down the tag, alternating the tiles each time to complete the four rows.
At the top and bottom of the tag, I added the plain pieces of Mica stained card, placing them to cover the bare areas of the tag itself and trimming away the excess.
Apply Walnut Stain Distress Crayon along the edges and between the joins of the tiles to complete the background and in the top right corner, I added an October 31 Ephemera label from the Halloween Ephemera Pack, attached with Matte Collage Medium and with a small ripped piece of Cello Sticker Tape.
FOCAL POINT
Now we move onto the focal point of this tag, the part that tells the story of the Bone Collector.
For this I used the Tim Holtz and Simon Says Stamp Co-Ordinating Anatomy Chart stamp and die bundle.
I stamped the images of the hand and the femur bone onto a piece of Mixed Media Heavystock card and coloured them with Distress Watercolor Pencils before die cutting them with the co-ordinating dies.
After inking the edges of each die cut with Walnut Stain Distress Ink, I shaped the hand into a curve and together with the bone die cut, I attached them to my background using foam pads.
To the left of the stamped images, I placed an Ephemera Piece. This was actually from an older set of idea-ology Baseboards but it can also be found in the Halloween Ephemera Pack but if you use this piece, I would mount it onto a piece of chipboard or cardstock before attaching it to the project.
To complete this section, I used the "Bone Collector" Word Plaque from the Halloween Word Plaques and Tags set and altered the silver metal with Distress Paint; Black Soot, Antiqued Bronze, Crackling Campfire. I then accentuated the raised lettering with a coverage of Treasure Gold gilding wax that I have in my stash.
I attached the plaque to the background using foam pads to add dimension and then added a screw head onto either side, again altered with the same Distress Paints to match the rest of the plaque.
LEDGE
Along the bottom of the tag, I added a ledge that is filled with haunted treasures.
To create the ledge, I used two Pinked Etcetera Trims and stuck these together to form one thick ledge which I then attached along the bottom edge of my raised Etcetera Tile panel.
Now, all I need to do is fill the ledge with all these treasures using the following products from Tim's idea-ology range:
Drippy Candles, Corked Vials, tiny Corked Vials, mini books made using the covers from the Halloween Ephemera pack and labels on the spine from the Curator Snippets pack, Halloween Skulls and bones from the Boneyard pack
There are lots of tutorials on my blog showing how I alter and create these tiny pieces, and these techniques can be searched for in the search engine, which is just on the left hand side of my blog...
But for now, once all my little trinkets were made, I attached them to the ledge using Matte Collage Medium.
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Tiny Books and Skulls
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FINISHING DETAILS
We're nearly there and all that's left is to add those all important finishing touches.
I added some drippy wax around the bases of the candles by using my hot glue gun and just allowing the glue to ooze out and then drip. Once this is dry, I painted the glue with a layer of Antique linen Distress Paint, allowed this to dry, then dabbed on a light coverage of Ground Espresso Distress Paint.
I finished with some small clumps of moss and hammered some Nail Tacks into the tag.
Finally, I added the final creepy touch, a small spider. This is from the Halloween Adornments pack and I painted it black. I then attached it to my project, placing it so it appears to be held in place with the finger on the stamped hand.
So, that's my project complete and I hope you love what I've created and the techniques I've used.
Don't forget that every week, one lucky random participant has the chance to win a $25 gift voucher from Simon Says Stamp and you can join in up to 5 times, which means you could have 5 chances to win. You have until next Monday at 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in and good luck....
Recipe for project:
Happy Sunday....
Hope you all had a wonderful and enjoyed yesterday's Tim Holtz STAMPtember Technique Workshop. If you missed it, you can watch the replay HERE.
As soon as I saw this beautiful kit, I knew it was a must have ~ the stamp sets are stunning, and there were matching dies which means no fussy cutting, plus the kit itself was such amazing value for money. Sadly it has sold out but don't worry as you can always use many of Tim's other stamp sets to create exactly the same results.
But in celebration of the workshop, I've created an Etcetera Panel project which I hope you love...
For this project, and apart from the kit itself, I used some extra idea-ology items, Matte Collage Medium, embossing ink and powder. The clouds are from Tim's Edison Colorize Thinlits die set and the extra foliage was cut using the Vault Festive Wreath Die. Both of these die sets are by Sizzix.
BACKGROUND
I covered the edges of the panel with some of Tim's Design Tape that I have in my stash and this formed a border.
I cut a panel of watercolour card for the background and using the Stormy Sky Distress Stain in the kit, I added droplets of the stain to my craft mat, spritzed it with water and then smooshed my card to pick up the colour. Once I was happy, I heat dried the card.
I then stamped the snowflakes onto the background using the stamp from the Season of Magic stamp set and embossed these with white embossing powder.
After adding a machine stitched a border, I adhered the background to my Etcetera Panel.
To create the snowdrift in the background, I cut a piece of the watercolour card to fit across the bottom section of the panel and then using a pencil, I drew a wavy line along the top edge of the panel and cut along the line to form the snowdrift.
I wrapped a piece of the Candy Cane Twine around the bottom of the snowdrift, tied it into a big fluffy bow and added a mini pin to the knot before I attached the completed piece to my panel using foam pads.
SCENE
To create the scene I used both stamp sets from the kit ~ the snowman, tree and foliage and stamped these images using the Nocturne Black Versafine Clair Ink Pad onto the watercolour cardstock.
I watercolored each image with the Distress Stains included in the kit and then used the co-ordinating dies to die cut them. I then applied Glossy Accents where I wanted to add Rock Candy Glitter Highlights. You can see I added them to the tree, the snowman's hat and the foliage pieces.
Using foam pads, I attached them to my background to form the wintery scene.
At this stage, I also added a little more foliage. This was die cut from watercolour card, coloured with Rustic Wilderness Distress Stain, using the same technique as I used on the background to apply colour to the cardstock. I then used the Vault Festive Wreath die set to die cut each piece, and applied Rock Candy Glitter to add some more frosty magic.
To complete the scene, I stamped the shining star and attached this to my background....
...before stamping the sentiment 'winter wishes' which I then die cut with the co-ordinating die set and attached to the right of the snowman.
FINISHING DETAILS
For the finishing details, I added some more glitter along the base of the images to ground them and make it look even more sparkly.
For the clouds, I used one of Tim's older die sets, Colorize Edison and I cut these clouds from more of the watercolour card before adding some shading and attaching them to my project with foam pads.
Finally, I stated added a postal stamp ephemera piece, and some cello sticker tape which completed my panel full of wintery magic.
Recipe for project:
Hello friends...
Hope you've all had a wonderful week and today, I'm really excited to be sharing a new project with you all. I was recently asked by the team at Spellbinders to be a guest designer in their blog and create something using the fabulous Turn The Page release by Esther Glas and how could I resist.
So, if you're excited to see what I created from this little sneak peek, then all you have to do is click HERE, to be able to see the make in full, together with a step by step tutorial.
Hope you enjoy and I'll see you over on the Spellbinders Blog...
Love Emma xx
Hello friends....
As always, a brand new week means we have a brand new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge and this week, our theme is all about being ON or UNDER THE SEA and we hope you'll join us and play along!
For my project, I created a framed panel all about calm and tranquility, with smooth waters and gentle ripples and used Tim Holtz products from Sizzix and Stampers Anonymous to tell the tale of a little fish, just swimming around in his happy place.
So, let's get started ~ it's time to make this week's project!
For this project I used an idea-ology Mini Framed Panel. I'm sure many Tim Holtz addicts have this older item in their stash but if not, you can use any frame that is available. The size is approx 6.5" x 4.5". You can also use these ideas for a card or tag...the choice is yours!
FRAME
I wanted to get a worn whitewash appearance to the frame and began by painting the sides and back of the backing panel, (you don't need to paint the front of the backing panel, as you'll be doing this in the next step), and the wooden frame with PaperArtsy Heavy Cream Chalk Paint.
I allowed the paint to dry before applying another layer of paint, this time Ground Espresso Distress Paint and picking up some paint with a dry brush, I lightly applied the paint over the surface, allowing the brush to just lightly touch. If you feel it's too heavy in places, you can always re-apply the paler colour to those areas.
Once I was happy with the colour of the frame, I applied a coat of Matte Collage Medium to seal the surface.
BACKGROUND
To create the background, I used the Sizzix Bubbling Die by Tim Holtz to cut a piece of Mixed Media Heavystock card.
I then adhered the die cut to the back panel of the frame with Matte Collage Medium.
Once the medium was dry, I painted the surface with Speckled Egg Distress Paint. Allow the paint to dry before grunging up the background. For this I scribbled Walnut Stain Distress Crayon over the entire surface of the die cut, before wiping away any excess crayon with a semi dry baby wipe.
To assemble the framed panel, I attached some Design Tape Trim to the background panel, placing the tape so that it will form an inner layer to the wooden frame.
I then attached the frame over the top, sticking it into position with Matte Collage Medium.
The frame is now ready to create the scene....
MAKING THE SCENE
To create the scene, I used a stamp and co-ordinating die from the Sea Life Tim Holtz/SSS bundle, a selection of greenery from Funky Nature, and Wildflower Die Sets by Sizzix and the sign post, which is die cut using the Road Trip die set.
We'll start with the greenery, which is placed along the seabed. For this, I coloured three separate pieces of Distress Watercolour cardstock using various shades of green Distress Spray Stains and Distress Spritz:
DISTRESS SPRAY STAIN: Peeled Paint, Crushed Olive, Bundled Sage, Rustic Wilderness
DISTRESS SPRITZ: Rustic Wilderness, Bundled Sage
Once I'd blended the colours and heat dried the cardstock, I used the dies to cut a selection of the foliage and shaped the pieces to create curves and dimension. I then attached each piece of foliage along the bottom edge of the frame.
I also snipped into some pieces, so that they will create different heights. You can see the dimension in the photo below.
Using a hot glue gun, I attached some moss along the bottom of the frame to cover the joins of the foliage.
With the moss in place, I wanted to add some texture and for this I used a product called Meyer Cork Chips. I drizzled some Glossy Accents onto the places I wanted to add the texture and then sprinkled the chips over the top. Tap away the excess and allow to dry.
Once dry, I painted the chips with a layer of gold acrylic paint, allowed this to dry before adding Ground Espresso Distress Paint over the top.
To complete the seabed, I cut a signpost using the Road Trip die set by Sizzix/Tim Holtz.
I cut the pieces from Kraft card and inked the edges with Walnut Stain Distress Ink before assembling each die cut to make the post. I then added a tiny brad through the top section of the sign before applying a Tiny Text Remnant Rub ~ "my happy place".
I then attached the signpost to the right hand side, and added a little moss.
FISH
There's just one thing left to do now, and that's the fishy.
I inked the image of the fish with Black Soot Archival ink ands stamped this onto watercolour card. I then watercolored the image with Distress Watercolor Pencils before using the co-ordinating Sea Life Die Set from Simon Says Stamp to die cut the image.
After inking the edges, I attached the fishy to my project using foam pads.
We're nearly there and to complete this make, I added some Splash Droplets to represent the bubbles from the little fishy's mouth.
...and as the very final detail, I used foam pads to attach the banner flag, 'nature findings', which I shaped, creating a slight wave to the piece, which is from 49 & Market's Faded Memory Lane Ephemera Pack.
So, that's my project finished and I hope you love what I've created...
Don't forget that every week, one lucky random participant has the chance to win a $25 gift voucher from Simon Says Stamp and you can join in up to 5 times, which means you could have 5 chances to win. You have until next Monday at 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in and good luck....
Recipe for project:
