CC2 - Challenge no. 22

 

Here's a quickie--my tag for CC2 - Challenge no. 22. This week's challenge is sponsored by Linda at the Funkie Junkie--thanks Linda and good luck with the new website... www.thefunkiejunkie.com (btw - the ribbon on my tag is some of Linda's crinoline that I bought a while back to make flowers--the crinoline is wonderful to work with and takes stain well!!)

 

Gotta go, so see yas next week!!!

CC2 - Challenge 21

 

Here's a technique called "Blended Stains", which is found on page 45 of Tim's delightful book. I chose to use sticky-back canvas for my surface, and boy do you need a lot (read ALOT) of water to get the stains to blend on it. Once I had that figured out, I managed to come out with a decent blend. (I still hate my camera by the way--the oranges didn't come out orangy this time).

 

Anyways, I used a few Distress Stains for the background, then some Dyan Reavely leaf stamps, and a Wendy Vecchi phrase stamp. Nothing like spreading the love!!

 

Many thanks to SimonSaysStamp for sponsoring our Challenge this week, and of course more kudos for Linda at L3 for continiung the fun!!

Pop 'n Cut Fun!!!

 

Hi all... I just wanted to post a little something NEW here. I had been seeing a new toy being used on the Sizzix blog and once I got my hands on it, I couldn't stop playing with it!! It is a new die from Sizzix called Pop 'n Cuts. There is one base die that you need, then there are several additional dies and Sizzlits you can get that coordinate. It is a line designed by Karen Burniston, and they have been selling like hotcakes!!

 

The base die and the additional ones make a pop-up card, and on the Sizzix blog, Karen took it a step further by adding a "spinner" action--what fun! She threw out the challenge to see what we could make that spins. I tried one of her designs first, a spooky hearse, then I jumped on the Halloween theme and came up with a few more. Some spin, some don't, but the spinning thing really had my creative juices flowing. And I even have a few more spinning ideas, lol.

 

Thank you Karen, for your products, your ideas, and your help!

 

Here are some humble pics of my work with more to come...

 

 

I didn't have phone paper... so I made a phone stamp from Tim Holtz's movers & shapers die using foam and stamped it in various colors.

 

Didn't finish the outside of this one yet, waiting for yet another TH die, the Gothic Boo would look great on the front in black glitter paper, wouldn't it?

 

This first attempt at using the TH Rickety House got large on me... I fixed it in my 2nd attempt above. This one spins with the clouds and bats popping up!

 

This one was fun, the bubbles in the cauldron come "spinning" up!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is my take on Karen's hearse... the casket comes spinning out behind the car. I used the Martha Stewart drippy goo punch on the edge of the paper. My first try at this one I had everything upside down... the bats on the paper for the car, and the spiders on the front.

 

I do apologize once again for my inadequate photography... See ya next time :-)

 

 

 

CC2 - No. 19

 

Sweet fun for the Compendium of Curiosites Challenge No. 19. This week was Kraft Resist, found on page 41 of "da book."

 

I love the Kraft Paper (heheh, I love ALL paper) and although my silly camera and software editor never quite get the actual colors right, this one is close. Can't seem to figure out why the white background paper is sooo pink, but...

 

Anyways, this was a fun little card -- gonna store it for Valentine's Day for my sweetie. I broke out all of my pinks and reds--even got some Dylusions Postbox Red (love that name) in there on the hearts!! I used Picket Fence Distress Stain on the large Kraft postmarked piece, then went over it with Worn Lipstick to get a lovely pink. The hearts and flowers are all cut out of Kraft Resist as well.

 

Getting in under the wire again... thanks to Linda L for another week of "getting inky." Mwah!

CC2 - the 18th Challenge!

 

So this week at Studio L3, we were challenged with the technique found on page 47 of Tim's book - a technique entitled "Whitewashed Stamping." I am sooo anal about cleaning my stamps that I cringed a little - LOL. But I got through okay - and this is a fun little way to make delightful backgrounds, too.

 

Many thanks to the Funkie Junkie Boutique for sponsoring this week's challenge, and to Linda for putting this all together every week!!

 

My tag is a little wrinkled (I am sad about that) and you can't see the Glossy Accents I used on the jar, but as usual I am running late with my entry. Has school started yet? Because I need more studio time and less summer-running-around-time!! Til next time!

 

This tag will be entered in the Studio L3 Compendium of Curiosities 2 Challenge #18

CC2 - Week 17

It's Challenge 17 at Studio L3 - and we were challenged to get creative with Core'Dinations paper. The technique is found on page 61 of Tim's book. I love this paper and it is fun to use. Special thanks to Simon Says Stamp for sponsoring this week!!

As always (well, almost) I like to make a card when I craft during these challenges. I have a good friend that I like to send cards to at least once a month, so this one will go to her.

I used some gold Perfect Pearls mist on the cardstock after I embossed and inked it. Then I added some cut-out bees, some trinkets and a wordband, and some Glossy Accents to finish things off.

Summer has been soo busy (bee-zy) and I have some new stuff to play with too--hopefully I can get to some more crafting soon!!

This card will be entered in the Studio L3 CC2 Week 17 Challenge

CC2 - Week 16

Well I am squeezing this in again under the wire... the 16th Challenge from Studio L3 from Tim Holtz's Compendium of Curiosities vol. 2.

This week the challenge was Perfect Pearls Mist, the technique that is found on page 54 of the book. I make up a lot of my misters from scratch, so in being short of time, I used what I had pre-made, which was some purple and gold (gotta have gold) and some sunshiny yellow.

I added a few shattered stain butterflies and a sweet sentiment to finish off this card for my friend.

This will be entered in the CC2 Week 16 Challenge. Thanks as always to Linda for the fun!!