Tim Holtz and Mario Rossi at Scrappers Playground

On June 7th, our LSS had 2 VIP visitors. It was Scrappers Playground's 7th anniversary and everyone had been anticipating this for visit for a very long time!  And they did not disappoint.

We made a beautiful distressed folio and we got very inky! If fun could be measured by the amount of ink on our hands! Tim is a GREAT teacher.

Carol B's Compendium of Curiosities Volume 3, Challenge #4 Entry

For the Compendium of Curiosities Volume 3, Challenge #4, I chose a patriotic theme. I want to thank the funky junkie boutique (www.funkiejunkieboutique.com) and our hostess, Linda Ledbetter.

I began with a 6X6 canvas. I love making cards and tags, but a canvas is more sturdy for display purposes. Using several of Tim's stencils, I applied embossing paste, letting it dry over night.

The next day I inked using Distress Inks, drying with heat gun. Then stamping with various patriotic text stamps, using watering can archival ink.

Meanwhile, using Tim's steel alterations dies, I cut out a flag and stars and painted with distress paints. The 'stars' on the flag were spritzed on with a picket fence distress marker.

 

I stamped Lady Liberty and them embossed her with cement embossing powder. I wanted to add a small tinge of green to my lady, and after trying several methods I used an evergreen bough distress pen swiped on my craft mat, diluted with a little spritz of water and brushed on. For her face, I used distress inks again, mixed on craft sheet with water and brushed on. For her torch, I alcohol-inked a crown and turned it upside down. I cut out 'flames' from mirror paper that I inked again with alcohol ink. I found red, white and blue ribbon in my stash, which I inked with antique linen to tone down the white and tied it through a ring I added to the 'torch'.

 

I hand cut the tag for the title and cut the corners with a corner chomper. Then inked and distressed the tag and the edges. After drying, I glued tim's letters on to spell 'liberty'. I used a spritzer with a distress marker to add a little more accent to the label.

 

For assembly, I used foam tape, glossy accents, a glue stick and double-sided red-lined tape. Whew! Done!

 

The hardest part was posting this! The first time I accidently deleted everything! My learning curve!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Carol Becker CC3C #3

My Compendium of Curiosities Challenge #3 entry, dedicated to Tim and Mario coming to Long Island!  We have been waiting for this visit for a very long time!

This is my first entry in the challenge, a little late to the party with challenge number three, but better late than never! Thanks to Inspiration Emporium for sponsoring this challenge.

This is the birthday of my new blog. I have no idea of what I am doing, but I am determined to learn! Wish me luck!

                                           I am getting ready for Easter! EB cut from 5/4" pine and painted and distressed with Distress Inks, decorated with grunge paper flowers sprayed with Dylusions sprays.  Fun!