the craft barn - alpha/dictionary challenge - letter e

e for elephant

'the russell english dictionary' circa 1958

page primed with gesso and painted with 'adirondack' 
paint dabbers hazelnut, pitch black and snow cap.

'tim holtz' stamp life adventure: 
elephant stamped with 'archival'  ink jet black, 
then masked off and background stamped with post card address.  
tribal motive stamped using 'adirondack' paint dabbers 
water melon and sunshine yellow and mask removed.

elephant coloured using 'distress ink' weathered wood,
 old paper and pumice stone with a waterbrush. 

letters and word added with 'dymo' black tape

tim holtz - 12 tags of 2013 - february

valentine tag

manila tag coloured with 'distress stain' festive berries 
and edges distressed.

'tissue tape' symphony and some vintage music added to 
centre and edges distressed. 

bicycle '1800 vintage playing cards - ellusionist' 
glued in place.

'tando creative' grab bag: heart covered with paper stash, words added, then triple embossed with utee and adhered to tag.

'idea-ology' adage ticket stapled in place.

rosette made from lace, aged with 'distress ink' vintage photo and fixed to tag with 'prima marketing' engraver metal brad.

lace, aged as above, tied through tag.  

'idea-ology' wire pin with locket key, bead and customised cash key attached to lace.

distress rainbow

 i was browsing 'simon says stamp' and saw this dry ink pad.

the opportunity to make my own custom 'distress ink' 

rainbow was just too much to pass up.

i inked the pad using 'distressed reinkers' 

in some of my fave colours.

from the bottom:

festive berries

spiced marmalade

squeezed lemonade

shabby shutters

peacock feathers

salty ocean

shaded lilac

picked raspberry

it took a couple of days for the 

colours to blend together.

i used a brayer to ink the lid!!!

now to make some thing?

i used a brayer to ink a manila tag.

i had to do it in two halves as my brayer wasn't wide enough.

water flicked over tag and dried.

tim holtz 'seasonal reflections' stamped using 'archival' coffee.

edges distressed and inked using 'distress ink' vintage photo.

flower from tim holtz 'nature's discoveries' stamped with 'versamark' and embossed with white embossing powder.

butterflies from 'nature's discoveries' and flowers from 'tim holtz' spring sprung stamped with 'archival' jet black.

words from 'indigoblu' sarah's choice stamped onto manila card in jet black, edged with vintage photo and fixed in place with shaker tape.

wet crinkle ribbon pressed onto custom ink pad then dried

 and tied through top of tag.

'idea-ology' wire pin with locket key and some pearls,

 pinned through ribbon.

stamp making

i'd been looking at a number of my embossing folders 

thinking what lovely stamps they would make.

so i had a search online for something i could 

'emboss' that i could then use as a stamp.

liquid latex???

i taped down an embossing folder onto a tray, 

and poured some liquid latex over the pattern.

after this had set i added a second layer and left 

it for a week.

then the exciting bit, i peeled the latex from the folder

 and apart from a few bubbles, it was pretty good.

tim holtz 'textured fades' bubbles and dot matrix.

they wouldn't be any good to use on a block, 

as i didn't get them  level.

but they did work quite well with 'dylusions' sprays!

i also used a couple a masks from 'prima'

lava lamp and corona bubbles.

apart from a couple of hard lines, 

not a bad second attempt at 'dylusions'!

dylusions

my 'dylusions' inks and stencils finally

 arrived from the states this week.

this was my first attempt...

i think i'm addicted!

although i need to find a bigger craft sheet, 

as i got ink everywhere!!!

tim holtz - 12 tags of 2013 - january

new year tag

manila tag embossed using 'crafters workshop' stencil - time 
travel.  tag inked with blending tool using 'distress ink' ripe 
persimmon, broken china and walnut stain and edges distressed.

'bigz' gadget gears cut from grunge paper, painted with 
black acrylic paint and then 'distress crackle'
 brushed pewter, tarnished brass and antiqued bronze.  
gears adhered to tag and trimmed.

manila card stamped with words from 'tim holtz' stamp set 
fairytale frenzy and stamp from 'indigoblu' sarah's choice
 using 'archival ink' jet black.  card cut to size,
 distressed and fixed to tag using shaker tape.

'idea-ology' film strip fixed to tag using wonder tape and 
trimmed to size.  

calender ticket from 'tim holtz' stamp set odds and ends, stamped 
onto manila card using 'archival ink' jet black and cut using 
'decorative strip'  ticket strip die.  ticket distressed and 
inked using 'distress ink' broken china and walnut stain.
  'jan' and '1' ringed using red pen and ticket fixed to tag with 
distressed bulldog clip.

'2013' embossed onto red 'dymo' tape and glued in place with 
3d glue.

'idea-ology' sprocket gears, mini gears and game spinner fixed to  
centre of gadget gears using paper fasteners.

crinkle ribbon stamped with calender ticket from earlier using 
'archival ink' jet black, coloured with 'distress ink' weathered 
wood, distressed and then tied through top of tag.

tim holtz - 12 tags of 2012 - december

xmas tags

blue tag

manila tag and crinkle ribbon coloured with 'distress stain'
 broken china and brushed pewter, then flicked with 'cosmic shimmer' sliver lustre.  

crinkle ribbon and silver 'tinsel twine' tied though tag. tag distressed and adhered to a card made from distressed 'core-dinations'.
silver 'tinsel twine' fastened to card using mini staples.
'tissue tape' symphony added above tinsel.

'idea-ology' woodlands tree base cut in half and 
painted with 'liquid pearls' bisque.
  ends of bristles coated with glue and dipped in iridescent glitter.  bristles moved to front of tree and tree glued to tag.

'joy' cut from 'idea-ology' mirrored using
 'bigz' word play die and adhered over tissue tape. 
'idea-ology' snowflake glued in place with matte medium.

red tag

manila tag and crinkle ribbon coloured using 'distress stain'
 festive berries and tarnished brass.

crinkle ribbon tied through tag, tag distressed and adhered to a card made from distressed 'core-dinations'.

plain card covered with 'tissue wrap' terminology, die cut using 'decorative strip' festive greenery. die cuts coloured with 'distress ink' evergreen bough, mowed lawn, iced spruce and festive berries,
 then covered with 'distress stickles' rock candy.
 flourish coloured with 'distress stain' tarnished brass.
festive greenery glued to tag using 3d glue.

'joy to the world' cut from 'core-dinations' using 'decorative strip' stacked words christmas and glued to distressed 'idea-ology' journaling ticket using 3d glue.  journaling ticket then glued to tag.

flourish glued in place with matte medium and 'idea-ology'
 reindeer fixed in place with paper fastener.