CC102 Day 4!

What fun it has been going to school and today, I am sharing Day #4 of Tim's Creative Chemistry 102. The lesson was all about Alcohol Inks and here we go!

Lesson #1 - Faux Patina:

Lessons #2 and #4 - Tinted Tinsel and Monoprint:

Lesson # 3 - Ombre: Wish I was not so heavy handed with stamping on a slick surface!

Lesson # 5 - Faded Layers:

One more class to go and as soon as I sign off here, I am off to class! Of course being Saturday, we run some errands and go to lunch, but I sure hope to wrap this all up by tomorrow! It has been so much fun and I thank you for joining me!

Summertime Fun!

So is it hot enough for you?? It certainly is for me and although I am staying out of the Sun, I decided today would be a nice day to have some "Summertime Fun" indoors!  "Summertime" is also the current theme at Frilly and Funkie and we are just in time and also linking to Country View Crafts "Summer Sizzler."

Using the cool summertime "Boardwalk" stamps from Artistic Outpost, we decided it would be nice to have a little romantic twist! We started by making a foldable cabinet die cut and cutting out a Spellbinders sunshine burst in the inside for a frame inside a frame!

Alcohol inks were applied to glossy white card stock and all images were stamped using Coffee Archival. The sentiments were stamped on tissue paper and inked with the same alcohol inks.

The lovely bathers were stamped on watercolor paper and colored with Distress Markers and Stains. After I cut the "sunshine" opening, I decided to combine to of the dies for a frame.

Adhered a little dyed cheesecloth with gel medium and added the seashells and the "Atlantic City" emblem, which was placed in Tim's bottlecap die. 

Today was very overcast, so picture quality was more off than usual for me!  Thank you for stopping by and there is still a good week to join in Artist Outpost's July Referral Program, so hope to see you there!

Happy Spring!

Well not everyone is seeing that season, but it will arrive!!  The current challenge at Fashionable Stamping Challenges is Paper Piecing, by my DT sister, Claire.  Now this can be elaborate or simple, but more than anything it has to be stamping fun!  You won't want to miss out on all the inspiration the team has in store for you, so please stop by FSC!  Flonz Crafts is our new sponsor and the prize is a $20 store credit.  Now that is pretty nice, so come on and join in!

The stamped image is from I Brake For Stamps and was stamped in Archival Coffee.  The berries and some of the foliage was colored with Distress markers and then I inked over the entire surface with Peeled Paint and shaded with Vintage Photo. 

The butterfly was my Paper Piece and was stamped a second (OK third) time on glossy card stock, which was inked with various shades of alcohol inks (greens, some yellow and blue).  After this was heat set, I cut out and glued over the original image.  I just felt the need for a second butterfly and now I am think I may just need one more!  I felt little bling eyes were in order and I also inked over the berries with a Spica Clear Glitter pen.

Wishing you all the warmth of Spring and thank you so much for visiting me today! 

Flapper Banner

Today I am not sharing something new today, but my next post most certainly will be!  Being a Wednesday and my turn to post at Artistic Outpost, I decided to share a banner I created with the Flapper Fashions!  Now if you missed or don't remember this from a previous post, here is a close-up of one Flapper and hop on over to Artistic Outpost for the full post and banner view!  Not to mention it is really so nice to see my lovely blogger friends over at AO!

A new month means it is the start of a new challenge, so if you have some AO stamps, we would love to see you join in the "February Referral Program."

Thank you for stopping by today and I promise to get around to all your blogs as quickly as I can.  My old Fred bird is not doing well at all and it is taking up much of my time and that is OK.  25 years is a long time and if you knew all the history of this guy, you would be amazed!