Tim Tag for July

I love seahorses and the summer so this tag was a delight to make and I followed Tim’s guidelines almost to a T.
You can find Tim's instructions on his blog with a list of supplies he used and a photo step by step - I am linking this up to his July post.

So we have the beautiful crackled seahorse and the fabulous watery and bubbly background ........

...... the distressed jute ribbon, the spring greenery with a completely new lease of life …….

…. and the textured sand to hold the sand dollar and starfish.

Another of my favourites – well I think they all are actually, not sure how you would choose a bestie, just depends on the moment in time doesn’t it?

It’s going to be a great week this week in the Brown household, Thursday will be the special day, with things happening Friday and Saturday …… ooh tease I know, oh and I’m guesting as well on Thursday at PaperArtsy, so keep an eye out for another post from me then.

In the meantime have a great week yourself and hopefully some creative fun too.

hugs brenda xxxx

Things with Wings at A Vintage Journey

I was really happy when I saw that S@andy was hosting this challenge as it meant I could show you two of four burlap panels I designed for my workshop I taught last month for Country View Crafts (who are the fabulous sponsor for all our AVJ challenges).

Preparing and making the panels

- Tear dictionary paper and adhere to the panels and heat dry

- With palette knife spread some grungepaste randomly in central panel and over the top and bottom as well and heat dry.

- Leave to cool and finish drying and start to prepare the butterflies, dragonfly, flower and bird (see below).

- When grungepaste is dry on the panels give them a wash of picket fence distress paint, creating additional depth and a key for the remnant rubs.

- Stamp images onto white tissue paper with black archival and with paintbrush and water draw a line around images and tear carefully.

- Adhere images to panels using matte medium.

- Add some remnant rubs, industrious sticker trims, chatty words and text stamp.

- Adhere the card and acetate details into place and leave to dry.

Making the acetate embellishments –

· Stamp dragonfly onto acetate with black archival ink and leave to dry.

· Wrinkle free a piece of card using dragonfly wing colours and stamp the dragonfly and cut out wings and head only.

· If the acetate dragonfly is dry, cut out the wings and drip alcohol inks on the reverse side.

· Stamp butterflies on acetate with rose madder archival ink and leave to dry.

· Cut out the butterflies when dry.

· Using alcohol inks drip colours onto reverse of butterflies.

· Edge them with black alcohol marker (i.e. promarkers).

- heat the wings carefully with a heat gun and without burning yourselves shape the wings so that they look as if the dragonfly and butterflies are going to take flight.

You can see how the heated and reformed acetate adds so much dimension to the wings.

 

We look forward to seeing you over at A Vintage Journey with your take on the challenge. Please remember you don’t have to use Tim Holtz products, use whatever you have in your craft room but do tell us what the inspiration is from Tim Holtz in your project. It’s a great way to join in a Tim Holtz challenge without having to buy lots of new supplies.

 

hugs Brenda xx

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas

White Christmas - the new theme at Fashionable Stamping Challenges, 

just perfect for this time of year. 

But how will you interpret it? 

What about using mostly white on your card? 

Then again you might choose to link a project to the seasonal musical 'Holiday Inn'. 

Then again "White Christmas" is an Irving Berlin song reminiscing about an old-fashioned Christmas setting. 

Heck whatever you fancy really. 

But for me a white Christmas is all about snow.

So as I suggested this idea I decided to use white acrylic paint for the TH snowflakes on acetate and laid it over a stamped image of Santa Claus, a La Blanche stamp inked with coffee archival and stamped onto kraft card. I used white acrylic paint and distress ink to paint in some of the face. The sentiment is a Just Rite stamp (I keep forgetting I have these) and a ribbon to finish off.

Please take a look at the wonderful creations on the catwalk, gain some inspiration, show us your stamping and come join us.

There is always a fabulous stamp as a prize.

Enjoy your Sunday.

luv and hugs {brenda} xoxox

Challenges to have fun with -
Paper Sundaes - Beautiful bows
Scrappy Frogs - Use kraft card
Sparkles Forum - Vintage Christmas
Crafty Emma - Snowflakes
MAWTT - Let it snow

It's Your Day

I needed a quick card the other day so I got out those lovely Kanban dress forms with card to match. But this time I chose to use the Desert Blooms paper pack for the background.

So you can see it didn't take long to put this together with the decoupaged dress form, bought flowers and a handmade sentiment and butterfly stamped onto acetate and cut out.

Et voilà. Not like some of my projects that take days and days - but good to see something finished in lightning time for a change.

A quick card and a quick post.

Hope you are all well and see you soon.

luv and hugs {brenda} xoxox