Revisiting TIM HOLTZ 12 TAGS of 2013 (August)

 LAYERED MASK TECHNIQUE

I really enjoyed making these cards using ideas from Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2013 August    Layered Mask Technique

                   Check out Tim's Blog via the link above for step by step instructions.

Each card is perfectly flat even though they appear to have so much depth 

(except for any added embellishments)

The base of all of the layers has been achieved with Pumice Stone Distress Stain.

Next the Focal Point Images were stamped in Black Archival Ink and masked off.

All other stamping layers were then applied by directly coloring on the stamps with distress markers.

You must HUFF! on the stamp before pressing to paper to moisten the Distress Ink.

A more feminine Style of Card using Worn Lipstick Distress Stain as a background.

Hope these cards inspire you to try this

Cheers  Deb

More Cards Using Layering Stencils & Masks

Hi There

I have a couple of photos of other cards I have made using the same techniques as in my last post.

I have created lots of layers using stencils, masks, stamping, embossing paste & diecuts.

La Blanche & Tim Holtz Stamps used above.

I love how the embossing paste is semi translucent.

Vintage dictionary paper & small highlights of a mixture of Clear & Platinum UTEE used on the Fleur de Lis on the first card & on the edges of the second.  

An oldie but a goodie....Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Collection 'Winged Things' Stamp used.

Hope you are inspired to try this too.    Cheers,  Deb

Stencilling 3 ways on one card

I wanted to share this card I made using Tim Holtz Stencils with 3 different products.

To create the background I first stenciled on water color paper with Antique Linen Distress Paint through the Tim Holtz Stripes Stencil.  I turned the stencil 45 degrees & repeated to form a random checker/plaid pattern.

Once dry I then swiped Tumbled Glass Distress Stain and Victoria Velvet Distress Stain across the paper. The colors blended beautifully & look like a sultry sunset.  The painted stripes resist the other distress products & appear to come to the foreground.

 Frayed Burlap Distress Ink was applied with a blending tool through the Measured Stencil.

The Stars were then randomly stenciled using Wendy Vecchi's Embossing Paste. 

I love the way they are semi translucent, so left them uncolored with the background peeking through in places.

I then stamped Tim's Bird Stamp in Black Archival Ink.   Printed & cut out the sentiment.

This piece was applied with other torn paper scraps to a 5 1/2 " Cream card base.

Cheers for now.

Best FriendS PostCard on Canvas

Hi Readers, I found this gorgeous postcard online & it brought back so many memories of my childhood holidays spent on the New South Wales beaches near Tathra & Bermagui in Australia.

We always holidayed with close family friends.  I decided to mount it on a canvas.

I had lots of Ephemera that suited an Underwater Theme, so I firstly made a rough plan by laying out the pieces on the raw canvas, marking the position of the Postcard lightly with a pencil.

I lightly applied some Distress inks to the Postcard to colour the Sky, Sand & Ocean.

I left the little girls uncolored from original so they would stand out from the Background.

I rolled & distressed the edges of the Postcard.

The Ephemera included Sizzix diecuts of Sea Horses, Starfish, Sand Dollars & Foliage that had been previously made using thick card stock color sprayed with Glimmer Mist. 

Texture was added to these with stamping & crackle medium.

Hero Arts Shell Stamps previously coloured in with Luminarte Silks & fussy cut out.

I started working on the Background  by priming the canvas with a good layer of White Gesso 

and letting it dry naturally.

Texture was then applied with the Stencils shown above & a combination of Wendy Vecchi Embossing Paste & Crackle Texture Paste.

The WoodGrain Stencil was used to replicate an old wooden pylon from a pier that is shown on the edge of the Postcard.

Other stencils represent underwater plants, sand, & bubbles.

Once dry I applied colors using various sprays from Lindy's Stamp Gang & Red Lead Artisan Inks in Mini Misters.

I dripped Alcohol Inks & Blending Solution on the Texture Paste. This created some vibrant effects.

I continued the Texture & Color onto the sides of the Canvas.

Here are some close up Pictures of the Lovely Texture...

& Ephemera Layers.

Small Pearls, Glass Beads & Microbeads as well as mesh were added to the layers.

The wooden pieces were brought back from a Caribbean Cruise.

The colors were softened & blended by spraying & blotting with water and splattering with white gesso.

I am entering this canvas in the Simon Says Stamp Blog MondayChallenge: Best Friends

Cheers from Deb

Welcome to 2016

Looking forward to lots of creativity in 2016.

Stencilling with Texture, Crackle & Black Embossing Paste, 

I decided to cover a 'boring' plain Notebook & an alphabetical Address Book for use in our study.

The alphabetical pages will allow me to list all those log in details for social media and other sites. 

I wanted to dress them up so they are always easy to find in our office.

To give them a masculine feel I decided to use techniques I learnt at a Finnabair Workshop at 'Hobby Sew' in Echuca last November.

THESE ARE THE TECHNIQUES I USED:

Black Gesso was applied to the outside surfaces with a paint brush & allowed to dry.

Tim Holtz Stencils were used with Wendy Vecchi Black Embossing Paste randomly across the surface of the larger book.    

Tim Holtz & Prima Finnabair Stencils were used with Wendy Vecchi crackled texture paste on the smaller notebook.

Other paper die cuts were added with 3D matte gel from Finnabair Art Basics & extra texture added with Prima Art extravagance snowflake paste (which has a grit & glitter mixed in it) applied with a palette knife.

Once dry all of the texture on these covers was highlighted by dry brushing with Silks Acrylic Glazes & Mica powders from Prima Art Ingredients & Primary Elements from Luminarte.

Colours such as Nutmeg, Rust, Autumn skies, Emperor's Gold, Forest Green, Teal zircon were applied.

The effect is subtle but almost metallic to look at.  I can't stop touching the texture.

                               

 Close up of the crackle circles & the surfaces.  Hope you try this out too.  

CHEERS,   DEB

I am entering this project in the 

SIMON SAYS STAMP BLOG   

MONDAY CHALLENGE

January 11th 2016

'STENCILS' 

  

Platinum UTEE 21st Card

I recently made this 6 x 6 Trifold card for a musical friend for his 21st Birthday.

I love the drama of the Tim Holtz 'David' stamp, the Wendy Vecchi Archival Reinker & Alcohol                                                      background and the UTEE heat embossed 21. 

The Background was made on Specialty Stamping Paper.  

I used a few drops of Aquamarine & Coffee Reinkers & Rubbing Alcohol 

with one drop of Pearl Alcohol Ink.

The Tim Holtz Stamps were Stamped in Jet Black Archival & Clear Heat Embossed.  

The face was masked off then the Tim Holtz Web Stencil was used with Antique Linen & Frayed Burlap Distress Ink.  

The 21 & the ink splotch were made using Tim Holtz Stencils.  A mixture of platinum and clear UTEE was applied with the embossing dabber through the stencil & melted with a heat gun.

  Random Music stamps were added with Watering can Archival Ink. The Card base is Coredinations Cracked Kraft Cardstock. Matting with kraft card stamped with Cracked pattern.

                                            I went a bit crazy using UTEE over all sorts of stamping.

These two were over Tarnished Brass and Pewter Distress Stain. 

Love this mottled effect.

February Make Art Challenge - HEARTS

On the Make Art Challenge Blog they celebrate all things Wendy Vecchi.

For the month of February the Challenge is "HEARTS"

Thanks to the Funkie Junkie Boutique for sponsoring a prize.

I made a wall plaque as a home decor piece.

I started with a chipboard base, over which I smeared a random thin layer of Metallic Gold embossing paste with a palette knife (which dries almost immediately)

Over this I spread a layer of Crackled Texture Paste. Varying the thickness & coverage.

The photo below is of another piece I covered at the same time but it gives the general idea.

Leave to dry overnight for the best crackle finish.

The Gold embossing paste shines through the cracks and areas thinly covered with crackle.  

The size of the cracks vary with the thickness of the Crackled Texture Paste.

Wendy has a video demoing this technique at CHA 2014 by ScrapTime Videos.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FiHXorDKoo

 

The Lace background stamp was applied with Black Archival Ink with the center masked out with a circle cut from scrap typing paper. 

Makes a 'fancy spotlight frame' as Wendy describes this technique on her blog.  

http://studio490art.blogspot.com.au/2014/02/custom-background-stamps-ruler-stamping.html

The Lace border Stamp from Beauty of Art set was stamped in Vermilion Archival on the top & bottom of the piece. 

Mesh background Stamp randomly applied with Watering can Archival Ink

The background was colored using Wendy Vecchi Sunray & Tim Holtz Flourish Stencils & various Archival Inks (Cornflower Blue, Dandelion & Sap Green) (Orange Blossom & Dandelion) with a finger dauber sponge. 

Scattered Straw & Tumbled Glass Distress Inks also lightly rubbed over to bring out the crackle finish.

 The Heart Embellishment was made from Corrugated cardboard covered with strips of Tim Holtz Tissue Tape & then cut out.

Colored with Cornflower Blue Archival Ink & sprayed with Biscotti Perfect Pearls Mist. 

The Small Rosette was diecut from Graphic 45 papers.

Gold Embossing paste was used through Wendys stencils to add the row of stars to the heart & the larger star to the rosette.

Once dry the edges of the plaque, the rosette & the heart were all swiped with Tarnished Brass Distress Stain to match the Gold Embossed stars.

 The Sentiment was stamped in black Archival ink & clear heat embossed. The words are a combination from various Studio 490 stamp sets.

The wire came from my stash & was shaped by coiling around a pen.  The butterfly was a wooden laser cut colored with archival ink, & finally added some of Tim Holtz's Linen Ribbon.

I really loved the backgound technique used in this piece. I found it hard to cover it up. Wanted to leave most of it exposed.  Lots of texture. Really fun to make.

Thanks for taking the time to read.  Hope you are inspired to try some of these techniques too.