Compendium Challenge #13 - Spritz & Flick Distress

This week’s challenge at Studio L3, sponsored by Simon Says Stamp, is based on Tim Holtz’s Spritz & Flick Distress technique.  It’s found on page 42 of the Compendium of Curiosities II.  I used the S&F technique after coloring the base of my tag, but once I added lots of additional stamping it became a bit hard to see.  Trust me, though… it’s there! 

I used mustard seed, barn door, and three different orange distress inks, plus Monarch Orange and Jet Black archival inks.  Lots of Tim’s stamps and some of Dyan’s too.  I stamped Dyan's  hearts and arrows onto separate manila card stock, and cut and colored them before attaching to the tag.  I used Tim's Idea-ology letters and attached a tiny tag with jump rings and a velvet ribbon.

I'll also enter this at Simon Says Stamp and Show, which has no rules/anything goes this week.

Here in the U.S. our summer days are flying by and I really do appreciate your taking the time to stop by.  Many thanks.  Hope you have a great week!

Marjie

 

Comments

[Valerie-Jael]

Love the gorgeous colours, great tag! Valerie

[Shar B]

Fab background! Love the yummy depth of color!

[Anja]

WOW what a magnificent tag. Great background, stamps, love the warm summer colors, cause here in german it's since weeks cold, rainy and gloomy.
Hugs Anja

[Kate]

I love how your background stamping is subtle but the colors are so vibrant! Those hearts are so cute!

[Tracy Evans]

Fabulous tag, love love your background and the colours are fabulous, great depth. Love your arrows too and the test with the Alpha letters is perfect. Thanks so much for joining in the Simon Says Stwmp and Show Challenge. Tracy x

[SusanK]

Love your use of hot colors! They are faves of mine but for some reason I tend to gravitate away from them in my art. Hmmm.

[Terry]

Love those curvy arrows on that fabulous backround! Super cool tag going on here! Well I see you did not leave your talent behind in Italy!

[Lourdes]

Hi Marjie!! Your tag is so vibrant!!!!..... I like the colors but for me are very difficult to use :( so, I try always to avoid them, even when red is one of my favorites.

When did you back to your home?? how were your days in Italy??? please tell me!

Hugs

Lourdes

[Cathy Calamas]

Beautiful tag. love the sentiment. Thanks for stopping by my blog, too!

[Anne R]

Love the colours you have used in this gorgeous tag, love Dyan's stamps but they look fabulous on your tag. Had to smile, I am right next to you in the CC2 challenge....A x

[sarah engels-greer]

love the vibrant colours and wild 'tails'...and know there would be oodles of stamping to see if I saw it in the flesh! Thanks so much for joining in the Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge. Sarah.

[Sandra]

Love this tag! And I believe you when you say there is some spritz and flick underneath it all! Those colors are gorgeous and those devil tails are so cool! Thank you so much for joining us at Simon Says Stamp and Show. Hugs, Sandra

[trisha too]

Great tag, Marjie, but where are your trip pictures??? Did you
have a super fabulous time?

Oh, wait, was that too nosy?

[jane]

Beautiful tag. I have so missed your artwork...

[Barbara Ford]

I loved the way the arrows and hearts are dimensional! It's great to see your work again!

[Renee Zarate]

That background is AMAZING! I love all the different stamps you used and that bright color. Great tag.

[Diana]

i love this tag.. the colour, the crispness of the black,and my newest love.. dylusions!!

[Ivette]

Hey Marjie.... I love, Love, LOVE, the way this tag came out. Having the hearts hang off the tag, it makes a big difference.
Love everything about it. Your creative juices were overflowing... as always.
Ivette

[Danee]

I love how you saturate the colors. So pretty. Im also loving the horizontal graphic design

[Lisa Somerville]

Beautiful tag! Love your use of color and all the additional added stamp images! Just lovely!

[julie case]

Great tag, Marjie! I love the beautiful, rich colors and all the layered stamping!. Thanks for the inspiration!

[Bunnyfreak]

Love the orange palette!

[Sharon]

Oh wow Marjie this is just stunning - great rich colours and I love the lettering!

[Anita Houston]

Yummy!!!! These color are so warm and the background is so fabulous!!! Gorgeous tag and design...love those letters!!!!

[Hetty]

Marjie, this is stunning. It is like you caught the sun inside your tag. Beautiful!