She Who Stamps & Scraps

Compendium of Curiosities Finale

For a very long time, Linda Ledbetter has led a troop of Tim Holtz fans through his two technique books, Compendium of Curiosities, Vol 1 and 2.  Linda has cheered us on with fun challenges, comraderie, and giveaways from Tim, Mario, Simon Says Stamp, and The Funkie Junkie Boutique.

This is the last challenge, and it's an ode to Tim himself, who is celebrating his birthday on Monday.  Thank you Linda, for all these wonderful challenges.  I'm sure the organizing, scheduling, etc. was a pain at times and I really appreciate your efforts!

My card is not on paper, it's actually Stampbord by Ampersand. I've been using this a lot lately because of the way it receives ink.  It's a clay board surface I first learned about in October at Art-is-You.  I used it for many of the items in my Etsy shop as it's very sturdy and you don't need to worry about corners bending or anything like that.

For Tim's birthday wishes, I went with a lot of ink blending and collage stamping and stenciling, and gave Umbrella Man a bouquet of heat-embossed balloons in place of his rain gear.  So thank you again to Linda, and to Tim, for all the inspiration.

And in case you hadn't heard, Linda Coughlin's shop is up and running again with a great Reopening Sale.  Check her out at The Funkie Junkie Boutique.

Thanks for the visit!

Marjie 

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Favorite Projects of 2012

Thanks to all who visit for your comments and support over the past year. I appreciate each of you and wish you all the best in the coming year. It's been a delight getting together with many of you in 'real life' this past year, and I can't wait to see who I'll have the pleasure to meet in 2013!

Here are some of my favorite projects from 2012. First, some art journal pages and canvases:

And some favorite tags:

     

        

     

   

           

       

I wish you a wonderful New Year, filled with much health, happiness, and creativity!

Marjie

I Double Dog Dare Ya!

Dare. That's the word at One Little Word this month.  When I saw Ronda Palazzari's post about it, I was instantly transported back to being ten years old and saying things like "I double dog dare ya!" all the time with my friends. Often for unwise dares.

Now, I double dog dare myself. Lots of things are happening, with great effort and a major learning curve on the behind-the-scenes technical stuff. So I'm DDDing myself to keep at it.

Linda Ledbetter has an awesome challenge this week at Studio L3 using a technique found in Tim Holtz's book (Compendium of Curiosities 2 ~ you know I love that book, right?) using the Sizzix Texture Fades.  I used the clocks fade.  I started out with Tim's new tissue wrap on an XL tag and then followed the technique in the book.  Then I roughed up the edges with my distressor before inking them with black archival ink. Next step was to press my Versamark pad all over the tag before covering the whole thing in clear embossing powder and heat embossing.  Thickers alpha stickers spelled it out.

Here's a peek at all the texture gained from the technique in Linda's challenge:

The smaller tag features a Paper Artsy stamp.  I inked the tag with distress inks and Versamark, then used my fingers to rub off the Versamark on the top and bottom edges.  Heated it up, then went back and added black soot distress ink and repeated the process.  You can see the detail on the edges of the main tag here:

It's Anything Goes this month at The Artistic Stamper so I'm joining in over there, too. Thanks so much for stopping by... have a great day!

Marjie 

The Kathryn Wheel, Part 10

Here's a new page for my version of Kate Crane's calendar project. I'm also joining Linda Ledbetter's StudioL3 challenge and the current challenges at Simon Says Stamp and Show and Paper Issues. Linda's challenge is based on Tim Holtz's book, the Compendium of Curiosities Volume 2, and this week the focus is on Distress Markers.  I used the second of the two techniques Tim outlines on page 50 for this page.

The focus on my page is the new leaf stamps designed by Mario Rossi III.  I love the blueprint measurements he's included around them.... so unique! I've used the Sizzix Word Play and Hexagon dies, and dry embossed the letters for added texture. 

The markers are reactive to water and you can really do some awesome coloring with them. I finished the page up with some favorite stamps and stencils.  

And here's a peek at the finished September:

Ten down, two to go!  Thanks for visiting.  

I hope you have a great week.

Marjie 

 

Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Markers - Set of 37	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Mini Blueprints	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Classics 6	Dyan Reaveley′s Dylusions Stencil - Letter Jumble (5x8)
Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Ultimate Grunge	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Dried Marigold	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Crushed Olive	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Shabby Shutters
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Spiced Marmalade	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Mustard Seed	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Black Soot	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Barn Door
Sizzix Alterations Tim Holtz Word Play Die	Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black	Ranger Inkssentials Ink Blending Tool-With 2 Blending Foams	Tim Holtz Sizzix Texture Fades - Dot Matrix and Gridlock Set

Kraft Resist Matchbox Notebook

Today I'm combining the Frilly and Funkie challenge with the Compendium of Curiosities challenge, featuring Tim Holtz's Kraft Resist techniques.  I've made a mini notebook with the Sizzix matchbox die (the pages are a pack of post-its.)

The Kraft Resist papers take distress inks like buttah. The more you add, the richer the color. Here's a link to a video Tim shared last week with loads of ideas on using the kraft resist papers.

I made two cuts with the matchbox die and colored each before gluing them together, so the inside would be as finished as the outside. Here's a pic of the inside. I intended to use the small heart die (shown below), but it ended up being too small, so I cut the larger version and used it instead. It's backed with another heart cut from black card.

The Typeset alpha die is one of my favorites because it includes both upper and lower case, and you can mix and match as desired. I didn't want my letters to appear to be floating, so I used some of Linda's burlap string to ground them.  

I stapled the string with Tim's Tiny Attacher (love this tool!) and then used the large heart to cover the staples. I was wondering how to hide the staples showing through on the inside, and then I remembered the smaller heart... what a cool save!

Now the inside looks really nice when I open it up to grab a post-it. Here's a peek inside and a close-up of the cover:

We have a $25 gift certificate for a random player at Frilly and Funkie this week... our challenge is open through September 4th and all are welcome. Hope you will play along and show us your favorite Resist techniques.

Many thanks for the visit!

Marjie 

Products used:

 

Compendium of Curiosities II	Tim Holtz 12X12 Paper Stash - Kraft Resist	Mini Hearts Sizzix/Tim Holtz Movers & Shapers Magnetic Dies	Sizzix Alterations Tim Holtz Alphabet Die - Typeset
Tim Holtz Sizzix Texture Fades - Collage & Notebook Set	Burlap String - 10 Colors	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Tiny Attacher	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Tiny Attacher Refills
Ranger Distress Ink - Spiced Marmalade	Ranger Distress Ink - Barn Door	Ranger Distress Ink - Broken China	Ranger Distress Ink - Mustard Seed
Ranger Distress Ink - Black Soot	Ranger Ink Blending Tool with 2 Blending Foams

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Compendium Challenge - Perfect Pearls Mists

Linda has a product challenge this week at StudioL3, asking us to use one of the Perfect Pearls Mists techniques from Tim Holtz's book, Compendium of Curiosities, II. I used my mists on flowers I'd cut from the Sizzix Tattered Florals die. The letters are all jet black (paper or plastic) but the photo seems to show them differently.

I'm also participating in Dina Wakley's Out of the Art Journal canvas challenge this month. I covered my 12X12 canvas with several layers of paint and used Crafter's Workshop stencils here and there.

The large letters are ancient Sizzix "Bigs" letters, that I still love. I ran the flowers and large letters through multiple Sizzix texture fades, and added Wendy Vecchi's Clearly for Art modeling film to the backs of some of the flowers.  After it dried I heated them and was able to curl the petals as desired.  The XL leaf/stem stamp is a big foam one from Donna Downey, and the metal corners and black plastic letters are Tim's Idea-ology. (Those small plastic letters are just as black as the large paper ones, but the plastic texture shows differently in the photo.)

This was really fun to make and I am hoping to continue with Dina's challenge to make a canvas a week for this month.  Thank you so much for the visit.  Have a great week!

Marjie

Compendium of Curiosities Challenge: Enameled Metals

The new challenge at Studio L3 is based on the Enameled Metals technique in Tim Holtz’s fab book, the Compendium of Curiosities II.  I repeated the technique three times to build up my enamel piece, using Ranger's Pool paint dabber and Gathered Twigs distress ink.

The embossing folder is by Sizzix, and I used my Zutter distrezz-it-all for the rough edges on the brown cardstock.

Last, I made a little clothesline with burlap string from The Funkie Junkie Boutique to hang my clamp/ word charm on.

Thanks so much for visiting.  Have a great day!

Marjie 

 

 

 

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

 

Compendium Challenge #9 - Pocket Watch

This week's challenge at Studio L3 is sponsored by Simon Says Stamp and we're to whip up a pocket watch from Tim Holtz's Idea-ology line. Linda's weekly challenges are based on Tim Holtz's fabulous technique book, The Compendium of Curiosities, Volume 2.  This week's challenge is based on page 35.

Our Creative Corner is also having a Tim Holtz theme, and they ask you to show a specific technique.  So in addition to the pg 35 technique, I've used one of my current faves of Tim's which is blending distress ink and distress ink markers.

After stamping the butterfly with archival ink, I masked it and added some background stamping using distress inks.  Then I removed the mask and colored in the butterfly with distress markers before covering the entire thing with distress inks using a blending tool.  I love how the different mediums play together and don't bleed at all.

I used some favorite metal bits and bobs from Tim's Idea-ology line and diecut the word 'fly' from one of his Sizzix dies. I couldn't pierce the pocket watch with my spinner/brad on the butterfly body, so I cut off the brad prongs and glued on the brad head.  The words 'my love' are also Idea-ology.

Thanks so much for the visit.  Have a great week!

Marjie 

Compendium Challenge #5 ~ Shattered Stains

The new challenge at Studio L3 (sponsored by Simon Says Stamp) is based on Tim Holtz's Shattered Stains technique, found in his new book The Compendium of Curiosities, Volume 2.

It's "Anything Goes" week at Simon Says Stamp and Show, so I'm playing along there too. I started with a black tag that I'd added an old dictionary page to, then inked it with Peacock Feathers and Scattered Straw distress inks.  

My new distress inks arrived last Friday and I was inky all weekend.... the new blue, especially, is scrumptious. I stamped over that with archival inks, a few flourishes, and some stamps from Tim's Mixed Media background set.  

I stamped the journey stamp in black archival ink.  Cut the Sizzix gears out of grunge with my Vagabond, did the Shattered Stains technique, and attached with gel medium. Colored and stamped the ticket,  added a little word charm, then attached with the Tiny Attacher.  

I'll also enter this in the tag challenge at The Cheerful Stamp Pad. That's it for me. Hope you have a great week!

Marjie