Wake up and smell the roses .....

 Happy Thursday folks!

I'm getting towards the end of this weeks 'To Do' list .... just as well really because I may not be up to spending time in the old craft room tomorrow.  We're off out tonight ...... it's the Poker Stars Summer/TT Party so we shall burning the midnight oil a little.  Good job it's a Bank Holiday on the island tomorrow, no getting up early to get hubby off to work!!

The evening starts with a champagne reception at 7pm, followed by dinner at 8pm.  Then we shall be dancing the night away, finishing off with the surprise of the evening ...... a fireworks display!  This should actually be tomorrow night (Friday) for the end of the TT, but from what I can gather a decision has been made to move it to this evening, something to do with the weather!!

Today's main aim was to get my entry done for the latest CC3C (Compendium of Curiosities 3 Challenge).
Hosted by the lovely Linda Ledbetter, Challenge Number 3 is all about .........

FAUX TEA ROSES

As you can see from the picture above, details of this technique can be found on page 65 of the book. 

Here's the results of my efforts ......

I've used my roses to decorate a pretty wooden box that needed a little cheering up.

It's been painted using PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Paints (Spanish Mulberry and Vintage Lace) and Crackle Glaze

I've used the stamps from Tim Holtz's Papillon stamp set to add some detail and I've also added some Fran-tage Aged Rose Embossing Enamel to give a bit of texture to the piece.

The beautiful crystal on the top is actually a drawer knob, it does make the box quite heavy but it looks really pretty in amongst the blooms

I added some lace, and a ribbon bow, a couple of old hat pins, and a bit of greenery in there too.
The final touch was a pretty butterfly, stamped using Papillon again onto coloured cardstock.

The question is now .... what do I put inside?  I'm sure I'll think of something.

As it's an odd numbered challenge again it's sponsored by Inspiration Emporium.  There's a whopping $50 Gift Certificate up for grabs .....

As well as a prize from Tim and Mario!  I'd better get my entry in while there's still time.

Thanks for popping by ... enjoy the rest of your day. 
I'm off now to try and get the ink and paint off my hands before attempting to make the old nails look half decent!  Gesso and mulberry paint is not a good look for holding those champagne glasses!!

Cheerio until next time .....

Linda

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All that Glitters .....

Happy Wednesday evening,

How's your day been?  Mine .... has been one of those days for getting things done!  DT stuff sorted and blog posts done.  Paperwork gone through and dealt with and the house is tidy ..... even the craft room.  Well, it was until I made a start in there again this afternoon, now it's back to square one with that one I'm afraid.
I have crossed a couple of things off the 'To Do' list though so it's fine ..... I can tidy it all again tomorrow.

Time is running out to get my entry in for the Compendium of Curiosities 3 Challenge .... 2.  A two weekly challenge based around the fabulous techniques found in  A Compendium of Curiosities Vol 3 ...... the latest of the Compendium books from the Master of Distress himself.

The sponsor for this challenge, and all even numbered CC3 Challenges is The Funkie Junkie Boutique

There's a fabulous $25 Gift Certificate to spend in the store, for one lucky winner and there's also a  collection of  Tim Holtz goodies up for grabs, courtesy of Tim himself and the lovely Mario.

Challenge 2 is all about Tim's Distress Glitter Technique, details of which can be found on page 56 of the book.

Here's what I did with it .....

I started by making my tag base ....... using Distress inks to colour a Size 8 Manila Tag.  I used  Scattered Straw, Dried Marigold and Worn Lipstick and blended them all over the tag.  I then flicked a little water over the top, let it sit for a few seconds then dried off the excess with kitchen roll.
I then added the look of another layer using Tim's Clockwork Layering Stencil with a touch of Tea Dye Distress ink.  You can't really see it on the finished tag, but trust me it's there.

I then stamped over the top using stamps from one of my favourite Tim sets ..... Papillon.  I used the large background stamp all over the tag, and the butterflies down the edge .... you can just see these peeping out.

Then on to the fun part ....... I die cut some butterflies, using the Movers and Shapers die, and the weathered clock from grunge board.  The clock I painted using a metallic paint,

and the butterflies were done using the Distress Glitter Technique ..... I won't go into detail, you'll have to refer to the book for that!

Aren't they pretty though .....

I've used a few colours here ..... Spun Sugar, Tumbled Glass, Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade and Peeled Paint.  There's some Black on there too .... made by colouring the Clear Rock Candy dry glitter with a little Black Alcohol ink.

I finished my tag off with a few metal Idea-ology Cogs, some paper flowers from my stash and some leaves cut from the Garden Greens die.

The letters are from a pack of the Idea-ology Signmaker Alpha-Parts .....

Phew!!! ...... all done in time for the CC3C challenge .... in fact I'm entering this into TWO Challenges .... the second one is over at Country View Crafts.  Their theme this month is  ......

NATURE'S GLORIES

I think it fits don't you.

Thanks for popping by ...... I'm off to curl up with my book and have an early night.  Hubby's out on the town on someone's leaving do so I'm not expecting him home this side of midnight!

Cheerio until next time .....

Linda 

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I'm satisfying my Curiosity .......... Compendium of Curiosities 3 - Challenge

Happy Thursday folks,

Can't believe it's nearly weekend .... again!!!  These four day weeks don't half fly by. 

I was determined this week to get something done for the new Compendium of Curiosities 3 Challenge which got under way last week.

Now I'm new to this challenge ..... a CC Challenge virgin you could say!  But, I love everything Tim Holtz and I've got the books so, when I spotted that the fun was about to start using the third book I just had to join in ... well it would be rude not to wouldn't it!

The challenge is run by the very talented Linda Ledbetter, and .... every two weeks there'll be a new theme based on one of the fabulous techniques covered in the Compendium of Curiosities 3.

There's also the Curiosity Crew who will be providing lots of inspiration for each challenge. And there's fabulous prizes up for grabs too ....... The first of the challenges is sponsored by .....
 

Inspiration Emporium

with a mahoosive 50 Dollars Gift Certificate .... WOW!

What is the first challenge then? .... well it's all about .....

Paint Marbling

There's not a long list of rules for taking part in the challenge, but one thing they do ask is that you don't post details of the technique on your blog .......  You'll have to get your own copy of the book to see all that ..... it's on page 43.

Here's my finished results though .....

 

It took me a while to get a piece of marbled card that I was happy with but eventually, after a few colour choices, and deciding on whether to go with white or manilla cardstock I got there in the end!

The beautiful face is from the Stampers Anonymous Classics #5 set (SCF005)

And the butterflies are done using one of my most used stamps, an IndigoBlu design which was actually a freebie from the Craft Stamper magazine .... ages ago. 
I also used a small butterfly punch, and one of the Movers and Shapers dies from the Alterations range.

The die cut and punched ones were all cut from a piece of paint marbled cardstock, and then I overstamped them using one of my favourite script stamps ..... from the Tim Holtz Letters to Santa (CMS053)

The words I added on a hinged section on the bottom of the tag, one of the sayings from Stuff to Say (CMS110) ..... another of my well used, and loved stamp sets!

To finish off I added the black bow to the ladies neck and some coloured seam binding to hang the tag by.
Hope you like it.

Challenge 2 will begin on Saturday .... I wonder what technique it will be this week!

Thanks for popping by today ..... I'm trying to catch up with everything before the weekend so you might just hear from me again later.

Cheerio for now

Linda

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