Grungy Monday 33

Hello Everyone,

I hope you are all having a fantastic weekend. It has been awhile since I have participated in Linda's Grungy Monday but I decided today was the day! OK, I actually started a few days ago.  My original goal was to create a charm bracelet using Tim's August Technique Challenge 2008.  It did not turn out as planned although I will be making a bracelet of those charms.  I think they turned out OK but not even close to what they should have looked like.

I decided to make a little sign for my desk instead.  It is not a perfect example of Tim's technique but I like it.  On Tim's example it is all white where he stamped and removed the ink.  On mine you can see a black outline around the white. I think it looks pretty cool this way also.  Please let me know what you think.

Before adding the white background I decided to stamp a few words using Wendy Vecchi's "Just Word Art" stamp set.

Happy Creating,
Shirley

Products Used

Stamps
Wendy Vecchi Just Word Art
Hero Arts Bold Flourish

Ranger Archival Ink
Jet Black

Tim Holtz Distress Alcohol Ink
Meadow
Pool
Raspberry
Silver (Mixatives)

Prima
Say It in Pearls

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Fragments 
Square Clear Tile

Everything Wendy Vecchi Challenges

Hello Everyone,

I am trying to join in on the weekly challenges over at Everything Wendy Vecchi using her techniques from  her wonderful books (she has three right now and a fourth that was released at CHA in January) each week. I did the first two..yippee!!  The first one was late but I have managed to get the second one in on time.  Here they both are.

 

This is the first I created based on an ATC that Wendy created from her 1st book page 16.  We were to use a  butterfly.  I used Wendy's stamp sets Be Inspired...Make Art and Card Art Essentials and also Hero Arts butterfly stamp.  I stamped the butterfly on Wendy's Clearly Art and colored it with Tim Holtz alcohol inks. Just heated it up and fixed it how I wanted it AND IT STAYS!  I absolutely LOVE this stuff.  Now it is coming out in white and black. Cannot wait.  The scalloped border is from Wendy's Art Parts which I also LOVE. I used Stampin' Up pearls (these are FABULOUS) and you can order them here.  I used Tim Holtz color wash on the background along with Perfect Pearls Mist.  The flower was also done in color wash but I painted it on with a brush and used white ink on it also.  The words are from Wendy and I stamped them out and cut them a part inking them with distress ink.  I used a gel pen over Heart.

This is the 2nd challenge.   On this you were supposed to use a chipboard flower and Wendy's technique from here.  The chipboard flowers I have had forever but the stem is from Wendy's Art Parts.  I also used the stamp set Be Inspired...Make Art and Card Art Essentials.  I used the plaid background stamp for the technique but it is really hard to see.  I think maybe my white ink was not as juicy as it should have been. Also used Tim Holtz Distress Ink, stickles and  some misc ribbon I had in my stash.

Let me know  what you think.

Happy Creating,
Shirley

Calendar Holder

Hi Everyone,

Well I spent my Saturday finishing my "Art Parts" Calendar page holder.  Wendy Vecchi created these fabulous products that you can use to create absolutely anything your imagination can come up.  Books, use them on cards, scrapbook pages, wall hangings...I could go on.  I used the flowers, all the circles and tubes from the Sample Pack. I really like how it turned out.

I also used Stampin'Up! Pearls, Tim Holtz distress ink, Ranger Crackle Accents, Glossy Accents, Stickles, StazOn in white and black, one of Wendy's flower stamps and another stamp that I have which I am sorry I do not know who made it.  Also a clip and button from Tim.  Please take a look and let me know what you think.

 

Happy Creating,

Shirley