COMPENDIUM OF CURIOUSITIES CHALLENGE #27 & SIMON SAYS STAMP CHALLENGE

I finally had a chance to work on my creations for the Compendium of Curiousities Challenge and Simon Says Stamp Challenge for this week. Fortunately both challenges are all about masking! I don't use this technique very much. Not because I don't love it, but because I just forget about it. There are so many wonderful techniques in Tim Holtz' book, Compendium of Curiousities. If you haven't participated in either of these challenges, I would encourage you to do so! It's so much fun and it really does challenge you to experiment with Tim's techniques and expand your creativity!

Here is what I created for these challenges....
 

Without giving away the technique, I will go through the steps I did to create this tag.

I inked Tim's Photographic Studio stamp using Vintage Photo, Fired Brick and Walnut Stain Distress Inks all at once. Then I stamped the image onto a #8 manilla tag. I love the look of multicolor stamping. It adds a lot of depth and variance of color to the image.  Then I stamped the image again and used the children as one of my masks on this tag. I also cut out the "97724" and the little girl dressed in the light dress to pop them up off of the tag using adhesive pop dots.  I added just a touch of Vintage Photo Distress ink to the little girl and inked around the edges of the little girl and the numbers with Walnut Stain. I think doing that pops the image even more.

Next I used one of the masks from Tim's "Borderline" mask set across the top of the tag. I sprayed the tag with my own concoction of Broken China, Kiwi Perfect Pearls and water in a Mini Mister as my background color.  I love the softness of it; especially when it is distressed with Vintage Photo and a touch of Walnut Stain Distress Inks. Next, I stamped "Who Where You Before You Put Yourself Last" in permanent black ink onto a piece of cream cardstock. I lightly added some Vintage Photo and accented the edges with Walnut Stain.  Then I brushed just the edges with Black Soot. 

I love this saying!!  It so thought provoking and I thought the little girl in the cream dress looked as though she was thinking that very thought! I glued the saying onto a piece of cardstock that I inked with Fired Brick Distress Ink.  I clipped the cardstock down to just accent the edges of the saying. I went around the edges of that red matting with Black Soot.  I popped the numbers, the girl and the saying in place.

I sized some little vintage pictures of children to fit inside Tim's Film Strip Ribbon and applied Glossy Accents to hold them in place. I love the way the Film Strip Ribbon ties in with the Photographic Studio theme of the stamp. I also love the way it finishes off the top of the tag.

Finally, I colored two pieces of white Hug Snug seam binding; one was sprayed with a concoction of Fired Brick, Sunflower Sparkle Perfect Pearls and water in a Mini Mister.  The other was rubbed with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. I tied them onto the tag and added a "Moments" Muse Toke with Tim's Ball and Chain.

Thanks for checking out my blog. I hope you liked the tag and I hope it inspires you to try some of Tim's techniques out for yourself!