Friday, January 14, 2011

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!

22 comments:

  1. I absolutely without a doubt love this tag!

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  2. Thank you so much! I love this one, too! I LOVE the saying...Who Where You Before You Put Yourself Last? Doesn't that speak volumes? Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving a post!

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  3. love your tag,
    grate use of the stamps & colours are so up my street,
    Kat.

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  4. This is just an amazing tag Candy! I love it. The colors are so perfect and you are right about stamping in multi colrs for depth. Gorgeous!

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  5. This is gorgeous! Thanks for entering the Simon Says Stamp & Show challenge blog.

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  6. Thanks Kat! I am like you...I love these nice soft, warm colors. Thanks for posting!

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  7. Hi Kathy! You are always so sweet with your comments! Thank you so much for making me feel so good. :)

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  8. Hey Nancy! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog! I always love your comments ... when you've got time to post them. You are so busy...thanks for taking the time! LOVE YOUR WORK! Can't wait for CHA!!

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  9. What a stunning tag! Thanks for detailing the how-to. Your colors and different popped up elements have created so much visual texture. Hope you are having a wonderful weekend.

    Hugs,
    Robin

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  10. Love the colors in your tag and the film strip on top!

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  11. Thanks SusanK! I appreciate your comments! :)

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  12. Hi Jen! Thanks so much! I appreciate your taking the taime to make a post on my blog! :)

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  13. Robin...Wow! Thank you so much for your very nice comments! I really do appreciate them! I've seen your work and you are a wonderful artist! Thank you for taking the time to check out my blog. :)

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  14. Oh wow Candy its a totally gorgeous tag. Have a great weekend. Annette x

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  15. Awesome tag! Thank you for the step by step.

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  16. Hi Donna! You're so welcome for the instructions. Thanks for leaving a comment!

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  17. Hey Netty! You are so sweet...you always say the nicest things! Thank you so much for taking the time to post on my blog! Your work is so lovely.

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  18. Love this, Candy! That's one of my first Tim stamps - and is always a favorite! The colors, the elements - it's all great!

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  19. Thank you Nancy. I LOVE this stamp, too!

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  20. Hi Lori! Thanks, girfriend! I'm so glad you like it. You do some gorgeous stuff, too! :)

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