Sunday, August 12, 2012

MY FAVORITE TECHNIQUE ... THIS WEEK ANYWAY!

It's another Monday and time for another Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge.  This week, we're asking you to share your favorite technique with us.  I don't know about you, but my favorite technique typically is whatever I am doing at the time.  

At the moment, I am sort of fascinated with a resist technique that I saw on Kaz Hall's blog; The Shabby Little Shed.  Check out her video to see the technique. It's so much fun and the results are really cool!


Here is my Glue Resist Technique Tag.

To begin, I lightly distressed my tag using the peacock feathers distress ink. Then I picked up my polka dot design stamp from mixed media and rubbed the collage glue stick lightly over parts of the stamp.  I did not put the stamp on an acrylic block. I just held it in my hand and randomly stamped on the tag; adding more glue between each stamping.  Then I heat set the polka dots and immediately cleaned my stamp of the glue.  Next I distressed the tag with a bit more peacock feathers and vintage photo distress ink.  
Then I took a baby wipe and gently rubbed over the polka dots, removing the ink and allowing the tag to show through.  Next I added glue to the scratch design stamp from mixed media and randomly stamped it on to the tag.  I heat set the scratch pattern and cleaned my stamp.  Then I began lightly rubbing more vintage photo distress ink over the tag and I did NOT wipe over the scratch pattern with a baby wipe.  I rather liked the grungy look of the brown attaching itself to the scratch pattern.
Here is an example of a background using this technique.  On my butterfly tag, I also used Tim Holtz' Spritz and Flick method of distressing where you cup your fingers, spray water into them and then release the droplets of water on to your tag.  Let it set for a few seconds and then either heat tool it dry or blot off the water with a paper towel. That also really leaves a nice random blotchy effect. 
You can see those little random blotches on this picture of my finished tag.

When I was happy with the background for my tag, I stamped the butterflies from Tim Holtz' Papillon stamp set on the tag using Jet Black Archival Ink.  While the ink was still wet, I randomly sprinkled a little copper embossing powder over the ink so that some of it would pick up the copper.  Then I removed the excess powder and heat set it.  I like the results.
Next, I rubbed just the edges of the tag with a perfect medium pad and lightly sprinkled some queens gold embossing powder on the edges of the tag (a side at a time). If I had too much powder, I simply used a paint brush to wipe away the excess powder.  Then heat set it. I repeated this process until I had all sides with a bit of random gold embossing on the edges.
Now to add all of the embellishments!  I used some paint on my finger from a gold paint dabber to alter a silver regal adornment crown and a silver game spinner and make them gold.  Then I added a bit of Juniper paint from a dabber (using my finger to wipe it on) to not only the crown and the game spinner; but also the sprocket gear, the corner and the drawer pull.  I set those pieces to the side to be added later.

I really like the "B" ensemble on my tag.  It is made from a "B" that I found in Tim Holtz' lost and found salvage stickers.  It is a license plate piece.  Then I covered it with a fragment and glued it to the fragment using glossy accents.  I aged the sides of the fragment by inking them with perfect medium embossing ink and sprinkling the side with queens gold embossing powder.  I did each side individually.  I love the result.  Then I heat embossed a scrap of plain grungeboard with the queens gold and glued it to the fragment.  I then cut around the fragment, leaving a little gold edge.  I glued it into place on the tag using glossy accents and then glued the crown on top.  I added the patina corner on the left upper corner.  


I then added the game spinner and sprocket gear using a long fastener.  They both will still spin.  Then I added the patina draw pull so that it would highlight the stamped wording under the last butterfly.  I attached the draw pull with long fasteners.

So, that is my favorite technique this week!  The collage stick resist technique!  Thanks Kaz!
There are so many techniques out there...some intentional, some result from happy accidents!  I can't wait to see your favorite!  Make a project and post it to our challenge.  Your could be the lucky winner of our $50.00 credit voucher in Simon Says Stamp's weekly random drawing.  Your piece could also be voted one of the TOP THREE and you will receive special recognition for that feat!  Good luck and get those creative thinking caps on! 




27 comments:

  1. such a cool technique - and I really love how you broke it down here and how you used it. PERFECT for that vintage look!

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  2. Candy, I've run out of words to describe you so let me say you are just "AWESOME"

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  3. This is so cool Candy! Love your resist background, all kinds of resist techniques are favorites of mine too. Great textures! The fragment piece looks amazing. TFS!

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  4. So much texture in this technique - love the background you have created here. Thanks for your lovely comment. Hugs, Buttons x

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  5. Another fab technique. I hadn't seen this one yet, so thanks! Love the results!

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  6. Beautiful tag! What a lovely effect the glue resist provided! Cool technique. Will definitely be raiding my kids school supplies to try this out! Gorgeous background!

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  7. Another gorgeous creation. I saw this technique on Kaz's bog but now I really want to try it. Your colors and textures turned out fabulously. I also love how you used embossing powder around the edges. I always forget I can do that. Now I must try this! Your embellishments are the perfect combo of rusy and naturistic(i don't know if thats a word.)
    Thank you for leaving comments for me. I tried to figure out why they always show up on my DT blog and I realized that blogger always shows my dt blog as my primary blog because its a blogger account. My blog is on wordpress and it shows up under 'My Webpage' on the left side of the blogger profile. My DT coordinator always ends up emailing me your comments. Anyway, have a wonderful day.
    Kate

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  8. Very cool tag, Candy! Love the glue resist, makes for an awesome background! Love it!

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  9. Wow candy!!! First of all thank you for the shout out, really lovely of you, it made my day xxx secondly, I totally love your tag, you have rocked the technique to the max...... LOVE it xox

    Big hugs

    Kaz x

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  10. Stunning tag, Candy! Love all the different textures and the embellies! I just saw the technique video of Caz and it's so cool! Have to give it a try too! Hugs, Sandra

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  11. Hi Candy, I loved the technique when I saw it on Kaz's video too. Love your interpretation of it too, great colours and love all the embellies you have added to give dimension. Fabulous tag. A x

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  12. Love resist technique but often forget to mention that have used it....daaaahh. This tag is fabulous in design Candy, x

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  13. It is so gorgeous, and thanks for sharing the technique with us!

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  14. Gorgeous tag Candy, I absolutely love the background, the resist works fabu.ouslt and adds so much interest. Again I love the little touches like the gold embossing on the edges, lovely touch. I adore your letter encased in the fragment and embossed with gold and the. Down is just perfect and co,lured beautifully . The butterflies are the perfect stamped image for this tag Candy. As always beautifully executed. Tracy x

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  15. Ooh, that's lovely! What wonderful colours and the resist background works a treat. Once I've recovered a bit from the wedding shenanigans, I'll be sure to go and check out the technique... thank you for sharing it.
    Alison x

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  16. Whoa! That is such a Fantastic tag. I am going to try this with my new TH stamp sets. Thank you for your wonderful inspiration.
    Tons of Hugs, Dangina

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  17. Your tag is beautiful!!! Your tutorial is very detailed. Thanks for sharing! :)

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  18. fabulous background and tag. I enjoyed reading about your artistic process.

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  19. Cool technique and your tag is a stunner. I need to make one for my flag book (:o)

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  20. Candy, what a gorgeous tag!!!! Love your background and design, but that "B" makes me really happy! You are too clever!! B

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  21. Talk about eye candy, Candy! This is one spectacular tag. I know... it was very hard to think of a favorite technique but you sure did showcase this one. Love the background and the B, especially!

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  22. Gorgeous tag, Candy! I love the greens and the layering! The embellies are all perfect accents! :)

    *mwah*
    Steph
    Simon Says Stamp!

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  23. Hey there sweetness,I cannot believe that I did not comment on your AMAZING Tag, so sorry about that, I love your Butterflies and moths, and yess your cool technique, fabulous colors you worked on and as allways you made another STUNNING and AMAZING creation, wowwzersss Candy, I love it hugs terry xxxx

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  24. This is a stunning tag Candy, so many wonderful elements & a fab background technique! x

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  25. I love the depth you achieved through all your layers in this tag. I also love the school days ATC cards that you made. Blessings!

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