Not that easy to see, yes? So... I used the direct to paper approach with Distress Inks Fired Brick and Vintage Photo (I really really like Vintage Photo!) to color the bricks:
This series of challenges, based on the contents of Tim Holtz's book, Compendium of Curiosities, VOl. 3, is hosted by Linda Ledbetter from her blog Studio L3, and she is assisted in this challenge by a design team of eight talented artists, two stores and the team of Tim Holtz and Mario Rossi II. Linda and the design team put together their interpretations of the bi-weekly challenges, the stores offer gift certificates for winners in alternating weeks (challenge #27 challenge is sponsored by The Inspiration Emporium and Tim and Mario have donated a cache of goodies form which another prize is assembled.
The rules are simple:
• One must work from the book and not reveal Tim's techniques (If you don't have the book, you can get one, autographed, no less, from Tim (there 's still time as there are a few challenges left in this series!)
• You need to link your creation to Linda's blog
• You need to visit the design team's blogs and leave comments on their interpretations.
This week’s challenge is to implement the technique described on Page 61 “Embossing Diffusers”. This is a product *and* technique-oriented challenge so there is very little I can do to tell you how I made my tag. I decided to use the “Bricked” texture fade folder (656644) and the oval from the Sizzix Set#1 (657945) for this technique, and it worked reasonably well, even though I didn’t have the proper pads to make up the sandwich for the final step and had to improvise (Needless to say, I immediately purchased the necessary set of pads as I love, Love, LOVE this technique!).
The rules are simple:
• One must work from the book and not reveal Tim's techniques (If you don't have the book, you can get one, autographed, no less, from Tim (there 's still time as there are a few challenges left in this series!)
• You need to link your creation to Linda's blog
• You need to visit the design team's blogs and leave comments on their interpretations.
This week’s challenge is to implement the technique described on Page 61 “Embossing Diffusers”. This is a product *and* technique-oriented challenge so there is very little I can do to tell you how I made my tag. I decided to use the “Bricked” texture fade folder (656644) and the oval from the Sizzix Set#1 (657945) for this technique, and it worked reasonably well, even though I didn’t have the proper pads to make up the sandwich for the final step and had to improvise (Needless to say, I immediately purchased the necessary set of pads as I love, Love, LOVE this technique!).
Using INdia Ink Black, I stamped the number "5" from the Stamping UP! set "Parisian Plaza", trimmed it from the larger image, edged it in gold and attached it to the center of the oval, which I also edged with a gold marking pen. Then I cut several sprigs of ivy using two shades of green paper and the Spring Greenery die (659573). I randomly blended Vintage Photo ink on each sprig and then spritzed Distress Inks (Shattered Shutters, Mowed Lawn and Spiced Marmalade) over all five sprigs. The spritz is very subtle, but it is there. I then glued the sprigs to the tag:
Finally, I stamped a bird (on cream cardstock using "Vintage Photo") and some butterflies from the “Shabby French” stamp set (using “Black Soot” directly onto the bricks) and then colored each using Distress Markers (Picket Fence, Black Soot and Spiced Marmalade). I adhered the bird to the ivy vines to get "Summer at #5 Ivy Lane":
Summer may be wishful thinking! After all, it snowed here last night. But I can dream, can't I?
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