This ninth challenge is to use some of the Alterations stamp and die sets from Sizzix, as described on page 63 of Tim Holtz' Compendium of Curiosities, Vol. 3. This challenge is being hosted by Linda Ledbetter at her blog Studio L3 and sponsored by Inspiration Emporium. By the end of the challenge, we should have worked through all the tutorial pages in Tim's book!
A requirement of this challenge is to use Tim Holtz products --- and lI wasn't sure that I had any of the sets (primarily because I had already purchased tmany (if not all) of he stamp sets as stand-alone sets and wasn't in the market for the smaller sets with dies at the time I was buying stamps. I knew I had at least two sets of stamps/framelit sets from Hero Arts and several other matching die/stamps sets form other manufacturers but, on teh off chance I had picked up an Alterations set somewhere along the way, I went on a search in the pile of unsorted recent purchase anyway and, LO! I had a set --- the French Flight set! (I really need to find a better storage system!)
So, now to make a decision. So many of the design team used the same set and I didn't want to appear to be copying. Also, I had already done a French Card back in challenge 2. And it seems I have done a lot of orange and blue themed items of late. So I decided on using only the butterflies from the set and working out a seasonal greeting card in shades of green:
A requirement of this challenge is to use Tim Holtz products --- and lI wasn't sure that I had any of the sets (primarily because I had already purchased tmany (if not all) of he stamp sets as stand-alone sets and wasn't in the market for the smaller sets with dies at the time I was buying stamps. I knew I had at least two sets of stamps/framelit sets from Hero Arts and several other matching die/stamps sets form other manufacturers but, on teh off chance I had picked up an Alterations set somewhere along the way, I went on a search in the pile of unsorted recent purchase anyway and, LO! I had a set --- the French Flight set! (I really need to find a better storage system!)
So, now to make a decision. So many of the design team used the same set and I didn't want to appear to be copying. Also, I had already done a French Card back in challenge 2. And it seems I have done a lot of orange and blue themed items of late. So I decided on using only the butterflies from the set and working out a seasonal greeting card in shades of green:
"Nature gives to every time..."
We can't share the technique (you need to purchase Tim's book for that) but I can share the materials I used :
- Sizzix Alterations "French Flight"
- Sizzix Hero Arts # 657775 (label die)
- Stampin' Up! stamps "On Gossamer Wings" (the message) and "Still Life Stems" (the flowers)
- Distress markers: Peeled Paint, Pine Needles, Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed, Gathered Twigs, Dusty Concord, Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserves, Squeezed Lemonade and Ripe Persimmon
- Distress Inks "Pumice Stone"
- India Ink
- Tim Holtz water brush
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