Okay, so it’s definitely a heat wave here! Today was a bit of a struggle since it was so hot that my brain was just not working. I thought I might start the project for the current challenge on the Frilly & Funkie Blog – Pastels and Pearls. The challenge is sponsored by The Funkie Junkie Boutique. When I kept hitting a wall on what to do, I just took a break from my craft room and figured I had next week and weekend to work on it. So, I decided to check out some of my favorite blogs and just veg out. […]
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This month’s Tim Holtz tag (12 tags of 2016: June) involved two techniques – tissue wrap and plaid. I tried to create two plaids for one image in an attempt to create the color difference and depth. I used the dress form die cut and then utilized a combination of Wilted Violet and Worn Lipstick for the “body” part of the dress form and a combination of Walnut Stain and Wild Honey for the “wooden pieces” of the dress form. With some creative masking involving the 3M Masking Tape Post-It roll I managed it after a couple of tries. As Tim suggested we should try some sewing, I whipped out my high tech needle and thread and hand-stitched the thread and then left the needle in the bottom part since the point of the tag is handmade clothing. I think I will ask Santa for a sewing machine for Christmas! […]
I was fiddling around with the “plastic bag” inking technique and decided to make a second tag this weekend. Over the last couple of weeks I’ve seen postings on various blogs using this technique so I decided to try it. It’s way too warm here today to go outside and play so I tucked into my craft room, window open, fan on high, and started. […]
READ MOREBy chance, this week’s tag is being submitted for two challenge blogs. That wasn’t the intent when I started out but that’s how it ended! […]
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