Lost Art Creations

Happy Birthday Bro!

Happy birthday the awesome-est brother on the planet! Hope you have a great day with family and friends Kurt! It's been a challenging several months - you deserve to party a bit!

For those that want to know how I made this card: I used A LOT of Tim Holtz products! From the rubber stamps & stencils used to create the Faux Soot Stamping Technique (also by Tim!) to the Mixed Media dies to cut the silver card background, to some of the Steampunk Gears dies (some are Memory Box). And, of course the Alcohol Inks. The metal parts - including the compass are all brads from my stash. The background paper that shows though the cut triangles is from a long ago handmade printed paper swap.

 

A2Z3 Art Journal Round Robin ~ Anne's Book

This month I got to work in Anne's book, who's theme is Houses. I love this theme and couldn't wait to get started. So I worked in it almost as soon as I got it! I have had these laser cut thin Basswood windows and doors from Navel Jelly (unfortunately they are not in biz anymore, but boy they had some cool & different stuff!) that I had been dying to use as I knew they would be PERFECT!

For the first spread I used a piece of vintage ledger paper I had inked and stamped for the background on the left and Tim Holtz woodgrain cardstock on the right. I layered different paints over the surface of the woodgrain cardstock to bring out the grain. I wanted it to look like an exterior wall. I painted the laser cut window with matte acrylic paint in a navy blue. I had a pediment die left over from a previous project which I painted & inked, then flipped it upside down to create a window box for the window.

To create all the tiny flowers (an Impression Obsession die) I first colored small pieces of manila cardstock with distress stains and mica sprays BEFORE putting them through the Vagabond. MUCH easier than coloring them after die-cutting them! The window is in two parts, a front and a back. Because it's basswood I wanted to give it a bit more support so in between I placed a piece of thick plastic (packaging from a Bigz die). I attached the pediment/windowbox with foam tape, then went to town gluing the flowers in place.

For the very first page with the altered ledger paper I stenciled the branch/birds/ birdcage with distress inks. The black diamonds, eggs and tree were already on the paper when I pulled it from my stash. I cut the house from scrap pieces of cardstock and the prepared woodgrain cardstock, using Mini Mover & Shaper dies to die cut the door and windows. Finished it with a tiny brad for the doorknob and the quote: "Live simply...Give generously".

For the next spread I over-stamped a subtly patterned scrapbook paper with a damask design (B-Line Designs) in a soft grey ink for the wallpaper background and used more patterned cardstock for the black and white floor. The left side is pretty simple and clean. I just used another leftover diecut from another project - the vellum doily at the top that I lightly inked, plus a bit of black Dresden trim.

The right side I wanted to create a vintage parlor look. Using stamps from Darcie I stamped and embossed the table, chair, clock and vase of flowers, which I then used distress markers to watercolor/paint the pieces after I had fussy-cut them out. Of course I had to include things I love in my parlor; my two kitties and flowers/my love of gardening. The page is finished with a fancy chandelier that I stamped and heat embossed with a detail black EP and another quote: "It's always the small pieces that make the big picture."

Lastly, Anne wanted us to do a sign-in tag and to include photos of our home or studio and things in it that have special meaning.

As you can see I love my kitties, studio, cooking and art. I just moved to a new place last July so I'm having a blast decorating it with things I love, creating art and cooking! The stamps I used on the tag are also from Tim Holtz and the inks are more distress and archival. The front of the tag is a series of pockets to hold pics of things that I love.

That's it for now. I sure hope Anne likes her pages!

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It's been a challenging and joyous year, including the highlight of my life - I think - our trip with Sandy & Linda to France & Spain. Love you more than words can say!

For those of that want to know: this card is all B-Line rubber stamps, Tim Holtz Distress Inks and Distress Markers, Dresden trim and jeweled brads, all around mom's favorite color - Blue!

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