grungy monday

Hi world
The  start of another week and another Grungy Monday challenge from Linda Ledbetter over  at  Studio L3.
 Her challenges celebrate all things by Tim Holtz
This week I find another technique from Tim that I have not seen before.
 The  wood grain background is very clearlt explained on his blog

I didnt have much time today in fact I didnt even start until about 5 pm. I dont think I quite did the technique justice. But here it is anyway

I decided to make a book mark tag for a friend who is always reading.
These are the products I used;
salmon paint dabber
Distress Inks antique photo, old pages

Book stamp from Elusive Images ,I made 2 pages
Paper flowers which I sprayed with  sunset orange colour wash and dusted with orange cosmic shimmer.
Upon a time die cut alphabet dusted with red bronze cosmic shimmer

I squished, folded and rolled the pages so they looked older.

Take a look at all the lovely art on the Studio L3 blog its great to be nosey LOL

silky paper covered in paint

hi world
Yesterday I had a brilliant day of painting and getting messy. I went to my lace group where we had a workshop making silk paper.
The aim of the workshop was to make a silk paper notebook cover.
But we were all enjoying making the paper that we just kept making more pieces (we were all very messy and inky). I love playing LOL
 I had treated myself to some quality writing paper to make the pages so I decided to wait until my hands were not covered in inks etc before making the book.

We made the paper using silk fibres and added lots of threads, angelina fibres, sequins, leaves, feathers, glitter and paint. The paint we used were brusho paints.

 We used them dry and then spayed water on the top, this made the powder spread and made lovely patterns of colour.
 I also used my lovely colour wash paints by adirondack. These are sprays and are fab. I also used some masks which worked really well with the sprays. My favouite is the Tim Holtz clock.

I started making the first book today but it is not quite finished will try tomorrow.

I really enjoyed this technique,it is similar to felting , but quicker. I think I will have a go at making a 3d bowl sometime soon

happy mess making LOL 

janet

WYWW100

Hi wonderful wednesday watchers

it's that time of the week again when those that want to can have a good nosey around the world at other peoples work space, nosey on over to stamping-ground.blogspot.com/ to have a look
On my desk this week  is a project from a couple of years  ago. I started an 18th birthday book for daughter no3 but for various reasons never got to finish it until now.

The desk is covered with photos which i must fit into the book somehow, but there is only 1 page left. The trouble, is the thought processes have been long forgotten as to what I was going to do with them.

I have done the pages in a collage style using golden medium to stick it all together with lots of embellishments. Most of the pictures are of Lucy when she was playing at dressed up. She used to do that a lot.

Also at the back are some more of those lovely colour wash sprays which i will probably use as well, I was going past the shop that sells them at the weekend, when I say went past I mean popped into.LOL.

I'm off desk hopping now why dont you have a look too.

GRUNGY MONDAY 5 . . . . IN CASE OF EMERGENCY

Hi world
the challenge on grungy monday    studioL3  last week was dimensional.
Take a look at Tim's demo dimensional demo  from Tim Holtz.com
I took a while to get some inspiration this week, I have had so much going on at home with baby bumps, visitors and weddings, (not the royal one either).
Anyway after the  wedding on friday my daughter and her boyfriend locked themselves out of their new flat ( they have only been there for about a month so it didn't take them long). LOL.
 They had to get a train and stay the night with us as everywhere was closed. opps!
I thought i would make them a key holder for...... just for emergencies.
here it is
If you try this technique take care, I sliced a chunk off my finger cutting the foam, now it's not easy typing with only 1 index finger LOL.

The key is  a very old rusty one, found in the shed.
 I cut out the rectangle to put the key in and put a piece of fake glass on top. The background paper behind the key also has old keys on.
Lots of Tim Holtz products here ; the bricks are embossed,  The houses and the sign are die cuts. The ticket is also Tim Holtz, the spelling mistake is deliberate as a play on the fact that we had to hire a ladder to get into their first floor flat through an open window.
 I have also put grafitti on the wall but it is quite faint and hard to see.

Hopefully they will see the funny side and enjoy putting it on their wall ..... near the door to remind them to take their keys.