The 4th challenge of the new Compendium of Curiosities 3 is up. If you haven’t already, you can order a signed copy directly from Tim Holtz. As if the book, the challenge and getting inky wasn’t fun enough, Inspiration Emporium, The Funkie Junkie Boutique and Tim and Mario have very generously donated prizes! Linda Ledbetter has also put together the Curiosity Crew, a talented group of ladies who will be inspiring us each challenge with their creations from the book.
Challenge 4 is the Layering Stencil: Texture Paste technique, (see the book for technique instructions).
I wanted to make a Father’s Day Card and opted for the harlequin layering stencil as I think it looks quite masculine. I stitched the tag to kraft core and used my distress tool to distress the edges. I learned to use a sewing machine this year and now I’m hooked! I’m working my way up to repairing an old patchwork quilt with the fantasmic eclectic elements fabrics by Tim Holtz, (but I digress). 😉
I used the new mini shield die, cut from grungeboard and covered in distress paint, (evergreen bough distress paint gives a fantastic patina look). I added the number “1” with the numbered layering stencil, using this challenge technique. The foliage from the regal crest die was perfect because it looks like the logo on the Fred Perry polo shirts that my Dad wears.
I cut a “b” from grungeboard using the wordplay die and reversed it as I wanted a wider “d”! I used an embossing folder to give a faux leather look and mounted onto a tattered banner, which I shortened.
Thanks for taking time to look at my card and don’t forget to hop over to Studio L3 to check out challenge 4, which The Funkie Junkie Boutique are generously sponsoring with a $25 gift certificate to the lucky winner! So what are you waiting for!
~
supplies: tim holtz; manila tag/distress paint (evergreen bough, walnut stain, wild honey)/mini distress inks (scattered straw, broken china, vintage photo, walnut stain)/distress crackle paint (clear rock candy)/layering stencil (harlequin, numbered)/dies (mini shield, regal crest, wordplay, tattered banners)/idea-ology (grungeboard, core’dinations kraft core)/glossy accents/sanding grip block/distress tool/mister bottle/mini blending tool;
other: wendy vecchi embossing paste/heat tool/scissors/sewing machine
Fabulous tag, Zoe! Just in time for Father’s Day for a lucky Dad! The Harlequin stencil is perfect as well as the die cuts. Great job!
This is beautiful – such lovely subtle colours in the background, and then the rugged kraft core and fab texture from the stitching (sewing machines and me are at war… they break when I sit down at them – very sad!). Fabulous tag!
Alison x
Zoe…this card is awesome. I love your textured harlequin pattern and how you’ve blended the colors over it to create such a lovely background. Your shield with the greenery and “DAD” are perfect embellishments for a Father’s Day card. Thanks for sharing your card with us at CC3C. <3 Candy
LOVE LOVE LOVE!!! The texture with the stencil is wonderful on the background! LOVE the number one too! Awesome!!! Thanks so much for joining in on our texture challenge this time at CC3Challenge!!!
GREAT tag. I love how the stenciling enhances but doesn’t overwhelm the project. Very nice work!! –thanks for the sweet comment you left on my blog 😉 —
I love this tag for so many reasons. One, perfect for Fathers Day, love the harlequin stencil, and that you used the technique twice!
Once again, well done Zoe! I love everything about this card: the fantastic colors and how you blended them. The effect it gives to the paste. The foliage die is just the perfect addition to the harlequin stencil. How clever of you to take a “b” for a “d”!
Question is, will you be able to give it now? 🙂