Rubbermoon Moonmail Club ATC Swap - September 2015

Well, I think it's about time to blow the dust off of this blog and put it back into action!  At least I hope to do that!

After a long hiatus I decided to participate in the most recent Rubbermoon Moonmail ATC swap.  If you're not familiar with Rubbermoon you should definitely check them out here.  And if you're not familiar with the Moonmail club you should check it out here!  Tons of fun every month!  Kristen recently began offering Claudia Rose rubber stamps!  For those who have been around rubber stamping for a while you'll remember all of those super cute little images that Claudia Rose was known for!  Well now you can order them from Rubbermoon!

For September we received this fantastic Claudia Rose rubber stamp in our Moonmail package along with several other goodies!  You really should consider joining the Moonmail club!  I love getting my package every month!

I received this lovely ATC from the very talented and funny Lydia!  She gets some serious props for fussy-cutting that moon sliver! She also sent the cute little mini envelope filled with die cut leopard-patterned wings!  Lydia keeps us all in stitches in the special Facebook group for members of the MoonMail club! 

The ATC below, which I created using Claudia's stamp, went to Carissa.  The cute little car and the sentiment are also Rubbermoon images from the very talented Barb Rogers.

I also sent Carissa some Day of the Dead faux postage made with Kristen's new Milagros stamp collection however I neglected to take a photo of those before I put them in the envelope!

Kristen isn't just the owner of Rubbermoon she's also one of the very talented artists who create Rubbermoon rubber stamp images!  I think I've ordered almost the entire Milagros collection.  I hope to have a good play day with them in the near future!  So if you haven't already done so head on over to Rubbermoon to see what it's all about.  While you're there take a look at the Rubbemoon blog too!

Frilly and Funkie Challenge - Layers and a Word

Hi Everyone!  I hope you're having a fantastic week so far.  Today I have my project for the Frilly and Funkie challenge hosted by Sue.  Sue has asked us to create something with lots of layers.  That could be layers of paper, paint, lace, etc., and there's a twist...you must include a word and the word must be the focal point!

I decided on my word before anything else.  These days my life feels like it's moving at 90 miles per hour and not always in the direction that I'd like.  So here's my piece.  I'll keep this short and sweet.

Layer #1-Tissue Wrap was applied to a 6x6 canvas with matte multi-medium

Layer #2 - Distress paint was dribbled on to canvas and misted with water.  Then I tipped and turned the canvas to let the paint drip all over.  (Note: This is waaaaaay too much distress paint for this size canvas.  I removed ALOT of it with paper towels.  Just thought I'd let you know that and save you some paint!) 

Layer #3 - Picket Fence distress paint was applied to the craft mat, misted with water and then I tapped the canvas in it.

Layer #4 - Applied molding paste with a stencil

Layer #5 - Applied metallic rub-on to the stenciled areas

Layer #6 - Applied Brushed Corduroy distress ink over the entire canvas, including the stenciled areas

Layer #7 - And now for my word, grungeboard letters were cut using the Word Play die. They were coated with Picket Fence distress crackle paint, then rubbed with walnut stain and sprayed with Biscotti Perfect Pearls Mist

The result!  I jumbled up the letters in "breathe".  To me that represents what it feels like inside when you need to take a deep breath!

Thank you so much for stopping by to see my project!  I hope you'll take the time to check out all of the beautiful artwork that the other Frilly and Funkie DT members created!  They're uber-talented!  After you do I hope you'll put your own layered project together and play along with us!

The following items that I used on my project can be found at The Funkie Junkie Boutique! The boutique offers it's merchandise at up to a 20% discount from the typical retail price! That's a great deal and you should check it out!!

Sizzix Alterations Tim Holtz Word Play Die	Tim Holtz idea-ology Tissue Wrap - Melange	Claudine Hellmuth Multi Medium Matte	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Paint - Seedless Preserve	Ranger Distress Crackle Paint - Picket Fence White
Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Paint - Picket Fence	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Brushed Corduroy	Ranger Inkssentials Non-Stick Craft Sheet	Ranger Inkssentials Ink Blending Foam	Ranger Inkssentials Ink Blending Tool-With 2 Blending Foams
Ranger Inkssentials Mister Bottle	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Grungeboard Basics Plain	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain - Walnut Stain	Ranger Perfect Pearls Mists - Biscotti

Adore U

I have a little canvas here that started out at something else but didn't turn out as I originally planned.  So I tried to salvage it and I think it turned out pretty well! I'm entering it at Simon Says Stamp and Show where the challenge theme is Something Messy.  And also at the Ranger Ink blog for their February Color Palette Inspiration challenge.

This is a 6x6 gallery wrapped canvas.  The base layer is Idea-ology Tissue Tape applied with Claudine Hellmuth Matte Medium.  Then I added the modeling paste with a stencil.  Once dry I dribbled Victorian Velvet distress paint directly onto the canvas and then misted it with water.  I tipped and turned the canvas so that the color would run over the canvas and down the sides.  The next layer was an application of Antique Linen distress paint.  I squeezed the paint on to my craft sheet, misted it with water and then tapped the canvas into it drying between each layer.  I repeated this same step with Broken China distress paint and then Picket Fence distress paint.

I applied distress ink in Victorian Velvet, Seedless Preserves, Brushed Corduroy and Walnut Stain.  Then added gold metallic rub-on to the modeling paste and then randomly over the canvas.  And finally I spritzed the entire canvas with Perfect Pearls mist in Perfect Pearl.

The letters were cut from Idea-ology grungeboard using Tim's Sizzix Wordplay die.  I used Tim's crackle paint in Picket Fence followed by Walnut Stain distress stain to create the distressed crackle finish.  The leather heart was cut using Tim's Sizzix Movers and Shapers mini Hearts die from a pink leather scrap.

Thanks for stopping by!

Tim Holtz idea-ology Tissue Wrap - Melange	Claudine Hellmuth Multi Medium Matte	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Paint - Victorian Velvet	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Paint - Antique Linen	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Paint - Broken China
Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Paint - Picket Fence	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Victorian Velvet	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Brushed Corduroy	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Walnut Stain	Ranger Perfect Pearls Mists - Perfect Pearl
Ranger Inkssentials Non-Stick Craft Sheet	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain - Walnut Stain	Ranger Distress Crackle Paint - Picket Fence White	Ranger Inkssentials Mister Bottle	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Grungeboard Basics Plain
Sizzix Alterations Tim Holtz Word Play Die	Mini Hearts Sizzix Alterations Tim Holtz Movers & Shaperss

Show and Tell

I thought I'd share a couple of things I made before I started blogging.  Most of what I create is given away but these were made with the intent to keep them.  The first is an accordion fold book containing old photos from my father's side of the family.  It contains pictures of my father, James, his brother, Herman, and sister, Susan, as well as his parents.  My grandmother was called Nana.  I never met my grandfather as he passed away before I was born.  The cover paper set the theme of birds and nests. My first initial, D, is on the brad in the center of the flower on the cover. The "T" on the back cover is the first letter of my maiden name, Turner. Many of the sayings were cut from pages of an old book.

The next is a scrapbook of my dachshund, Sweet William Luvomine, or Willie for short!  I made this while I was recuperating from hernia surgery.  I hauled all the supplies out to the couch and worked on a lap tray.  Should have taken a picture of that ~ NOT!!  I don't do much scrapbooking but I love making memory books.  I had bunch of cute pictures of when he was a puppy and had accumulated dog-themed papers, stickers, rub-ons and magazine clippings.  It was good to have something to work on and I love how it turned out!

The last item is a canvas.  This is actually a duplicate of one I made for someone who had lost a loved one to cancer.  I added a button, with a crystal accent, on this one but the original one had their loved one's initial in place of that.  The canvas was painted with a pale butter yellow acrylic paint.  I then wiped vaseline on certain areas and painted over that with light blue paint.  Once dry I wiped off the areas where the vaseline was and the blue paint came off to reveal the yellow underneath.  Then I dry-brushed the entire canvas with gesso. The images were stamped on tissue paper with archival ink and then applied with Paper Mod Podge.

Thanks for stopping by!