Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Live Your Dream!

It's that Funkie time again! This fortnight, the challenge at Frilly & Funkie is being hosted by Sue Carrington of Stamping Sue Style, and her challenge is "How can you Resist?". Sue says, "I am a self confessed technique junkie. I love everything and anything that involves a new technique. I also have my ongoing favourites and "Resist" is one of them! You can use different things to create a resist effect...acrylic paint, glue, or embossing powder just to name just a few. So let's see if you can "Resist", and show us how you can incorporate this into your projects! Have fun!"
"Go big or go home!", seems to be my new favorite motto lately, because I am loving the Giant #12 Tags from Inkssentials by Ranger. I just love all that space to create on. Maybe it's because I am from Texas...hmm! Any who, I learned the coolest 'resist' technique from Tim while at Ranger U, called Adirondack Color Wash Faux Batik (Click Batik to see it's incredible history and how the ladies of long ago developed this Wax Art Resist). The loooong tutorial below (Grab a drink!) shows you how to do it. However, we used Mulberry Paper at Ranger U, and I didn't have any the color white, so I tried this technique with Tim's Tissue Wrap, and it worked. Although, I had to give it a go three times before I was satisfied with the results. ;0) The Mulberry Paper was perfect the first time, I think because it allows the Color Wash to penetrate very quickly. I will be buying white Mulberry Paper very soon!
I stamped two different sizes of the butterflies on the Tissue Wrap with Distress Embossing Ink.
I poured Clear Fine Embossing Powder from Ranger over the Ink and heat embossed it. It's faint but you can see the shiny images. Tissue Wrap takes heat quite well.
I sprayed Adirondack Color Wash onto the embossed Tissue Wrap. It resisted the embossed images and beaded up around them. I experimented three times trying different soaking times...the Hurry Hurry, the Waited 1 Minute, and the Waited 5 Minutes. I liked the Waited 1 Minute method the best. The Hurry Hurry method (as seen below) was not quite dark enough to really allow the butterflies to show brightly. The Waited 5 Minutes method made the wrap too dark. It could have been that the wash got under the wrap as there was a lot of color,  but nevertheless, I liked it lighter.
I did not have plain newsprint, so I experimented with regular newspaper (1 time) and white poster sized drawing paper (2 times)  that had a very similar feel to it as newsprint. I placed the still dripping Color Washed Tissue Wrap on the right of the sheet, and folded the left side over it, and made a crease on the fold. You will see the Color Wash bleed through.  I then used a very hot (caution) craft iron to melt the embossed butterfly images. The melted liquid transfers itself onto the newsprint, leaving it's home on the Color Washed Tissue Wrap, but having made a clean imprint of the original Tissue Wrap. That's why it's called Batik! It takes a little bit to get them all finished, but you can peek as you go to make sure it is all transferring over. I did not like the regular newspaper method. Some of the writing comes off from the newspaper, and I could not see my butterflies very when I used it, but in all fairness I used the Tissue Wrap that was soaked 5 minutes, so that may be a factor as well.
This is was it looks like when finished. The left side now has the embossed images on it. Cool huh?!? Now I have 2 projects with one technique. I liked this side so much it is now housed in my Art Journal...more on that later. The right side is the Hurry Hurry Method.
From left to right...the Waited 1 Minute, the Waited 5 Minutes, and the Hurry Hurry. I guess it's a preference, but I like the first one best. You can really see the details of the butterflies. The butterflies look very dark on the Waited 5 Minutes, and very light on the Hurry Hurry. I will still use both of these, but not on this tag.
I spread Glue N Seal all over a Manila Jumbo #10 Sized Tag, and laid the Tissue Wrap on top. I purposely made wrinkles to add texture and so no one would confuse this for stamping. When it dried, I tore the excess off of the tag, and made sure to make a few bare spots to add more color to.
I applied color to the sides and bare spots using Barn Door Distress Ink. Then I applied a little Black Soot Distress Ink to the edges as well for added definition.
I decided to add more design to the tag to really make the butterflies pop, so I stamped the Honeycomb image in Jet Black Archival Ink. I love this stamp! My Adirondack Color Wash Faux Batik is now completed, but I couldn't stand to cover it up with much. It was too pretty as it was. SOOOO, I decided it would cover something up instead.
I took an Inkssentials Giant Black tag and die cut Tim's word 'Dream' into it, from Sizzix. I used some of the left over Color Wash Tissue Wrap and adhered it to Manila paper. Then I used this as the background for Dream. I used Tim's Honeycomb Texture Fade from Sizzix as well, and embossing the image into the tag. I had to use it several times to cover the whole thing.
I didn't think there was enough color on this project yet...;0)...so I used the coordinating colors of Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabbers to very lightly add a little color to the edges of the Giant tag. Then I ran the white dabber around the edge of the whole thing. This tag was now ready for the Color Washed Tissue Wrap Batik Tag (Say that 5 times fast!) to be glued on.
For the embellishments, more Sizzix goodness was needed. I adhered plain Tissue Wrap to Manila paper and then die cut them using the Mini Butterflies Movers & Shapers dies. I inked their edges with Walnut Stain Distress Ink and then added Silver and Diamond Stickles to them. A Prima flower and leaves received a little Color Wash, Distress Ink, and Stickles as well. I affixed all these onto the tag when they dried.
I wasn't ready to put the Color Wash up yet, so Seam Binding Ribbon was sprayed and waded up to dry.
I used the remaining Color Wash Tissue Wrap as a background for Tim's Chit Chat Stickers and Cash Key Charm to complete the sentiment. It was attached to a Trinket Pin and then to the ribbons. Finished!!!
 
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I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!





27 comments:

  1. ...gorgeous make Anita & superb step by step...loVe this super sized Tag filled with colour and technique and yumminess...superb...Mel :)

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  2. your tag is simply stunning, the flower is gorgeous!!! love the colours and the well just a wonderful make! trace x

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  3. STUNNING!! simply stunning! love your piece Anita!
    hugs
    kazx

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  4. Completely and utterly delicious from top to bottom of your huge tag! I'm SO glad you decided not to cover up that amazing batik - it's stunning - and the black surround DREAM frame is a brilliant addition. Colours are sensational, and the step-by-step is so detailed and clear - thank you!!
    Alison x

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  5. This is truly amazing, Anita. I love the batik ... and the names for the methods :) The black background makes a perfect frame with all of its layers of goodness. As if those two parts aren't cool enough, you added fabulous seam binding and embellies. A-maz-ing! Thanks for doing the step by step. I always learn so much from them.

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  6. Hi Anita, very striking tag, love the batik, really does produce a wonderful background. Love the addition of the dream at the bottom and your flower and butterflies are gorgeous. Tracy x

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  7. Such a cool tag Anita! Love the flower, and that background is stellar!

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  8. Hi Anita, this is a wow tag, love the colours, the batik design and the flower is stunning. I like the way you have layered it over the black tag with the dream - gorgeous. Great tutorial too. A x

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  9. Am I going mad or have you got a new blog header? It is probably just me but if it is new I love it, if not new - forgive me! A x

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  10. It's always so cool to see your creative process through photos, Anita! That background is gorgeous and the colors are so rich. As always, your awesome details really take to to the next level. Yor new motto is perfect: "go big or go home!" Yee haw, you rocked it! :)

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  11. ¡¡Wonderfull tag , Anita!! and thank you for the tutorial. It´s an amazing technique.

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  12. yes utterly delicious art your very talented

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  13. Very pretty resist! Love what you did with the word MS on that "giant" tag! I had no idea that were that size!!!

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  14. Oh my gosh Anita! This is one gorgeous piece! Your resist background looks amazing! And that flower is awesome! Love the big giant tag! Hugs, Sandra

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  15. This is so cool--and gorgeous. Thanks for posting the how-to stuff--I want to try this!

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  16. Wow, how fantastic, your tag is stunning. Thanks for showing the how-to-make photos.

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  17. Stunning tag Anita! Love all those colours and flowers is gorgeous! Also fantastic monster ATC from previous post!

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  18. Where do I start with this one!! Gobsmackingly gorgeous, a humdinger of a tag, the superlatives could go on... That batik technique looks great (on my list to try!!) and I agree, the 1 minute version really shows it to its best advantage. So clever to add the black honeycomb die cut background and as ever your embellishments are to die for. Hugs from a crafter in awe, Buttons x

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  19. What a fantastic piece of art! I love your step-by-step. And the finished piece is just loaded with details!! You're very talented!

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  20. Anita..... this is just plain gorgeous, I hope you realize that! I am love love LOVING the way you've layered your fabulous stamped/inked TW on top of and beneath the textured black DREAMS tag. Your embellies are fab, too. A stunning tag, my friend!

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  21. This is one of my favorites you've done - although I pretty much think that every time, you keep outdoing yourself! LOL I love the textures, the colors, the layers everything!! Sheer perfection...thanks for sharing your process and techniques - I look forward to playing around with this :)

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  22. I really was enjoying this blogpost of you Anita...what a great artwork!Love all the pictures and explaining, how this tag came alive.
    And there's so much more to admire overhere! :-)
    Thanks for following your kind comment on my blog and becoming a new follower...I'd like to follow your creativity too!!

    Greetings, Alie :-)

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  23. Wow Anita loving this creation...just my colours. Must try out this technique ...l..but will get mulberry paper x hugs Annie. Still on my travels but managed time to check out favourite blogs x

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  24. Stunning!!!! i love this tag , fantastic step by step! Kiss Barbarayaya

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  25. This is so gorgeous! Love it and the technique looks so fun.

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  26. Beautiful, Anita!!! Thanks for the detailed tutorial!!!

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  27. This is a pretty cool technique! I'm going to post a link to this tutorial on my FB page. Awesome stuff! Thank you!

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