Saturday, November 22, 2014

CC3C - Layering Stencil: Embossing

Hello and happy Saturday! It's time for the sixteenth challenge in the new Compendium of Curiosities III Challenge!!! I cannot believe we have already done that many!  Again, The Curiosity Crew and I absolutely love at all the entries for all these challenge!!! I am always so inspired! Thank you for joining in on all the fun, and of course for all of the comments. AND...if you are a newbie to the challenge, we just relish your participation and hope you come back again and again!
Challenge number sixteen is all about Layered Stencils: Embossing.  I know none of you ever get tired of using those stencils!  I hope you can play along on this challenge so you can win some amazing fabulous prizes donated by the ever generous Tim and Mario, and this challenge's sponsor, The Funkie Junkie Boutique!!! Thank you sponsors for your generosity! You will have two weeks to complete this challenge and link it up to the CC3Challenge site, and you can carefully read all the rules here. Please take the time to visit every member of the Curiosity Crew (See below.) for not only some gorgeous stenciled inspiration, but for a chance to win some extra goodies!
Gobble gobble!!! It's almost Thanksgiving time, so I decided to make a card for my In-Laws since we won't be with them for the holiday. The technique is a little hard to see so I took lots of photos so hopefully you can.
I wanted a turkey die, but there's not one, SOOOO I made my own...sort of. I die cut Tim's Sizzix Mini Feather Quill and the Mini Mirror. It you flip the mirror upside down, I see a turkey body! DON'T YOU?!!! He he he!!! Ok, so it's sort of cheesy, but I love it! Never be afraid of using your dies for totally different things than what they are originally for. They cost you money, so use them up!!!
So then I did the technique on the make shift turkey! I also used an old Maya Road transparency to use as part of his body.
Gobble gobble gobble!!! I gave him a face!
I stamped on a background for my card, and then used the technique again.
Inking and words finished up this very simple card.
 
 
Thanks for all the comments and support, and thanks for joining the CC3Challenges!!!

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I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

62 comments:

  1. Anita I love what you did with Mr. Turkey here and his feathers! Very original and great idea!
    Love your card! Very festive and fun!

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  2. OMG! I just love that little turkey :-) he is just the cutest!!!

    Sally

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  3. Dude, your make-shift turkey is divine and that damask belly is just FABULOUS! What a spectacularly fun card for the in-laws.
    Big hugs and thanks for the inspiration :)
    Lisa x

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  4. Great card, Anita! Love the flippin' upside-down mirror!

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  5. Love this card, especially the colours.

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  6. Anita this is awesome. Your Turkey is brilliant. I could see you used the feather die but I was trying to figure out the body. Awesome use of the upside down mirror die. I LOVE ALL my stencils and yes I have them all. This is gonna be fun!

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  7. Well aren't you the Creative Genius, creating that turkey was brilliant, gorgeous background and that turkey with his lovely feathers is fantastic, thanks for sharing all the photos, hope you have a wonderful weekend, ((( BIG HUGS )))

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  8. Anita you are so ridiculously clever. Your turkey card is amazing!!!

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  9. This is fabulous, love he way you've used your dies to create this wonderful turkey. How creative!!! The use of all those stencils is so fun, I love it!!

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  10. My medical bills are piling up with my jaw being dropped on the floor so much Anita lol. Holy cow woman! I love how you SEE other things when you look at something. You are brilliant, clever and incredibly talented. That's one awesome turkey! I hope you have a wonderful and very Happy Thanksgiving!

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  11. I thought you had used a turkey die! What a brilliant improvisation! Great take on the technique too.

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  12. Your Mr.Turkey is fantastic!!!! I love your thanksgiving- card so much <3 Hugs Dagmar

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  13. What clever uses for the feather die and holly stencil! Happy Turkey Day to you and yours!

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  14. You bright and cherry card is fabulous! I love your clever turkey.

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  15. This has really tickled me - your turkey is fabulous, love the tail, the ingenius body - it is just so much fun.....your improvisations are so clever! Anne xx

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  16. What a fun turkey - so clever to use the feather pen for the turkey feathers! so bright and colorful!

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  17. Fabulous card Anita, your turkey has definitely made me smile ! As usual your creative imagination is amazing ! Sue C x

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  18. Great background...the turkey looks stunning with its gorgeous feathers...such a nice card Anita!
    Have a nice weekend, Alie :-)

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  19. Your turkey card for thanksginving is the bomb!! AWESOME!!
    Great details and wonderfulcolors.i just loveit!

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  20. Fab Fab Fab, Anita!!! LOVE your turkey and how you've used the CC3 #16 technique all over the place!! :) Love this very happy Thanksgiving card! Gobble gobble to you!! XOXO-Shari T.

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  21. love the colors of the turkey and leaves, such a cute card

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  22. Okay Turkey from a mirror die ... how creative is that ; detailed/stenciled feathers and body... OMG ... you rocked the stencils. Love the background too ... awesome card for your in-laws; I'm sure they will feel Blessed and Thankful !

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  23. Well knock me over with a feather! An upside down hand mirror, really? And it works - holy moly, who would have imagined that - only you Anita! Your turkey is crazy cool - LOVE him! Wishing you and yours a happy Thanksgiving!

    Hugs,
    Linda

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  24. wow! never would have thought to make a turkey from a Tim's mirror die! you are a genius ^.^ thank you for sharing. this card rocks ^.^

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  25. I love the way your mind works! That turkey is just delightful and he makes me chuckle every time I look at him. Beautiful layers, texture, colors....wow! What more can I say! My favorite Thanksgiving card of the season, Anita!

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  26. Love your "mod" turkey, Anita! Love the cool colors, wacky striped feathers and the way you added the funky leaves too! Thanks for sharing! hugs, Laura

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  27. That Turkey is so cute, love how you used the die for a different purpose x

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  28. Aren't you the clever one! That turkey is genius!

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  29. Brilliant Anita! I love this!!! I've been loving your encaustic work too...beautiful!!

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  30. That turkey is just amazing! Great idea!

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  31. Fantastic Thanksgiving Day card Anita! Love the fun turkey with all the colorful feathers! The stenciled background looks amazing! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  32. Genius!!!! That just about covers it!!! OK, awesomeness comes to mind too!!

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  33. Anita...you are out of control, girlfriend! This made up turkey is totally awesome. Love the use of the mini mirror and the feathers to create your gobbler. ONLY YOU would think of that! :) Your layered background is so pretty and this is such a cute card! I know your inlaws will love it! I hope that they appreciate the creativity that went into make this! :) Happy Thanksgiving! <3 Candy

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  34. What a creative eye you have, my friend! Love the use of the feathers and mirror. Superb!!! And the brilliant coloring and stenciling = awesome. Happy Thanksgiving!!

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  35. Mirror into Turkey?! Genius! What a great idea! Thanks for sharing!

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  36. I absolutely love this Thanksgiving turkey, Anita! Great job to create your own and oh so clever! Love how colorful he turned out too! Happy Thanksgiving!

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  37. You are a creative FREAK!! This is so cool! Your technique is fabulous, of course and the whole this is put together beautifully. Nice job!!

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  38. Oh how fun is this! That turkey is one clever idea and it did give me a bit of a chuckle! Very creative card and I love your layers!

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  39. love this fab Thanksgiving card Anita........genius make ..so love the turkey. Gorgeous colours...have a fab Thanksgiving
    Hugs Annie x

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  40. Love your turkey lurkey Anita! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family ! With love Toni xx

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  41. What a fun (dang clever) Thanksgiving card! You are a creative genius! Love love love your little turkey...so fun! Happy Happy Thanksgiving doll...hope you have a fabulous day with your family!

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  42. Go You on creating the turkey!! So clever. Great card, I'm sure they loved it.

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  43. What a createe mind you have got. This is the most funnest Thanksgiving card I've ever seen. LOL

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  44. I NEVER would have seen a turkey in a light bulb die! How creative!

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  45. What a wonderfully clever, inspiring and original piece! Nikki x

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  46. Happy Thanksgiving to you too as well! Gorgeous turkey, very creative!

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  47. Very festive turkey, I love it!

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  48. never knew a turkey could be such fun -love it x

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  49. Sooo clever!!! I especially love your turkeys face - he just makes me smile. Thanks for that!

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  50. Too cute! I love your turkey - so very inventive :-)

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  51. oh anita - you are so very clever - I love love love this - brilliant! Hugs rachel x

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  52. This is such a fun project!! I adore how you did the turkey, just brilliant and so creative!

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  53. Fabulous card Anita. Very creative using those dies to create the turkey. Karen.x

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  54. What a bird!!! This is such a fun card! Not the easiest thing to do on Thanksgiving, but yours is genius! I really love the idea of outlining the stenciling with marker--really makes it pop!

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  55. You are s o clever to see a turkey in a mirror, love it :) I also love the feathers and colours you chose. Thanks for sharing :)

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  56. I love your turkey!!! This is fabulous. =)

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  57. love that turkey!!!! so clever and fun!! fabulous card!! =)

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  58. Clever turkey! But I really like how you used black outlining to highlight the holly.

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  59. Now who else would see a turkey in a hand mirror and feathers! I LOVE this clever idea and the way you've used Tim's technique with it. Jenny x

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  60. Your eye is amazing Anita! To see a turkey body in a hand mirror die is amazing! Love the pop of color on the neutral background.

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  61. Anita, I love your turkey...what a fabulous card! I love how you used the technique on all the elements of your card.

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  62. Wow Anita...very clever, I just love your turkey! You are so incredibly creative!

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