CC3C - Frameworks

Happy Saturday! It's that time again...time for another challenge in the new Compendium of Curiosities III Challenge!!!  Those of you that play along every time deserve a big round of applause, AND those of you who are new to the challenges deserve the biggest clap! Thank you for inspiring us as well, and for all the wonderful comments!  The Curiosity Crew and I always love all of the entries!
This new challenge, number twenty-five is using the Frameworks Dies. These are a cool product and very unique when it comes to dies. The possibilities using them are endless. I am so looking forward to all the entries. Please play along so you can win some fabulous prizes donated by the ever generous Tim and Mario, and this challenge's sponsor, Inspiration Emporium!!! You will have two weeks to complete this challenge and link it up to the CC3Challenge site, and you can read all the rules here. Please take the time to visit every member of the Curiosity Crew (See below.) for not only some gorgeous die inspiration, but for a chance to win some extra goodies!

Linda Ledbetter

Annette Green

Candy Colwell

Cheryl Grigsby

Hels Sheridan

Susan Mostek

Yvonne Blair
Marjie Kemper

Okay, seriously...don't you just love the Bird Crazy Stamp Set from Tim and Stamper's Anonymous??? I can watercolor them all day, and make up all kinds of stories and comics using them. I want to dress them all up! Seriously FUN!!! Tim put out a great Blog Worthy Links using these, so check that out if you haven't already, for some awesome inspiration. Sorry, I got carried away. Back to Frameworks Dies!!! I used them to gussy up some Easter Eggs on these cards for my parents and inlaws, and one for me because I LOVE them. Aren't they perfect for the job? They would be great on real or paper mache eggs too!  They transform any project to a WOW...very have to have dies I say!

I die cut the Sized Ovals for the eggs, and various Frameworks all using Manila Cardstock from Ranger. While mulling over what I would do with all this...yes, sometimes I roll like that...I started the background.

I wanted to do Tim's Faux Batik technique, on the background, so I started with stamping the new Floral Background from Tim and Stamper's Anonymous, using Tumbled Glass Distress Ink onto Manila Cardstock. Then I heat emboss it with Ranger's Clear Powder. I wanted three cards, so I made two more.

I inked over the backgrounds with more Distress Inks. This was great as it was, but I continued on.

I set my iron on high, and placed the cards between newsprint sheets, and ironed over them. Doing this lifts away the Embossing Powder onto the newsprint.

Even the newsprint is pretty, and I will use this for something else, as my hoarding senses tell me.

I stenciled on the flowers using the new Blossom and Wildflower Layering Stencils using Mowed Lawn Distress Ink. The layers you achieve using the Faux Batik are wonderful.

I figured out where I wanted to go with my eggs, so I colored the eggs with Distress Spray Stain. So easy.

I used the other background image called Dots from the set I used with the Floral. I can tell these both will be stamps I use a lot. I stamped all the eggs using it with Glacier White Pigment Ink. Then I added the Frameworks Die pieces to each egg.

I stamped and heat emboss with Clear Powder, the birds onto Watercolor Paper and Jet Black Archival Ink. I watercolored them with Distress Markers and a Water Brush from Ranger. I cut them out.

I die cut the grass from the Tapered Fringe Die using Kraft Core Cardstock.

I stamped and heat embossed in Clear Powder the sentiment from Handwritten Sentiments...another new favorite...using Jet Black Archival.

I free cut some bows for the birds heads, colored them with Distress Markers, and gave them and the eggs some Stickles treatment. Then I adhered and foam dotted everything on the cards. I LOVE them!!! A million birdy captions came to mind while putting these together...some not very appropriate! ;0) The Bird Crazy set is stinking FUN!!!

 

 

I really hope you play along with this challenge, as I want to see and be inspired by your Frameworks creations! AND...if you don't have the Bird Crazy set, you really need to try and get them. You will love the fun you will have playing with them. I hear them calling my name again...off to play!

Supplies:

Ranger Manila Cardstock 12x12	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Dots & Floral Stamp Set	Tumbled Glass Distress Ink	Ranger Embossing Powder in Clear	Tim Holtz Mini Ink Blending Tool
Mustard Seed Distress Ink	Picked Raspberry Distress Ink	Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Cracked Pistachio	Tim Holtz Collection Layering Stencil in Blossom	Tim Holtz Collection Layering Stencil in Wildflower
Mowed Lawn Distress Ink	Sizzix Tim Holtz Movers	Tim Holtz Sizzix Frameworks Die - Trellis	Sizzix Tim Holtz Frameworks in Courtyard	*Tim Holtz Sizzix Alterations Frameworks Die - Lattice
Distress Spray Stain in Cracked Pistachio	Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain in Peacock Feathers	Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain in Mustard Seed	Tim Holtz Distress Spray in Picked Raspberry	Ranger Collage Glue Stick
Ranger Pigment Ink Pad - Glacier White	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Brushed Corduroy	Ranger Stickles in Peacock	Ranger Stickles in Neon Flamingo	Ranger Stickles in Cool Minit
Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink	Ranger Surfaces Watercolor Paper	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Bird Crazy Stamp Set	Distress Markers Set	Ranger Water Brush - Detailer Tip
Ranger Fude Ball Pen in Black	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Handwritten Sentiments Stamp Set	Sizzix Alterations Decorative Strip Tim Holtz Tapered Fringe Die	Core-dinations TH Kraft Core Paper Stack

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!