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!

Linda Ledbetter

Annette Green

Candy Colwell

Cheryl Grigsby

Hels Sheridan

Marjie Kemper

Susan Mostek

Yvonne Blair 

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!!!

Supplies:

Tim Holtz Sizzix Movers	Tim Holtz Sizzix Movers	Ranger Inkssentials Manila Cardstock	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Barn Door	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Spiced Marmalade
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Mustard Seed	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Bundled Sage	Ranger Inkssentials Ink Blending Tool-With 2 Blending Foams	Ranger Embossing Powder - Clear	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Layering Stencils - Chevron
Tim Holtz Collection Stencils Gothic	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Stamp Set in Thankful Silhouettes	2014 CHA Release - Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival Ink - Tree Branch	Tim Holtz Collection Stencils in Holly Bough	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Black Soot
Ranger Inkssentials Kraft Cardstock 8.5x11"	Ranger Fude Ball Pen in Black	PRE-ORDER Tim Holtz Ranger Metallic Distress Paint - Antique Bronze	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Chit Chat Stickers - Seasonal

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

Wax On Wednesday - Three

Happy hump day! It's Wednesday and time to show you my third go at Encaustic Wax landscapes. I am getting faster at it now, and thought it was time to start adding more detail. Hope you enjoy, and again BIG THANKS for all the words of encouragement!!!

Pops of pink flowers here, and I love how the Encaustic Iron dragged the wax on the water part to make it look like ripples and reflections! With encaustics you never know what you will get while using the iron, and I just like to go with it....what ever shows up I try to work with!

I added drops of wax to make the flowers and foliage in the foreground this time. The texture is wonderful on this Autumn like piece. AND... I finally got the hang of making birds a little better.

Rubbing away wax to make room for water is definitely my new favorite. I love that you never know what you will get with this technique. Dragonflies still need help, but are getting somewhat better.

Next week, I am going to be showing you a step out on one of the pieces...at least I hope I can remember to take photos. Stay tuned! Again...huge thanks on all the comments!

Supplies:

Tim Holtz Distress Specialty Stamping Paper	Purple Cows Melt Iron	Purple Cows Primary Colors Wax	Purple Cows Wax in Snow White	Purple Cows Wax in Blizzard Sky
Purple Cows Wax in Spiced Hot Chocolate	Purple Cows Wax in Glass Bottle	Purple Cows Wax in Firefly	Purple Cows Wax in Salsa Blush	Purple Cows Wax in Deep Sea Spearmint
Purple Cows Wax in Sugar Baby	Purple Cows Wax in Spring Lawn	Purple Cows Wax in Cherry Cola

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

Wax On Wednesday - Two

Hey hey hey!!! A warm welcome to the second Wax On Wednesday...pun intended! A BIG thanks for all the comments on the first Wax On Wednesday!!! I loved all the feedback and appreciate you all so much! 

The excitement for me is still huge on my second day of making encaustic wax scenes. I played around a lot more after watching more videos on Encaustic TV. They make it look so easy, but I have to say Day 2 was a little easier for me as I am getting the hang of the iron. I hope you enjoy these.

It's difficult to see this, but there are layers of tissue paper and Tissue Wrap along with Encaustic Medium. You can actually see the layers on top of each other upon close up inspection, like 3D. It's very cool.

This is a simple scene with the wax tree and grass, and the sky is Dylusions. It resists the wax.

I used the Mini Melt Iron to make these flowers and used Dylusions for the background.

A simple desert scene. I am still learning to make lines for trees and plants.

I love making a monochromatic scene with the wax. It's really fast to do as well. I think I made this one in about 2 minutes.

I watched the video on the fantasy scenes and then made this. Another quick make, and learning to make reflections in water was so interesting.

This is my favorite scene so far. I rubbed the wax away to make the stream, and then rubbed blue wax on with my finger.

My husband is taking this to his office. It's not often he likes something I make so much he steals it. I still need practice making dragonflies, but the colors and textures on this is great.

Thanks again for looking and commenting. I'll be back again next week!

Supplies:

Maya Road Tabbed 5x5 Chipboard Album	Idea-ology Tissue Wrap Paper in Melange	Purple Cows Wax Kit with Encaustic Clear Medium	Purple Cows Melt Iron	Purple Cows Wax in Deep Sea Spearmint
Purple Cows Wax in Salsa Blush	Purple Cows Wax in Firefly	Purple Cows Wax in Glass Bottle	Purple Cows Wax in Spiced Hot Chocolate	Purple Cows Wax in Blizzard Sky
Purple Cows Wax in Snow White	Purple Cows Primary Colors Wax	Purple Cows Wax in Sugar Baby	Tim Holtz Distress Specialty Stamping Paper	Dylusions Ink Spray in Vibrant Turquoise

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!