Paintbrushes...Not Just For Painting! (Part 1)

Warning: New Addiction Alert! I'm participating in an Altered Paintbrush Swap, and this crazy winged and geared girl will now belong to Gloria Alexander, who should receive her today. Lots of Wendy's Art Parts and Tim's Idea-ology helped me put her together. 

Trouble is, now I want to alter all the tools in the garage!!! Even screwdrivers are really turning my creative juices on! Yikes!!! We use these tools everyday to make and alter things, but now we can use the tool itself as the project. It's opened up a whole new genre of Art for me. When you Google paintbrush art, all sorts of things pop up of people making Art out of common tools, and have been for years.  Aside from painted saw blades, I never knew or even thought about altering tools. The world of Craft Blogging has really OPENED up my eyes to the world of Art. There are so many talented and creative people out there...inspiration abounds!

Stay tuned for Part 2 tomorrow, when I show you the Paintbrush Art Girl I made for myself.

 

 

Supplies:

From My Stash- metal wings, Bead Landing Gears & Glass Capsules

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

Scenic Autumn

Before I get going, I'd just like to say thank you for all the comments and new followers of late! I am honored and humbled by your kindness!

It's that Funkie time of the fortnight...already! Over at Frilly & Funkie, the challenge is being hosted by the famous Linda Coughlin of The Funkie Junkie. Linda wants to see "The Great Outdoors".  The heat of the summer is starting to break here in the States.  Let's celebrate being able to get outside to enjoy the fresh air by making something with an outdoors theme.  However, there is a required ingredient that you must include... a quote about the outdoors or nature.

Take a refreshing look at what all the other Design Team has created for this challenge. 

Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie

Marjie Kemper - She Who Stamps and Scraps 

Teresa Kline - Paperie Blooms

Terry Horrall -  Terry's Work In Progress 

Sue Carrington - Stamping Sue Style 

Tammy Roberts - Paperie Sweetness

The challenge for Compendium of Curiosities II Challenge this week was Enameled Stamping, from pg. 44 of Tim's book by the same name. I love this technique for it's amazing textural effects, but I didn't have a background stamp that I wanted to use, so I made my own...of sorts.

I used lots of colors of Distress Ink and even more leaves.

Here is my jumbo tag after Tim's technique. I wish my photo could really show how gorgeous this is. The color, shine, and texture are fabulous...not bragging on me, only the technique! I did not want to cover this up. In fact, I stared at it for quite some time debating what to do. I almost stuck a ribbon on it and called it good, but I at last decided a little nature would be good.

I used Manila to die cut the Branch and Tree.

I used Stain to color the wood portions and the bright red on the cardinal. I finished up the cardinal with Distress Markers and some real feathers. Everything got a coat of Embossing Powder.

Some Tim letters received Gold Paint Dabber and Chit Chat letters Glossy Accents.

Aside from CCIIC, I am submitting this to the Sunday Stamper challenge for "A Riot Of Color".

Supplies:

25 Jumbo Manila Shipping Tags 8x4" #12	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Spiced Marmalade	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Fired Brick	Distress Ink In Mustard Seed	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Rusty Hinge
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Bundled Sage	Ranger Inkssentials Ink Blending Tool-With 2 Blending Foams	Tumbled Glass Distress Ink	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Walnut Stain	Sizzix Alterations Tim Holtz Bird Branch BIGZ Die
Alterations Branch Tree BIGZ Die	Ranger Inkssentials Manila Card Stock 8.5x11	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain - Vintage Photo	Distress Stain In Barn Door	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Markers - Set of 37
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Ink	Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel	Burgandy Woven Jute Ribbon 5/8"	Metallic Gold Mesh Ribbon	Idea-ology Long Fasteners (FJ)
Adirondack Gold Acrylic Paint Dabber (FJ)	Idea-ology Alpha Parts, Newsprint	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Chitchat Stickers	Ranger Inkssentials Glossy Accents

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!