A Heavy Metal Autumn (12 Tags of 2012 - Sept.)

Are you feeling Funkie??? I guess I am! Frilly & Funkie that is! It's the middle of the fortnight when it's our time to share. The challenge is "Fall Into Fall", and is hosted by the uber talented Linda Coughlin, of The Funkie Junkie. Linda wants to see the rich colors of nature and the bounty of the harvest, as Fall is her favorite season. Help us celebrate Autumn this fortnight by using a Fall color palette in your work...suggestions are browns, oranges, olives, rusts, cranberries, or harvest gold.

The Design Team has produced a color explosion of beautiful projects. Drop them a comment if you can. 

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

Can metal pumpkins and leaves count as Faux Riveted Metal? I hope so, because this tag is also my take on Tim's September tag. It's also my submit for Compendium of Curiosities II Challenge for the "Riveted Patchwork" technique from page 57 of Tim's book, which is also being sponsored by The Funkie Junkie, which has a new site...YAY!

Metal Foil Sizzix leaves, pumpkins, and acorns were used to achieve Tim's technique...genius I tell you!!!!

Here is the background before it's covered up.  I really like the way it came out.

The RRHD Relish Reading September Data image was perfect for the paper background. I stamped it using Ranger's Sepia Archival Ink.

I've always wanted an antique red Royal Typewriter, and scour Ebay frequently, but they are difficult to find, and cost a pretty penny, so I just colored my mini one to fit that bill.

Artistic Outpost's Mid-Winter set has the perfect sentiment for every season of the year! I stamped it with Ranger's Jet Black Archival.

Vintaj Patinas were used to enamel some Idea-ology foliage. Remember Shelly's acorns? Another genius...I've used her idea a lot, and this time a light bulb popped up. I colored it with Ranger's Adirondack Alcohol Ink. They didn't fit exactly as I wanted them to, so a little Glossy Accents really helped. Autumn was stamped in Jet Black onto the Filmstrip, and the 22nd (first day of Autumn this year) received a little Adirondack Espresso Paint Dabber. Distress Stains colored the Seam Binding Ribbons.

 

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I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

R.I.P. 31

When it comes to Halloween, I tend to be on the warm, fuzzy, and cute side, rather than the scary, spooky or wicked. Why? Because I am a big Fraidy Cat!!! I don't like scary...no movies, no shows, no creepy crawly things...no way no how!  Hubby likes to watch those ghost documentaries on the tele, and sometimes I watch between fingers over my covered eyes. They give me nightmares, and I like sweet dreams of chocolate, crafting, flat tummies, and smooth pretty tight skin. So with all that being said, you can see how this tag is BIG for me! I really let my imagination run wild, and although it might not be much to you, it is for me. It is a replica of the most scariest cemetery I've seen...the one right next to my high school. Yup, that's right! It was separated only by our playground with only the tattered and torn picket fence dividing the two. It really should have been in one of those creepy Hitchcock movies.

I had a horrible time trying to photograph this. The metallic sheen really casts glares with my shoddy picture taking skills...sorry. And up close, you just don't see things clearly anyway. It's best viewed from a distance...like a painting.

It didn't take much to bring this tag to life.

I started with pieces of Idea-ology Tissue Tape stuck onto an Inkssentials Black Surfaces #10 Jumbo Tag. Simon Says Stamp & Show's challenge is "Tape It Up", so I will submit this to them.

I used Tim's technique of "Blended Stains" from his book Compendium of Curiousities II, page. 45, using all of the new Metallic Distress Stains. The technique also happens to be the challenge at Studio L3's CCIIC, and is being sponsored by Simon Says Stamp. I stamped the mini headstones onto each piece of stained tape and the big headstone onto another stained tag, cut it out, and adhered it to the tag. Shading was added with Distress Markers and inking with the Jet Black. More stamping using grasses and people were added. Prima glittered stars finished the tag. I think the metallic and foggy look really adds to the scary effect.

Can you see these 5 ghostly beings? There are three more...can you find them?

 

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I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!