CC3C - Embossing Diffusers

Happy Saturday! First...I just want to thank everyone for the birthday wishes...you all are wonderful! So here's another challenge to get your crafty fortnight going in the new Compendium of Curiosities III Challenge!!! We loved all the Smudge Stamping last time...great technique I think.  Thank you for inspiring us, and for all the wonderful comments!  The Curiosity Crew and I always love all of the entries!
This new challenge, number twenty-seven is using the Embossing Diffusers. These are a super cool product to use in virtually any embossing and make people take notice, wondering how you did that.  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 embossing 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

With graduations going on across the globe, and my own son's approaching fast...yes, tears of sadness...I thought I would make a graduation card for him...sniffle!

I love this older stamp set, and the bird cage happens to fit perfectly inside the Arched Embossing Diffuser! I stamped the cage on manila cardstock from Ranger using Jet Black Archival.

I inked around the cage using Tumbled Glass Distress Ink.

I followed Tim's instructions for using the Embossing Diffuser, and then I inked over the raised images. I also watercolored around the arch, and trace over it with a Fude Ball Pen.

I added Tissue Tape to my craft sheet and inked over it with Gathered Twigs. Then I added it to the card.

I stamped the bird onto Watercolor Paper with Jet Black. I also die cut the cap and diploma from Impression Obsession. I believe this is a brand new die. It fits perfectly on the birds.

I watercolored the bird in with Distress Markers and a Watercolor Brush, then I added the cap and diploma on him. I added a little doodling as well. He is adorable!!!

I used the Alpha Part numbers from the Ransom set and painted them with Salty Ocean Distress Paint. I also stamped my sentiments on manila and inked them with Gathered Twigs.

I thought the card needed more, so the Distress Marker Spritzer did the trick!

 

 

 

Again...I can't get enough of the Bird Crazy birdies! I love them, and think you can add them to almost anything! I can tell from so many projects in cyber world, that you all agree with me. Well...until next time, and I sure hope you play along with this challenge!!!

Supplies:

Ranger Manila Cardstock 12x12	Artful Flight Stamp Set	Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink	Tumbled Glass Distress Ink	Tim Holtz Mini Ink Blending Tool
Tim Holtz Sizzix Embossing Diffusers #2	Tim Holtz Sizzix Texture Fades in Arrows and Boardwalk	Salty Ocean Distress Ink	Mowed Lawn Distress Ink	Gathered Twigs Distress Ink
Ranger Fude Ball Pen in Black	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Marker Spritzer	Tim Holtz Tissue Tape in Elements	Distress Markers Set	Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Cardstock
Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Bird Crazy Stamp Set	Ranger Water Brush - Detailer Tip	Sakura Gelly Roll White Pen	Crackle Accents	Ranger Adhesive Foam in White
Ranger Adhesive Strips	Stamper′s Anonymous Tim Holtz Simple Sayings Stamp Set	Idea-ology Alpha Parts in Ransom	Ranger Distress Paint in Salty Ocean	Ranger Collage Glue Stick

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

Wendy Vecchi Stencil Binder

Hello Crafty People! This month for the Wendy Vecchi Make Art Challenge, the April Challenge is to use her Archival ReInkers. Of course, I have all her colors on hand, and happen to have one of her Art Part Stencil Binders that was beckoning to be used. So I made this one to house all of my Studio 490 Stencils to take with me when I go out of town...so handy, so functional, so practical and now so beautiful.

I used Wendy's Splattered Plaster technique for the background of the binder, both sides. I also embossed the Vintage Lace Background Stamp at the bottom of each piece, using only half of the stamp, and then used Fern Green Embossing Powder.  Then I stamped the Script Background Stamp over parts of each cover. Sorry for the lack of photos, but somehow my camera did not save all the step out photos I took of making this. UGH!

To make the tag, I used Wendy's technique for Archival Ink/Rubbing Alcohol Background, using the Ranger Archival ReInkers...seriously a favorite technique. Then I embossed the Vintage Quilt with Gold Embossing Paste.

I did Wendy's technique for Faux Graniteware on the Mat Mini Pitcher. I stamped the rose on Specialty stamping paper, embossed it in Clear and colored it in with Distress Markers. 

This is the only picture that was saved on my camera. I stamped Wendy's butterfly in Jet Black on the binder cover and again on packaging for a stencil. I cut in out inked it with Tim's Wild Honey Distress Ink, cut it out and layered it on the stamped butterfly on the cover. I also cut out the title pieces from the packaging, inked those and added them to the cover. Then I used a black and white gel pens to doodle on the cover.

 

 

 

 

 

I hope you join in on the challenge...so fun! And, if you get a chance to snag a Stencil Binder, do, because it makes housing your stencils so much easier. Now I'm off to go celebrate my birthday! WOOHOO!!!

Supplies:

Stampers Anonymous Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi Art Parts Stencil Binder	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival Ink In Sky Blue	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival Ink in Fern Green	Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain in Picket Fence	Stampers Anonymous Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi Stamps - Script Background Stamp
Stampers Anonymous Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi Stamps - Vintage Lace Background Stamp	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Embossing Powder - Fern Green	#8 Manila Tag	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival ReInker in Sky Blue	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival ReInker in Fern Green
Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi Stencil - Vintage Quilt	Wendy Vecchi Embossing Paste in Gold	Ranger Dina Wakley Palette Knife	Inkssentials Specialty Stamping Paper	Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink
Rose Stamp It Stencil It from Stampers Anonymous Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi	Distress Markers Set	Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi Mat Minis Pitchers and Vases	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Embossing Powder - Cornflower Blue	Stampers Anonymous Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi Stamps - Splatter Background Stamp
Ranger Pigment Ink Pad - Glacier White	Stampers Anonymous Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi Stamps - Nature′s Art	Tim Holtz DIstress Ink in Wild Honey	Tim Holtz Mini Ink Blending Tool	Sakura Gelly Roll White Pen
Black Glaze Pen	Ranger Glossy Accents

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!