Enjoying Art With Art Parts!!!

Hey hey hey!!! Hope y'all are having a good day! I sure am, because I got to play with Wendy Vecchi's Art Parts recently, even though I am ashamed to say it's been awhile...yikes! I love them so much...they are my legos! So, I put some together to make a little something for my desk, and I used polka dots on it, which qualifies it to be entered into Wendy's Make Art Challenge for the month of July. If you haven't joined in the fun over there, do, as there are prizes to be won, and inspiration abounds!

I laid out all the Art Part pieces I wanted to use before hand to get a feel for how this should go together.

I used the ATC Ticket piece for the base of the table. I had several wood knobs in the stash for the legs. I covered these first with Gold Embossing Paste, let it dry, and then with Crackled Paste.

Once dry, I inked the pieces with Archival, glued them together, and then misted them with Walnut Stain Distress Spray Stain to seep into all the cracks.

These were inked with Cornflower Blue and embossed with the same color powder.

I mixed Fern Green and Frosted Crystal powders to emboss this leaf and the stem of the flower.  The Frosted Crystal deepens the color and makes it matte.

Once inked with Orange Blossom, I poured Orange Marmalade, Fern Green, and Frosted Crystal powders onto this, and then inked it again with Buttercup.

I used Wendy's Marbled Embossing Powder technique for the main flower. First Buttercup Ink and Powder, then Orange Marmalade, then Red Geranium. So cool!

I stamped some pieces with the Script Stamp in Red Geranium.

I stamped the rest of the pieces with Potting Soil and the Polka Dots Stamp.

I altered Wendy's Blossom Bucket with Walnut Stain Paint...I didn't want it black... and added back the gold on the top to highlight the star. I used Multi Medium to join everything together, as well as used a ruler to make sure everything was lined up straight.

 

 

Enjoy making Art everyone!!!

Supplies:

Wendy Vecchi Art Parts ATC Art	Wendy Vecchi Embossing Paste in Gold	Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi Embossing Paste - Crackle	Wendy Vecchi Art Parts in Words for Art	Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi Art Parts Lots of Leaves
Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi Art Parts Leaves	Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi Art Parts Florals	Tim Holtz Mini Ink Blending Tool	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival Ink in Leaf Green	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival Ink in Buttercup
Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival Ink in Fern Green	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival Ink in Potting Soil	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival Ink in Cornflower Blue	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival Ink In Orange Blossom	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival Ink in Red Geranium
Ranger Wendy Vecchi Embossing Powder - Cornflower Blue	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Embossing Powder - Fern Green	Ranger Embossing Powder in Frosted Crystal	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Embossing Powder in Buttercup	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Embossing Powder - Orange Blossom
Ranger Wendy Vecchi Embossing Powder - Red Geranium	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain Spray - Walnut Stain	Stampers Anonymous Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi Stamps - Script Background Stamp	Stampers Anonymous Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi Stamps - It′s All About Art	Distress Paint in Walnut Stain
Tim Holtz Tarnished Brass Distress Paint	Idea-ology Design Ruler	Ranger Multi Matte Medium

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

CC3C - Altered Surfaces

Merry Christmas! Oh wait...it's only July, and it's surely not cold here, but I have Christmas on the brain, as you will see. It's another sunny Saturday though...been so hot this week... and that means it's time for another challenge in the new Compendium of Curiosities III Challenge!!! Thanks for all Frosted Film entries in the last challenge...talk about gorgeous! You all rocked it!  Thank you for joining us, and for all the wonderful comments and such!  The Curiosity Crew and I am always so happy by what we see!
This new challenge, number thirty-three (ONE MORE TO GO!) is using the Altered Surfaces Technique. This one is sure to be a favorite...I know it was for me!  You will love the results of this...I just know it! 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 altered surfaces 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

A few weeks ago, Charyn Deiling, again gave me another challenge (Remember the first one?). She wanted me to use a cigar box she found for a project. I have been so inspired by so many of you out there blogging about your Christmas in July projects, so I decided to play with some holiday goodies too. I loved the box as it was...gorgeous, but after this Christmas Altered Surfaces redo, I love it even more. Thanks Charyn for thinking of me...again! And, thanks Tim for all the techniques and goods to use!

The Front

I wrapped, painted, stenciled, glued, inked, did the technique on the Alpha Parts and Letterpress pieces, and managed to make poinsettias using the last challenges technique with the Frosted Film. This box was so so so fun to make!  I left the inside as it was, because I loved the smell of the box. Strange I know!!! I will probably fill it with Christmas candy.

 

Side 1

 

The Back

 

Side 2

 

The Top (My favorite part!!!)

 

 

This technique is fabulous, and works on so many surfaces! I truly hope you get to play along. And, if you have been with us the whole time, then you probably know what is coming up for the last challenge...sshhhh...don't tell! I can't believe how the time has flown by.

Supplies:

Tim Holtz idea-ology Tissue Wrap - Composer	Tim Holtz idea-ology Tissue Wrap - Terminology	Inkssentials Glue N′Seal	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Sanding Grip	Tim Holtz Brushed Pewter Distress Paint
Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival Ink in Tree Branch	Tim Holtz Mini Ink Blending Tool	Tim Holtz Collection Layering Stencil in Flourish	Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink	Idea-ology Corners
Idea-ology Mini Fasteners	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Foundations	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Festive Foliage	Idea-ology Long Fasteners	Gold Mixative Alcohol Ink
Ranger Alcohol Ink In Latte	Alcohol Ink Applicator Tool	Ranger Multi Matte Medium	Idea-ology Alpha Parts in Numeric	Idea-ology Alpha Parts in Framed
Idea-ology Alpha Parts in Ransom	Idea-ology Letterpress Blocks	Tim Holtz Distress Paint in Festive Berries	Distress Paint in Walnut Stain	Tim Holtz Distress Paint in Pine Needles
Tim Holtz Tarnished Brass Distress Paint	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Paint - Antique Linen	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Paint - Peeled Paint	Ranger Glossy Accents	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Frosted Film
Wendy Vecchi Clearly For Art Modeling Film in Clear	Sizzix Tim Holtz Bigz Die in Tattered Poinsettia	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival Ink in Leaf Green	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival Ink - Red Geranium	E6000 Glue

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!