Back to Nature

It’s Wednesday and time for the funkie side of the design team to share our projects for the current challenge over at the Frilly and Funkie Challenge Blog!

The current challenge is hosted by team member Sara Emily who has chosen the theme BACK TO NATURE …Sara Emily says, “Having just returned from our annual trek to the mountains of West Virginia where we observed so much natural beauty on our hikes, I couldn’t help but make my challenge nature themed. You can make anything you like, from a card or tag to altered art, just be sure to include a natural element in your vintage or shabby chic project. Think real twigs, leaves, shells, pebbles. Or you could include a die cut or a stamped or stenciled image representing a natural object.”

When I first saw this challenge, my mind immediately turned to the botanical and lumber 3D texture fades embossing folders by Tim Holtz. I was a little late to this 3D party and WOW had I been missing out! It’s a game changer and I can’t wait to see what’s coming next…

I decided to throw caution to the wind and added opaque crackle texture paste directly to the botanical 3D texture fade folder! Take a piece of heavystock, add iced spruce and hickory smoke distress spray, water and dry completely. Run through inside the folder once first without paste. The second time you add the opaque crackle texture paste. You have to move quickly and when you peel the heavystock back the embossed portions will have crackled texture paste on and the flat areas tear a top layer of heavystock away. I then added antique linen distress spray and water and let it wick around the raised areas and dried with a heat tool. I embossed a third time, this time stamping the reflections stamp directly onto the flat portions of the folder. The stamped text then transfers onto the background and as the stamp is backwards, the text is the right way up once stamped. Cool right?!

I wanted the majority of the background to be visible so added a few focal point elements. I added an idea-ology gear which my DH kindly sawed in half for me, as well as an idea-ology measurements and quote chip, all covered with mushroom and pistachio alcohol ink and rusty hinge distress crayon. I added a charm from the assemblage pearl sunburst set. I LOVE the assemblage range from Tim Holtz and you don’t have to just use them for jewellery making (just saying)! The center pearl was way too bright for my card so I added a drop of mushroom alcohol ink and slid an idea-ology mini fastener in the holes either side of the assemblage piece to give it a slightly more industrial look.

The frame I cut from heaystock using the Tim Holtz stitched rectangles thinlits die. I then embossed the frame using the lumbar 3D texture fades embossing folder and coloured with distress ink. I mounted onto idea-ology classic kraftstock and burlap from the idea-ology textured surfaces pack.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you will find time to join in the challenge and pop over to Frilly and Funkie challenge blog to see the rest of the DT’s projects. All the products I used are available from The Funkie Junkie Boutique.

Zoe

(MAY PRE-ORDER) Sizzix 3-D Texture Fades Embossing Folder – Botanical	(MAY PRE-ORDER) Sizzix 3-D Texture Fades Embossing Folder – Lumber	Sizzix Thinlits Die Set – Stitched Rectangles by Tim Holtz 661189 (April Pre-Order)	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Textured Surfaces	(February Pre-order) Tim Holtz Idea-ology 8 x 8 Classic Kraft Stock
Tim Holtz Assemblage Pearl Sunburst Charm Set	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Gadget Gears TH93297 (February Pre-Order)	(February Pre-order) Tim Holtz Idea-ology Quote Chips	(FEBRUARY PRE-ORDER) Tim Holtz Idea-ology Measurements	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Mini Fasteners
Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival Ink – Potting Soil	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain Spray – Antique Linen	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain Spray – Iced Spruce	Ranger Tim Holtz Hickory Smoke Distress Spray Stain	TIm Holtz Distress Mixed Media Heavystock TDA53835
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad – Vintage Photo	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad – Walnut Stain	Ranger Adirondack Alcohol Ink – Mushroom	(FEBRUARY PE-ORDER) Ranger Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink – Pistachio	(February Pre-order) Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayons – 6PC Set #10
(February Pre-order) RANGER CRACKLE TEXTURE PASTE	Ranger Palette Knife Set	Ranger Inkssentials Mini Ink Blending Tool – With 4 Blending Foams	Tim Holtz Ranger Idea-ology Sanding Grip	(FEBRUARY PRE-ORDER) Tim Holtz Glass Media Mat – 1914e by Tonic Studios