Smash Book part 3

Wax paper resist:

Distress Stains (Marmalade) for the base, then I put a stencil over my project and inked with the same color in Distress Ink:

3 Different shades of Distress Stains on a paper towel. Horrible blending job but I tried:

This one might be hard to see. I sprayed using my choice of color with Glimmer Mist, laid a paper towel over it, then a brayer pressing down very hard, and lift. You can barely see the little dots from the paper towel:

More tomorrow! Thanks for looking! :-)

Freda

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Smash Book part 2

Glimmer Mist and a Mask. You can see where the music staff, as well as some of the Distress Stain on the opposite page, is bleeding through:

Embossing as a resist:

Wax paper crumpled up and dabbed in Distress Ink that I spritzed with water:

Faber Castell gelatos:

That's it for today! Check back tomorrow! Glad you are enjoying the show :-)!

Freda

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Smash book pages: part 1

Sorry! I got busy with all that Zen Cart stuff that I neglected projects! Serious multi-tasking lately. Ok, so here it is, so far. Some of the first pages of the Smash Book project. The first pic is using Denim. Kind of blah but I've been wanting to use denim (an old pair of jeans) on something:

Dictionary page, Gesso, and Acrylic paint: 

Cheese cloth (used Mod Podge to adhere) and Acrylic paint: 

 Distress Stains and a mask:

One thing I learned is, working with a composition notebook, and the loose leaf paper inside, there's a lot of bleeding. But it adds to the character of the album so I'm not complaining. :-)

More pics tomorrow!

Freda

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CHA Winter 2012 Booth Decorations: Ranger

You know I had to save the best for last! What's a trip to CHA without stopping at the Ranger booth! I just love how their artists and designers come up with really cool examples on how to use their product. I also learned a little something about the Melt Art - something I will share later in the form of a tutorial.

For a while, when I saw the mini-version of some of Tim's dies, I was thinking "so?" But now I get it. TAGS! CARDS! ATC's! and other cool stuff!

 

Now that I'm home, I plan to start duplicating some of these tags. Maybe not exactly, but at least in concept. More than likely, several will have my own twist only because I'll get hit in the head with a major idea while working on them.

Hmm...I just got a great idea at this typing. I think I'll take some of my favorite lyrics and apply them to ATCs
and tags. Stay tuned!

Freda

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