Toil and Trouble

Hello friends! I took some time to play today while we are hunkered down waiting for hurricane Florence to knock on our door. All of our preparations are complete, and there's nothing else to do except wait. Why not get a little craft time in before the power goes out?  For those in the path of hurricane Florence, I wish you well. It looks as if many prayers have been answered. At least the winds have decreased from where they were a couple of days ago when this was in the Atlantic moving toward the coast.

I don't ordinarily go for witches, but these Paper Doll witches by Tim Holtz seem to be just having a little fun. I named them Toil and Trouble.

I colored a background panel with Antique LInen and Frayed Burlap Distress Oxide and stamped around the edge with Tim's Ornate Trims in Black Soot Distress ink.  I edged the panel with Ground Espresso ink. It's so easy to assure a straight perfectly aligned image when using the Stamp Platform. This is by far my favorite crafting tool. I considered sewing around the edge like I've seen on so many Halloween projects, but I was afraid by the time I got my machine threaded and a black bobbin wound, the power would have gone out, since it's already flickered a time or two.

I die cut watercolor paper using Tim's newly released Tangled Twigs and colored with Walnut Stain
oxide and Black Soot ink. I adhered it to the back panel using Distress Collage Medium Matte.

I cut two Stitched Ovals--one in black card and the other in Heavy Stock. I colored the Heavy Stock oval with Antique Linen oxide and embossed with my Botanical 3D Texture Fade. I coated it with Distress Crazing and let it dry. I colored it with watered down Black Soot Distress crayon and rubbed the edges with Vintage Photo crayon. I rubbed a bit of Picket Fence and then Seedless Preserves crayon over the edge of the black oval.

The witches Paper Doll and Halloween Quote Chip are both sanded and colored with crayons. I added a few bats from the Halloween Mixed Media Thinlits die.

That's it from me today! I can't wait to see what you create with your Halloween craft supplies!

Hugs and Blessings!

Sara Emily

The following products were used and can be purchased at The Funkie Junkie Boutique:

(EARLY FEBRUARY PRE-ORDER) Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Ornate Trims	(LATE AUGUST PRE-ORDER) Sizzix Thinlits Die Set - Tangled Twigs by Tim Holtz 663086	Sizzix Thinlits Die Set - Stitched Ovals by Tim Holtz 661188 (February Pre-Order)	(MAY PRE-ORDER) Sizzix 3-D Texture Fades Embossing Folder - Botanical	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Paper Dolls Ancestors
(LATE AUGUST PRE-ORDER) Tim Holtz Idea-ology Quote Chips, Halloween	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium Matte TDAK47933 (February Pre-Order)	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium Crazing TDAK47957 (February Pre-Order)	Ranger Tim Holtz Mini Distress Ink Pad - Black Soot	(LATE JULY PRE-ORDER) Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Pad - Ground Espresso
(JULY PRE-ORDER) Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Pad - Antique Linen	(February Pre-order) Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Pad - Walnut Stain	Frayed Burlap Distress Oxide	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayons - 6PC Set #3 TDBK47926 (February Pre-order)	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayons - 6PC Set #2 TDBK47919 (February Pre-order)
Halloween Mixed Media die

Beautiful Day

Welcome friends and visitors! Today I'm sharing a card I made for my daughter--just because. Once again, I've used my treasured Tim Holtz 3D Texture Fades. I hope you are not getting tired of seeing these on my projects. I don't think I'll ever tire of using them! They are so versatile, and it's super easy to achieve incredible depth and texture on any project you might choose to use them on.

The frame is made from card die cut with Stacked Archway and then passed through my die cut machine with the Lumber embossing folder.  I scored a few extra vertical lines on the panel after embossing, wanting to give the appearance of narrow boards. Inked with brown Distress inks and smeared thinly and randomly with DecoArt crackle paint, I think it looks like shabby driftwood.  I used Tim's Splatter Brush with Ground Espresso Distress paint for some woodworm holes.

I love the Botanical 3D Texture Fade in Shaded Lilac Distress Oxide! Just a bit of Seedless Preserves oxide and Ground Espresso ink bring out even more of the wonderful dimension. A little splatter of white chalky paint and some stitching add more detail.

Those delicate flowers are stamped with Tim's Flower Jar stamps on watercolor paper, painted with Distress Oxides and Marker using a water brush. These are super easy to cut out using the Flower Jar Framelits dies.

I chose a vintage button and some crocheted lace from my stash. I patted the lace with Antique Linen oxide pad and spritzed with water to age the pure white lace. The bits of greenery are from the same Flower Jar stamp and framelits sets. The detail on these is amazing!

I added a Tiny Text Remnant Rub to a piece of card and blended with Frayed Burlap ink for my sentiment.

The butterfly is from Botanical Layers, and I  coated it with Vintage Collage Medium. I love the Ideaology Index Clips. This one is smeared with crackle paint and frames a Remnant Rub from the Words collection.

I layered everything over another Lumber panel, finished in the same way as the frame.

I hope you enjoyed my card as much as I enjoyed making it and that you are inspired to get out your crafty supplies and get creative! As always thank you for your visit and wonderful comments!

Hugs and Blessings!

Sara Emily

These products were used and can be found at The Funkie Junkie Boutique:

(MAY PRE-ORDER) Sizzix 3-D Texture Fades Embossing Folder - Lumber	(MAY PRE-ORDER) Sizzix 3-D Texture Fades Embossing Folder - Botanical	(February Pre-order) Tim Holtz Idea-ology Botanical Layers	(March Pre-order) Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Flower Jar	(June Pre-order) Sizzix Framelits Die Set 16 PK - Flower Jar by Tim Holtz
(MARCH PRE-ORDER) Sizzix Thinlits Set - Stacked Archway by Tim Holtz	(FEBRUARY PRE-ORDER) Tim Holtz Idea-ology Remnant Rub - Tiny Text	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Remnant Rubs Words	Ranger Tim Holtz Ground Espresso Distress Paint	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Marker - Peeled Paint
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium Vintage TDAK47940 (February Pre-Order)	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium Matte TDAK47933 (February Pre-Order)	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Frayed Burlap	Ranger Tim Holtz Ground Espresso Distress Ink Pad	(FEBRUARY PRE-ORDER) Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Pad - Shaded Lilac
(JULY PRE-ORDER) Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Pad - Seedless Preserves	(FEBRUARY PRE-ORDER) Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Pad - Squeezed Lemonade	(JULY PRE-ORDER) Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Pad - Antique Linen	(February Pre-order) Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Pad - Faded Jeans	(February Pre-order) Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Pad - Wilted Violet
Tim Holtz Ideaology Adornments Index Clips Fasteners TH93574