12 Tags of 2016-March--Technique Remix

Hello friends! Here is my offering for this month's technique remix at Tim's blog where this month we are inspired to create contrast between grungy and colorful layers by utilizing two techniques featured in November 2014 and August 2015--textures and dimensional die cuts.  Tim pulls out the big guns this time--his new Distress Crayons!  Of course, I only have the neutrals so far, so I had to pull a rabbit out of a hat to create this month's tag. Here is my version of March's Technique Remix (remixed of course!)

Here is Tim's beautiful tag.  Oh, I need those colorful crayons!

I chose to cut Tim's Layered Butterfly from my corrugate board (read recycled box) and gave it a good coat of gesso.  To color, I used Distress spray stains in Blueprint Sketch and Twisted Citron.  I edged inside and out with Blueprint Sketch Distress ink after a little edge distressing with my tonic scissors. This cardboard is thick stuff and requires the "good" scissors. Finally, I added silver foil following Tim's instructions, and for a little extra sparkle, some Shaved Ice around the butterfly. (That's for you, Karen of Kaleidoscopicsparkles, my sparkly friend! You are such an inspiration!)

For my back panel, I added Tissue wrap to my background tag, and used Mixed Media Thinlits and pretty much followed Tim's instructions from here on out with that,  with a few changes. I gave this a coat of my new Crazing Collage Medium before laying down any color, which provides very subtle crackling on the background.  I blended on Wilted Violet and Blueprint Sketch Distress Inks and flicked on some water, so I could get some color on my butterfly. After adding the crayons in Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain and blending with my finger, I laid Tim's Faded Dots stencil over it and wiped with a damp baby wipe to remove some of the color.  I love these subtle details like the tiny cracks and spots.  I flicked the finished background with some watered down Walnut Stain Distress paint for some additional depth. It is still grungy, so for contrast, I made my top corrugated layer bright (er) in absence of those pretty bright colors of the new Distress Crayons.

I didn't like the idea of three quarters of a butterfly, so I added back a wing from the corrugate board.  I painted it with gesso, blended with Wilted Violet and Blueprint Sketch Distress inks, and this time gave it a spritz of water to blend and soak into the recesses.  Then I went back in with the same inks and blended in more to deepen the color, then flicked on water for spots.  Lastly, I added some shading with the Distress crayons in Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain, flicked on some of the Walnut Stain paint, and popped the wing in it's place. I'm in the mixed media groove now!

For the thorax, I gesso-ed, then blended on Black Soot Crayon. I added a drop of Blueprint Sketch Distress spray stain, blended that on, then dried with the heat tool. A set of antenna and Tim's Ideaology words high lighted with Picket Fence Distress Crayon and some crinkle ribbon hand dyed to match finish off my tag.

I know this is totally off the grid from Tim's original, but I was feeling some mixed media creativity! (Out of limitations comes creativity.) I do hope to get my hands on all of the colors offered in the Distress Crayons...they are so fun to work with, and Oh! The Possibilities!

I would like to enter my tag into the following inspiring challenges:

Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2016-March
Emerald Creek Dares Ring in Spring

My Sheri Crafts Challenge # 177 Spring Fever

Happy Little Stampers March Mixed Media Challenge Water I used water to blend my colors on the background and ribbon and used a flick of water to make some watery spots.

Mixed Media Place March Challenge Dream On Mood Board I was inspired by the butterfly and the gorgeous colors, and that dreamy glitter!

Mixed Media World MMW #12 Vintage Well, I'm 1/2 vintage, and 1/2 something else!

Creative Artiste Challenge # 12 Anything Goes (3rd entry)

Time Out Challenge #52 CASE With Your Own Twist I cased the colors, the little circles and the bits of bling. My own twist is to go from CAS to Mixed Media!

Word Art Wednesday Challenges #222-223 Anything Goes

Altered Eclectics March  Corrugate board from a box.

Thank you for visiting with me today and for your lovely comment, should you wish  to leave one.  I do read them all and appreciate each and every one!

Hugs and Blessings!

Sara Emily