Shine Like the Stars - A 4th of July Celebration

Hello again!  I love 4th of July! I'm celebrating early with this card which my second post today. You can see my other post here.

 All details of this card can be found at The Funkie Junkie Boutique blog where I am presenting this week's Saturday Showcase. Today, we are featuring Tim Holtz Sizzix Decor Frames Bigz die and his Stamper's Anonymous stencils. I hope you can hop over for the details and additional close ups of this card and other samples. Wishing all who celebrate it a Happy 4th of July! Sara Emily

Challenge shares:
Simon Says Stamp Monday Sprays and Splashes My SPLASHES of color come from moving paint and ink around with SPRAYS of water. But I also used Distress Spray stain on my background.
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Summer Fun What could be more fun than a 4th of July celebration?!
Country View Challenges June 2020 - Summer Fields Hear me out on this: Until I moved to my current city, I always watched the 4th of July fireworks in a  country field. I still remember parking the car and walking out into a huge field with hundreds of others laying on blankets to watch the display. Sadly, our little city has decided to forego the celebration this year due to the virus. (But it was OK with the protests.)
Creative Artiste Challenge #61

Celebrate Freedom

Hello and welcome! It's almost Fourth of July, so I'm sharing a mixed media panel today featuring lots of Tim Holtz products that work so effortlessly together. 

I was really in the mood for some grunge, and I started with a corrugated cardboard packaging panel. I removed strips of the paper and laid down a zillion different products including Distress Opaque Crackle Paste and Grit Paste, colored with Distress Sprays which looked horrible. I also added texture paste and textured it with a texture tool, hoping to get some stripes for my background.  I ended up painting it with Chipped Sapphire Distress Paint and splattering with gesso and tried my best to hide it with the collage. I adhered this to white card and then to old sanded Distress Kraft Core.

These women from the newest Found Relatives pack seem to be in a celebratory mood, proudly displaying Old Glory. I gave them some color with Distress Crayons- Chipped Sapphire and Festive Berries. I layered them with  a couple of Pocket Cards. I added Correspondence Design Tape to one of the cards and grunged up the cards with Distress ink.

I've always thought this Wildflower from the Wildflower Stems #2 set looks like fireworks. What's 4th of July without some fireworks?  Two were cut from white card and the third from Metallic Kraft Stock colored with Smolder Alcohol Pearls, and I added Stickles to the buds.

 Faded Jeans Stickles needed some more zing, so I added Celestial Alcohol Pearls over top. Mercury Glass has enough sparkle on it's own.

I cut a Rosette from old Tim Holtz Christmas paper stash, and at the center is a Fluted Star colored with Smolder and Celestial Alcohol Pearls and Chipped Sapphire crayon. The lace is one of the Crochet Thinlits.

A couple of Small Talk Occasions stickers and Alphanumeric Label letters make a patriotic statement. I cut 'July' from Metallic Kraft Stock sanded and colored with Smolder Alcohol Pearls. I  adhered it with Distress Collage Medium Matte onto a scrap of card I decorated with stars using a Mini Stencil (set 38) and Chipped Sapphire Oxide ink. A Hardware Head tops a Number Token colored with alcohol ink and backed with white card.

Wishing all my American friends a safe and happy Fourth of July! Sara Emily

Challenge shares:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Stars and Stripes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Anything Goes

Bleeding Art June Challenge - Add Cardboard I used card board as my base; see second paragraph.

Crafty Cardmakers #236 Anything But A Card

Scrapy Land Challenge #116 Anything Goes  I used 4 Sizzix dies.

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

Sizzix Chapter 2 Tim Holtz Thinlits Alphanumeric Label

Sizzix Chapter 2 Tim Holtz Thinlits Crochet

Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 5PK - Wildflower Stems #2

Sizzix Thinlits Rosette Set by Tim Holtz

Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Mini Layering Stencils - Set 38

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Found Relatives

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Pocket Cards

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Hardware Heads

Tim Holtz Idea-ology 8 x 8 Metallic Kraft Stock

Ranger Stickles

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium Matte 1 oz Bottle

Distress Paint - Chipped Sapphire, Black Soot

Distress Oxide - Chipped Sapphire, Pumice Stone

Distress ink - Black Soot, Vintage Photo, Pumice Stone

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayons - 6PC Set #2

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayons - 6PC Set #3 

Ranger Tim Holtz Alcohol Pearls - Celestial

Ranger Tim Holtz Alcohol Pearls - Smolder

Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi Texture Paste - Crackled

Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Grit Paste

God Bless America, Land That I Love

Welcome! It's almost the 4th of July in the USA, and it just happens to be one of my favorite holidays. It also happens to be the 5th Friday of the month in the UK, so that means it's Tag Friday at A Vintage Journey. Any time there are 5 Fridays in a month, the Creative Guides get to create a tag with no constraints of themes or products--yippee! If you haven't been over to the blog yet, I urge you to--there are some amazing creative tags created by my talented teamies! You can see another 4th of July card I made here.

I started with a black #8 tag and trimmed out the edges with star themed Industrious Stickers. Some were colored with Heavy Metals and then Distress crayon, and some with just crayon.

I had just trashed a panel I embossed with my new Mechanics 3D Texture Fade. I made it for another project, but absolutely hated it after throwing way too many mixed media products at it. When I saw it laying there on top of the trash, I thought it looked like fireworks, so I found a way to salvage it just for this tag.

I really can't remember what products I originally used on the panel, and now I can't even remember what it looked like. I just know there were embossing powders involved, and I think Distress oxides and crayons.  Anyway, I gave it a couple of thin coats of cheapo gesso and allowed that to dry while I worked out my collage. I actually  started to like it! Thinking it needed some color to tie all the bits together, I swiped the raised areas with Faded Jeans oxide, and I loved it. I cut the panel to size and layered with a downsized Pocket Card, Labels die cut, and Paper Doll. 

I used  one of Tim Holtz' Christmas Cling Foam stamps and Picket Fence ink for the 'fireworks' in the background. Some vintage seam binding, dyed seam binding ribbon, and Jute String, a gift from my good buddie, Autumn remind me of a tattered flag.

I am very proud to be an American and so thankful for this wonderful country and the freedoms we still have. I do pray that God will bless America, this land that I do so love.

Challenge shares:
Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #49 – "Wrap it Up!" I've wrapped my tag's edges in stars! My Paper Doll has a wrap of some sort around her.

Cropstop June Link Party - #40

The Artistic Stamper June's Creative Challenge - Colour it Blue 'Fireworks' stamping in background.

Country View Challenges June 2018 - The Written Word
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Anything Goes

These products were used on this project and can be purchased at The Funkie Junkie Boutique:

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Industrious Stickers Gallery	Ken Oliver Color Burst 6 Pack Liquid Metals - Heavy Metals (February Pre-Order)	(February Pre-order) Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayons - 6PC Set #9	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayons - 6PC Set #3 TDBK47926 (February Pre-order)	(MAY PRE-ORDER) Sizzix 3-D Texture Fades Embossing Folder - Mechanics
Sizzix Alternations Tim Holtz Thinlits Dies - Labels	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Label Letters	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Small Talk Occasions	(February Pre-order) Tim Holtz Idea-ology Ruler Pieces	Tim Holtz Ideaology Paper Dolls TH93555
Seam Binding	Ranger Adirondack Alcohol Ink - Snow Cap Mixative	Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Mirrored Stars	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Marker - Fired Brick	(February Pre-order) Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Pad - Faded Jeans
(February Pre-order) Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Pad - Broken China	(JULY PRE-ORDER) Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Pad - Antique Linen	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Picket Fence (February Pre-Order)	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Antique Linen	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Frayed Burlap
Ranger Tim Holtz Ground Espresso Distress Ink Pad	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium Matte TDAK47933 (February Pre-Order)	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Pocket Cards

Celebrating the 4th!

Can you believe it's almost the 4th of July?  I've been having some fun with my Stacked Postage dies and thought they would make for a great patriotic card. I recently used these versatile dies on my Vintage Airmail Collection Folio. You can also see my other festive tag posted later this evening.

I made the monoprint background on Distress Watercolor Cardstock using the Stars Layering Stencil and Faded Jeans Oxide ink. Tim Holtz has a great tutorial for this technique here. After the print was fully dry, I replaced the stencil, being careful to realign it. I used my blending tool to blend Distress Microglaze through the star openings, wiped the excess with a clean cloth, and removed the stencil.

I inked up one of the Ornate Trims stamps with Fired Brick oxide and spritzed lightly with water. The image is resisted by the microglaze, making those stars really pop among the stripes. I blended the panel with Frayed Burlap Distress ink, and finally blended microglaze over the entire panel to bring out the color and to protect it.

The frame was left over from that Mail Folio project. At first, I applied oxide color to the reverse side and applied Distress Resist spray to give the frame a polished look like Paula Cheney shows in her tutorial. I noticed the stars on this side, and decided they worked better than the airplane blueprint design on the reverse. I colored the 'frame' with Fired Brick oxide and Candied Apple ink,  and noticed the Resist spray boo boo. I decided to go with it anyway, and applied some  Tarnished Brass Distress Crayon to balance the shimmer on the Mirrored Stars I adhered in the opposite corner.

The Mirrored Stars were colored with Adirondack Snow Cap Mixative and Distress crayons in Faded Jeans and Tarnished Brass.

I cut apart and colored a Found Relative from the Occasions pack, added an altered Numeric and Milk Cap and chose one of the Occasions Small Talk stickers for my sentiment. I had to add the bits of Christmas Fringe to stand in as a bunting--just added a little blue ink and a spritz of Tarnished Brass Mica spray to take it from Christmas to 4th of July! Or you could use the plain white fringe. I love this stuff, and can't wait to get it in white.

I used some hoarded Nostalgic Distress card stock for my blue postage frame and mats. A little added ink brings everything together.

I hope you enjoyed this post, and if you celebrate it, I wish you a Happy and safe 4th of July! Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs and Blessings!

Sara Emily

(APRIL PRE-ORDER) Sizzix Thinlits Set - Stacked Postage by Tim Holtz	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Layering Stencils - Stars	(EARLY FEBRUARY PRE-ORDER) Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Ornate Trims	(February Pre-order) Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Pad - Faded Jeans	(February Pre-order) Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Pad - Fired Brick
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Faded Jeans	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Candied Apple	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Frayed Burlap	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Black Soot	(SEPTEMBER PRE-ORDER) Tim Holtz Distress Crayons Set- Metallics (Antique Bronze/Brushed Pewter/Tarnished Brass)
(February Pre-order) Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayons - 6PC Set #9	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Marker - Fired Brick	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Marker - Tumbled Glass	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Paint - Picket Fence	Ranger Distress Micro Glaze
(FEBRUARY PRE-ORDER) Tim Holtz Resist Spray 2oz	Ranger Tim Holtz Mica Sprays RMTK47964 (February Pre-Order)	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium Matte TDAK47933 (February Pre-Order)	Ranger Adirondack Alcohol Ink - Snow Cap Mixative	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Found Relatives - Occasions
(FEBRUARY PRE-ORDER) Tim Holtz Idea-ology Milk Caps	( LATE SEPTMEBER PRE - ORDER) Tim Holtz Idea-ology Fringe Christmas	(FEBRUARY PRE-ORDER) Tim Holtz Idea-ology Numeric	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Small Talk Occasions	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Watercolor Cardstock