Theme Thursday - Square

Square is theme this week at Theme Thursday; create anything in the square format.  My piece is 3 x 3 - it started out 4 x 4 but a little trim here and a little trim there...you get the picture.  The clipart is from Tumble Fish Studio. 

When I saw this bottle of  'Toilet Water' I had to chuckle!  When I was young, our family was visiting some friends of my parents and my little sister dumped a whole bottle of toilet water into their toilet thinking it was a very fancy way of making your toilet smell nice!  My parents were mortified when it was discovered and our visit quickly came to an end but I always smile when I hear "Eau de Toilette or Toilet Water!"


 Hope your day brings some chuckles and good memories - cheers!

CCC #12 - Chipped Enamel

Week 12 of the Compendium of Curiosities Challenge at Studio L3 and this week it is page 44, Tim's Chipped Enamel technique.

For my first attempt, I dug some metal pieces out of my stash and followed directions and ended up with a giant mess, all of the texture rubbed off even though it was completely cooked.  My dear hubby decided to get involved and we tried again.  He carefully cleaned all of the metal pieces to make sure the surface had no oils on it and after blowing distress embossing powder all over the kitchen we came up with a few pieces that sort of worked.  I have distress embossing powder everywhere - oh well, the kitchen needed a good clean up anyway!

I used a piece of textured grunge paper for the background and it is a good thing this material is so forgiving... it has been inked, painted, washed, painted and painted and inked -  Great testament to the durability of this product!

The words are from ArtChix.  I hope you are enjoying the last few days of summer and that we can all scatter a little joy today - Cheers!

Gingersnap Creations #69 - Ancient Ages

The theme this week at Gingersnap Creations is 'Ancient Ages.'  

Stamps: statue, column and goddess stamps are from a now defunct company, Lazar Studiowerx.  Other background stamps used were from Old Island Stamp Co.  
Paper:  I used Blue Bayou and Whisper White cardstock. 
Inks:  Blue Bayou, Buckaroo Blue & Going Gray SU inks as well as Weathered Wood Distress Ink.

CCC #11 Blended Batik

I am back from vacation and traveling and maybe life will get some routine again!  It feels to great to finally play with my inks after such a long hiatus.

Our vacation started out with a trip to Salt Spring Island where I met Nick Bantock as he was packing up his studio; his collection will be at the MOA in Denver, Colorado next month - anyone near there should put this on their 'must see' list.

We then moved on to Vancouver Island and made a journey out to the far west coast with a group of wonderful friends.

After returning from vacation, I quickly regrouped and went to Scottsdale, Arizona for five days.  A ridiculous place to travel to in the middle of summer but my daughter, Treena, had an appointment with the Mayo Clinic and you don't turn those down!


I have been not been creative for such a long time, it is hard to get into the swing again, but here goes for Compendium of Curiosities #11 "Blended Batik."  I have used Tumbled Glass, Broken China and Faded Jeans distress ink and Tim Holtz stamps from the Urban Chic set.

Make sure to go over to Studio L3 where Linda is putting on this great challenge - the artwork that has been submitted is just amazing - lots of talented people out there!

Have a great day and above all have some fun - I will be spending some time this afternoon with some wonderful women as we prep for a baby shower for my daughter, Sara.  This is her first baby and my first grandchild so we are very excited. 

Thanks for looking - Cheers!

CCC#7 -Tinted Vision Fragments

Week 7 of the Compendium of Curiosities Challenge being held by Linda Ledbetter on her blog, Studio L3.  The challenge this week is from page 55, Tinted Vision Fragments.  I used Butterscotch alcohol ink and Scattered Straw, Old Photo, Wild Honey and Rusty Hinge distress inks; TH stamps and a piece of clipart from Quietfire Designs.  Make sure to hop over to Linda's blog to see some of the amazing art using this technique.

We are on our camping holiday on Vancouver Island and it is another beautiful day.  I had to run home for a day and managed to make my fragment and bring it back to camp where I completed this piece. 

Hope you are having a great day!  Off to the seashore today...life really is a beach!  Cheers!

Theme Thursday - Words

The challenge on Theme Thursday is 'Words.'  You are to incorporate words into your artwork.  I used lots of distress inks and some Tim Holtz stamps.  Love the ride!  Cheers!

Skin of My Teeth! CCC Week 6

Well, it is almost time for the next Compendium of Curiosities Challenge at Studio L3, mere minutes remain for this last week's entries but I have made it by the skin of my teeth!  I am currently camping on beautiful Salt Spring Island on the west coast of British Columbia and through a great deal of perseverance, my husband, Randy, has managed to bring up the internet! 

I had planned all week to get this piece together before we left.  I got as far as putting the dictionary page onto the grungeboard pieces but with all the flurry of trying to pack our new trailer, taking our neice to Cirque du Soleil for her birthday and family stuff it did not get further than that.  So, today I spent the afternoon at the campsite doing crafts!  How fun is that? 

The challenge was Mixed Media Collage.  So, I used medium gel to adhere the paper, lots of Distress Inks, some great TH stamps - of course they came camping with me! - and some of my new tissue tape.

Thanks for looking and between visiting wineries and cheese factories will try to post another entry this week.  Cheers!