THANKFUL for ART PARTS!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

The challenge at the EWV Yahoo Group is using ART PARTS in an autumn/Thanksgiving theme.

I was in charge of desserts for the meal today, so after they were done, I had a little time to start the project, and just finished it, oh, about a half hour ago after we got home....

 My picture taking abilities seem to be getting worse instead of better.  Here's another angle...

So, details you say...

I used an art part base, residence, rectangle frame and leaf stem (the one on the left).

The base is covered with the recipe paper from Tim's seasonal paper stack, which I then stamped and sprayed with sunflower perfect pearls.

All the leaves were treated with Gold paint dabber, I pounced it on for texture, then swiped it with coffee archival to tone it down a bit.

All the stamping was done with Studio 490 stamps...OF course.

The roses...well, I decided to go with glassine paper, and used the alcohol ink tech on them that Wendy featured in a video on her blog...HERE....I used Gold and Copper AI mixative, Currant and Terra Cotta AI's. After I had inked the paper, I crumpled it up, flattened it out and swiped some Walnut Stain Distress Ink all over it, then cut out my flowers.

The Art Parts take Distress Stain like a dream.....that's what I used on the house. 

And, I went a little nuts with my Brown Viva Pearl Pen, but it's so fun, I couldn't stop. LOL!

Oh yes, in the window of the house, a SEASONAL SALVAGE STICKER from the Timinator, as is the AUTUMN on the bottom.

I haven't decided if I'm going to hang it, or frame it....hence, the unfinished look. 

Hope you had a great holiday, always good to get together with friends and family!

Thanks for stopping by!

Making Art! Challenge #31!

Helllllloooooooooo....

Over at the Everything Wendy Vecchi Yahoo! Group....(EWV for short)... the theme is TIME.  It had a two week deadline, and here I am, squeaking in under the wire. Well, I had it done and posted to the group on Monday, but I'm finally getting around to posting it here.
I chose the theme based on the fact that we just had to adjust our clocks backwards an hour. I hate that. It takes me at least a couple of weeks to get adjusted.  You wouldn't think an hour makes that big of a difference, but it does.  Not to mention the fact that you get up when it's dark, and you get home from work when it's dark. Makes you feel like you're a vampire, minus the thirst for blood. lol. Alright, enough pissing and moaning about that.

I decided to go with a JUMBO tag for this, you know, they're about 4 x 8 inches.  Sometimes a number 8 tag just won't do. Here we go....

Ahhh....all the stamps are Studio 490.  I'm sure you recognize the Weathered Clock die as the Timinator's.  As is the Regal Crest which the sentiment is stamped on.  I used black Crackle paint on the clock, then swiped some Viva Inka Gold over it.
The little charms hanging from the fibers at the top are Studio 490 stamps stamped on chipboard, inked and covered with about 2-3 layers of clear embossing powder.  Makes them look like little glass pieces, although it's hard to tell from the photo.
As for the background ink colors, I think I used Scattered Straw, Crushed Olive and Shabby Shutters.  Yep, I'm pretty sure that's what I used.  Then I did the old "spray some water in your hand and drop it all over then blot it with a towel" technique, to give it that "I mistakenly left it out in the rain" look.

So, there you have it!  Thanks for stopping by, I know it's been a while! 
Go Be Creative!