Eclectic Elements fabrics by Tim Holtz

My Tim Holtz eclectic elements fabrics arrived early October and I've been itching to sew with them.  As always the first cut into a new piece of fabric is very painful so I thought I would begin small!  I was inspired by a wrist band/bracelet in a book I received for my birthday called Layered, Tattered and Stitched. 

This first bracelet uses the red dictionary pages fabric overlaying with creative expressions lace and underneath added some scrim.  I die cut the cameo (Sizzix/Tim Holtz )from black felt.  The crown and button were in my box, but both were very shiny brassy so I coloured them using Ranger alcohol inks.  The second bracelet uses measurements fabric some hessian/burlap which I frayed a bit and is fixed with an Ideaology hitch fastener.

Another project inspired by one in the same book was a gift cone, these can simply be made to hold gifts as I've done here or they would make fab Christmas tree decorations.

I used black felt, the red dictionary pages fabric, some scrim (it was actually part of a surgical dressing!) I sprayed it with Ranger colorwash spray plus bits of ribbon and lace, buttons and other findings..

Art Canvas

I think I might have got the canvas bug after doing Hels Sheridan's workshop recently.  This canvas uses some of the techniques I learned plus a few other ideas from elsewhere.  The main flower is made from grunge paper which as been painted then die cut.  I also cut netting and burlap shapes which have been coloured with distress paints and Paper Artsy dark blue treasure gold.  The piece of lace under the flower was made using my embroidery machine.  The die cut heart and letters were painted then stamped using paint with part of a Creative Expressions swirl stamp all were then edged with treasure gold. 

Hels Sheridan's Canvas workshop

On Saturday I attended a fabulous workshop at Birds in The Barn, Marks Tey, with Hels Sheridan.  I enjoyed it so much I shall be going back for more in November.  I finished tweaking my canvas today.  The picture doesn't seem to show all of the light and shade.

September Journal page

September began with lots of rain so perhaps that is why I came up with this idea.  Or maybe it was just that the Tim Holtz die arrived in the post recently and I just had to play with it.  I die cut the man from thick acetate and used him as a mask using the same technique as the earlier journal page.  I also received black soot distress paint as a gift this month and used that instead of the distress ink.  I still don't have a fine white pen so outlined the men with picket fence distress paint and a brush.  The plus side is that it is much more black, downside is that the paint bled a little under the mask.  I love the way the left hand page turned out too and cannot thank Dyan Reavely enough for sharing this simple technique.  The sentiment is a stamp by Sheena Douglas stamped with picket fence distress paint.

 

 

Journal page using Dyan Reaveley's patchwork background technique

 

first the doodling

 

colouring in with Dylusions then placing stencils, these ones from Splodgeaway

 

 

Stencilling over with black acrylic

 

                                                             outlining with white dots.

Summer journal page

Art Nouvea style

Inspired by Aphonse Mucha, stamps by Sheena Douglass and using WOW embossing powders. 


I'd like to enter this in the WOW embossing powder August challenge.