Color Challenged!

It's time for our monthly challenge over at Our Creative Corner.  Jenny is our host this month and she has given us a color challenge - use ONLY blue, brown and purple/plum (no black stamping lines!).  I was okay with blue and brown - love that color combo.  But when I saw that I also had to add purple, that stopped me in my tracks!  I spent a number of days fretting over what I was going to do for this challenge.  But I finally just sat my butt in my crafting chair and started fiddling around and before I knew it, this was the outcome.

If you have been hanging around my blog, you already know that I am totally hooked on this Flourish stencil from Prima.  I grabbed a piece of stiff cardboard and appliedWendy Vecchi white embossing paste through the stencil.  Once it dried, I brushed it with gesso and when that dried, I gave it a wash of Faded Jeans distress stain mixed with a little bit of Perfect Pearls Perfect Pearl.  Then after that dried, I sponged over the high points with Vintage Photo DI and then again with Frayed Burlap ('cause I didn't think the VP was dark enough).

Then I did a bit of ink stenciling through a couple of Wendy Vecchi stencils using Frayed Burlap DI.  The image was stamped using Potting Soil archival ink and clear embossed.  The panel was sponged with Vintage Photo DI and painted with a water brush and a Seedless Grape DI pad.  The body of the dragonfly was colored with a Broken China distress marker.

The ivy was cut with the new Spring Greenery Decorative Strip die from white CS, sponged with Vintage Photo and misted with Perfect Pearls Heirloom Gold.  The seam binding was dyed with Seedless Grape DS.  The dragonfly pin and the filigree flower were both bronze and I darkened them with Espresso alcohol ink.  I topped the flower off with a carved coconut shell button from the shop and then embellished the dragonfly pin with a few purple crystal and gold beads.  The sentiment is held on with a mini paper clip and a hitch fastener.

That's it.  Sometimes it's good to sit down without a plan and just play.  I was really happy with the result of my crafting session.  Thanks so much for stopping by and please do hop over to Our Creative Corner to see the projects the amazing designers on the DT have to share!

Oh and one more thing!  We have a great challenge sponsor this month and they will be awarding a prize to one randomly drawn participant.  Hope you will play along!



These supplies used to make the project above can be purchased at The Funkie Junkie Boutique, where Ranger/Tim Holtz and most other name brand products are always sold at 20% below MSRP.

Prima 6x6 Stencil - Flourish	Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi Embossing Paste - White	Claudine Hellmuth Gesso	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain - Faded Jeans	Ranger Perfect Pearls Mists - Perfect Pearl
Ranger Perfect Pearls Mists - Heirloom Gold	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Vintage Photo	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Frayed Burlap	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival Ink - Potting Soil	Ranger Embossing Powder - Clear
Ranger Tim Holtz Seasonal Distress Ink Pad - Seedless Preserves	Tim Holtz Water Brush, Detailer Brush Nib	Ranger Tim Holtz Seasonal Distress Markers	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Markers - Full Set - $129	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Classics 1
Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Good Thoughts	Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi Stencil - Classic Words	Sizzix Alterations Decorative Strip Tim Holtz Spring Greenery	Rayon Seam Binding	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain - Seedless Preserves
Antiqued Bronze Dragonfly Safety Pins Brooches 6.9x3cm	4 Piece Antiqued Bronze Round Flower Filigree Pieces	Ranger Adirondack Alcohol Ink - Espresso	Carved Coconut Shell Buttons - 5/8"