The Journey

 the Journey awakens the Soul... 

 The Vintage Journey's Blog challenge for July is for using Dies and Distressing- in the Tim Holtz influence.
Since I dig Tim Holtz, I love distressing and I just got my first die!   I thought I would play along!. 
The main requirement of any of Vintage Journey's challenges is that your piece is Tim Holtz inspired.


  Let's get to it...
For my substrate, I used the thin card that comes inside of the Tim Holtz Layering Stencils- I used this because it really had a nice pattern on it and if you know me, I love to re-use, recycle, upcycle, ect! 

 My main ingredients used were Tim's-Sizzix-Alterations Die&Embossing Folder~Layered Dragonfly , and Ranger/Tim Holtz -Stampers Anonmynous~Classics #1.
                                 Other products used are listed below

   To begin,I stamped vintage text across the card paper as well as added a few scrolls (which are now covered)
   For the die, I cut  the dragonfly from a patterned paper and then ran it through the embosser.

   On the left hand side of my card,I stamped the Classic's#1 Odonata~Dragonfly,stamping it off the page,only using the right side of it. 
   Next, I placed the right side of the cut paper over the stamped image and glued it in place.
(I really wish I taken in process photos!! Battery was dead! ARGH!) 

  Again,using the same dragonfly stamp, I stamped the whole image on a vintage piece of newspaper- then colored it in with distress markers. Gently, I tore off the edges and glued down most of the main image as well as the word -ODONATA 
(from the stamp- which is the scientific name for Dragonflies)

  For the previously die-cut  dragonfly, I colored it, using Distress Markers. After that I added Distressed Embossing Powder~Peeled Paint,to the veins of the dragonfly,as well as for the antenna.

 For the distressing with inks, I used the Broken China toward the center of my subjects and the Rusty Hinge and Vintage Photo toward the edges.

 In the next photo,here,I added a bit of Glossy Accents to the wing's edges and also used it to adhere the "found wing" at the top of my substrate. 
disclaimer-(No insects were hurt during this creation- the wing was found in Nature) ")

   Around the edges of the card, I first distressed them using Ranger/Tim Holtz'z Distressing tool.Then, I edged with Antique Bronze before I used the Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel in Bronze to give a bit more of a finished look.

  And finally I stamped Tim Holtz' stamp~ 
"The Journey Awakens the Soul" on the right hand bottom corner.

 

As you can see from my worktable, there is a pile of products I used on this piece. I will try and put them all in with links- if I missed something you would like to know about, please ask! ")

Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Products:

Distress Stain~Tarnished Brass

Distress Paint~Antiqued Bronze

Distressed Inks~

Broken China

Ripe Persimmon

Rusty Hinge

Vintage Photo

Distress Markers~

Peacock Feathers

Bundled Sage

Evergreen Bough

Mowed Lawn

Salty Ocean

Distress Embossing Powder~Peeled Paint

Ranger/InkEssentials Embossing Pen~ Black

Tim Holtz "Journey"Stamp is from an older set which I do not know the name of- sorry"(

Aleen's Quick Dry Tacky Glue

Suze Weinberg's Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel~ Bronze

(to the best of my knowledge the above is now owned by Ranger-mine is pretty old! )

Paper Artsy Minis Stamp~MN44 (vintage French text)

and 

 Sizzix/Tim Holtz Alterations

Layered Dragonfly Embossing Die &Folder

 

                          Stampers Anonymous Classics#1

 Thanks so much for stopping by - I always love to see you have been here and love to hear what you have to say!!
Jackie ")



Linking up to
Vintage Journey Challenge Blog-Dies&Distress #48
I am also linking up to
 Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge-Emboss It! #33
Pretty sure I have both challenges covered! teehee