CC Challenge 2

Hello again, today I am entering Challenge number 2 of the fabulous Compendium of Curiosities Challenge.  For those of you that don't know, that is the Fabulous Tim Holtz book and the challenge is on every fortnight.  I love that I have 2 weeks to enter as I do not always have the correct ingredients to enter each of the challenges and this gives me time to either order on line or ask my fabulous Husband to go and collect what I need if I cannot get out to get it.  Of course he does love to moan about that but he still goes for me (happy smiley face)x

This challenge is sponsored by The Funkie Junkie Boutique who offer a fabulous $25 prize and Tim and Mario also offer fabulous prizes.  TBH I don't expect to win as there are so many fabulous crafters out there who have been crafting far longer than I have.  I do enter I. The hope of winning though as that would be a tremendous achievement, but my personal aim is to learn new techniques and that is exactly what is happening.  I used grunge board for the first time ever, if you haven't used it I would highly recommend it it is so soft and so lovely.....and it cuts beautifully in my ebosser and with scissors too might I add.

Well here goes nothing, this is what I made...... Please tell me what you think of it.  I will be giving it to my Dad as a Fathers Day gift in June, wow I am organised for once (another smiley face).

How I made it.....
I had a small wooden frame in which I embossed with clear embossing powder using the scroll stamp from Tim Holtz stampers Anonymous Shabby French CMS087 stamp sheet.
Inked the frame with Spiced Marmalade, Peacock Feathers, Dusty Concord and Pine Needles Distress inks.  Then helped dry it with the heat gun as I don't like to wait.  Rubbed kitchen roll over the entire frame to take the ink off the embossing.
I then stamped the Umbrella Man onto grunge board, cut him out and added Distress Dry glitter (clear rock candy as this was the only distress glitter I had) to the umbrella and then inked in Peacock Feathers.  I then used the heat gun again and it gave a nice bubbled look but my glitter then coloured. I loved that.
Next I used the Movers and shapers star from the mini old glory set and cut it onto grunge board.  I love this little star but didn't think I could use the movers and shapers in my ebosser.  My friend Heather and I were playing with the movers and shapers dies the other day.  I am a happy bunny as I have a couple of them and I can now use them again. I then inked the little grungy stars in fired brick and again covered in distress glitter and the colour just shows through the glitter, another discovery.
I coloured some grunge board letters in Broken China and I loved the look of the inked grunge board so didn't add glitter this time.
The Family sticker was taken from the Seasonal Salvage Stickers from The Tim Holtz pack.
And lastly I added a couple of metal cogs from my little stash to give a little more dimension and a more manly feel after all it is for my Dad.

Very happy with all the new things I have learned doing this challenge.

I hope you liked it and I will see you all soon

Denise x