THCC103_Day5_SplatterFloral1

THCC103_Day5_SplatterFloral2

THCC103_Day5_SplatteredFlorals

Description:  Pending.

Location:  Bentonville, Arkansas, USA.

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THCC103_Day5_FadedLayers

Description:  Pending.

Location:  Bentonville, Arkansas, USA

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THCC103_Day4_TexturedResist

Description:  Pending.

Location:  Bentonville, Arkansas, USA

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THCC103_Day5_TextureResist1

Description:  Pending.

Location:  Bentonville, Arkansas, USA

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THCC103_Day5_TextureResist2

Description pending.

Location:  Bentonville, Arkansas, USA

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THCC103_Day4_GessoFresco

Distress Crayon faux fresco using gesso to make variations in absorbency of surface.

Description:  Pending.

Location:  Bentonville, Arkansas, USA

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THCC103_Day4_Smudge

Description:  Pending

Location:  Bentonville, Arkansas, USA

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THCC103_Day3_PasteResist

Tim Holtz Summer of Creative Chemistry 2016.  Submission.

 

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THCC103_Day3_PasteEmboss

Description pending.

Location:  Bentonville, Arkansas, USA

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THCC103_day3_PasteColoring

Description pending.

Location:  Bentonville, Arkansas, USA

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THCC103_Day3_LayeredCollage

Description pending.

Location:  Bentonville, Arkansas, USA

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THCC103_Day2_PaintLifting

THCC103_Day2_PaintResist

THCC103_Day1_Offset

THCC103_day2_5_luminousmica

THCC103_day2_6_markerspritz

THCC103_Day1_Highlight

Description pending.

Location:  Bentonville, Arkansas, USA

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THCC103_Day1_OmbreTechnique

Description is under construction.

Location:  Bentonville, Arkansas, USA

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THCC103_Day1_Industrial

Description is under construction.

Location:  Bentonville, Arkansas, USA

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Barb Rademacher

Getting ready for THCC103 TOMORROW!!!!!

Location:  Bentonville, AR

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THCC102 Wk8 Challenge

In keeping with the requirements of this week's challenge, the background and flower layers are colored with Distress Stains:  Carved Pumpkin, Mustard Seed, Picked Raspberry, Twisted Citroen, Broken China and Peacock Feathers.  The stem and leaves are embossed:  I used a Ranger Perfect Medium embossing pen to form the design of the stem and leaves, and used emerald green glitter embossing powder.

Location:  Bentonville, Arkansas, USA.

Permalink: http://barbrad42.blogspot.com/2016/07/thcc102-wk8-challenge.html

THCC102.4 Week7 Monoprint

What can I say?  I used every Ranger alcohol ink I possess and the blending solution to make this monoprint.  It is very bright and colorful.  I was able to see the vivid difference the blending solution makes.

Location:  Bentonville, Arkansas, USA

Permalink:  http://barbrad42.blogspot.com/2016/07/thcc1024-week7-monoprint.html

THCC102.4 Week7 FauxPatina

My Faux Patina took the form of making an old, tarnished necklace exciting again.

I covered the metallic part of the necklace with Ranger Alcohol Ink Gold Mixative.  Before the treatment, my necklace looked like this:

Location:  Bentonville, Arkansas, USA

Permalink: http://barbrad42.blogspot.com/2016/07/thcc1024-week7-fauxpatina.html

THCC102.2 Challenge

This one project is my submission to the Week 6 Challenge:  Use two or more layered stencil techniques on the same card, tag, project, etc.

I used the following techniques:  Emboss With, Emboss Through, Layered Stencil Sketching, and Monoprinting.  I hasten to say that I am not happy with the quality of my work; I would have done better if I had not consciously been trying to use so many techniques.  However, here it is; I used four techniques in the same project.

I used the Rays layered stencil to emboss a tag.  I then replaced the stencil, colored the rays with Mermaid Lagoon ink, and monoprinted another tag.  I embossed with clear embossing powder and a heat gun.  I then colored the tag (which was white) with Mustard Seed ink, after which I outlined the rays with a fine-point black Pitt pen and sketched bubbles with a Worn Lipstick Distress Marker between the rays.  Finally, I used Mustard Seed ink with the Clockwork stencil on the monoprinted tag.

The little embellishment was die cut on a Big Shot embosser from a piece of grunge board covered with washi tape.

Location:  Bentonville, Arkansas, USA

Permalink: http://barbrad42.blogspot.com/2016/07/thcc1022-challenge.html

THCC102.2 MultiMediaLayering

Wow, talk about elaborate!  I began by using Tim Holtz Layering Stencils to create a paint resist.  The Distress Paints I used were Carved Pumpkin, Mermaid Lagoon, and Antiqued Bronze.  When the paints were dry, I covered the tag with layers of Distress Inks (Fossilized Amber, Evergreen Bough, and Picked Rasberry) and Stains (Twisted Citroen).  I then spritzed the surface of the tag with water so that I could remove layers of ink at irregular intervals.

I used stencils to make the words.  I colored "Create" with Black Soot ink and "Joy" with Candied Apple ink.  I recolored the clock with Vintage Photo ink because I perceived it was not dark enough.  I then proceeded to add a bubble stencil to the bee hive stencil, using Scattered Straw ink.

Location:  Bentonville, Arkansas, USA

Permalink:   http://barbrad42.blogspot.com/2016/07/thcc1022-multimedialayering.html

THCC102.1 AlteredSurface

Distress Paints used:  Mustard Seed, Mowed Lawn, Candied Apple, Broken China, and Antiqued Bronze.  When I was finished with the paints, I used stickers from Crowded Attic Salvage Stickers by Tim Holtz Idea-ology. I applied Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain Distress Inks to the stickers.  Then, I distressed the edges with the book cover with Black Soot Distress Ink.

When I discovered the 9/11 sticker in the book of Tim Holtz stickers, an idea began to develop that I would make this book cover look like it had been salvaged from the remains of the NYC World Trade Center.

 I altered the bookcover of Unforgettable Musical Memories which is a book of music scores.  I use the pages as backgrounds for my butterfly tissues when I am making cards.

Location:  Bentonville, Arkansas, USA.

Permalink:  http://barbrad42.blogspot.com/2016/07/thcc1021-alteredsurface.html

THCC102.1_Industrial

This is my third submission for the Week 5 challenge.  In this submission, I embossed a deep blue metallic card with a fireworks embossing folder.  I then used Mustard Seed, Carved Pumpkin, and White Picket Fence Distress Paints to intensify the fireworks display.

Other examples of the Industrial challenge:

Antiqued Bronze Distress Paint used to intensify embossed surface.

Twisted Citroen Distress Paint used to intensify embossed image of peacock. 

Location:  Beautiful Bentonville, Arkansas, USA, nestled in the Arkansas Ozark Mountains.

Permalink:  http://barbrad42.blogspot.com/2016/07/thcc1021industrial.html

THCC102.1_Colored_Crackle

Submission #2 for the Week 5 challenge in Tim Holtz's Summer of Creative Chemistry 102, Day 1.  I created a card using Rock Candy Crackle Paint.  I colored the background and figures using the following Distress Paints:  Mustard Seed, Wilted Violet, Glacier White, Candied Apple, Carved Pumpkin, and Mermaid Lagoon.  The crackle paint I used was Distress Crackle Paint - Clear Rock Candy.  As a final touch, I covered the butterfly, bird, and two flowers with Clear Rock Candy Distress Stickles.  I used dimensionals to raise the principle figures above the marbled background.

 

Location:  Beautiful Bentonville, Arkansas, USA located minutes away from some of the most beautiful scenery in the world! 

Permalink: http://barbrad42.blogspot.com/2016/07/thcc1021coloredcrackle.html

THCC102.1 PaintMarbling

Tim Holtz Summer of Creative Chemistry 102, Day 1, Paint Marbling

This is my first challenge submission for Week 5.  To create the marbleized background, I used the four Distress paints included in the picture:  Mustard Seed, Carved Pumpkin, Candied Apple, and Glacier White.

Location:  Beautiful Bentonville, Arkansas, USA

Permalink: http://barbrad42.blogspot.com/2016/07/thcc1021-paintmarbling.html

CC101Wk2Day10

 Summer of Creative Chemistry 101, Week 2, Day 10: Distress Stickles

I dampened a tag and covered it with Peeled Paint Distress Stain.  I dried the tag, then stamped the tree stamp with archival black ink.  I dried that, and then applied a thin coat of Distress Stickles.  The camera doesn't show how charming the result is.

I get to put a CC101 Graduate icon on my blog now.  Woo-hoo.

Location:  Bentonville, AR, USA

Permalink:  http://barbrad42.blogspot.com/2016/06/cc101wk2day10.html

CC101Wk2Day9_3

 Summer of Creative Chemistry, Week 2, Day 9, Technique 3

I applied the following Distress Inks directly to my craft mat:  Mustard Seed, Picked Raspberry, Mermaid Lagoon, Walnut Stain, Spiced Marmalade, and Mowed Lawn.  I then deposited little clumps of Perfect Pearls on the stains.  Then, I spritzed the inks and powder, after which I dragged my tag through the liquid.  Somewhere along the line, Mermaid Lagoon got lost, but this is the result.  Strangely, the top twinkles more than the bottom.

Location:  Bentonville, AR, USA

Permalink: http://barbrad42.blogspot.com/2016/06/cc101wk2day93.html

CC101Wk2Day9_2

 Summer of Creative Chemistry 101, Week 2, Day 9, Technique 2:  Perfect Distress.

I wet the tag and covered it with Spun Sugar Distress Ink.  I heat set the tag and stamped it with a Tim Holtz stamp using Picked Raspberry, Mermaid Lagoon, Mowed Lawn, and Walnut Stain Distress Inks in mini ink pads.  I dusted the image with Perfect Pearls (Perfect Pearl) using a fine-tip paint brush, and then dusted away the excess with a large brush.  I then spritzed the tag which caused the ink under the Perfect Pearls to wick.  I heat set the tag and took a photo.

Location:  Bentonville, AR, USA

Permalink:  http://barbrad42.blogspot.com/2016/06/cc101wk2day92.html

CC101Wk2Day9_1

 Summer of Creative Chemistry 101, Week 2, Day 9, Technique 1: Perfect Distress Mist

I wet the tag and then applied Broken China, Festive Berries, and Peeled Paint stain dabbers to my tag, after which I sprayed it with Perfect Pearls Mist.  I know I didn't follow directions, but I have had mica powders clog my mini-misters before.  I just did not want that to happen again.

Location:  Bentonville, AR, USA

Permalink: http://barbrad42.blogspot.com/2016/06/cc101wk2day91.html

CC101Wk2Day8_3

 Summer of Creative Chemistry, Week 2, Day 8, Technique 3: Shattered Stains.

I found an oval I had die cut during a previous project and used that for my Technique 3: Shattered Stains.  I put a very thick coat of Rock Candy Crackle Paint on the oval and let it dry over night.  In the morning it was nicely crackled so I added various Distress stains to create this gloriously colored object.

Location:  Bentonville, AR in beautiful Northwest Arkansas

Permalink:  http://barbrad42.blogspot.com/2016/06/cc101wk2day83.html

CC101Wk2Day8_1

 Summer of Creative Chemistry, Week 2, Day 8, Tech 1

I used Distress Glacier White Paint Dabber on a wooden stamp of the Cross on which lillies are hanging.  I let the stamp impression air dry while I worked on the remainder of the Day 8 activities.  Then, I used various colors of Distress Stain Dabbers to color the tag.  The white paint acted as a resist.

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CC101Wk2Day8_2

 Summer of Creative Chemistry, Week 2, Day 8, Technique 2, Use Crackle Paint

The "House Built on Sand" is crumbling in the storm due to 1) well-documented bad architecture, 2) rising sea levels, and 3) Distress Rock Candy crackle paint aided and abetted by Distress inks and markers, and Micron pens.  Notice the crackled monster rising with the storm surge.  I think I read and watch too much science fiction.

Permalink: http://barbrad42.blogspot.com/2016/06/cc101wk2day82.html 

CC101, Wk2, Day 7

Technique #1, Nostalgic Batik, in Day 7 of CC 101.

In this technique, I stamped the images of mortar board graduation caps on a tag made from watercolor paper.  I stamped the top image in Mustard Seed and the bottom in Abandoned Coral.  While both inks were still wet, I melted clear embossing powder on each of them.  Then, I inked the tag with various shades of brown Distress Inks and then wiped off the excess.  The embossing powder resisted the inks for the most part.  Then, I used Black Soot to stamp text as a background.  I wiped the ink of the text off mortar board caps.  In this instance, the whole "resist" thing did not work as well as I thought it would.

 Technique #2, Rusted Enamel, in Day 7 of CC 101.

In this technique, I covered a tag with multiple colors of Distress Inks but the Mustard Seed dominated.  I then covered the tag with embossing powder, flicked it, drew some patters in the powder, and then melted it.  Once it cooled and dried, I covered the surface of the tag with Walnut Stain and wiped it off.  The embossing powder resisted the ink, but Walnut Stain remained in the holes left by flicking and the patterns.

CC101 Wk2 Day6

Week 2 Day 6 techniques for Tim Holtz Summer of Creative Chemistry 101.

Location:  Bentonville, AR, USA

Permalink:  http://barbrad42.blogspot.com/2016/06/cc101-wk2-day6.html 

 Technique 1a

Watercolored with Spun Sugar and Picked Raspberry Markers on Dry Watercolor Paper 

 Technique 1b

Watercolored with Spun Sugar and Picked Raspberry Markers on Wet Watercolor Paper

Title:  Blending with Markers Technique

 Technique 2a

Blended Pigment from Spun Sugar and Picked Raspberry Markers Directly on Watercolor Paper

 This was interesting.  I covered all the flowers with Spun Sugar.  Then, I colored the edges of the flowers with Picked Raspberry.  Finally, I used the Spun Sugar marker to blend the two colors.

 Technique 2b

Blend Markers on Craft Sheet

Following instructions, I layed down some Picked Raspberry marker ink on my craft paper.  Then, I dipped the brush tip of my Spun Sugar marker in the Picked Raspberry ink "puddle".  Once the two colors had blended on the Spun Sugar marker tip, I applied the Spun Sugar marker to my tag.

 Technique 3

I colored directly to the rubber stamp.  I colored the main body of the peacock with Chipped Sapphire marker and the tail with Peacock Feathers marker.  I colored the beak and legs with Gathered Twigs marker.  I blended the edges of the Chipped Sapphire and Peacock Feathers.  I stamped a piece of lightly glazed cardboard and let the watercolor peacock dry for several hours.  I then glazed then entire tag with Vintage Photo ink which proved to be not dard enough, so I recolored withWalnut Stain and then used the spritz and flick technique.  Analysis:  Chipped Sapphire and Peacock Feathers colors are so close to being the same color, I should never have used them right next to each other.  After I glazed the entire tag, I could no longer tell the difference between the two colors even though I vigorously buffed the tag.