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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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