Compendium of Curiosities 2, Challenge 3

Technique 3: Marbled Stains

A Compendium of Curiosities, Vol. 2, page 46
Sponsored by eclectic Paperie

I love Fridays. Don't you love Fridays? I really do, and I love them even more now that I get to post a new CC2C challenge from Tim Holtz's latest book each week. Everyone did an AMAZING job on the Faux Patina challenge, and as an added bonus, you guys helped support someone as she took the huge step of sharing her art with the world. Angie Lentz, who so kindly offered her autographed Tim Holtz Idea-ology messenger bag as a prize for last week's challenge, has started her own blog! Check it out here: Art Frees the Soul!

Angie, thanks for the incredibly kind words, and I'm so happy you decided to dive in and blog your beautiful art. Thanks, too, for such a fabulous prize. I've announced the winner at the end of this post, so keep reading, everyone!

As for this week's challenge, it's time to bust out those awesome Distress Stains and make a little marbled magic. Please open your Compendium 2 to page 46, and dive right in!

This week's challenge is sponsored by eclectic Paperie, who's generously offering a $25 gift certificate to one lucky participant in the CC2C #3! Lots of new products have just hit the shelves there, and someone is going to have a BLAST shopping!

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How to Play Along At Home:

To participate in CC2C #3 and be eligible to win the eclectic Paperie shopping spree, create your own work of art using the Marbled Stains technique on page 46 and link it to this blog using the InLinkz button at the bottom of this post. You're in the running as long as you honor these simple rules:

Follow the technique as it's written in A Compendium of Curiosities, Vol. 2 (adding your own special flair, of course!), and clearly state that the technique comes from Tim's book.

Include a link to this post in your blog post (or photo description if you're linking from an online photo-sharing site).

Also include a link to our sponsor, www.eclecticpaperie.com.

Out of respect to Tim, please don't post the technique instructions on your blog! Any entries that don't follow this rule will be unlinked.

Please see the CC2C FAQ here for more information.

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This is going to be so much fun!

Now, without further ado, the winner of Angie's marvelous Idea-ology bag, autographed by Tim Holtz himself is.... (drumroll please):

Entry #8 by Creatique Candy
Congratulations! I'll be contacting you later to get your shipping address.

Have a wonderful week, everyone!
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E-Team Special Mission: Covering the Art Journal

Hey there, groovy art friends!

The eclectic Paperie E-Team is launching a new series of challenges based around art journaling, and we're kicking it off with... why, the cover, of course!

Daisy didn't give us any rules for this one, in fact, the only criteria was for each E-Team member to create a cover that makes her want to fill her journal with artiness. Because I'm smitten with Dyan Reavley's images and colors these days, I "Dylusioned" the living daylights out of a Maya Road chipboard binder...

• Maya Road 5"x 5" Binder
• Dylusions Ink Sprays in Squeezed Orange, Bubblegum Pink, Pure Sunshine, London Blue, Vibrant Turquoise and Crushed Grape
• Ranger Ink Picket Fence Distress Stain
• Claudine Hellmuth Sticky-Back Canvas
• Dylusions Stamps: Bags of Bunting, Write Between the Lines, Pondering Petunia
• Sakura Glaze Pens

As with all our challenges, Daisy is offering some fabulous goodies for our blog hopping friends. Simply visit each E-Team members' blog and leave a comment for the chance to win a $25 eclectic Paperie gift certificate. Comments can be left from now until Sunday, April 29th. Winners of $25 gift certificate will be posted on the eclectic Paperie blog on Monday.

The eclectic Paperie E-Team is:

Daisy Sparks, our Fearless Leader

Broni Holcombe

Linda Ledbetter (That's me!)

Micki Harper

Sherry Cheever

Starla Nelson

But wait… there's more: Post your OWN journal cover by Friday, May 4 at the eP blog, and you might be one of two guest artists chosen to join us for next month's challenge. We're so excited to see what you create!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you have a spectacular day, and don't forget to visit my mega-talented E-Teamates!

Compendium of Curiosities 2, Challenge 2!

Technique 2: Faux Patina

A Compendium of Curiosities, Vol.  2, page 58

I never skip the opportunity to make jewelry out of Idea-ology
goodies, hence my my stylin' new Faux Patina bracelet!

Happy Friday, blog friends, and welcome to "Episode 2" of our CC2C journey! As I write this, it's Thursday evening, Challenge 1 just closed, and I'm sitting here in absolute AWE of the brilliant art every single participant entered. Bravo, you guys! Seriously, just awesome work. Thanks to everyone who joined in, and welcome to all!

The winner of the $25 shopping spree for CC2C #1 has been announced at the Simon Says Stamp Blog; be sure to visit them to see if you won! Thanks to my lovely friends at SSS for their generosity!

This week, I'm delighted to introduce you all to a friend of mine, Angie Lentz, who I met on the Tim Holtz cruise last fall. Angie is a lovely person and awesome artist. She's also incredibly generous, and asked if she could contribute a prize for this week's challenge. Check this out:

It's a beautiful Idea-ology messenger bag, autographed by Tim! WOW!!!

Thank you, Angie! Tim's fans really are the nicest people on Earth. As I said, Angie is a great artist, and I asked her to choose this week's technique and make a sample for this blog post. Here it is, and isn't it awesome? Angie doesn't have a blog of her own yet, but you're welcome to give her a shout-out in the comments here, and maybe we can convince her to start one!

Angie's Faux Patina Mini Canvas

How to Play Along At Home:
To participate in CC2C #2, and be eligible to win Angie's Tim Holtz Messenger Bag, create your own work of art using the Faux Patina technique on page 58,  and link it to this blog using the InLinkz button at the bottom of this post. You're in the running as long as you honor these simple rules:

Follow the technique as it's written in A Compendium of Curiosities 2 on page 58 (adding your own special flair, of course!), and clearly state that the technique comes from Tim's book. 

Include a link to this post in your blog post (or photo description if you're linking from an online photo-sharing site).

Out of respect to Tim, please don't post the technique instructions on your blog! Any entries that don't follow this rule will be unlinked.  

Please see the CC2C FAQ here for more information.

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Okay, guys, time to create your own brilliant Faux Patina art! You're welcome to use the technique in either or both of the two ways Tim presents it in the tutorial, so let your creativity loose and have a blast. I can't wait to see your creations!

Hugs,
Linda

A Compendium of Curiosities 2 Challenge Begins!

Techinique 1: Custom Foam Stamps

A Compendium of Curiosities Volume 2, page 66

Happy Friday everyone, and a huge WELCOME! I've been looking forward to this day for a long time... in fact, since the day we completed the Compendium of Curiosities 1 Challenge, and I'm delighted to share this journey through Tim Holtz's latest book with all of you!

We're starting off with a fun and simple technique, Custom Foam Stamps, which you'll find of page 66 of  Compendium, Vol. 2. If you haven't gotten your copy yet, there are plenty available from Tim, who will kindly autograph it for you. Visit his site to place your order.

We have an awesome sponsor to help us kick things off...

Simon Says Stamp, will give a $25 gift certificate to one randomly-chosen participant in this week's challenge! The winner will be announced at their blog soon after the challenge closes.

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How to Play Along At Home:

To participate in CC2C #1, and be eligible to win the Simon Says Stamp shopping spree, create your own work of art using the Custom Foam Stamps technique on page 66,  and link it to this blog using the InLinkz button at the bottom of this post. You're in the running as long as you honor these simple rules: 

Follow the technique as it's written in A Compendium of Curiosities 2 (adding your own special flair, of course!), and clearly state that the technique comes from Tim's book 

Include a link to this post in your blog post (or photo description if you're linking from an online photo-sharing site). 

Also include a link to our sponsor, www.simonsaysstamp.com 

Out of respect to Tim, please don't post the technique instructions on your blog! Any entries that don't follow this rule will be unlinked. 

Please see the CC2C FAQ here for more information.

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I am SO excited to see what you create with Custom Foam Stamps. Have a blast getting inky, everyone!

Hugs,

Linda

Twitter hashtag, for those who tweet: #CC2C

Compendium of Curiosities 2 Challenge Begins This Friday!

It's almost time, guys! The Compendium of Curiosities 2 Challenge (CC2C) begins this Friday, April 13, at 8 am MDT. I'm so excited to welcome all the participants as we share our experience of Tim Holtz's awesome new book! If you haven't gotten a copy of your own yet, here's the link. You'll need it to play along, and you'll love it because it's absolutely packed with great techniques!


A few things to remember as we embark upon this journey:

We will work our way through all 35 techniques in the book. However, we will NOT be doing the techniques in the order they appear in the book! We can't be that predictable, right?

I'd love it if everyone is able to submit a piece every single week, but I also know that schedules and budgets and life can sometimes get in the way. If you can't play along with all the challenges, that's totally fine! Just join in whenever you're able. 

You really must have your own copy of A Compendium of Curiosities, Volume 2, in order to participate in the challenges. I will not be posting the technique instructions on my blog, and participants must not do so, either. We want to encourage people to buy this awesome book; giving away the instructions wouldn't be fair to Tim! 

Some of the challenges will be technique-based, others will be product-based. You may use whatever supplies you have on hand for the challenges, but if a technique is centered around a specific product, please use that product. In other words, for a Distress Stain-specific technique, don't use an ink pad.  

You are more than welcome to submit your CC2C pieces to any other challenges you wish, as long as you link back to this blog and clearly state that your piece has been submitted to the Tim Holtz Compendium of Curiosities 2 Challenge at Studio L3.

Though not a requirement, I strongly encourage you to create a brand new piece for the challenges, even if it's a technique you've done before. Why miss another opportunity to get spectacularly inky?!

If you'd like to see the posts from the first Compendium of Curiosities Challenge, please click here. 

I think that covers it... at least for now!Once CC2C begins, I'll turn this page into a permanent FAQ for your reference, and will update it as I think of things I should have included but didn't think of at the time.

I hope to see you for CC2C!

Hugs,
Linda