Friday, February 18, 2011

Dancing in the rain

Okay, so once again the weather forecasters were wrong.  But our snow is melting rapidly with the above average temperatures.  Oh well.

Hey, the Compendium of Curiosities challenge is winding down.  At week 32 we are playing with inking and stamping masks that can be found in full detail on page 59 of the book. 

Umbrella Man was still out on my table so I decided to work with him again.  The tag background was created with distress inks and water...plop, smear and spritz.  Yes, all technical terms.  I used some sequin waste to create the dots at the upper left and lower right.  The bird was stamped in Coffee & Black archival inks on grungeboard and is carrying a tiny tag with the page number of this technique.  All stamps are Tim's and Wendy's (rock on, Stampers Anonymous!!!).

Playing along with so many others from around the world, this challenge has helped me see outside my comfort zone and get to know the properties of the various items used.  I'll be sad to see it end but I'm sure Linda has something equally challenging up her sleeve to keep us on our toes and get us to spread our wings.

9 comments:

  1. The tag is pure perfection. Love the bird landing on the umbrella!

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  2. Ya, the bird on the brellie is totally awesome! I love that! And how is it that I don't have that particular bird stamp??? lol! Fab tag Susan, great job with the masking...love it!

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  3. Wonderful tag, very fun, I love your colour combo.

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  4. Wonderful tag- the bird landing on the umbrella is a hoot...just love umbrella man & I am trying not to think of bird droppings right now...

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  5. Great tag! of course you used my favourite stamp of all time, the umbrella man! Great background and I love the addition of the bird.

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  6. Susan, this is wonderful! I love the combination of stamps you used, and you masked that Umbrella Man perfectly! The sequin waste is a really cool way to embellish, and the colors are so rich!

    How clever to have that sweet bird carrying the page number of the technique!

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  7. This is pure genius, Susan!!! Love it!

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