Come fly with me

The weather is perfect for working in the flower beds, trimming shrubs, etc.  Not hot enough for dragonflies yet but plenty of butterflies and birds are quite at home here.  I'd rather be inside making art but sometimes you need to step back from the table and work on the other parts of your life. 

This week's technique chosen by Linda for the CCCv2 challenge is Shattered Stains, p. 48 in the book.  For your efforts, Simon Says Stamp will be choosing a random winner of a $25 shopping spree in their store.  I'll also be entering the tag in the latest Simon Says challenge in which anything goes.  A $50 gift voucher will be given to a random winner there.  You also have a chance at being one of three artists named to receive a blinkie award.  How can you go wrong with incentives like these?

#8 manilla tag
Sizzix TH Alterations: Cattails
Grungeboard (nature package, no longer available)
Rock Candy Distress Crackle Paint
Glossy Accents

I added some ink to the embossing folder before running it through my Big Shot.  More ink and water was added until I was satisfied.  A few droplets of water were thrown onto the sky for interest.

The technique was used on the dragonfly and the word.

Distress inks:  Shaded Lilac, Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Faded Jeans, Chipped Sapphire, Pumice Stone, Rusty Hinge, Forest Moss

Distress stains:  Mustard Seed, Rusty Hinge, Fired Brick, Vintage Photo, Shabby Shutters, Tumbled Glass, Dusty Concord, Forest Moss, Black Soot

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Tip of the day:  Rusty Hinge + Forest Moss = brown