Altered puzzle - the last pieces

I can't believe another challenge has ended.  This one was for altered puzzle pieces.

13a

13b

13a
--Ranger:  distress paints (Dusty Concord, Milled Lavender, Shaded Lilac), archival inks (Jet Black, Potting Soil, Deep Purple), Glossy Accents
--misc.: cork paper, white cardstock scrap, Krylon 18kt Gold Leafing Pen
--Stamps: wine varieties background, cork (Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers), wine! (Ann-ticipations 9845E)

13b
--Ranger:  distress paints (Fossilized Amber, Abandoned Coral, Mermaid Lagoon), archival inks (Jet Black), watercolor paper, Glossy Accents
--stamps:  books (Anita's), text (Art Impressions P-2125)
--Martha Stewart: butterfly punch
--misc.:  white cardstock scrap, vellum, foam tape

My puzzle had 25 pieces so I used it as my title page.  On the last piece (lower right hand corner) I painted it with several coats of Antique Linen Distress Paint.  Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink was lightly applied around the edges then spritzed with water and dried.  Potting Soil Archival Ink was added around the edge and heat sealed.  I found an old Stampendous clear stamp (Journal Border SSC605) and stamped it in Cornflower Blue Archival Ink.  'Favorite', from an old Inque Boutique stamp set, was inked in Jet Black Archival Ink.  The rest of my title was handwritten using a Sakura Micron Black pen, #05.

It also came with its own frame so I altered it as well.  I applied a generous coat of gesso to seal in the bright, colorful colors then covered that with lots of brown distress paints (Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Tea Dye, and Gathered Twigs).  I used Tim Holtz' Woodgrain stamp and Potting Soil and Tree Branch Archival Inks to make the frame look like it was real wood.  IRL you'd think it was!  Success!

Finished puzzle

Before alterations

Happy Rosh Hashanah!

The Jewish new year starts at sundown tonight.  We'll start the evening off by dipping apple slices in honey with hopes for a sweet year ahead.  This card features an apple and my favorite color palette..fall!

Ingredients: Bazzill cardstocks, apple stamp (Anita's) stamped using TH distress markers, apple text (A Stamp in the Hand) stamped using Ranger's Jet Black archival ink

L'shanah tovah!

It's apple picking time!

I love this time of year!  Cool temps, falling leaves, tractors in the fields bringing in the harvest, and the smell of apples from the local orchard.  I've already made 2 apples pies and am ready to make #3...yum!

This week the technique for the CCC is Wrinkle Free Distress (pg. 33 in Tim' book).  The color palette I chose was Wild Honey, Barn Red and Peeled Paint.  The apple stamp (Anita's) was stamped with black archival ink onto watercolor paper then colored with the above inks, blending & shading with darker versions in the same colors.  It was cut out using a craft knife then elevated with foam tape.

I stamped the apples text (A Stamp in the Hand) across the dry tag using coffee archival ink.  A 'page' from Tim's calendar tissue tape was adhered to red cardstock, torn out and edged with brown & black distress inks.  The button and metal tag were sanded and aged with StazOn ink.  Both were finished with a bit of twine. 

This technique is one of my favorites...so easy...so versatile.  I did edge the tag with brown distress ink to make all the colors pop.  The oven is hot and I have my fork ready!