Age, it's not just a number

Stencil Girl M243 - Prairie Style Window

Ranger: distress inks (Brushed Corduroy, another version used Wilted Violet and Worn Lipstick); Jet Black archival ink

Rubber Moon stamp

Stampers Anonymous: THS054 stencil (card base)

Washi tape; black pen

Read the fine print

Time for part 2 of the 4-part challenge Lori has issued on the EWV Yahoo group.  Any holiday item using Studio 490 stamps and products qualifies.  And the entries will work in each succeeding week so the chances of winning a weekly prize package grow.

I first stamped the grid background from Art Gone Postal in clear embossing ink, covered it with gold embossing powder, heat set.  Antique Linen Distress Stain was wiped across the #8 tag, edged with Walnut Stain Distress Ink and Gold Paint Dabber.  I inked up the cancelled post in Festive Berries and Evergreen Bough Distress Inks and rolled the stamp carelessly (yes, didn't want a full image anywhere) on the tag.

Using Tim/Sizzix Tattered Poinsettia die I cut out numerous petal layers from clear Clearly For Art.  Numerous red and green alcohol inks were used to color the layers; heated to shape; edged with the gold Paint Dabber.  A gold brad holds the layers together; it was covered with Clear Rock Candy Distress Dry Glitter (cuts down on the brassiness of the brad).

I cut a small label (Tim/Sizzix mini baroque die) out of manilla cardstock, edged in gold and stamped the sentiments in Jet Black Archival Ink.  There is foam tape behind the label for dimension.  The brads are for looks only.

The Martha Stewart silk ribbons were spritzed with Heirloom Gold Perfect Pearls Mist, crumpled then dried with the heat tool.

I sure wish there was a way to photograph clear or shiny materials better.  All that glare is just awful!

And the answer is...

...live in the moment.  Ah, something we often forget in our hurry-up lives today.  I really struggled with this tag for the Compendium of Curiosities challenge featuring Rusted Enamel.  Love the technique but found it hard to figure out what I was going to do with it.  I was very tempted to leave it bare but thought that wouldn't cut it.

I chose the color (Crushed Olive and Walnut Stain) for my technique without any thought of what it might inspire.  Because it's such a cool technique I wanted to use something that wouldn't hide it so I stamped Tim's sheet of paper (School Desk) in black archival ink onto a plastic scrap of packaging.   
The photograph stamp in the background is by Rubber Moon.  The ink bottle (Peddler's Pack) was stamped in black on grungeboard and covered with Glossy Accents.  The pen nib was purchased at an antique store...quite a lot of them for not much money.

Life is short...please make the most of it.