Creativity and Bright Ideas...

Hi everyone, I'm glad you've stopped by today!  I'm sharing one of the Tim Holtz Sizzix Creativation Booth projects I made. This one is spotlighting that awesome new filament die. I've got a lot of bright ideas for this one... pun intended (ha,ha,ha).

Let me walk you thru how I put it together.  First I die cut the clear portion of the filament bulb from leftover product packaging. You know the plastic/acrylic packaging that the Sizzix Bigz dies come in... if you don't have any of that laying around, you could always cut it from a sheet of thin acrylic.  I also think mica sheets would be really great for this too, but the stock I had on hand was just a little too short.  Then for the filament, fuse and screw cap... I attached a sheet a foil tape to a sheet of heavystock to give the foil tape a little more stability. Then die cut using the filament die.

I used several different colors of distress paint and a sponge to pounce color onto all parts of the bulb. Then followed up with additional distressing using mushroom alcohol ink.

Now moving onto the background. I attached another sheet of foil tape to a sheet of heavystock and ran it through my vagabond using the mechanics 3D texture fades embossing folder. I absolutely love Tim Holtz's line of Sizzix 3D Texture Fades! Again, I applied several different colors of distress paint then buffed a lot of the color off using a fine steel wool. (When using the steel wool please wear protective gloves or you will be super itchy.) To give it a little more distress, I applied mushroom alcohol ink.

The mini framed panel was colored with distressed paint and shaded with distressed crayon. I gave the mechanics background a little trim before attaching it to the back of the panel using distress collage medium matte.

I used some distress crayon and mushroom alcohol ink to the quote band. Then attached with a little linen ribbon, craft thread and long fastener brads.

Everything was assembled using a combination of distress collage multi medium and clear foam tape.  I hope you give it a try, it's a really fun project!

Thanks so much for the visit.  I really appreciate it, have a wonderful day!  xx

Bobbi

I've listed the products below, used to create this project.  I am part of various affiliate programs including Simon Says Stamp.  When you click on an affiliate link and make a purchase thru that link (at no extra cost to you), I receive a small commission.  Thank you, I genuinely appreciate your support!