Just Us Girls #179 - and reasons to play...

It is SUCH a pleasure to be checking in with you, this week!  

Just Us Girls are BRINGIN' the elegance for this stunning 

challenge, creating with the NEGATIVE die cut shape!  

 

You'll have to take my word for it, on the elegance factor...

My take went a-ways AROUND the concept, but I wandered

across the finish line  ~ LOL~  eventually! 

But if ELEGANCE is what you crave...  

CHECK out the fabulous JUG-ETTES!
Our EVER sparkly and talented, Vicki,
is leading the creative fun this week,
and the girls have somehow managed to
OUT-DO themselves, once again!  

Lisa

Vicki

 Marisa
Maria

Tangi

But, as I mentioned...  I took the LONG way home...

{A special thanks to Pinterest, for enabling me...}



For SOME reason, I was compelled to do a LOT of masking.

I'm always drooling over projects on Pinterest, but in particular, 

I love seeing folks use STICKER letters to mask a decorative 

background, then paint/distress over the entire thing, REMOVE 

the stickers and expose the original background...  OH, it's 

just DELICIOUS!  Anywhoo, I was motivated to create a look

like that...  Not sure if you'll be convinced, but I  still managed to

 have FUN, whilst bustin' out some AMAZING Tim Holtz stamps

 & FABULOUS, ancient designer paper and sticker letters...   

~ I ADORE the images that Tim chooses to turn into stamps! ~

I prepared the paper by gluing it to a scrap of black mat board,

then coating it with a thin layer of clear adhesive, let dry. 

Once the glue was dry, I used distress ink and then acrylic paint
dry-brushed across the masked letters and certain stamped images.
When that step was dry, I stamped the car image with Versafine,
detail ink in black.  Once that was dry, I CAREFULLY removed
the sticker letters, and then lightly sponged the white with
Antique Linen Ink from the T!m man...  {!}

When that was done...   I REMEMBERED the "negative" die cut
premise{!}, and OUT came THOSE tools...  LOL

But it STILL worked! 

So, why NOT wander a little.  You NEVER know where the road might lead!
I hope it takes YOU somewhere incredibly crafty, and that you'll join us this week!

Have a WONDERFUL day!

Supplies - 

D/P - Paper Pizazz

C/S - Stampin' up!

Stamps - Tim Holtz/Stamper's Anonymous

Ink - Tim Holtz/Ranger; Versafine

Distress Ink - Tim Holtz/Ranger

Acrylic Paint - Liquitex

Charm - Tim Holtz