Grungy Monday 21 Challenge

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This week's Grungy Monday is all about transparent illusions using Tim Holtz' Fragments.  And if you know ANYthing about me, you know how much I LOVE Fragments!   And if you visited my blog this past weekend, you already saw my latest eclectic charm necklace that I made using (mostly) Fragments.  I'm posting again because I want to enter Grungy Monday over at Studio L3 *smiles*.

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Stop by Linda's and join in the fun!  And if you'd like to try YOUR hand at some really cool techniques using Fragments, visit Tim's post HERE!  And get THIS . . . the challenge is open until September 18th and you can enter as many times as you'd like!  Oooooh, you know I'll be entering THIS challenge several times *smiles*

B is for Butterfly

The Grungy Monday Challenge over at Studio L3 (Linda Ledbetter) this week involved using Tim Holtz' Color Block technique.  Here's my take on the technique - "B" is for Butterfly tag . . .

I used Archival Ink - Olive for the stamping of the "B" and the Butterfly stamp from the Papillion CMS106 Tim Holtz Collection . . .

I used the following Distress Inks:  Mustard Seed, Bundled Sage, Peeled Paint, Forest Green, Crushed Olive, Stormy Sky and Faded Jeans.

I distressed the edges of the tag with a Tim Holtz Paper Distresser and added some Walnut Stain Distress Ink along the sides.


Before adding a couple of Idea-ology metal corners and a ribbon, I coated the completed tag with amber Bulls Eye Shellac.


There's still time to join in the fun for this week.  Next week's challenge will be announced on Monday - I keep the link to Grungy Monday over to the right here on my blog for your convenience.

I hope everyone is enjoying their Saturday.  I know I am *smiles*