Done in the Garden....back to the Studio

Embossed Copper Glue Foil from Streuter with Tim Holtz Alcohol Inks and a new mixture I came up with today. I'm sure someone else has used it somewhere on a blog, but this came to me today.

It's Tim Holtz Stream Adirondack Color Wash and Perfect Pearls Turquoise painted over the top of the metal and inks.

I'm not a true gardener. When it gets hot and humid......I'm done!

I don't LOVE gardening, but I LOVE the results. I just like to sit back and enjoy the view for the rest of the season.

So that's where I'm at today. 18 bags of mulch laid, numerous pots planted, and annuals put in the garden.......and I'm off to the Studio to PLAY!

I've got to get crackin' here and get kits going for Memory Bound classes June 3-4 in Ankeny, Iowa.

Got an email from Dawn yesterday.

We have lots of people signed up!!! YAY!!! I'm a happy camper.

There are only a couple spots left in the 4 Square Metal Canvas class but it's filling up quickly.

And the Chunky ATC proved great fun in Elmhurst...I was REALLY happy everyone enjoyed it there. It does just "make you smile."

The Steampunk Graphic 45 papers on the Artful Dwellings were a hit, too. Lots of work, but worth the effort.

Sooooooooooo, it's nice and cool in the studio, the sun is shining in the windows, and I"m off on another tangent.

Be Well and Be good to each other........we're all we've got!

Linda

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Ranger Alcohol Inks on Metal and UTEE Project

Two different shots. Metal is hard for me to shoot, and both of these aren't very good...

I had almost forgotten about this project. It was the first one I did for Tim. Candy C showed it on her blog with a great picture, better than the one I could get, and I thought you might like to see it.

This was so much fun working with copper and silver sheets of metal that I embossed with 9 different Texture Fades from Tim's Alterations.

This metal is from Streuter, not the new Metal Foil sheets from Ranger, but the technique can be done with several different products. I made this before I ever knew about the new product from Ranger to show off the Alcohol Inks and Texture Fades.

Then I put them on small square canvases from Blick. Add the Alcohol Inks and various Idea-ology pieces, and the Numbers with UTEE Brightz. Very cool process with the UTEE.

We've had Thunder Snow here and Lightning for several hours. The wind in incredible. Drifts 5' high in back of the house. But so far, no ice!!!!

Be well and stay warm.

Linda