Compendium of Curiosities Challenge 30!

Altered Metal with Paint

Sponsored by All Things Tim!

Happy nearly February, CCCers! I hope you've all had a wonderful week, and that you've had a chance to relax and create and spend time with the ones you love.

I've had a lot of sweet emails and comments wondering what's going to happen when the Compendium of Curiosities Challenge concludes in a few weeks. Without giving anything away quite yet, I'll just tell you that the end is NOT the end (that either sounds really Jedi, or really lame...I'm not sure which!). Stay tuned for more info as Challenge #35 (the final CCC) gets closer. ;-)

Right now, though, we're on lucky number 30! Are you ready to roll? Please open your Compendium of Curiosities to page 48, and let's put the paint to the metal!

If you've participated in the CCC before, you know that Gloria, who hosts the awesome All Things Tim group over at Yahoo, has been here every single week, generously sending a prize from her personal stash to a lucky participant. This week, Gloria asked if All Things Tim could be the main sponsor of Challenge 30, and I couldn't be more delighted or honored!

Gloria pours her heart and soul into the All Things Tim group, and is one of the most supportive and kind people in the crafting universe. She's been a wonderful friend to me and an incredible List Mom for the group. If you're not a member over there yet, please join! It's a genuinely wonderful way to meet other Tim fans, share ideas and learn so much cool stuff!

Gloria is going to send a spectacular MYSTERY PRIZE PACKAGE to the lucky winner of CCC #30! I can't tell you what's in it, but I can tell you it's going to be fabulous! To be eligible to win, simply create your own art using the Altered Metal with Paint technique and link it to this blog via the InLinkz button at the bottom of this post. You're in the running as long as you honor these two simple rules:

1. Follow the technique as it's written in A Compendium of Curiosities (adding your own special flair, of course!); and

2. Out of respect to Tim, please don't post the technique instructions on your blog!

I hope you all have a magnificent week, and that February brings you all kinds of good stuff! I think it's going to be a great month, don't you?

Hugs,
Linda
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Congratulations, CCC 29 Winners!

Happy last day of January, 2011! I don't know about you, but I'm ready to welcome a fresh new month with open arms. I love February, primarily because I love Valentine's Day and all the hearts, flowers and chocolate that go along with it (the chocolate is my favorite part of all, actually...). 

The Weathered Wood Grunge art you guys created for Challenge 29 was extraordinary! I always come away from visiting your blogs feeling both inspired and humbled, and wow, did you ever knock my socks off last week! Beautiful work, everyone!

Those sweet and wonderful ladies at Simon Says Stamp have another delightful shopping spree to give away, just in time to pre-order some of those fabulous new goodies Tim introduced for CHA!

The Random Number Generator has spoken, and the winner is....

Vic Sturdevant!

Congratulations, Vic!!! I'm so happy for you, and I hope you have a great time shopping at Simon Says Stamp!

Click the photo for a closer look at Vic's gorgeous card, and be sure to check out her entire CCC Gallery at her I Am Victorias album at Picasa!

The delightful and resilient Gloria, List Mom at the All Things Tim group at Yahoo, has chosen her winner for Challenge #29, too, and huge congratulations go to:

 Kelly from the KO Scraps blog!

This is Kelly's first week participating in the CCC, so please stop by and give her a warm welcome-- and check out her lovely art:

Thanks so much to everyone who made Challenge 29 so much fun, and to Heidi and Steph at Simon Says Stamp, and Gloria at All Things Tim! 

Challenge #30 is coming up in just a few minutes. Don't go away! 

Drunken Stampers: They Say It's Our Birthday!

Stamp is "Kittie"by Loralei Designs, colored with Copics.

Bust out the champagne, y'all— the Drunken Stampers Challenge Blog is one year old today! We're celebrating in style with our Birthday Bash Challenge, and welcoming our new Design Team diva, Tash Daly, who's absolutely brilliant! 

Peggy and Spike founded the Drunken Stampers last January on just a cocktail and a dream, and they... well, they absolutely rock! They keep the challenges fun and sassy and never fail to inspire. I'm honored to be part of their tanked troupe, and to get to play along with them, my buddy Tracy and now Tash every week. Cheers to them!

And, cheers to you, too! We love our participants, who never fail to inspire and delight us. Thank you for sharing your talents and making this such a blast for us all. Come on over to the lounge this week, have a (virtual) cosmopolitan, and show us your finest birthday card creations. We're celebrating all the way through next Friday, February 4, and can't wait to "ooh" and "ahh" at your art!

Hugs Hugs,

Linda

Gingersnap Creations: A Double Shot of Coffee!

I have been a bad, BAD crafter. You see, in all the bizarre-ness of my work life these past few weeks, I lost track of the fact that I never actually posted my design for the Gingersnap Creations Coffee Filter Challenge! Pathetic. So, with apologies to my friends on the Design Team, especially our illustrious Founding Femmes, I now humbly and MUCH belatedly offer my own coffee filter project. 

The good news is, this particular challenge is open through February 6, so if you haven't already grabbed those filters and made magic of the non-drinkable kind with them, you've still got plenty of time!

Coffee Filter Fashion Statement. 

The entire month of January has been dedicated to Hot Beverages over at Gingersnaps (a subject very dear to to my Starbucks-lovin' heart!), and our latest challenge is all about colors... Coffee and Cream, to be exact! I made a little ATC using one of my favorite stamps from Catslife Press and some Core'dinations cardstock, and my design team-mates just blew the roof off the joint with their gorgeous creations! I hope you'll check them out and submit your own Coffee and Cream art. This one's open all the way through February 20th! 

I always "think art" better when I'm caffeinated, personally...

I hope you guys are all having a great week! 

Hugs,

Linda

Compendium of Curiosities Challenge 29

Weathered Wood Grunge

Sponsored by Simon Says Stamp!

Here it is, already the 24th January, and suddenly we're on the Compendium of Curiosities Challenge #29! Are you guys ready for all the amazing new Tim products being introduced at CHA next week? If you've missed the previews, be sure to visit Tim's blog. The man has outdone himself! I can't wait to play with those new dies... and papers... and embossing folders... and Idea-ology pieces... and...

For now, though, let's dive headfirst into a fun, grungy technique that makes the most of texture and distress: Weathered Wood Grunge! Please open your Compendium to page 50 and let's boogie!

This week's prize comes from those fabulous ladies at Simon Says Stamp, one of the coolest online stores in the universe! With all the new products from the annual Craft and Hobby Association Show hitting the market soon, a $25 shopping spree is going to make someone VERY happy! You've seen Tim's previews on his blog, right??  WOW!

To be eligible to win this awesome shopping experience from Simon Says Stamp, just create your own art using the Weathered Wood Grunge technique and link it to this blog via the InLinkz button at the bottom of this post. You're in the running as long as you honor these two simple rules:

1. Follow the technique as it's written in A Compendium of Curiosities (adding your own special flair, of course!); and

2. Out of respect to Tim, please don't post the technique instructions on your blog!

Gloria, the lovely List Mom at the All Things Tim group at Yahoo, will also send a lovely gift from her special stash to one lucky participant! Just upload your image to the Compendium of Curiosities folder at the ATT home page, and be sure to tag your photo "CCC #29." If you aren't a member of All Things Tim, get on over there! It's an absolutely fabulous group of talented, inspiring and kind crafters!

I wish you all a week of peace, creativity and fun! As the first month of 2011 winds down, let's all make a promise to carve out time every day to do something that nourishes our soul. 

Hugs,

Linda

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Congratulations, CCC 28 Winners!

I have to say, you guys outdid yourselves with the Colorful Layered Fragments last week! What incredible art you created! Everyone did beautiful work, and it was so much fun visiting you and seeing your unique interpretation of Tim's technique. 

Let's give away a couple of prizes to keep this party going!

You'll remember that Daisy from eclectic Paperie put together a mind-blower of a prize package for this week:

(Hey everyone, don't forget: You'll get 10% off any order at eclectic Paperie by using the coupon code "StudioL3" until we've finished the entire Compendium Series!)

The Random Number Generator has randomly generated....

And the winner is:

The awesome Lori Hassler

of the  I Been Thinkin' 'Bout Inkin' Blog!

Click the photo to visit Lori's blog!

Huge congrats, Lori! Have a BLAST with all those cool products from eclectic Paperie!

Lori was one of the first people I connected with when I began blogging, and she's been an absolute joy in my life, and a total inspiration. If you don't follow her blog yet, you're missing out. She's not only a great artist, she's an absolute riot!

Sweet and unstoppable Gloria from the All Things Tim group at Yahoo has chosen her winner for Challenge 28 as well, and I'm delighted to say:

Congratulations to Gerrie Herbst of the 

It's All Treasure Blog!

 

Gerrie wowed us with three pendants and a stunning card for this challenge! Be sure to click the photos for a closer look at her lovely art! Gerrie, I'm so excited to have the opportunity to see more of your work!

And just like that, it's time for another CCC! Please come on back at 6 AM (Mountain Time) for this week's project!

Huge Hugs,

Linda

Gingersnaps and Coffee!

I am not ashamed of my complete addiction to coffee, and I've worked out a way to incorporate it into my other addiction, which is, of course, paper crafting! I did a little tutorial over at the Gingersnap Creations blog today that demonstrates how to use coffee grounds to easily turn a piece of boring white mulberry paper into a coffee-distressed background. I'd be honored it you'd check it out over your next cappuccino! 

Drunken Stampers Bask in the Sunshine

...or not. Our theme this week at the Drunken Stampers Challenge Blog and Crafting Lounge of Destiny (!) is "Sunshine."As you can see, I sort of turned it on its head and made a melancholy little card, mostly because every time I tried to think of a way to approach this topic, Bill Withers kept popping into my mind. Here's he is now, so you can sing along:

Is he awesome, or what?

I used a Stampotique image called "Oh, Joy" for the little guy, but cut off his hat, which looked a bit too Christmas-y for this design. He's colored with Copic Sketch Markers. His lady love's photo is from Tim Holtz's Lost and Found Paper Stash. The background is gray cardstock onto which the text was inkjet printed. It's overstamped with the raindrops (I've had that stamp for a gazillion years and have no idea where it came from). The heart was cut free-hand from a scrap of Tim's paper, then torn town the middle. Stormy Sky Distress Ink was used to make a deep gray border. 

Wait'll you see the cool and truly Sunshine-y art my Drunken Stampers teammates created for this challenge. Theirs is collectively far more upbeat. And, you're cordially invited to join us and share your own sunshine-themed (or anti-sunshine-themed) work of art at the Lounge anytime between now and next Friday night. We'd love to see your brilliance!

Hugs,

Linda

E-Team Special Mission: Chunky Tags and ATCs

Happy 4th Birthday to eclectic Paperie!

Chunky tags and ATCs? Why, they're all the rage! These pre-cut pieces of solid wood offer an easy and ridiculously fun way to take your altered art into the 3D realm. Daisy of eclectic Paperie sent the E-Team both the Tag- and the ATC-size, and since I couldn't decide which one to use for my own project, I decided to find a way to use them both...

Introducing: The LOVEBOT 3000!

"The Futuristic Face of Valentine's Day"

The Lovebot 3000 was lightly sanded, then painted with an Adirondack Metallic Silver Paint Dabber. He features antennae made from Maya Road Heart-Shaped Trinket Pins. His Valentine is a Jenni Bowlin Mini Bingo Card, his eyes are Maya Road Wood Bingo Motifs, his nose is a little Tim Holtz Idea-ology Washer, and his neck is a Tim Holtz Curio Knob. All the little hearts he wears are made from Grungeboard, embossed with the Gridlock Texture Fade embossing folder, painted with Adirondack Red Papper Paint Dabber, and smudged with Black Soot Distress Ink. His hands are charms from my box of stash, and his feet are oversized bottle caps. 

The Lovebot 3000 comes equipped with his own little motherboard (a part from a broken down computer). The antique key to his heart is included. 

The Lovebot is geared up with Idea-ology Sprockets and Tiny Fasteners. 

Finally, you'll never forget his name, as the Lovebot includes copper letters cut using Tim Holtz's Vintage Market Strip Die. 

This is a blog hop, of course, and eclectic Paperie is going to give away a $25 Gift Certificate to each of TWO lucky winners who participate! To be eligible to win, simply visit each of the designers' blogs listed below and publish a comment!  Each blog will accept comments through this Thursday (1/20/11), but please leave one comment per person, per blog. The two winners will be announced on the eclectic Paperie blog on Friday, January 21st.

The E-Team is:

Daisy, our fearless leader

Broni

Latrice

Linda D

Linda L3-- That's me!

Micki

Sherry

Starla

These ladies created some of the most incredible art for this blog hop! Truly, utterly gorgeous stuff. I know they'll inspire you, and if you'd like to get in on the chunky Tag / ATC fun yourself, Daisy is selling a couple of great starter kits over at eclectic Paperie. If you want one, order up-- there are only 25 of each available!

Full Kit

 Wood Only Kit

Thanks so much for stopping by, and don't forget to visit my E-Team friends and leave a comment at each blog to increase your chances of winning one of those $25 gift cards, courtesy of the always generous Daisy at eclectic Paperie!

Hugs,

Linda

Compendium of Curiosities Challenge 28!

Colorful Layered Fragments!

Sponsored by eclectic Paperie

Happy Monday, everyone!

I'm a little stunned at the realization that, including this week, we have only eight challenges to go. Gosh, I hope Tim writes a sequel to the Compendium soon! It's such a treat to share this journey with you all, and to be so uplifted and inspired by the talent you share.

Ready to do it again? Please open your Compendium of Curiosities to page 57, where you'll find Tim's instructions for Colorful Layered Fragments, and let's get started. If you're new to this series and don't have the book, you can get a copy from the man himself by visiting Tim's website.

Sweet Daisy from eclectic Paperie has put together an incredible prize for this week's winner! Check this out:

Everything you need to keep making gorgeous Colorful Layered Fragments for a long time to come. And, that stamp set is RAD!

To be eligible to win this fantabulous prize package from eclectic Paperie, simply create your own art using the Colorful Layered Fragments technique and link it to this blog via the InLinkz button at the bottom of this post. You're in the running as long as you honor these two simple rules:

1. Follow the technique as it's written in A Compendium of Curiosities (adding your own special flair, of course!); and

2. Out of respect to Tim, please don't post the technique instructions on your blog!

 

 Gloria, the lovely List Mom at the All Things Tim group at Yahoo, will also send a lovely gift from her special stash to one lucky participant! Just upload your image to the Compendium of Curiosities folder at the ATT home page, and be sure to tag your photo "CCC #28." If you aren't a member of All Things Tim, please check it out! You'll never find a nicer group of Tim fans.

Challenge 28 is open until 8 pm MST next Sunday, January 23, and I can't wait to see your Distress Misting Masks art! I hope you all have a truly wonderful week, and if you're enjoying a 3-day weekend, get extra inky!

Hugs,
Linda
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Congratulations CCC 27 Winners!

Another week has gone by, and it's time to announce the winners for our Compendium of Curiosities Challenge #27! 

Remember that stunning, Valentine's Day-themed extravaganza from Sue at It's Always Fabulous? This one. I mean... WOW!

The Random Number Generator has Randomized....

Congratulations to Sarah Raines!

Check out Sarah's beautiful, masked coffee sleeve at her gallery at Split Coast Stampers!

At the All Things Tim group at Yahoo, the lovely List Mom, Gloria, has selected her winner for the week as well:

Congratulations to Carolyn S. of the 

Carolyn's Creative Whims blog!!!

Aren't Carolyn's tags fabulous?? Click the photo to visit her blog. 

Challenge 28 (that's right: 28!!!) will post shortly!

Thanks to everyone for their wonderful submissions. I'm a little behind in my blog visits, but I intend to get caught up and visit everyone in the next couple days. 

Hugs,

Linda