They say necessity is the mother of invention and in this case its true.
I have been wanting to purchase some of Tim's new glassine paper,
but with not being able to work much this year and funds short
I decide to try something different.
I purchased some natural Wax paper at our local Co-Op (psst.. Linda works there)
and stamped on it with Adirondack ink and viola it worked!!!
It is a bit lighter but when mounted on a darker piece of CS it looks the same.
I created this card for Linda's challenge at Studio L 3 Grungy Monday #13.
Working with one of my favorite of Tim's techniques Alcohol inks.
Heres a link if you'd like to see Tim's Demo
I used acetate and Tim's texture fade then applied the alcohol inks.
I also did another one of Tim's techniques in creating the Faux woodblock.
Borrowed the idea of clips on my butterfly's from my blog friend Tracy at Craft Addicts
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59 comments:
Gorgeous Lynn! Love the colors in the background, and the butterflies are beautiful!
This is totally awesome. And I love your ingenuity in finding a great substitute for the glassine. The clips on your butterflies are great.
Love it!!! Will have to try that!! TFS
Cindy C
(ATT group)
Another exquisite LYNN design. You are amazing, girl.
Have a beautiful week ~
TTFN ~
Marydon
Fabulous background Lynn, love the muted colour palette with the alcohol inks, lovely and great image too. The butterflies are a great addition. Tracy x
Woo hoo! Thanks for not only being an incredible and inspiring artist, but also for supporting your local Co-op! I'm going to buy some of that waxed paper when I get off work today and hope I can make something 1/10th as gorgeous with it as you did. This is wonderful, Lynn, from the colors to the embossing to the GM13 technique to the faux woodblock. Brilliant, as always!
What a fantastic creation, Lynn! I like the butterflies....
Hi Lynn,
This is beautiful, just love it!
Creativity is a wonderful thing!
enJOY a lovely week,
Kimberly
This is a marvelous piece! I love the look you got.
Hi Lynn,
That's great that you came up with an alternative! It turned out fabulous! I love the colors you used and the butterflies are perfect with the clips.
Thanks for sharing!
Hugs,
Sonya
Lovely piece....and great butterflies!
xoxo Sioux
es muy bonita.las mariposas le queda muy linda
Wonderful idea. I have been playing with parchment to imitate glassine. Your project is gorgeous as always...Donna
Lynn, you are so inventive; always coming up with an idea to substitute or create a new technique from an existing one. TERRIFIC ALCOHOL INK PIECE for Grungy Monday.
Your creation is stunning! Just love it
Robyn
All of the above. Beautiful beautiful card...
Oh My Goodness Lynn, this is just to cool, love it.. I'm back from ND and hope to play along later in the week. TFS!!!
Hugs Vada
Great piece! Valerie
Beautiful project, Lynn! Love your background.
Beautiful job! Great thinking for the glassine substitute! Love it. TFS
Terrific piece of art and love the way you used the waxed paper...
Amazing piece Lynn - it is beautiful.
Toni xx
Wow! That is beautiful!
That is absolutely beautiful, Lynn!
Bee-u-tee-ful!
So many great ideas rolled into one project! I've gotta try the wax paper idea and I love your butterfly bodies...great stuff!
What a great idea. I am determined to learn some techniques of mixed media art...now that I have been lurking around for about a year or so!!! I love glassine but it is so expensive...and I don't see it anywhere around...so I guess I go to the co-op!!! What a great piece and a super idea. I am so glad you got in Handcrafted. Love the schoolhouse. I love all Stampington mags but this is my fave.
Hugs,
Suz
What a great substitution for that expensive glassine paper but what really catches my eye is that flower frog. How cool is that?!?!
Beautiful way to substitute! Lynn, this is just so awesome and I love the effect you created. Have a great evening, GF!
How clever you are and its just beautiful. Love that title and the clips on the butterflys!
Beautiful! I love the look of the technique- love the images-great project!
Oh my gosh.. This looks amazing.. You did such a great job my friend.
Hugs, Linda
Good on you, wax paper! You don't always have to spend the wad, other things achieve the same look! You go girl!
Gorgeous!! You were quick with this one.... it looks amazing.
Lynn, this is really beautiful. Love how you created the paper. Going to have to try that!
dear Lynn,
Incrediblepiece and sweet sentiment.Love the fact that you used your head to invent a new technique base. It gets me thinking how about parchment paper, saran wrap or aluminum foil!LOL. take care dearie, gerri
Love it! Very creative substitute!
Oh Lynn, this is cool. Thanks for the tip on waxed paper and alcohol ink technique. Off to give it a try.
What a lovely card. So warm and beautifully done. And so clever! Thanks for the inspiration.
I love the butterflies! Of course the whole thing is gorgeous, but the butterflies especially so.
You are an inspiration, I love how this piece turned out, totally fab! I really must play a bit more with my inks, they really do seem to work on most surfaces! love it! Mx
A gorgeous card. Love how you've been so inventive. The textures and colours are fab.
Marilyn
Lynn, this is what I love about artists such as you, creativity and resourcefulness. Just think of the money you saved and not only that, the satisfaction from creating your own faux paper, now that you cannot beat.
I love the finished piece.
Wishes
Lynne
excellent artwork love the colours
THis is so lovely, beautiful soft colours, and the stamping is great on the waxed paper. I'm going to give that a try.
Sue :)
You have a very creative spirit! I love your design, the colors, the choice of stamp. Great job!
That's a wonderful piece, love the vintage look.
Hi Lynn, love the vintage look you achieved and love that color!
Wow ! How do you do it those colours I mean ?? So rich and scrummy, beautiful card and those little butterflies and just gorgeous.
Marie
Really nice job on the techniques! I love the look of the waxed paper.
Really beautiful job on the techniqes. The waxed paper looks wonderful.
A beautiful card!!! Wax paper... very cool!!!!
FAbulous card, love the vintage style.
Just love these faded vintage tones and nostalgic image - beautiful. Glad you discovered the paper I kept asking my mum if I could have her cake baking roll...stay inspired!
Sarah
It turned out just fabulous, Lynn! Thank you for sharing your idea! You found a great way to get that look.
Hugs,
Julia
Way to go using wax paper. Love the creativity.
Amazing! I love the look you created! Love the butterflies, too!
Wow! How creative! I love the look you've achieved here. And the TH "glassine" is really vellum, IMHO (okay, it's vellum with wax maybe. but definitely not glassine). I like yours better. ;)
You're so clever--this is wonderful!
so clever! beautiful card!
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