Saturday, September 13, 2014

CC3C - Effect Powders

Yippee! It's almost Autumn here, and that's my favorite part of the year! I can't wait for cooler weather and changing foliage colors! Sorry to go off, but the time is close! It's also time for another challenge in the new Compendium of Curiosities III Challenge!!! Again, big rounds of applause to all the entrants and for all the comments!  The Curiosity Crew and I are always so pleased and inspired as well! Please keep those projects coming so you have a chance to win some amazing loot.
This new challenge, number eleven Effect Powders, will be one where there is so much to see and be inspired by from all of you. I am looking forward to all the entries. Please play along so you can win some fabulous prizes donated by the ever generous Tim and Mario, and this challenge's sponsor, Inspiration Emporium!!! You will have two weeks to complete this challenge and link it up to the CC3Challenge site, and you can read all the rules here. Please take the time to visit every member of the Curiosity Crew (See below.) for not only some beautiful and cool powdery goodness, but for a chance to win some extra goodies!
I thought it was high time I make a tag, and since Autumn is right around the corner, I went with an industrial type feel of a tag with a tree loaded with colorful Effect Powdered leaves. I wish the photos did this tag justice...it's much more vibrant and loaded with texture than these pictures show.
I used a few Texture Fades and a Shadow Press Debossing Folder on a piece of Ranger's Foil Cardstock....I LOVE that stuff!!!
I pounced and dripped various colors of Alcohol Ink on the top and bottom of the Foil Cardstock to mimic the look of Autumn foliage.
I also added brown and green tones to the tree trunk areas. I think I like Alcohol Ink better than any other kind of colorant!
I went over the debossed areas of the words 'here & now' with a Black Soot Distress Marker.
I edged the cardstock with Black Soot Distress Paint, and attached it to a #10 Black Surface tag with long fasteners and washers.
I used all the colors Tim used for his Effect Powders technique plus some more, and then die cut them with the Sizzix Branch Tree Bigz Die and Autumn Gatherings Sizzlet.
I gave the tree some more texture with the new Wood Grain Texture Fade, and then added some gears.
More Alcohol Ink covered the Enameled Tag, and then I added Remnant Rub Words. This was attached to a chain and Hinge Clip.
I added all the leaves and some Linen Ribbon attached with Mini Fasteners.
 
 
 
This is a really fun challenge using a cool technique to alter your art! I hope you join in!

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I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!


72 comments:

  1. Your tag is stunning!! love the little leaves (that die strip is a must have) I also love how you got that pink in there.

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  2. Stunning Anita, Autumn is my fav time of year too, love your gorgeous tree and the way you put it together! The addition of the metal elements finish it off to perfection!!

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  3. Fantastic leaves on a fabulous vibrant background! Love the whole look of this. Jenny x

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  4. Awesome colours Anita - shame I'm not getting to Maine this year to see the Fall ( husband not allowed to fly at the moment due to irregular heart beat)

    Sally

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  5. I live your autumnal piece Anita, such wonderful colours.
    Have a great weekend.
    hugs Brenda xxx

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  6. What a great autumnfeel...love the colours and layers Anita!
    have a nice weekend, Alie :-)

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  7. Hello Miss Anita, this is AMAZINGGGGGGG, stunning, gorgeous, fantastic, what can I say but I LOOOOOOVE it, thanks for sharing the tecniques and the amazing results, hope you have a wonderful fall weekend, my favorite time of year too, ((( BIG HUGS)))...

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  8. Such a beautiful autumn tag - you have captured all the colors of the season.

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  9. A wonderful tag Anita!! Love all the wonderful colours and texture. The gears on the tree look great too. Karen.x

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  10. Gorgeous tag, adore the here and now lettering and how you coloured with black soot in the background, looks fabulous. Gorgeous texture and wonderful autumnal colours. Tracy x

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  11. Really pretty tag, Anita. You have really achieved some beautiful, vibrant autumnal colors through the alcohol inks and Tim's EP technique. Beautiful! <3 Candy

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  12. Wowser, Anita! Gorgeous tag. It makes me want to jump in this pile of colorful leaves. I hate to see summer go, but your tag makes me remember how nice fall is. I really love that Birch Tree Texture Fade. Awesome, girlie!

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  13. So clever of you to distress the paper and then die cut...I would have been trying to do each tiny leaf with colour...Thanks for the inspiration, I really love your tag.

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  14. Anita...this is beyond fabulous!!! Your colors are amazing!!!! You work so well with the alcohol inks...something I just can't seem to do...I LOVE this tag!!! Beautiful girly!!!

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  15. What a wonderful fall tag Anita! love your beautiful tree with all of it's colored leaves! so many lovely techniques on this!

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  16. So much to see in your gorgeous autumn tag. Amazing colors and texture. Thanks for showing all the many steps. I love alcohol inks too and the addition of the Effect Powders Technique along with the embossing folders does add amazing texture.

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  17. Love your rendition of fall...and it is just around the corner! Bring it on! Aren't those debossing folders fun? I rarely see anyone using them. You've incorporated lots of color and textures which makes your tag all the more fascinating.

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  18. What a beauty! You really captured the feel of Autumn on your tag! Love it! Have to take out my book and get creating on these challenges!

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  19. Great texture and so much of it. I like how you used the Alcohol Inks too, the color is so brilliant. Love the entire thing. TFS.

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  20. Such lush and lovely texture. Your colors are perfect.

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  21. Wow Anita, the colours look fabulous in the photos, so warm and autumnal, just glorious, those alcohol inks really did work! I love how you attached the linen ribbon and the cogs on the tree trunk and the leaves and embossing give such wonderful texture to your beautiful tag. Love it! Anne xx

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  22. Your tag is beautiful. Loved the way you used the combination of embossing folders on the background with the alcohol inks.

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  23. Hello Anita,
    Yes I also love the effect of Alcohol inks on foil; it always relates a bright and sunny feel when using the primary colours. This Tag is a good example of this and what a stunner it is, with the textural qualities, dimension and gorgeous foliage. Very beautiful indeed.
    Smiles:)
    Sue

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  24. Wow! Wonderful autumn tag with beautiful colorful foliage:) The colour of background is really stunning:) I love it:)

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  25. Oh Anita, I so wanted to do this for the tag of the month... but didnt' have that die... I love your tag... simply LOVE IT... everything about it is wonderfully fun and MESSY... and I am messy now too... my studio is clean... and the bread is in the oven... but I am a mess... shower time... thanks so very much for the GREAT inspiration on this project... Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

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  26. Wonderful autumn feeling, love the colors and textures.
    Hugs Anja

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  27. I'm so jealous of your upcoming fall temps. Alas us Floridians just skip right past. This tag reminds me of days in New Hampshire. Love all the gorgeous leaves and texture throughout!

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  28. Your little leaves are so cute!!! I love working with alcohol inks too!!

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  29. The colors are spectacular! Makes me want to take a leaf peeping tour!

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  30. Beautiful tag for the fall! Love all your colours! Well Done.

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  31. Beautiful! Love your fall colors and all the rustic metal elements... the 'here and now' looks fantastic, too!

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  32. Gorgeous tag, beautiful warm colours and great details! I love it!
    Hugs from Slovenia

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  33. Love the fun textures I too love the foil and those shadow press folders ... so fun and the texture it creates just so cool ! Great leaves! Yes fall is a favorite season with the warm colors !

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  34. Wow! Love all the colors and your tree is beautiful. I'm glad you posted instructions as I couldn't figure out how you did all that! So beautiful!

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  35. Love your piece. I moved from the north down to Florida and I so miss the changing colors. Soooo pretty.

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  36. This entire tag is beautiful. You really did a great job with that Effect Powders technique, and I love that background! I really appreciate you sharing it all with us (except the EP technique, of course!).

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  37. My favourite season and fave colours... and your tree looks soooo tactile... gorgeousness x

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  38. Anita, you tag is so delightful! I love the total Autumn feel you captured and in fact, I can almost feel the cooling effect!!! Love your tree and all those glorious leaves a falling with all that great texture! Love it!

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  39. You have truly captured the glory of Autumn in this gorgeous tag! I love all the wonderful texture and those beautiful individual leaves. I especially like the gears/chain/binder clip treatment as it drew my eye to take in every inch of beauty. Your beautiful soul shines like a beacon in this lovely artful tag!

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  40. Beautiful make and I love Autumn too x wonderful details and colours......fabulous

    TFS and best wishes
    Annie x

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  41. A fabulous fall steampunk tag. Love the added chain and the leaves.

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  42. Love the detail! The metal embellishments, specifically the clip and chain are perfect.....very AUTUMN!

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  43. amazing example of this technique, as always Anita! I adore your art! barbarayaya

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  44. Anita you so rocked this tag! I love all the layering and the fall colors, hmm now if Florida would just get out of the 90's temps!

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  45. You captured an Autumnal feel,perfectly!! Love all the colors.

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  46. Stunning tag Anita and such rich warm colours. Also love your addition of the metal embellishments.
    Julie x

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  47. Anita--This is GORGEOUS!! This tag completely encompasses the colors of Fall beautifully!! I love your industrial background--it's stunning! Just WOW!! That's really all I can say, every time I look at this tag! Oh, WOW again!! Oh and look at that, WOW!! XOXO-Shari T.

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  48. Gorgeous, I love that industrial technique. I did some autumn leaves on a project and used the industrial embossed & you are right the photo doesn't do it justice. The leaves are like jewels . Yours are so great !

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  49. Just bought all 3 books a few weeks ago. I'm so far behind, but at least I now have them. I was on a little computer break and now I'm back drooling on the work I've missed. Your tag is GORGEOUS and I love the way it has sort of an hombre feel to it. Autumn makes me SO happy so this project has me doing virtual back flips. Wonderful stuff here Anita. I'm such a fan of your brain, talent and creativity!
    Hugs and happy weekend to you!
    Lisa x

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  50. Fabulous autumn tag, it looks amazing!

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  51. This is just beautiful Anita, I love what you have created, the colors are so fabulous!

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  52. Чудесная идея! Осеннее дерево и стимпанк-очень эффектно, особенно хороши листья! А вообще актуальная тема- "Здесь и сейчас" .Это очень сложно -помнить об этом и следовать этой установке. Так что ты - истинный мастер!

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  53. I love all of the colors in the background and especially the fall-ish colored leaves.

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  54. Love all the leaves and the great title.

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  55. wow, what a fabulous autumn tag with an amazing natural look! Kerstin

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  56. Such vibrant colours, although autumn in England isn't quite as colourful as that is still is one on my favourite times of the year, what a tag.

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  57. I love all the fall colors you used Anita, very vivid. Great job. Thanks for sharing

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  58. The leaves are really cool, but I love love love the alcohol ink background. I'm so glad this challenge has reminded me about alcohol inks because they sat around in my drawer for a while, but now they're back out on my desk!

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  59. Wow. This is sensational!

    I love the color combination you achieved with the alcohol inks. I also love all the different textures!

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  60. Love all those fantastic leaves - such a great Fall tag!

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  61. I love the technique .. I never would of known that it was the metal foil on the tag .. too cool. I love the tag !!

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  62. I love your steampunk tree. The colors make me miss New England.
    Jess

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  63. Wow, love those leaves Anita! Gorgeous tag!

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  64. Beautiful work, love the fall colors and leaves.

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  65. Gorgeous tag Anita! those autumn leaves are fabulous. great way to use the effect powders ! x

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  66. This is so awesome. Love the colors and textures in the leaves especially!!

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  67. Beautiful depiction of fall. Love how you did the leaves.

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