Thursday, May 29, 2014

Everything is coming up roses

 

005I have had really good intentions to enter Linda Ledbetter’s Compendium of Curiosities 3 challenge.  I just never managed to find the time to sit down and make something.  However – when I saw Challenge 3 – I knew that I had to do this one atleast.  If you dont know about the challenge, here’s a little link to the rules of  engagement http://lindaledbetter.com/compendium-of-curiosities-3-challenge-faq 

The current challenge is to use the faux tea-rose technique on page 65 of Volume 3 of Tim Holtz’ Compendium of Curiosities.  I had loads of those left over when I did the April Tag for the Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2014 challenge and I have been dying to try out an idea I have had in my head for a while. 

I saw these metallic drinking straws on Amazon and in my head, I saw metal pipes. I wanted to make an industrial type looking thing with pipes and gears and taps (faucets)  When I saw what the CC3 challenge was about this time – I immediately had a vision of a rose pipe-line.  And the idea gave birth to this piece above.  I love how it turned out – I really want to explore the pipe-potential in different configurations now.

To make the pipes – I just took ordinary drinking straws and painted them with distress paint and then I cut them to the sizes that I wanted. The faux tea-roses ofcourse are cut with the die mentioned in the book.  A cool thing I have been doing recently is cutting off the last few petals on the spiral – that gives me control over the size of the roses.  

The background is just a piece of cereal box board that I painted with gesso and then distress paint and the goldleafed a little.  I accidentally discovered a DIY way to make goldleafing – will write a post on that sometime soon.  I drew the black- lines in real hard to create the effect indentation with the aim of making it look like shingled planks.  I know this challenge is really about the faux tea-roses but all I am obsessing about right now are those cool pipes – the industrial/grunge/steampunk loving crafters will understand that.  I am going to have to make many more pipe-lines in the future just to get it out of my system. I think I am going to pipe-out my tag entry for  the 2014 12 Tags May Tim Holtz challenge as well.

12 comments:

  1. I LOVE this! The tag is great. The sentiment and your little pipe embellishments are great! Your faux tea roses are beautiful! Cereal box background? Really? It's awesome! You're quite the resourceful crafter!!! You really have created a very cool planked background! Thanks so much for the great photos and explaining how you did your techniques....love it when people share what they've done and how they've done it! Thanks for joining in at the CC3C challenge and THANK YOU for the very sweet comment you left on my blog! <3 Candy

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  2. WOW!!! Genius to use those straws as pipes! I'm blown away! The sentiment ties this all together with those multi colored beautiful roses! SO SO SO COOL!!! Thank you so much for joining in our rosy challenge at CC3C!!!

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  3. Wow, Wow, Wow!!!!! Your faux pipes are AWESOME Candice - gonna try them soon. I absolutely love your piece - it's colourful and I love the way the pipes connect all the flowers. You are a clever bunny!!! I love the way you re-create expensive stuff from other cheaper stuff - so very smart! Keep up the great work!!! Jean.x

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  4. Brilliant! I'm just digging these pipes! You are one creative Tincan Crafter. Nice idea to trim the die to make smaller roses, too. Thanks for joining CC3C. <3 <3 <3

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  5. I don't think I can add any more than the above Candice - this is fabulous and ingenious! Anne xx

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  6. So cool! love your 'pipes', your sentiments and lovely roses!

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  7. I LOVE your pipes ;)
    this is another beautiful piece.

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  8. oh how freaky-deaky CUTE is this! I was sitting there looking at the pipes, thinking... WHERE CAN I BUY THOSE!!! Then I saw you used straws, GENIUS! Love the little red handles on them too... great piece... Thanks for playing along with the CC3 challenge x

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  9. You know I shared this gorgeous creation on Facebook a few days ago... your straws blew me away! So glad you joined us with the new challenge at CC3C!

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  10. Fantastic tag! Brilliant use for the straws - and Yes, Pipes they are. Thank you for the inspiration. and oh - your roses are very pretty too. :-)

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  11. Brilliant, just brilliant! Who would of thought to use straws, you did. This is sooooo clever. Love it. Karen.x

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  12. Delicious take on the flowery challenge!
    Alison xx

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