Junk It Challenge!

Betz Gibson, Bombshell's Ms. April, has set her challenge for the month. It is "Junk It!". She challenged us to use junk mail, old packaging, etc. to create a project. You can take her challenge and enter your project at Bombshell's Blog. This challenge is open to everyone using any company's stamps. However, if you use Bombshell's stamps, you'll receive an additional chance to win!

Since it's finally spring time and we're enjoying somewhat warmer weather, I decided to make a wall hanging.

Here's my project using the Butterfly Dreams set and recycled corrugated cardboard.

Corrugated cardboard, from a used USPS Priority Mail Box, was die cut using an Alterations Tag die by Sizzix. The Alterations Pediments die was used to die-cut two sets of pediments. The top layer of the tag was pulled off. Then the tag was painted with Sky and Ice Blue Fresco Finish Acrylic paints by Paper Artsy and heat set. The pediments dies were stacked and painted first with Chocolate Pudding and Toffee Fresco Finish Acrylic paint and heat set. A thin layer of Crackle Glaze Fresco Finish was spread over the dry brown paint and heat set. A mixture of Sky and Ice Blue Fresco Finish Acrylic paint was painted over the Crackle Glaze and heat set, which produced lovely cracks. The pediments were sponged with Tree Branch Archival ink from Wendy Vecchi's collection for Ranger.

A scrap of 140 lb. Mixed Media cardstock by Strathmore and two old fence die-cuts were painted with Chocolate Pudding and Toffee Fresco Finish Acrylic paint and heat set. A thin layer of Crackle Glaze Fresco Finish was spread over the dry brown paint and heat set. Snowflake Fresco Finish Acrylic paint was painted over the brown paint and heat set. The crackled white cardstock was die-cut with a Die-Namics banner die and the sentiment was stamped using Tree Branch Archival ink, which was also sponged along the edges and the back of the die-cut. The fences were stacked to make 'em sturdier.

White cardstock was painted with a combination of A mixture of Sky and Ice Blue Fresco Finish Acrylic paint and heat set. Three butterflies from Bombshell's Butterfly Dreams set were stamped onto the painted cardstock using Jet Black Archival ink. The same butterflies were stamped two times onto Neenah cardstock, colored with Copic markers, and both their bodies and the butterflies minus their antennae were fussy-cut. The butterflies bodies were adhered over their counterparts on the fussy-cut butterflies, which were then parts of the butterflies were adhered to the painted cardstock. Their wings were left adhesive free and not attached to the painted cardstock at this point.

A strip of old fabric paper that I've had in my stash since my days as a Pink Lady at Scraptalk was painted with a combination of Hyde Park, Hey Pesto, and Limelight Fresco Finish Acrylic paint and heat set. This strip was die-cut several times using a Grass die by Memory Box.

The painted cardstock with the butterflies was adhered to the corrugated cardboard tag. The painted grass fabric die cuts were cut down width-wise and layered over the bottom of the tag. The stacked fence die-cut was layered over the grass. The pediment dies were adhered to the top and bottom of the tag, then the sentiment banner was folded and adhered using dimensional foam adhesive. The butterflies' wings were bent upward and adhered using dimensional foam adhesive.

The tag still needed something so colored twine was used to adhere a pocketwatch charm to the bottom and a layered metal flower to the top.

Thanks for visiting today!

I shall enter this card in the following challenges:
• Simon Says Monday Challenges: Anything Goes
• Come and Get It Challenges: In The Garden
• Frilly and Funkie: Time After Time