Tuesday 28 August 2012

Compendium of Curiosities 2 - Challenge 19

This week we are playing with the Kraft Resist techniques from Tim Holtz's Most Excellent book,  A Compendium of Curiosities, Volume 2.   Normally, the rules of the challenge (set by Linda Ledbetter) forbid us to explain the technique but in this particular case Sir Tim himself has put a video on YouTube! so we can all see how it's done!

 
So here's what I've done with the technique -

 
 
I've been getting my money's worth out of the Sewing Room Alterations die lately;  this time it's come out a bit Moulin Rouge!  The stamps are by Sam Poole (Creative Expressions).  The sentiment says "Why fit in when you were born to stand out" - I'd like a quesion mark at the end of the sentence but you can't always have everything in this life!

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Love the dress you made, great tag!!

Jenny Marples said...

I can feel a can-can coming on already!! Love the way you have put this together, even down to that adorable choker. Hugs, Buttons x

Words and Pictures said...

Gorgeous - love the colours you've used in the background and your dressform is just great!
Alison x