September with Tim Holtz

Another month, another challenge & another hunt for substitute items :-)

I had no metal tape for this months challenge but I did have some foil dishes that had been through the dishwasher so I used the base from a dish that I then stuck carpet tape to, cut it into pieces and patch covered the #8 tag.

I followed Tim's instructions for fake rivets using a Biro also a pattern tracing wheel, an embossing tool & a stylus. I did not have the same alcohol inks so I used Purple Twilight, Lettuce & Eggplant. Once this was dry I painted over the whole surface with black Quink. Left things to dry and then did some rubbing with a copper pan scorer & also some 000 steel wool.

Some time ago a friend sent me a die cut of a bird cage +bird, I decided that now was the time to put them to good use. The cage was swiped with versamark then I used copper embossing powder with a little verdigris sprinkle on as well, the bird was painted with yellow acrylic paint and then over stamped using a Paper Artsy mini (cogs).

I have used some foam pads to raise the bird cage in the middle. A small orange bead for an eye, an old key, a light bulb from an old set of Xmas tree lights and some ribbon have all come from my stash and I have also added a cog,spinner & brad from Tim's ideology.