A Vintage Journey #27 Anything Tim

A Vintage Journey is celebrating it's 1 year birthday this month - and Hostess Brenda has chosen 'Anything Tim' for her challenge to us!  I knew I wanted to make a birthday card to celebrate the occasion. 

I had a piece of grungeboard that I had previously die cut using the Postage Stamp Frame sitting on my work table - and decided to start with that for my card design.  I figured that Tim would have some help for me in how to color the grungeboard - and sure enough I found it on page 39 of his Compendium of Curiosities Vol 1.  You basically just sponge it with the desired colors - going over it until the desired depth of color is achieved - given that the grunge board will tend to soak up the color.  I used Cracked Pistachio and Salty Ocean Distress Inks, sponging the edges with Walnut Stain.

 I wanted my card to be bright and spring-like (I am desperately looking forward to spring after the snowy, snowy winter we have had here in MA this year!)  so I thought butterflies would be a good choice to adorn my card with!   I die cut some text patterned paper with the Butterfly Frenzy die and pushed them into various Distress Inks to color them - Worn Lipstick, Mustard Seed, Salty Ocean and Wild Honey.  Then I sponged them all lightly with Tea Dye Distress Ink.

 I stamped the architectural stamp from Classics #16 and the Happy Birthday from Handwritten Sentiments using Archival Jet Black ink onto the grungeboard.  Then I stenciled the Latticework  along the right side using  Walnut Stain Distress Ink, being careful not to go over the sentiment.

 I adhered the butterflies to the grunge board using Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive just along the center bodies, bending up the wings while holding down the glued center with tweezers for a minute until the glue dried. I layered the grungeboard to a piece of Coredinations/Ranger paper using Scor Tape.  I had sponged the edges of  the Coredinations with Tea Dye Distress Ink and used my Ranger Distresser on the edges.

 I added a few Chit Chat Stickers that I had rubbed in Tea Dye Distress Ink.  I added the Quick Dry glue to the stickers as well to be sure they would stick to the grungeboard. 

  I love how 'active' this card feels with the cluster of butterflies with their wings up as if in flight!

We hope you will join us in celebrating the 1st Birthday of A Vintage Journey with your creation of 'Anything Tim' -  there are several lovely prizes to be won  -  and with our second year - Brenda has some fun changes all described over at A Vintage Journey!

I'm also linking my card to the Paper Players Challenge - Theme - Think Spring

Stamps:  Classics #16, Handwritten Sentiments - Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous
Paper:  Grunge Board - Ranger, Coredinations/Ranger, DP - My Minds Eye/Cowboy
Ink:  Ranger Distress - Cracked Pistacio, Salty Ocean, Wild Honey, Worn Lipstick, Mustard Seed, Walnut Stain, Tea Dye; Archival Jet Black.
Accessories:  Butterfly Frenzie Die and Postage Stamp Frame - Alterations/Tim Holtz/Sizzix, Scor Tape, Idea-ology Chit Chat Stickers, Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive, Distresser - Ranger.