A loud fanfare please!!!

It's official - I'm one of the team!!!!!! How excited was I to get the call to be a part of this team? People did start looking at the inane grin on my face a bit weirdly after a week of wearing it:) The chance to work with Linda, Sue and Rebecca was one I couldn't pass up on. And now Trace, Terry and Donna are alongside me I am as happy as a kid at Christmas! (how appropriate:) Oh, 2013 is going to be a belter of a year.

Now, apologies if this all comes out a bit wonky today - Blogger has gone wibble on me and can only be accessed via Google Chrome - dunno why, although our town is going through an upgrade to fibre-optic broadband so that may have something to do with it. Anyways, after Wednesday's panic post I got asked to show the results of my attempts to use Tammy Tutterow's tutorial (see last post for link).

I have to admit here and now that the second panel/card went straight to the recipient without time available for me to throw a camera around it, but hopefully this will suffice - there are in fact two other variations on this theme mid way through completion which I will share soon. Notice the metallic background? At this point a huge thank you goes to my wonderful friend Anne for her gift of this Couture Creations embossing folder. I adore it completely Anne.

Tammy gives you the instructions on how to achieve this type of look so beautifully that I will not repeat them (colours used by me include Jenni Bowlin's Chili Powder dye ink for spritzing, and DI Tea Dye/Pumice Stone/Walnut Stain over the top. You will notice that I also embossed the card pre-Picket Fencing. My versions also took Tammy's process one stage further; having used a more open design of mask there was far more embossing on show which didn't look right so I employed Tim's technique from one of his tags by ironing off the majority of this after adding the black layer.

The cogs (a mixture of grungepaper and corrugated card) were part of the batch I created some time ago. Knew they would come in useful! Like the frame? A combo of Ferro/Treasure Gold, and part of an experiment I am doing with a particular technique first showcased here. Yep, I haven't forgotten the promise to share this with you - keep your eyes peeled next weekend, that's all I'm saying;)!

Originally this panel was intended for a male card but the colours seemed so feminine I went with it and used one of the lovely steampunk mannequins from a Kanban stamp set - a spot of layering/masking with a script stamp behind and careful use of a paintbrush to apply DI Victorian Velvet and some pearlescent mica paint.
IRL I am really happy with it for once - actually the plan is to ensure that this year posts all show my best work as mediocre is no longer acceptable when you are part of such an illustrious design team.

Time to leave you now with the exciting prospect of having The Funkie Junkie Boutique opening tomorrow, and if that is not good enough, Linda has a 10% OFF EVERYTHING SALE at the store so you can spend knowing you are saving too!! And for those who think it is just another store, do remember that Linda gets stuff in (being a US based store) that we maybe don't get to see in Europe straight away. She also has (amongst so many other things) metal mediums, jute and lace which is mouth-wateringly delicious (you know the stuff you want to stroke/save?!) Go on, treat yourself.
Hugs to you all and massive thanks for dropping by/following/leaving comments. You are wonderful peeps, each and every one of you. Hugs, Jenny xxx

Quick Update - Von at the Artful Times challenge blog has just released the latest challenge  which is 'Embossing Folders' sponsored by Oyster Stamps; well it would rude not to enter this card, especially as Von, Neet and guest designer (and my good friend) Julia have gone all out on their DT samples.