Grungy Monday #5

I was thrilled when I was accepted by Linda to be a Guest Designer for Grungy Monday #5 but nearly panicked when I saw the technique she set us and it took me a while before I thought "yes, I CAN do this..."!  You can see what my fellow Guest Designer, Rachelle, does here http://orezonia.blogspot.com/

The technique is from May 2008  http://timholtz.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/05/may-technique-1.html
and believe me, if I can do it, you can do it!  As you will see when you check Tim's original, he created a scrapbook page, which I have never done, but it's fine to adapt the technique to something else.

Fortunately I did have some foam, which is the basic requirement and I botched followed the instructions closely!   I cut my foam to 6x6 to match the piece of paper.  It took me ages before I thought of something I could use in the hole!!

I went on a bird theme withTim's birdcage die cut, the paper is by Basic Grey and I've had it ages so I don't know if it's still available.
I covered the grungepaper for the bird and birdcage with a piece of the same pattern as in the "niche"  but I added some distress ink to the cage to dull it down a tad.
I decided to let the bird free (an idea I have seen done a few times, and I like that idea,) so cut the bars of the cage apart so he can escape...






I made the bottle caps for the niche with hero arts letters on paper scraps and punched them out, adapting a technique I had recently seen using epoxy stickers which I don't have in circles)

I used Tim's mini rosettes to make an accent piece for the top of the bird cage, and stamped the words from a Paperartsy plate.  I fixed a piece of cardboard to the back to make it more sturdy.



Stop over now at Studio L3 to take part and check what she and Rachelle have done.

Products used - Tim Holtz dies, grungepaper, distress inks, Paperartsy stamps all available here and here ; as I say, not sure about the paper!

Finally, please also visit the All Things Tim Yahoo group where Gloria (list mom) has a file you can upload your project to.

Thanks so much to Tim for being the source of the inspiration - I have linked his blog, though I am sure you don't need it!!

(now all I have to do is schedule this for the right date and time, lol! fingers crossed!)
(P.S. just noticed now it's gone live, I haven't told you this is open for 2 weeks as Linda is going to Ranger U next weekend - have a ball, Linda. )