Tattered Floral Die Challenge

I'm back!

The longer I stayed away the harder it was for me to return.

However, if anything was going to get me back it was Tim Holtz -

and the latest challenge on his blog.

The challenge is to create something, anything with the

Tattered Floral bigz die by Tim Holtz/Alterations/Sizzix.

I've used this die many times but wanted to try something

different - so opted for Shrink Plastic.

   

Once I'd shrunk the flowers with my heat gun,

I coloured them with alcohol ink and glitzed them up

a bit with sparkle mod podge.

Here's a close up of a flower showing the subtle sparkle.

As the colour was quite translucent on the shrunk plastic,

 I had to paint the back with white acrylic and edged them 

with a Distress Marker Pen in Victorian Velvet 

which is quite a good colour match

for the Pink Sherbert Alcohol Ink.

I decided to make a ring .....

 ....... and a matching elasticated charm bracelet.

I think the round Rose Quartz beads are a good

contrast for the bright flowers.

In the centre of the double flowers is a little

Amethyst chip. 

The challenge ends 22nd March.

Pink plastic jewellery, who'd have thought it!

"Come on Barbie, let's go party"