Compendium of Curiosities Challenge Week 34

It seems this is the 34th challenge put forth by Lovely Linda at Studio L3. By my calculation, that means we only have 1 more and although i have THOROUGHLY enjoyed this journey, i will admit that I'll be a little relieved once i have posted my final submission. Maybe I'll focus more on work and school (but i doubt it, lol). At the same time, I will be sad to see it go. This has definitely made me stretch my wings and fly into some unchartered territory (at least uncharted by me!). For that I am so thankful.

The piece I did for the Dimensional Collage Fragments challenge (which is found on page 63 of this book) came together rather quickly for me. This is rarely the case. And, although i say quickly, here I am posting on Sunday AGAIN. But since I only came up with it yesterday, that's quick work for me.

I was flipping thru my mini reproduction of the Sears & Roebuck catalog for inspiration and came across this advertisement for a cure to make one stop drinking. Pretty laughable stuff. The old prospector image I grabbed online, but my family has a history with this particular gentleman. I grew up in Newport, Kentucky, which is where a/the Wiedemann beer brewery was located. Many of the men in my young life (Dad, uncles, neighbors) drank Wiedemann; some even worked at the brewery. I can actually still remember the smell of it in the air. Later in life, my Dad collected Wiedemann memorabilia and my sister purchased a reproduction of this image on canvas for him several years ago, which is now resides in my creative center and looks upon me with those watchful eyes.

So, that's my story and I'm stickin to it...much like my elements are stuck to this fragment, lol! The bottle cap image is mounted on top, but is only a place holder until i can lay my hands on one of my actual Wiedemann bottle caps.

This famous paper litho sign employed between 1890-1918 portrays a haggard gold prospector holding a glass etched with the words

"Wiedemann FINE BEER"

A white bill of sale in the prospector's pocket displays the name of

George Wiedemann Brewing Company, Newport, KY.

Compendium of Curiosities Challenge Week 28

Here's a simple little everyday card that uses the technique described on page 57 of T!m's Compendium of Curiosities. This is the 28th week of Linda's challenge and I'm proud to say I've participated in each and every one!

I don't have a lot of details to share, but I'll give the few i do: All cardstock, stamps and stickers are from Club Scrap's Artifacts collection. The paper ribbon is from the Castaway Kit. I've used what me and my sister refer to as "our redneck copics" to color in the stamped image. They are actually Bic Mark Its. Oh, and I've used my Position-it Tool to perfectly place those fish stamps along the edge. I LOVE THIS TOOL!

T!m's 12 Tags of Christmas - Day 4

For todays challenge, I recycled a Christmas card that I'd been holding onto for probably 10 years for just this type of purpose. I cut an ornament shape from the tres elegante black in Club Scrap's Vogue collection. I haven't gotten around to buying facets yet, so I used a fragment instead with red pepper and lettuce alcohol inks. Some of the baubles and beads come from Club scrap, and some come from some old jewelry i purchased at a vintage store, along with a couple of hat pins. Onto day 5!

Compendium of Curiosities Challenge Week 17

This weeks Compendium of Curiosities Challenge (graciously hosted by the lovely Linda at StudioL3) is Fragment Charms. I'm embarrassed to even submit this sorry little piece, but it's all i had time for since I just returned from a wonderful 10 day vacation!!

After the Club Scrap Retreat, my sister and I spent several days exploring Door County in Wisconsin. If you've never been, I highly recommend it. Just a wonderfully quaint and beautiful area with oh so many picture taking opportunities. We saw (& photographed) a few of the peninsula's lighthouses and I plan to make a mini scrapbook of them (and some others I've visited). This will be one of a few charms which will adorn the spine. It's a photo of the Cana Island Lighthouse which is really the only "traditional" lighthouse in Door County. The rest were different than any others I've seen. Click here if you want to read more about it.

I hope to be able to submit something a bit better for the next go round, but thanks for looking!

Compendium of Curiosities Challenge Week 7

I sure am tired today...we spent the day on the Whitewater River in a canoe...great fun, but tiring. And i got home only to realize I hadn't finished or posted this weeks challenge....yikes. I really had to rush this one and I'm not pleased with quite a few aspects of it, but...as I like to say..."there are no mistakes in art".

So, without further ado...here is my entry for the challenge that the lovely Linda over at StudioL3 is hosting. It features my dear sweet boy, Maxwell Smart (or just Max for short). I'm planning to use this as a scrapbook page embellishment, so I started out by printing a bunch of words that I think of when I think of Max onto a 12" long strip of Club Scrap paper (old paper...from the Bugs collection). I inked it with all kinds of lovely DI's and then colored my fabric thickers with Shabby Shutters. The Filmstrip was cut with my QK Silhouette from some white cardstock which I inked with Black Soot. The fragment...well, that's the secret this week; but the answers can all be found in T!m's wonderful Compendium of Curiosities (this particular technique is on page 55), so go out and get yourself a copy for pity sake!!!

Compendium of Curiosities Challenge Week 2

This is a project I've had in my head ever since my dad passed away a year ago, so i'm happy to finally have it on paper and out of my head. The Compendium of Curiosities Challenge for week 2 is to use a fragment in your design....I have used mine to highlight my Dad's nickname "Coddie".
If you are interested in playing along, hop on over to see Linda at Studiol3.blogspot.com and join in the fun.
The story behind my Dad's nickname goes something like this. When Dad's baby brother Harold was born, my grandparents asked little Carl what they should name his brother and he said "let's call him Coddie"! No one knows where it came from or why but it stuck like glue to my dad instead. Harold, on the other hand, later became known as Taters....and I don't know the story of that at all.
I sure do miss Coddie...i hope he approves of his "tribute" tag. Love u daddy.