Today I'm sharing a little house that I made using a Tim Holtz Vignette box and a lot of Tim Holtz Distress, Idea-ology, Ranger and Sizzix products. I love these little boxes to create a scene. This one is "For the Birds". The little bird has taken over this little house!
I started by spraying the box with Distress Spray Stain with Walnut Stain. I then layered the Speckled Egg Stain on top. I forgot that the first stain would be reactivated by the second one, but I like the outcome. It look like aged barn wood.
I cut two pieces of the Worn Wallpaper from Ranger Idea-ology and inked the edges with Vintage Photo. I glued them in the bottom and the top of the box. I used the smallest of the Baseboard Frames to frame the ephemera piece from the Field Notes Collection. Before gluing the bird to the frame I rubbed the frame with a little bit of Vintage Photo one the frame.
I sprayed a piece of cheesecloth (from the paint department of the hardware store) with Speckled Egg and Vintage photo spray stain and set that aside to dry. Meanwhile, I covered one of the small corked vials from Idea-ology with texture paste. Because I used the crazed texture I allowed it to dry naturally. I sprayed some of the flowers from Idea-ology Bouquet with Speckled Egg Spray Stain. I sat those aside to dry. Then I used various alcohol inks to color some of the baubles and heirloom roses (also from Idea-ology).
While my small pieces were drying, I misted some mixed media heavy stock from Ranger lightly with water and then used my Sizzix Impresslit folder (Sizzix 662768) to cut three pieces. The folder is called mini-provincial. I then dried them with the heat tool. I used an embossing dauber to cover the pieces with Distress Antique Linen embossing glaze (I love this stuff). Next I rubbed some of my walnut stain crayon across the top. It was a bit dark so I wet my finder to move it around a bit and push it into the crevices. Next I used my finger to rub a little bit of Distress paint in Speckled Egg across the embossed pieces. I cut them to fit and glued them on the box. The scale of this impresslit folder is perfect for these vignette boxes.
I went back to my corked vial and rubbed it some Vintage photo pain and let that dry. I didn't really think it looked like I hoped, so I put some Distress Paint in Speckled egg on top of that. I used a file to pull sand off some of it so the white would poke through. Then I glued the flowers into the vial and added a piece of string around the top of the bottle.
Moving to the lower level I glued the frame into the back wall of the house. I placed the colored cheesecloth into the corner and glued that into place. I pulled a gear from my stash and laid that in front of it and glued it in place. It reminds me of a wagon wheel. I placed moss in the bottom of the box and secured it in place. I prefer to use different colors to give it some texture. I put my corked vial in the corner and put a little more moss around it. Next I took one of the Tim Holtz thimbles and turned it upside down. I didn't want to use a bunch of baubles to stack inside so I cut a circle wide enough to cover the opening and glued that on top. I then glued the baubles on top I then placed the heirloom roses in the grass.
I colored the paper dolls using Distress Crayons in Dusty Concord and Picked Raspberry. I colored their cheeks with aged mahogany. I learned this technique from Paula Cheney and her blog One Lucky Day. She is fantastic at working with the paper dolls (oneluckyday.net).
I used a typed tag and a nail head both from Idea-ology and glued that to the side. Finally, I added two butterflies to the top of the house in the moss.
I really enjoyed watching my little house come together. I think my bird will be very cozy. Thanks for looking - I hope you have time to get some ink on your fingers today! Pamela
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