Graphic 45 Imagine Hot Air Balloon Embellishment Tutorial and Tim Holtz Altered Mini Clipboard for the “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” Challenge at Frilly and Funkie
Hello, Friends! It’s time for a brand new challenge on the Frilly and Funkie Blog. I’m the hostess for this round, and the theme is “Planes, Trains and Automobiles.” I’ve prepared a really fun Graphic 45 Imagine Dimensional Hot Air Balloon Embellishment Tutorial for you today. The balloon is the focal point on my altered Tim Holtz Mini Clipboard. You’re going to have so much fun with this post! We’ll look at the details in a moment, but first, let’s look at the challenge guidelines.
Challenge Theme: Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Summer is a great time to travel. For this challenge, create a vintage or shabby chic travel themed project. Think folded maps, cruise ships, road signs, compasses, passports, trains, planes or automobiles. As long as your project features a travel theme, you’re headed in the right direction.
Tim Holtz Mini Clipboard with Graphic 45 Imagine Hot Air Balloon Embellishment Tutorial
Folks, I hope you are not tired of seeing me create with this Graphic 45 Imagine Collection. I keep thinking of new ways to use it. This time, I’ve used it to alter a Tim Holtz Mini Clipboard. What fun! I got a little mixed media practice in, which made me very, very happy. Then, the idea to create a dimensional hot air balloon embellishment popped into my head. I pulled out my G45 Imagine Stamps and 12″ x 12″ Patterns and Solids popped into my head, and the fun factor rose to new heights.
Tim Holtz Altered Mini Clipboard: Laying the Foundation
If you’ve never altered one of these little clipboards before, you really owe it to yourself to do so. They are so much fun to work with. You can find examples of past projects HERE and HERE. I love the fact that the clip is easy to remove from the base. This makes the job of altering the mini clipboard so much easier.
First, I traced the base onto my designer paper. After sponging the edges with Frayed Burlap Distress Ink, I adhered the papers to the base. If I had it to do again, I would only line the back side of the base as I ended up covering up most of the paper on the front with my mixed media goodies. I applied Ranger Opaque Crackle Texture paste around the edges, then gently head dried. When the cracks were clearly visible and the paste was dry, I went over the surface with Gathered Twigs and Tarnished Brass Distress Stains. I added some more texture with Seth Apter Dirty Sand Baked Enamel, some die cut gears, and some random stamping.
Graphic 45 Imagine Hot Air Balloon Embellishment Tutorial
I’ve created a little Snapguide tutorial so you can create your own Graphic 45 Hot Air Balloon Embellishment. This was my favorite part of this whole project.
I hope you’ll find lots of ways to use this Hot Air Balloon Embellishment Tutorial. If you wish to add this dimensional embellishment to a card front, don’t adhere the final panel on the right. Instead, secure it with one of Tim’s mini paper clips. That way, you can fold it flat for mailing.
The Flip Side
I hate to let a perfectly good surface go to waste. So I created a little waterfall element on the flip side of my altered clipboard. I used Graphic 45 Regular Kraft Tags and the Regular Tag and Gears Die for this step. The domed edge of the tag creates such a pretty shape that I could not resist using them.
Enclose magnets on the back side of the belly band to make a neat closure for the waterfall. I simply folded the ends of this border strip over Basic Grey small magnets and adhered shut. It works beautifully.
Score a 1/2″ flap on the base of each tag, Die cut the tag liner using the Square Tag and Gears Die. Cut a 1/2″ flap from the base of each liner. Then adhere it below the fold line as seen here. This way the waterfall mechanism will fold easily.
I think a hot air balloon vacation could be quite the adventure, don’ t you?
Create this little folio by scoring a 6 1/2″ x 4 1/4″ scrap of kraft cardstock in half. Round the corners. Add a 3″ x 4″ ephemera card to the front and adhere to the clipboard base.
Place magnets beneath the liner papers and then cover with designer paper and the “B” side of an ephemera card. This hidden journaling spot is a great place to write down memoirs of your trip.
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Challenge: Now it’s YOUR turn!
I hope you’ll play along in this fun challenge by linking up your vintage or shabby chic travel themed project at the Frilly and Funkie Challenge Blog.
The winner will earn the chance to be a Guest Designer here at Frilly and Funkie, and everyone who enters and follows the rules will go into the draw for the chance to win a $25 spending spree at The Funkie Junkie Boutique. We are also awarding Top 3 Badges for three further outstanding entries, chosen by the Design Team, because we can’t pick just one favorite!
You have until 11:59PM EDT on Tuesday, July 31st to link your project.
I can’t wait to see what you make!
I hope I’ve shared some tips, techniques and ideas that you can use in your own craft adventures. If so, I’d love to hear from you in the comment section below.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Cheerio,
kathy
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