Hey there! It’s been a bit cooler here the last few weeks, so it felt fitting to create a little fall scene featuring the fabulous Tim Holtz Funky Foliage dies.
The Tray…
Started off by applying texture paste through the Tim Holtz Script Layering Stencil (THS149) onto my medium vignette tray. I used a palette knife and actually ended up cutting the edges off my stencil to get in all the nooks and crannies a bit better (you do what you gotta do 🤷🏻♀️). After the stenciling was dry, I also added a bit of texture crackle paste here and there, then coated the whole tray with a layer of Picket Fence distress paint, followed by a Walnut Stain distress stain wash to highlight the stenciling.
Next, I added a few bits of numbered ephemera and moss. Then used caramel to ink up a few hardware heads and a mini drawer pull before adhering to the tray corners and top edge with collage medium.
The Foliage + Fungi…
I LOVE the whole Funky line of dies but the Foliage set might just top the list! I cut several of each piece out of heavy stock paper, then glued 2 layers together for extra thickness. I painted them with a bunch of different distress paints, including the edges (this part is a bit time-consuming, but I find it so relaxing!).
Once the paint was dry, I applied a coat of rock candy clear crackle to all my pieces, then rubbed Walnut Stain distress crayon into the cracks.
The Centerpiece + Sentiment…
For my center shape, I used the Tim Holtz Trinket Frames Bigz die, cut 3 pieces out of chip board, and glued together. I painted with seedless preserves distress paint and then added a thick layer of clear crackle over the top. (Some of it chipped off in a few spots but I actually really love that!) I rubbed walnut stain crayon into the cracks, added a couple hardware heads, and then sealed the whole piece with collage medium.
For my words, Autumn Splendor, I used the Tiny Type Upper set to cut 2 of each of my letters out of heavystock paper, then glued them together. I glued them onto my shape and sealed again with a coat of collage medium. (I didn’t paint them, I like the ‘heavystock’ color 😜 but in the final stages, I did add some caramel alcohol ink to the bottom edges for a bit of extra oomph)
I added a few scrap pieces of pinked trim under my centerpiece to give it some extra lift so I could tuck in my moss and leaves around the edges.
The Finishing Touches…
Now I just needed to glue all of my foliage around my centerpiece! I made sure to add in plenty of moss too to help hold everything and add dimension.
Once everything was glued down, I went back through and added extra caramel ink to my hardware and letters for grunginess/rustiness and tucked in some bits of excelsior.
And that’s it, my funky little fall tray is complete! Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting!
x Erin
The Products…
Stencils… Script (THS149)
Dies… Funky Foliage, Trinket Frames, Tiny Type Upper
Surfaces… heavystock paper
Mediums… distress texture paste, texture crackle paste, collage medium, rock candy clear crackle
Distress crayon… Walnut Stain
Distress stain… Walnut stain
Alcohol ink… caramel
Distress Paint… picket fence, walnut stain, vintage photo, aged Mahogany, fired brick, rusty hinge, spiced marmalade, wild honey, fossilized amber, forest moss, peeled paint, seedless preserves
Ideaology… vignette tray, ruler pieces, mini hardware handle, hardware heads
Etcetera… pinked trim
Other Supplies… numbered ephemera, moss, excelsior, Big Shot, palette knife, glass mat
