Hi there! Hope your summer is going swimmingly 🤭 Sharing this fun little hanger featuring the walrus from the Tim Holtz Under the Sea 2 dies. Felt inspired by the warm weather to give him some beachy surroundings!
The Frame…
Started with a baseboard frame and added some paper cuts (from the Mixed Media #5 set)
Tinkering with the composition pre-paint…
Painted with Broken China, then brushed on some Scorched Timber crayon and wiped off so it stayed in the recesses… Added a couple Caramel-inked eyelets to the corners and a piece of wire for a rustic hanger
The Sign…
I cut a few pieces of the large rectangle from the Specimen set for the main sign piece. Then used the Woodgrain folder to emboss one of the rectangles + a bit of Mixed Media scrap paper for the sign post… Also used a few pieces of scrap chipboard risers as reinforcers for my sign post
Next, I cut the Alphanumeric Labels letters, glued on the sign base. Painted all with Walnut Stain paint, then rubbed Antiqued Bronze paint over all of the raised texture and letters with my finger. I added tiny Caramel-inked hardware heads to the corners and also dulled some of the Antiqued Bronze with the same caramel ink. Stuck in the little ‘Contagious’ clipping sticker last minute 💡 my fave detail ✨
The Sun…
Cut the sun pieces from the Labels set… Painted with Fossilized Amber, Rusty Hinge, and Crackling Campfire. Followed by a coat of clear crackle and Scorched Timber crayon. The “Community Fun” button is from the Vintage Flair Ideaology set + a Caramel-inked clock hand and large hardware head on top… ugh, obsessed with this🔥
The Walrus…
Cut 2 layers of the walrus from the Under the Sea #2 set, glued together and painted with Picked Raspberry… Then coated with clear crackle and Scorched Ember crayon
The Clouds…
Cut some clouds from the Edison set, added grit paste and painted with white and dabs of Broken China
The Sand…
Cut pieces from the Splat set for my sand dunes and added grit paste
Painted with Frayed Burlap + a bit of Caramel ink along the top of a few pieces…
Tucked in some Frayed Burlap-dyed cheese cloth in between my dunes for extra texture and added a ruler from the baseboard layers pack, a gear + a clipping sticker
Quick look at the back side 🍑 after all elements were glued (I’m weirdly always curious about this! 🧐)
That’s all for now—thanks so much for looking and happy crafting! ☺️❤️
x Erin
The Products…
Dies… Under the Sea 2, Specimen, Splat, Labels, Edison, Alphanumeric Labels
Surfaces… Baseboard Frames, Mixed Media Heavystock paper
3D embossing folder… Woodgrain
Distress Paint… Broken China, Frayed Burlap, Seedless Preserves, Picket Fence, Wild Honey, Crackling Campfire, Rusty Hinge, Scorched Timber
Distress Mediums… Collage Matte, Translucent Grit Paste, Clear Crackle
Ideaology… Gear, Clipping Stickers, Baseboard Layers, Mini Hardware Heads, Clock hand, large Hardware head, Vintage Flair
Other… cheese cloth, wire, eyelets, Caramel alcohol ink
