Sewing Bee - Faded layers

Here we are again creating for the Compendium of Curiosities 3, challenge - wow that's  a lot of 'C's'
This challenge 8 so still plenty of time to join in . Here is the link

 http://lindaledbetter.com/2014/08/compendium-of-curiosities-3-challenge-8.html

It's worth having a go as there are some great sponsor prizes , this time there is a $25 dollar spending spree at The Funkie Junkie boutique for a lucky winner  http://www.thefunkiejunkie.com/Default.asp

Tim Holtz and his manager Mario are generously supplying lots of goodies you can receive if you are the Curiosity teams choice . So here's hoping !!! Below is my entry

I am not allowed to show you the technique for faded layers in respect for Tim Holtz

Work in the book. But I layered my layers , if you see what I mean :-)

Inside the box windows.  You can see it under the bee. Lovely effect.

 The wooden storage unit is shown above & below stained with 

Tim Holtz peacock feathers distress stain as I wanted the wood grain to still show

I later added some persimmon to the corners too.

Then I spritzed some butterscotch color wash inside, accenting with

Some red smooch spritz as 2nd photo below

I had a nice little dress form , ideal , used my distress

Stains again (can't you just tell they are new !)

Burnished bronze , gorgeous 

 I had some metal industrial left from a previous project (clock) so added it to my dress 

Form after de-bossing & inking over with Fresco finish French roast , see below.

My lovely new Bee die & embossing folder arrived, so would 

Be rude not to use it ! I cut & embossed him in Tim Holtz paper

And also in Wendy Vecchi clearly for art.

The clearly for art bee (below)was then inked with alcohol inks & heated

With my heat gun so I could shape it before layering it on top of

The blue card bee above

This is the pack I cut the blue bee from, below

Here is the clearly for art pack. Fabulous stuff, stamp cut colour and shape !

He looks good here with his amber eyes I think !

From here on there was lots of embellishments & inking etc

 The photo below shows the idea-ology measuring tape where 

I added an eyelet and chain

To hang my little scissors from

                     This photo shows my cotton reel with some white ruffle stamped in red
                                                                 with 'Hand made'

I stamped 'Sewing' with the stamps below on a beige piece 

from the pack shown here below

               The paper pack had some great sewing bits I could cut out and ink
             I also cut out the letter for 'BEE' here too & some flowers , see below.

Here are some close ups of some of the details.