Vintage Christmas Class

Hi All: I wanted to post this before I forgot. The second class I took from Richele Christensen was called Vintage Christmas. These cards are so cute!! If you take one of Richele's classes you will totally enjoy it. I'm a little in awe; seriously she measures, cuts, packages, and gives you detailed instructions on how to make these cards. This is a ton of work!!! we arrive and we have 4 pre-packaged card sets Then in 3 hours they look like this. Thanks again Richele!!!

Die Cutting Magic

Hi Everyone: This weekend I get to take classes from the Amazing Richele Christensen- This class showed us ways to use the frameworks dies from Tim Holtz in different ways. If you get a chance you should totally take classes from Richele!! When you get there she has put together everything you need to make the cards. Here's what we made today. . I'm missing the finished 4th card we made today. I'll put it up later. Great class!!! Tomorrow I'm attending her Vintage Christmas class. Can't wait.

Harlequin Butterflies

Hey All: I promised myself I would get the Tim Holtz's September tag out by the 15th and here it is. It took me several tries to get this technique to look anything at all like Tim's!!! I still need to practice more; it's the swiping part thats giving me fits. I used the Harlequin stencil and Pink Sherbet alcohol ink for my background. the butterfly stamp at the bottom is from the Fairytale Frenzy collection from Stampers anonymous. The other one is also SA. I used the ranger alcohol ink card stock for this I tried just my glossy card stock it really didn't look as nice. for the flowers i used the Tattered Flower garland die strip. the alcohol ink for the flowers is as follows- butterscotch, pink sherbet, wild plum, and stream. hope you like it. I totally forgot I also used some Idea-ology remnant rubs.

Remiss

Hi Everyone: I've been a tad forgetful! I was so lucky this summer to take 2 classes with amazing teachers at Stamp Asylum in Plano Texa and I forgot to post them!! In July I took a pop-up class from the Awesome Karen Burniston from Elizabeth dies (karenburniston.typepad.com)!! Learned a ton and had a blast!! I forgot my camera. :( I know right! ugh. Then in August I took a folio class from the Amazing Paula Cheney (oneluckyday.net). yep I brought my camera this time. dropped it on the floor, had to put it back together but I brought it. this is Monica Smith and Paula Cheny. This is what we made . I'd show you the inside but ya I didn't finish. see ya next time.

Travelers clock

Hi All: I've been creating for all of the Compendium of Curiosities 3 Challenges over at Lindaledbetter.com Of course it the last minute for challenge #10 so forgive me if this is a little short I need to post. I call my clock the Traveler the picture inside is my mom (Pearl) I love this picture!! My mom for as long as I could remember was a travel agent. She would go all these cool and exciting places. hope you like it. I painted the clock with barn door distress paint over gesso. used a few trinkets from my stash and so Tim Holtz paper with hotel names on it. And of course a cool picture of my mom Pearl. CC3C #10 is sponsored very generously by thefunkiejunkie.com.

Pumpkin stamp card

Hi All: Fall is almost here!! I love the colorful show the trees put on!! Plus I just love pumpkins! I use them from mid-september through Thanksgiving for decoration. The trick is to keep those bold teenage boys from bravely venturing up on the porch- They grab them and throwing them in the street. Honestly I don't see the appeal. So it's STAMPember over at Simon Says Stamp (www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge) The challenge for this week is "Boldly go into STAMPember" I had to hunt because I really don't use large stamps, or so I thought. I found a Hero arts background stamp,and of course a couple of pumpkin stamps. The pumpkin stamps I used are Stampers Anonymous Halloween blueprint stamp and the other one is from Holly Berry House. I stamped them with Ranger Archival ink Jet Black ( the pumpkins that is) I stamped the H B H stamp 3 times and did the layering thing. I thought it looked lonely so I stamped the Tim Holtz SA Pumpkin split it in half and added it to each side. The back ground stamp is from Hero Arts I stamped with Adirondack ink - Meadow. then i inked the background up with distress ink- peacock feathers, stormy sky, salty ocean, and brushed corduroy. Then I attached my pumpkins, added a little bling. I hope you like it.

Curiosity Tag

Hello: Yep the last day to turn stuff in. I'm kinda on a roll. So this tag is for the Tim Holtz 12 tags for 2014 August. My goal is to have September done by the 15th. We'll see. I kinda mixed what I think is a combo of summer/fall colors. Even though this was last minute I loved these techniques. I used Barn Red, Peeled Paint, Peacock feathers, Spiced Marmalade, and Brushed Corduroy distressed stain makes up the background color. I used the measured, Latticework, and Holiday Knit stencil's with the texture paste. I stamped with the Tiny Things set, the quill stamp from The Chemist set, and The brick stamp is from Gabrielle Pollacco . Idea-ology- Tissue tape, gears, nub and the Discoveries word band. Distress embossing powder- peeled paint and milled lavender. I kinda decided I wanted more brown tones so I dabbed some gathered twigs distressed paint. I hope you like it!!

Craft Christmas Card

Hi All: Here I am waiting until the last minute. I made a large christmas card with my Holiday Joy by Tim Holtz Alterations. I sramped and cut out 3 each of the pine trees and deers. I colored them using my distress pens gathered twigs, vintage photo, and Forest moss. I put glossy accents on the antlers, and sprayed the whole thing with my new favorite Perfect Pearls mist Biscotti. I used Festive berries, Evergreen bough, and Picketed fence stain on the background. I then glopped on gesso for the snow effect. For the word Joy is I used the Festive Berries distress marker. For the background I used 2 craft tags and a smaller manila tag which I colored using Festive berries stain. I'm entering this in the the CC3C #9(http://lindaledbetter.com/2014/08/compendium-of-curiosities-3-challenge-9.html). This event brings out your creativeness!! It's awesome to see the other entries and each one of the crew members beautiful pieces of art!! Inspiration Emporium is a awesome sponsor.( www.inspirationemporium.com) Their giving away a $50.00 gift certificate. I hope you like it!!

Dragonfly Tag

Hi Everyone: Talk about last minute!! I actually made the dragonfly right away, then got side tracked by a couple of other projects. When I live in Colorado one of the things I noticed in the summer was the colorful dragonflies. They are turquoise,a shimmering green, with iridescent wings. So I created my version of a colorful dragonfly. Like a lot of you I'm on pinterest a lot; there this artist Jan Hobbins who's art I just love. She did this tag with blue and yellow it caught my eye so I tried to figure out which colors of distress ink she used. I don't think I have it yet! I used salty ocean and mustard seed distress stain on my tag. for the greenery I used Alterations spring greenery die cut with a green paper I had in my stash. Instead of making sand like Tim did on his tag I tried to make moss. I mixed glossy accents, peeled paint distress powder, a little black soot distress glitter, a lot of vintage photo distress glitter, and for the dew effect I used picked fence and walnut stain stickles. to top it off I made a little idea - ology flower, and a idea - ology word band with twine. Hope you like it!

Painted Industrial Lamp

Hi all: So this is for CC3C #7 Painted Industrial. Last week I was wondering around the local thrift shop, and I spotted these lamp parts and thought I'd try to alter them. I grabbed a couple of other pieces to alter later and home i went. I ran the idea past my husband and got one of those looks, you know the whatever looks. went upstairs and got to work. first up get out the vagabond and off I went. I used foil tape from my hubby's supplies.I also used Black distress paint, glossy accents, and a couple of idea- ology gears. You can get these at Inspiration Emporium . So here are a couple of different pictures hope you like it. I still want to do something with the base. Any ideas would be welcome!!! I also realize I have to do something with the cord.

burlap panel

cc3c

Watercolor Butterfly

Afternoon Everyone: I created a tag for CC3 Challenge #5 The tag I used was a tag I picked up excess ink/stain with. I liked how it turned out so I kept it and stamped it with a little bee and flourish stamps. I'm pretty sure the majority color on it is Evergreen bough stain. I got my new Tim Holts Alterations layered butterfly die cut and had to use it. So as per the challenge requirements I went to page 39 in my book. I used distress pens- picked raspberries, peacock blue, gathered twigs, and mustard seed. Hope you like it!!! These items can be found at Inspiration Emporium - http://www.inspirationemporium.com

Butterfly box

Hi Everyone: A couple months ago my husband bought me a lot of cigar boxes. Lets just say I have a few. So I started playing with the French flights framelit set From Tim Holtz alteration line. And I kept looking at them and decided to use them as stencils. So for the cover of this box I used the framelit set in a few different ways. As a stamp, die cut, and stencil. Since I didn't want to wreck my framelits I cleaned them immediately. I also used several Tim Holtz stencils- rays, chevron,hearts, and dot fade. as well as distress pens, paints, inks. Hope you like it. i also used a knob from Idea-ology and embossing paste. p.s. look under the butterflies :). I'm entering this in the Tim Holtz tags of 2014 , Simon Says monday challenge , and Compendium of Curiosities challenge 4.

Tattered Rose hanging!!

Hi All: Over at lindaledbetter.com Linda and a group of her Awesomely talented friends are holding A -A Compendium of Curiosities III Challenge. This is the 3rd challenge. So in order to play along with this challenge you kinda have to have the book. This challenge is the Faux Tea Rose technique. I some what procrastinated this time, because I was a little intimidated. Finally after about 10 oops roses I finally made some that I liked. I made a wall hanging using the tattered pinecone roses. I used a piece of corrugated cardboard pealed off one of the outside layer used gesso and Peeled paint distress paint on it. Next I distressed a piece of Tim Holtz's Paper stash Wallflower Idea-ology paper inked the edges with brushed corduroy distress ink, and glued it to the cardboard. I ripped, stamped, and inked the edges from a scrap piece from the same page with the Wish stamp from the Stampers anonymous Good Thoughts stamp collection. I then adhered it with pop dots. I then cut, inked Sizzix dies- trellis, garden greens, and tattered pinecone. I of course had to add glitter to the roses. I glued everything down and thought I need more- so I pulled out my embellishment treasure chest and picked a couple out from the Idea-ology Nature adornment collection the butterfly and single stem rose. If you want any of these items you can get them at the Inspiration Emporium (http://www.inspirationemporium.com ). Hope you like it. I think this also works for the Monday Simon Says challenge- Magic. ( simonsaysstampblog.com/MondayChallenge. Hope you like it!

Artsy Tag

Hi All: This week I'm being a little more timely. The Monday Challenge for Simon Says stamp is themed Artsy So I used some Tim Holtz idea-ology products, distress ink and pens. I doodled a little and here you go. . As usual I would love your opinion.

Flowers

Hi All: So it is time for the Monday Challenge at Simon Says Stamps (WWW.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/ ) This weeks theme is Flowers. .

M is for multiple items.

Hi All: This week I'm entering my tag into two challenges the Simon Says Stamps Monday Challenge; and Tim Holtz's 12 tags of 2014 (may). The Challenge for Simon says was the letter M. I decided the letter M meant multiple items used. I did this by using multiples of my Charms or trinkets. The Assignment from Tim Holtz is to create a "creative composition". I feel this tag fits both challenges. I have to tell you I had to search for the shadow press. My favorite stamp store Stamp Asylum hadn't got them in yet :(. I check my usual 2 online sources-nada. Looked around and duh Simon Says Stamps thankfully had one of the sets. I only had to wait 4 days, which was awesome. Hope you like it.

Flower

Hi all: Usually I enter the Monday challenge but this week I decided to enter Simon Says Wednesday challenge. Pushing it to the last minute as usual. I try to make it look like a flower in a vase. Tell me what you think.

5

Hi Everyone: Here I am at the last minute putting up my entry for Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge and yes I'm too late. Oh well theres next week!!!!! I made a card where you had to use the number 5 as in 5 items, the number, tools, techniques etc... so i used 5 bullet points, and 5 sayings, stamped my butterfly and heart 5 times. event though I'm too late. . thanks for looking

Not so mellow yellow art journal

Hi All: It is in the 90's here today,which is normal for Texas in May. So for a little bit I decided to work on a indoor project. I like to enter the Monday challenge from Simon Says stamp. (http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/) This week the theme is "Not so mellow Yellow" so I had this art journal I got from Walmart and thought why not make this yellow. So pulled out the gesso and decide to make the back the front. used some stencils, embossing paste, distress ink, dylusion sprays, distress pens, die cuts,pearls and here you are. . Thanks for looking.

she's got wings

Hi all: Ya so got a new toy and had to play. I got the Megan stamp by Julie Nutting; so I had to play, I couldn't help it. I grab my Prima (julie Nutting) tag pad, stamped the first one. Found a page in Tim Holtz's 8x8 Menagerie pad, and stamped the dress, used the other side of the paper for the boots. Then I colored in the hair with gathered twigs and rusty hinge distress pens. added eyes. Pulled out another toy my Tim Holtz's idea-ology chevron stencil. I used the Tim Holtz's (sizzix) layered wings and honeycomb dies. inked my tag with peeled paint, rusty hinge, mustard seed distress ink. I then went around the outside with gathered twig distress ink. The wings I made with a piece of paper I said I wasn't going to use until I found more. Nope I didn't wait and now I have to go hunting. Hope you like it!1 :) . I'm going to enter this in the Simon Say Monday Challenge (http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/) The theme this week is winged thing.

Wish Tag

Happy April all: Here in North Texas weather has been eventful. 80"s warm for a couple of days then Hail storms and rainy and cold. So a little time to craft. This project will be entered in both Tim HOltz's tags of 2014 and Simon Says Monday Challenge http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/). So for this one I used one of the new Tim Holtz /Sizzix die cuts hope you like it.

rosette ribbon flower

Hi: If your interested heres the distress rosette flower I made. I took the Tim Holtz rosetted ribbon by idea-ology used the distressed marker spritzer with distress markers (worn lipstick, peeled paint, tumbled glass and applied it to the ribbon with the spritzer. It's really easy to use so if you don't have it in your stash I would get one. All you do is put in the marker of you choice and aim the spritzer to the area you want to spray. heres the ribbon and makers I used.. once I applied my ink I clippd the netting around the flowers so I could create my flower. I cut a circle out using a circle punch added the red line tape to the circle punch out and attached my ribbon. to finish it I adde a rose colored pearl from my stash. The tag is in the previous post if you want to see the flower. Thanks Chary

Spring Forward.

Hi : Have to admit the time change is one of my least favorite events every year. So I titled my entry for the Simon Says Monday challenge (http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge)Spring Forward. Here in North Texas its still pretty brown. Like alot of the country we also have experienced a colder then normal winter so not a lot of color yet. This weeks Monday challenge is named D is for Distress. I love my distress mediums. So ya I used them all. My newest toy is the distress marker spritzer. You can be so detailed with it. I used the stampers anonymous tim holtz clock stamp, some crinkle ribbon, the flower i made , distress paint- Peeled paint, broken china, gathered twigs. Distress markers- vintage photo, seedless preserves, tumbled glass, worn lipstick and peeled paint. ink- broken china, peeled paint. gathered twigs. Hope you like it.

Simon Say Monday Challenge: Tick Tock

Hi Everyone: This week the monday challenge is themed Tick Tock over at Simon Says Monday Challengehttp://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/). So I was thinking about time gone by. Where we keep the little momentos; the movie tickets, notes, jewelry, medals, just all the little things that tell the story of what happened at a moment we wanted to hold onto. So for this weeks Simon Says Monday Challenge which is themed "TickTock" I altered a cigar box to hold those little treasure As usual thanks for looking