12 Tags of 2015 - April

Howdy there crafters! Nothing like the last minute to post my tag for Tim's April tag for 12 Tags of 2015!  I've been on the road solid for three weeks to teach, watch baseball tournaments, and golf tournaments. I think I've been home a total of four days after Easter...yikes...oh the laundry that is waiting for me!!! Anyway, I've found time to craft in the car and in hotel rooms, and managed to snag a sewing machine to finish my tag!

I knew I wanted a red flower...of course...so I used the chrysanthemum stamp and took inspiration for coloring it from this picture on the internet.

I inked a Ranger #10 Manila tag with Aged Mahogany completely covering it. I LOVE how juicy the Mini Distress Inks are. LOVE!!!

Then I misted the tag with Tim's new Distress Sprayer only pressing the trigger slightly to get awesome droplets of water! LOVE this new tool!

Then came all the die cutting, and I added the Mini Heart from the Tiny Shapes set! So cute!!!

I used the new Fossilized Amber Distress Marker for part of the background...awesome butterscotchy color!!!

I added Gumdrops, but colored them with Mushroom Alcohol Ink first. I also stamped on the Crinkle Ribbon after coloring it using the same flower stamp.

 

Phew...just in time! And...I have loved looking at everyone's April tag too. Fabulous inspiration abounds!!! 

Supplies:

Ranger Inkssentials #10 Jumbo Manila Tags	Aged Mahogany Distress Ink	Tim Holtz Mini Ink Blending Tool	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Sprayer	Sizzix Tim Holtz Movers & Shapers in Tiny Shapes
Sizzix Tim Holtz Thinlits in Handwritten Love	Sizzix® Thinlits™ Die Set 13PK - Adventure Words: Block by Tim Holtz®	Black Soot Distress Ink	Ranger Surfaces Watercolor Paper	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Marker Spritzer
Tim Holtz Distress Marker in Fossilized Amber	Distress Markers Set	Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Flower Garden Stamp Set	Ranger Water Brush - Detailer Tip
Sakura Gelly Roll White Pen	Idea-ology Gumdrops	Adirondack Alcohol Ink In Mushroom	Idea-ology Crinkle Ribbon

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

CC3C - Embossing Diffusers

Happy Saturday! First...I just want to thank everyone for the birthday wishes...you all are wonderful! So here's another challenge to get your crafty fortnight going in the new Compendium of Curiosities III Challenge!!! We loved all the Smudge Stamping last time...great technique I think.  Thank you for inspiring us, and for all the wonderful comments!  The Curiosity Crew and I always love all of the entries!
This new challenge, number twenty-seven is using the Embossing Diffusers. These are a super cool product to use in virtually any embossing and make people take notice, wondering how you did that.  Please play along so you can win some fabulous prizes donated by the ever generous Tim and Mario, and this challenge's sponsor, Inspiration Emporium!!! You will have two weeks to complete this challenge and link it up to the CC3Challenge site, and you can read all the rules here. Please take the time to visit every member of the Curiosity Crew (See below.) for not only some gorgeous embossing inspiration, but for a chance to win some extra goodies!

Linda Ledbetter

Annette Green

Candy Colwell

Cheryl Grigsby

Hels Sheridan

Susan Mostek

Yvonne Blair
Marjie Kemper

With graduations going on across the globe, and my own son's approaching fast...yes, tears of sadness...I thought I would make a graduation card for him...sniffle!

I love this older stamp set, and the bird cage happens to fit perfectly inside the Arched Embossing Diffuser! I stamped the cage on manila cardstock from Ranger using Jet Black Archival.

I inked around the cage using Tumbled Glass Distress Ink.

I followed Tim's instructions for using the Embossing Diffuser, and then I inked over the raised images. I also watercolored around the arch, and trace over it with a Fude Ball Pen.

I added Tissue Tape to my craft sheet and inked over it with Gathered Twigs. Then I added it to the card.

I stamped the bird onto Watercolor Paper with Jet Black. I also die cut the cap and diploma from Impression Obsession. I believe this is a brand new die. It fits perfectly on the birds.

I watercolored the bird in with Distress Markers and a Watercolor Brush, then I added the cap and diploma on him. I added a little doodling as well. He is adorable!!!

I used the Alpha Part numbers from the Ransom set and painted them with Salty Ocean Distress Paint. I also stamped my sentiments on manila and inked them with Gathered Twigs.

I thought the card needed more, so the Distress Marker Spritzer did the trick!

 

 

 

Again...I can't get enough of the Bird Crazy birdies! I love them, and think you can add them to almost anything! I can tell from so many projects in cyber world, that you all agree with me. Well...until next time, and I sure hope you play along with this challenge!!!

Supplies:

Ranger Manila Cardstock 12x12	Artful Flight Stamp Set	Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink	Tumbled Glass Distress Ink	Tim Holtz Mini Ink Blending Tool
Tim Holtz Sizzix Embossing Diffusers #2	Tim Holtz Sizzix Texture Fades in Arrows and Boardwalk	Salty Ocean Distress Ink	Mowed Lawn Distress Ink	Gathered Twigs Distress Ink
Ranger Fude Ball Pen in Black	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Marker Spritzer	Tim Holtz Tissue Tape in Elements	Distress Markers Set	Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Cardstock
Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Bird Crazy Stamp Set	Ranger Water Brush - Detailer Tip	Sakura Gelly Roll White Pen	Crackle Accents	Ranger Adhesive Foam in White
Ranger Adhesive Strips	Stamper′s Anonymous Tim Holtz Simple Sayings Stamp Set	Idea-ology Alpha Parts in Ransom	Ranger Distress Paint in Salty Ocean	Ranger Collage Glue Stick

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!