SteamPunk Tag Swap Arrivals!!!

I just got home late last night from New York City, where I attended Debby Schuh's class and tour of the City. It was a fantastic time, but more on that later. When I saw the very large pile that was my mail, I wearily noticed a padded, manila colored envelope sticking out from the bottom of the stack. I knew instantly that it was all the tags from the All Things Tim SteamPunk Swap. Talk about impressive! I am in a group with the most amazingly talented people! You can see for yourself.

Elena Vigil-Forinas (Amazing bright color!)

Eileen Bellomo (Inspiring and the color and texture were fantastic!)

Jason Melford Pettigrew (WOW!!! Phrase, texture, and color are amazing!)

 

Susan Fraser (Detail upon detail, and so many components and textures...WOW! And the charm is impressive! Loved the envelope too...so classy!)

Gloria Alexander (Holy cow...all the layers were phenomenal! A real piece of art!)

Lisa Suri Peralta (Your first tag ever was spectacular! The balloon with all the stitching and rosettes is a WOW!!!)

Lynn Potocki (Your innovation is to be applauded! Loved all the metal and detail. Also...the charm was dislodged, probably in shipping, so I tried to reconnect it best I could and I added a jump ring and safety pin. I apologize because I know I goofed it up, but the pieces of the charm were great, especially the watch part eye!)

Mine again.

Thank you so much everyone for sharing your very creative and beautiful artwork! I am thrilled to have received it!

From Texas to NYC!!!

I am off to NYC for Debby Schuh's class and tour, and I am so stoked to go!!! I decided to make ATC's for the class and of course bring them a little taste of Texas...some Susie's South Forty Texas Trash! I hope I don't offend anyone with my ATC and warped sense of humor, but I always find the stereotypes of what some think a Texan or New Yorker are hilarious, so I decided to go with it. The background of these were from old postcards of each state that I photocopied. The pictures were so cool and had a vintage feel and look to them so I did not want to cut them up. I will be blogging all about my time there so I can share it with y'all...hehehe!!!

First Design...I can't wait for someone to ask me what Chukka's are!

Second Design

Back of ATC...love those red soles!!!

Supplies:

Masked Dove Sympathy Card

I needed to make a sympathy card for a friend and decided to make one that qualified for Grungy Monday which uses the technique of masking and misting from Tim's 12 Tags of Christmas Day 6 from 2007. I didn't even know about Tim or his 12 Days of Tags back then, but I love the look of his blogging from that time, because it has so much detail more so than than now, probably because we were all learning the terminology or technique in the beginning. It was so cool to see the difference, and refresh the memory. Isn't he wonderful for doing all this work to bring more joy at Christmastime? Thanks Linda (StudioL3) for taking us back in time!

This is a Tattered Angels mask but I had to use spray adhesive to make it stick.

I taped a paper shield to the other side to keep it clean using Tim's tape which is easily removable.

Sprayed with Perfect Pearls mist in Blue Patina and Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Electric Blue.

I inked around dove with Tumbled Glass and Faded Jeans.

I poured water into my hands from a Mini Mister and sprinkled it onto the card, causing water droplet images.

I misted with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Silver Sugar, angling the bottle to create large droplets.

I die cut a bookplate from Grungeboard using Tim's die Tag & Bookplates. Then coated it with Silver Paint Dabber.

This was ran through Vagabond using the Checkerboard Texture Fade.

Next, I misted it with Tattered Angels Black Magic and let it set a few minutes to really seep into the cracks.

I applied Perfect Pearls Blue Patina onto alternating squares of the checkboard pattern.

On the inside piece that fits into the frame, I double coated it with White Picket Fence Distress Stain. When it dried I stamped my sentiment.

2 brads were placed into the holes and a thick layer of Glossy Accents was added to give the illusion of glass.

Textured Tissue Wrap Birthday Card

Last week on Wendy Vecchi's blog she demoed a technique using Tim Holtz's Tissue Wrap, that she and now I am totally consumed with. She ran Glue Glider Pro High Tac adhesive (the one with the dots) down on a project and laid the tissue wrap on top. Doing so made the dots from the adhesive show through the tissue tape thereby giving it even more depth and creating texture. This was further enhanced by applying Distress Stain, another new fav of mine. I decided to try the new technique on a birthday card for bestie Paula. I also stamped on the borders of the card and added Perfect Pearls to the image. I am in love with the look, and I wish the pictures really showed the sheen on the card better. I loved the background so much I used the same technique, now coined "textured tissue wrap" by me, on a Maya Road transparent bird embellishment. Also, the photo and phrase on the card was taken from an old one I had that is now repurposed for Paula. I also baked her an almond torte, one of her favorites. There is nothing like a great friend who inspires you to create something wonderful and I hope she has an awesome day.  Happy birthday Paula!!!  And...thank you Wendy and Tim for your creations that inspire us all.

Inside

Back

 

Supplies Used:

Kraft Paper card and envelope from Paper Studio; repurposed card from Attic Salt Greetings; white and green card stock from my stash; TH Idea-ology Tissue Wrap in Terminology; TH for Ranger Distress Stain in Peeled Paint; Staz On Ink in Timber Brown; TH for Ranger Distress Ink in Iced Spruce; Numbers Border stamp by Danelle Johnson; Ranger Perfect Pearls in Green Patina; Ranger Perfect Pearls Mist in Heirloom Gold; Maya Road bird embellishment; burlap

Fall Treat Bags

Every year at the Feast of Thanksgiving, someone always takes home some sort of goody or yummy, like a recipe, pictures, leftovers, or my personal fav dessert!!! I like to make and keep a couple of  treat bags on hand so my guests can take their loot in style. These are super easy and fun to do, and my daughter usually ends up being right in the middle of the making.

Supplies Used:

Small orange paper bags, Martha Stewart Pumpkin Border Punch, Prima Flowers, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Peach Delight, Recollections Gem Brads, TH for Ranger Distress Stickles in Spiced Marmalade, Deja Views White Flower Patch card stock, brown and green card stock from my stash, stamp letters from my stash to form the word "Fall", ribbon from my stash

"Give Thanks" Tag for Grungy Monday!

This week for Grungy Monday the challenge is to do a tag based on Tim's 12 Tags of Christmas from 2009, Day 7. This is based on creating a custom mask from a stamped image. This was indeed a challenge for me because I don't have any custom mask sheets. So I improvised and created one out of scrap plastic from a Timmy die I just purchased. It is thicker than masking material and caused some of my background stamping to not flow, but other than that it worked pretty darn well. I used 3M Spray Adhesive on it, but let it dry several minutes before sticking it on my stamped image so it would not permanently stick. I had to further challenge myself by using 3 different stamps to create the final image that would also produce my custom mask. Live and learn. I had to get all the images just right which was difficult, but I finally got it right after a few tries. Moreover, this challenge proved even more difficult as I had to take a mulligan and make a whole new tag after I spilled water on the original after all that hard work.  So after I walked away from it for a while (fuming of course) I did some much needed cleaning, then came back and made this tag with no water bottle to be seen within 10 feet. Upon posting this to GM 26, I blogged on over to Simon Says Stamp and Show, and realized that my tag fits the criteria for the challenge this week of making something using recycled  items, because I used the plastic to make a mask. I entered it into their weekly challenge as well.

 

Rather than list all my supplies, I took photos of all the materials I used while proceeding to each step in the process of making this tag. If you would like to know the particular name or brand please email me and I will give you the details.

 

 

 

I would like to "Give Thanks" to all of you who read this blog, follow it, or comment on it. It has been over a month already and I am deeply humbled by all the emails and comments left by all of you wonderful readers. I never imagined that doing this would make me feel so fulfilled. You all are truly a blessing I am so thankful for!!!

JO JO JO!!! Happy JAVAdays!!!

 Corny I know, but catchy, and now everyone around the house is saying it. Why? Another challenge...that's why! While reading the StudioL3 blog I found out  the design team at the Eclectic Paperie had to complete a challenge using some sort of Starbucks inspiration, any or all of Timmy's new Seasonal Inks for Autumn, and any size of Maya Road's bottle caps. They extended the challenge to the rest of us, so I decided to make ornaments. 

Supplies:

Back...Great art from the cup itself.

a venti sized cup, gift card, and cup sleeve from Starbucks, TH Alterations Die in Carved Ornaments, TH for Ranger Distress Ink in Gathered Twigs, Maya Road Bottle Cap, corrugated paper, green card stock, 2 eyelets, Q-Tip, colored wire all from my stash,  striped string from Martha Stewart Crafts, Glossy Accents, Krylon red spray paint, K&C Company Holly Layered Accents

I also received my order from winning Simon Says Stamp's random drawing last week. They even through in a freebie. Thank you again SSS!!! I cannot wait to start playing with my new toys!