Day 3 of 12 Tags

I really must have needed the sleep. I didn't pop up until 3:02 this morning...a whole hour late. I love Tim's third tag though...assembly line type to really whip out gift tags...so cool. Can you believe he came up with the idea of taping two tags together like he did to complete two at once? That "man" really is a creative genius! I never even knew he did the Carol Duvall Show way back when. That is before I even knew who he was.He even had big hair back then...LOL!!!

For my tag I had to improvise as so many are...very creatively on their part I might add! I do not have ANY reinkers...go figure. I have never had any of my pads dry up yet so I didn't think I needed them. Mistake! I did have the foam though from last year's tag, but I didn't use it this time. Although, I thought I might use alcohol inks, I didn't. Instead I used Tim's other technique of embossing after applying ink to the texture fade. It turned out great...lighter than what I wanted but great nonetheless. It looks more vintagey that way anyway. I also decided to add more red hence the poinsettias. I had so much space to fill up, but I refrained, so not my style to do so, and it was hard to leave well enough alone. I was in awe of Tim's use of the curled twine...never even knew you could do that. How is it that a "man" knows so much about cool crafting tricks??? By the way, if you are loving looking at all the blogs and projects from crafters around the world that are on Tim's blog as much I do, please send Inlinkz a thank you via twitter (if you tweet). What an awesome service they are providing for all of us!

Day 2 of 12 Tags

My internal alarm didn't wake me until 2:11 a.m. today...I really needed that extra 10 minute sleep I guess. What a cool canvas reindeer Tim has created! I am loving that this tag is masculine. That is something we don't often see in paper crafting...aside from a lot of Tim's projects of course. I decided to give my reindeer the Hanz and Franz, and "pump him up". He needed antlers and a thick, burly coat around his neck...more like an elk!!! Since I work with the jumbo tags I thought he needed a friend to fill up space. I did not have the Ornate die so I improvised with the Styled Labels Die and added the word Wish. I am super proud of this tag. I love the way the deer came out. I think doing them on canvas was key to really make them stand out. I had a horrible time with trying to do the snow look Tim talked about. Mine are not droplets...more like mini waterfalls. I will need to practice that a lot more. 

If you haven't already checked out the uploaded tags on Tim's website for Day 2, do so, and check out all the fabulous creations and blogs from people all around the world. I am whiling away the time (Wasting??? NO!) visiting fabulous places abroad! Thank you so much Inlinkz for allowing all of us to do this. It has been a wonderful experience to reach out to others that we would never have the opportunity to do so before.

Until tomorrow with Tag 3...Lord willing.

Day 1 Of 12 Tags

Wow!!! I know most of you felt the excitement at midnight to see Tim's tag like I did! I am in love with those cutey potooty pine cones. I have made several, and they all have names and love for me to talk to them! What a fabulous opening number for Tim to create at the start of this show! I am loving all of Mario's behind the scenes (BTS) via Twitter. It gives me a heads up and a laugh, and I get out all that I have that looks comparable to Tim's. I was making pine cones at around 9:00 and had them ready to go. I fell asleep around 11:00 and ironically bolted upright at 1:58 a.m...I kid you not. I did not set an alarm. Tim's tag went public at 2:01 a.m. my time, and I got to see it happen...so cool! Even the Sandman has a creative dark side!!!

For my tag I had to improvise because I didn't have the Noel or Banner dies. I love improvising though because it forces me to be more creative. I used Electric Blue Glimmer Mist on the background instead of using colored card stock. For the Noel, I used Thicker letters and adheared them to a piece of white card stock that I cut into a flourish, and stickled it because get this...I had no glitter. Imagine that!  The banner is just a strip of music paper from my stash of scraps that I cut and folded. I also like to make my Christmas tags using the jumbo tags that are 8 1/2 inches long. I like the extra room which allows me to really gaudy things up. You know how I like to cake it on! While Tim's tag was really blingy for him...which I loved...I added more bling with my hanging charm. I wanted to add a little more red, and the beads really made the holly berries pop off the tag. I loved, loved, loved the way Tim embossed while embossing! It was so much faster and made a complicated thing so easy to do. That is a technique I will use over and over.

Hello my little cuties. Mama loves you. Oh yes I do!!!

I am getting ready for the next one already. I can't wait and I am sure you can't either. Join the fun and upload your tag as well on Tim's blog. Is that a fabulous idea or what to have all of us doing show and tell? What a guy! And, it is surreal to see all those tags and visit their blogs from people all around the world. I love seeing the written language from other countries like Russia and China. It is amazing to know we all have a love of crafting and All Things Tim!!!

12 Tags of Christmas of 2010

I am positively giddy with anticipation for tomorrow's first tag! What am I talking about?  As if you didn't already know! Tim will start his 12 Tags of Christmas, beginning of course with day 1. How awesome is he to do this year after year! God broke the mold after He made Tim and Mario! If you haven't already watched his 'trailer" for this event, it is a must see. The man is a creative genius! This event has become a mini tradition of sorts for my darling daughter and me, and every night after dinner we try to recreate his tag in our style with what we have on hand. Oh who am I kidding? I run out to either of our craft stores searching frantically for the things he uses!!! However, before Tim starts his 12 Tags of Christmas 2011, I thought I would share with you the tags I created last year since I didn't have a blog then, before I start blogging about my tags this year. I did not do day 8, because I didn't have a mask, and I never went back to complete it after I did...lazy I know! You can also link back to his 2010 tags. Get ready to be "tagged" everyone!!!

Day 1

Day 2 (sorry...it wouldn't upload horizontally for some reason)

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Day 6

Day 7

Day 9

Day 10

Day 11

Day 12

A Diva's Christmas Tree

I am totally in the Christmas spirit now, and burning the midnight oil when I can to turn out Holiday goodness! I receive tons of unnecessary catalogs as I am sure all of you do, but one of which I love getting (okay...I have ordered a couple of things on sale) is the J. Peterman Company Catalog. It has so many drawings that inspire me often. I cut pictures from every one I get and paste them into my idea journal. Last month's catalog really caught my attention, and I decided to try my hand at it. It happens to also fit the criteria for two challenges, Simon Says Stamp and Show with "show some stars", and Our Creative Corner's (my first with them) "O Christmas Tree". I hope my tree qualifies as what they want for a tree anyway!!! And...I just found out about the Sunday Stamper's challenge "lucky stars", so I am putting this tag in that as well.

To make the tree coat I simply kept stamping with Tim's pine needle stamp until I had the shape I wanted, after I stamped Tim's dress form. I restamped several parts around the the collar and trim with a darker color ink, and then filled in with a green glaze pen.  The star is made from Grunge Paper and embossed with yellow distress powder and then again with gold powder. The shoes were free handed and then stamped on the pine needle stamp, followed by detail work with Smooch Ink. The caption is also embossed and filled in with more Smooch Ink. The rest is just bling and paper I made into tiny presents.

Supplies:

Vagabond Dies Used- Sizzix Star & Starbursts

Stamps Used- TH for Stampers Anonymous in Haberdashery and Santa's Wish; Inkadinkado in Warm Holiday Wishes (caption); flourish stamp by unknown; Diva stamp by Technique Tuesday; Handbag stamp by Hampton Art Studio G

Coloration Used- Ranger Archival Ink in Jet Black; Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Electric Blue (background); TH for Ranger Distress Ink in Peeled Paint, Pine Needles, Tumbled Glass, Faded Jeans; TH for Ranger Distress Embossing Powder in Black Soot, Mustard Seed; Close To My Heart Embossing Powder in Gold; Inkssentials Enamel Accents in Black; Clearsnap Holding Smooch Ink in Gold and Green Apple; Ranger Stickles in Christmas Red and Golden Rod

Embellishments Used- TH Hanger Paper Clip; Paper and Rhinestones from Recollections; The Girls' Paperie Tinsel & Twig Market Trims Ribbon; Martha Stewart Crafts Red and Green Striped String

November ATC Swap

I was so excited today to receive my November ATC cards for the monthly ATC swap at the All Things Tim Yahoo Group! What a talented group of people we have. Thank you Sandy for hosting. Here are the cards I received.

This is from Florence McLean.

This is from Sandy A.

This is from Sandy Nolan.

This is from Pamela Preston.

And...here is mine again.

Anita

Stained Glass Window Or Metal?

I hope those of you that celebrate Thanksgiving had a wonderful day! Now that it is over, I  have been so busy trying to get Christmas decor up, and that has put me behind on crafting. I did manage to complete a challenge for Grungy Monday this week though. The challenge was to create something using Tim's technique for embossing metal and coloring it with Alcohol Ink like he did with his pumpkin challenge on the Ranger blog. This GM challenge is also being sponsored by Simon Says Stamp.

I wanted to create a stained glass effect, so after I die cut the word "hope" I embossed my metal piece with two of Tim's texture fades that looked like cracked glass. Next, I used three colors of Alcohol Ink as well as a coat of black Glimmer Mist to seep into the cracks to achieve this look. The frame and wall of the window were done by embossing with a wood grain texture fade. I also filled in the spaces of the word with Crackle Glossy Accents to further the look of stained glass. I wish the pictures better represented that. The black trim of the window was done using black enamel paint to give the look of lead. I love the angel stamp from Tim's newer Christmas line of stamps. I gave her a coat of Glimmer Mist after I colored her in. I also had a frame that was dropped and broken, and rather than throwing it away or purchasing new glass, I glued the frame back together, sanded and distress inked it, and attached this project. I love how it is 3D, and you can see and feel all the different textures going on, rather than being flat.

 

 

Supplies:
Paper Used- Ten Seconds Studio Silver Metal Sheet; craft and white card stock from my stash
Vagabond Materials Used- TH Alterations Texture Fades in wood, cracked glass, sun ray; TH Sizzix Die word Hope

Stamp Used- TH for Stamper's Anonymous in Joyful Song (angel)
Coloration Used- TH for Ranger Adirondack Alcohol Ink in Meadow, Sunshine Yellow, Red Pepper, Alcohol Blending Solution; Inkssentials Enamel Accents in Black and Crackle Accents; Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Black Magic and Dazzling Diamonds; Ranger Archival Ink in Jet Black; TH for Ranger Distress Ink in Brushed Corduroy, Walnut Stain, Fired Brick; Clearsnap Smooch Ink in white, silver, gold; Faber Castell Watercolor Pencil in flesh; Sakura Glaze Pen in brown

A Bagful of Thanks!

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!!

 The All Things Tim Yahoo Group has a monthly Artist Trading Card swap that anyone in the group can join in any given month. For November you had to make a Giving Thanks ATC with a "T" on it, paying homage to Tim, as well as a TH trinket of some sort, and the rest was up to me. My ATC also qualifies for Simon Says Stamp and Show's challenge of making something with a "ticket". My ticket reads, "Gratitude: To be thankful.". Not only am I thankful to Tim and all his darkside ways, I have a never ending shopping bag full of blessings that I am thankful for...too many to list...with all credit of course, going to the Lord. Very near the top of that list is this blog and all those who have read and commented. It has given me a new spring in my step. So thank you everyone from the bottom of my heart! May you have a beautiful and bountiful Thanksgiving!!!

 
Supplies:
Paper Used- My Mind's Eye The Spider's Web; TH Idea-ology Seasonal Paper Stash; TH Idea-ology Seasonal Salvage Stickers; craft paper; Fabric Trading Cards in Burlap
Stamps Used- Darcie's Cling Mounted Rubber Stamp Set (thankful pumpkin); TH for Stamper's Anonymous Odds and Ends (blank ticket); Donna Downey for Unity Stamp Company Advent (gratitude verse); Hero Arts Clings Spoon and Fork (stamped on recipe images)
Coloration Used- TH for Ranger Distress Ink in Iced Spruce, Gathered Twigs, Brushed Corduroy, Spiced Marmalade; Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Iridescent Gold; TH for Ranger Distress Stain in Vintage Photo; TH for Ranger Distress Crackle Paint in Rock Candy; Ranger Adirondack Paint Dabber in Pitch Black; Sakura Glaze Pen in orange
Embellishments Used: TH Idea-ology flower parts & paper clip; type grunge letters (TH Tutorial) made from grunge board and canvas letters; wired string for bag handle