12 Tags of 2015 - March

Top of the morning to ya! It's almost St. Patrick's Day, so I thought I would do Tim's tag for March in green style...;0)!!! Hope you like it, and happy St. Pat's!!!

I used Mowed Lawn, Cracked Pistachio, Bundled Sage, Squeezed Lemonade, and Pumice Stone Distress Paint to create the background color.

Hearts make great shamrocks, so I stamped Tim's Love Struck Hearts four times in a circle, and embossed with Clear Embossing Powder from Ranger.

I LOVE the new Heartfelt Bigz Die with all the different sizes of hearts! I die cut the small thinner heart with Core-Dinations Kraft Core, inked them,  stitched them on, and folded them in half for extra dimension. I've seen lots of hearts done like this for Valentine's Day on several people's blog...so thanks so much for the inspiration Crafty Peeps!

I pretty much followed the rest of Tim's instructions except I added the same paints to the ribbon, and a few other Idea-ology pieces.

 

 

I have another St. Patrick's tag coming up soon, so please stay tuned. Happy Crafting!

Supplies:

Ranger Inkssentials #10 Jumbo Manila Tags	Idea-ology Tissue Tape in Symphony	Ranger Inkssentials Mister	Distress Paint in Cracked Pistachio	Bundled Sage Distress Paint
Tim Holtz Distress Paint in Mowed Lawn	Distress Paint in Pumice Stone	Tim Holtz Squeezed Lemonade Distress Paint	Love Struck Stamp Set	Black Soot Distress Ink
Ranger Embossing Powder in Clear	Tim Holtz Collection Layering Stencil in Typo	Wendy Vecchi Embossing Paste in Translucent	Ranger Gold Embossing Powder	Core-dinations TH Kraft Core Paper Stack
Sizzix Tim Holtz Bigz Die in Heartfelt	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Sanding Grip	Gathered Twigs Distress Ink	Idea-ology Plaquettes	Idea-ology Word Bands
Idea-ology Jute String	Mini Pins	Idea-ology Wishbones	Idea-ology Pen Nibs	Idea-ology Crinkle Ribbon
Idea-ology Shield Charms	Idea-ology Loop Pins

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

CC3C - Remnant Rub Resist

Happy happy Saturday!!!  It's time for another challenge, number twenty-four...time flies, in the new Compendium of Curiosities III Challenge!!!  The Curiosity Crew and I absolutely were in awe at all the Collection Folios last time!  You all really inspire me!!!  Thank you for joining in, and of course for all of the comments.

Challenge number twenty-four is using the Remnant Rub Resist technique...a favorite! It will be so fun to see your makes using this!  This is a technique to visit again and again as it's so easy. I hope you can play along on this challenge so you can win some amazing fabulous prizes donated by the ever generous Tim and Mario, and this challenge's sponsor, The Funkie Junkie Boutique!!! Thank you sponsors for your generosity! You will have two weeks to complete this challenge and link it up to the CC3Challenge site, and you can carefully read all the rules here. Please take the time to visit every member of the Curiosity Crew (See below.) for not only some fun and colorful inspiration, but for a chance to win some extra goodies!

Linda Ledbetter

Annette Green

Candy Colwell

Cheryl Grigsby

Hels Sheridan

Marjie Kemper

Susan Mostek

Yvonne Blair 

A few weeks ago when I was demoing and teaching at The Scrapbook Expo in Grapevine, Texas, I met a follower of mine named Chary Deiling, who also participates in the CC3C. She challenged me to use a picture she had on Pinterest for inspiration for one of my projects. I decided this challenge was perfect to use the colors on her inspiration piece as a basis for my cards, so I looked to Distress Ink Spray Stains to achieve the color.

I love how these came out!

I used a giant Ranger #12 Manila Tag to do the technique, which was super super fast. I used an oldie but goodie from Tim, the Old Pick Up Truck stamp and some brand new stamps too for the whole tag. Then I cut them in half.

I trimmed both pieces down to fit another #12 Tag this time in Black, folded in half. Notice I had the holes of the tags in different positions for each card. FUN!!! I distressed the edges, highlighted the embossed words with a Stabilo Pencil, and then stitched around the tags. The Old Pick Up card is for my Father in Laws birthday, and the other is yet to be given.

 

 

 

 

This is a super easy, fast, and fun challenge technique! I sure you join in!!! 

Supplies:

Ranger Surfaces Manila Tag #12 Giant	Idea-ology Remnant Rubs in Elements	Idea-ology Remnant Rubs in Numbers	Ranger Inkssentials Mister	Distress Spray Stain in Cracked Pistachio
Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain Spray - Seedless Preserves	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain Spray - Picked Raspberry	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain Spray - Peacock Feathers	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain Spray - Mowed Lawn	Ranger Inkssentials Surfaces Tags - #12 Giant Tags - Black
Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Elements of Time Stamp Set	$23.95 Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Flower Garden	$23.95 Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Handwritten Sentiments	Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink	Ranger Seafoam White Embossing Powder
Ranger Black Embossing Powder	Tonic Tim Holtz Distress Tool	Ranger Glue n’ Seal Matte 1 oz.	Idea-ology Crinkle Ribbon

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

Spring Break Classes

Hello crafty people! I'm heading out today to the Dallas area for a week's stay in Waxahachie to teach eight classes at The Crafty Scrapper, ranging from Encaustics to fun tags! If you are in the area, I'd love to see you, and I think a couple of the classes have a few spots left, so just call the store if you are interested.

Wax 101 Storybook - (an all day class) - 2 Classes

Large Heart Encaustic Wood Panel

Small Flower Encaustic Wood Panel

Large Flower Encaustic Wood Panel

Butterfly Duo Encaustic Wood Panels

Buggy Liquid Pearls Tags (2 Classes)

Even if you can't get in the classes, please stop by and say hi. The store is fabulous, and you won't be sorry to see it.

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!