Tic Tac Toe, Three In A Row!!!

Happy Saturday everyone! This week at Our Creative Corner, we have a unique challenge. Holly Kean is hosting the "tic tac toe challenge". Play along with us in a game of paper crafting! Choose three in a row on this tic-tac-toe board, and make sure you work those elements into your paper craft project.

I decided to go with brads, buttons, and blue, and also took this literally and made a tic tac toe board. I meant to make a sentiment with 'hugs and kisses' on it to go with me XOX, but I guess I got lost in the flowers, because somehow I forgot, and didn't realize until I posted the pictures.  I think I need to up my Omega 3's! The Design Team  is sure to get you motivated and inspired, so please visit their wonderful blogs and marvel at their take on this weeks challenge.

Linda Coughlin- The Funkie Junkie

Vicki Burdick- It's a Stamp Thing

Sue Butler- Scrumplescrunch

Ann Marie Hile- Stampin' Anne

Wendy Janson-  It's All About Stamping
Marcy Kaminski - En Papillote Arts
Holly Kean- Kean On Paper
Irena Kowalczyk (aka Rudlis) - Love, Life and Crafts
Meihsia Liu- Simply Paper Crafts
Tui Nathan- Stampin Time
Lori Rider- The Diva Stamper
Kristin Tierney- Lilly Beth Boutique
Sharon Wheet- Designs by Sharon

Supplies:
Close To My Heart:  wooden buttons
Maya Road: Stick Pins (I used Alcohol Ink to color them blue.)
American Crafts: Thickers
From My Stash: dictionary print

Graphic 45 Fashionista Paper Pack	Craft Paper Card	Parchment Petals Scroll - Prima Marketing Flowers	Prima Fairytale Mini Roses	Idea-ology Long Fasteners
Natural Hemp Cord Twine	Denim Alcohol Ink	Glossy Accents

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

A Green Wish!?!

March always means green to me, I guess because of St.Patrick's Day and the start of Spring. So I was happy to create "green green" tags for a swap with the Ranger Ink Link Yahoo Group. So with a lot of green colored Ranger products and some repurposed items this is the tag I made. 

I am also submitting this tag to Linda Ledbetter's Grungy Monday challenge of using Tim's technique of paint resist from the 12 Tags of Christmas 2007 Tag 2, as well as Hels Sheridan's Sunday Stamper challenge of "diamonds", and Inspiration Emporium's monthly challenge of "going green". 

I stamped the butterfly images using Peeled Paint Crackle Paint, because I didn't have any other green paint. I wasn't sure if this would work, but you don't know if you don't try. I allowed it to dry for about 5 minutes then poured UTEE on and heat embossed. It's not super crisp but It still worked.

I wasn't sure if the green inks would show up on the green Prima packaging, but it did even if it was subtly in some spots. I misted with a color wash in some of those spots. It was a nice look. 

 

I stamped the Papillion background onto the tag in Peeled Paint, then wiped off the butterflies with a damp paper towel.

I used plastic packaging from a die to die cut the On the Edge Butterflight. I ran Peeled Paint Distress Stain over it and rubbed it in with my fingers. It was very faint but helped to be seen a little better on the tag. I curled the wings and used the tiny attacher to adhere it to the tag.

I heat embossed the sentiment with Pine Needles Ink and Peeled Paint Distress Embossing Powder.

I misted the sentiment with Meadow Color Wash then Perfect Pearls Mist for some added sheen.

I have many old necklaces from past celebrations, so I clipped off the shamrocks, gave them a little crackle paint then stickles. They are so cute. Rhinestones (the diamonds), a button,k and some ribbon completed the tag.

 

Supplies:
From My Stash: bling strips, ribbon, packaging from Prima, shamrocks

Words For Thought Stamp Set	Core′dinations Adirondack Collection Paper Stack	Peeled Paint Distress Embossing Powder	Meadow Adirondack Color Wash	Perfect Pearls Mist
Alterations On The Edge Butterflight Die	Peeled Paint Distress Stain	Tiny Attacher - Idea-ology	Attic Treasures Stamp Set	UTEE - Clear
Pine Needles Distress Ink	Peeled Paint Distress Ink	Crushed Olive - Distress ink	Papillon Stamp Set	Peeled Paint Distress Stickles
Vintage Buttons Tinsel & Twig The Girls Paperie

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!