Cupid's Pimped Out Ride

Happy February everyone! Boy oh boy does the time pass fast! Today, I have a Valentine card for you that I originally made for the Ranger Booth at CHA, using the Old Jalopy Tim Holtz  Sizzix Die that is now discontinued, so hoard yours if you have it.  It's loaded with Ranger Stickles and lots of Idea-ology!  

Using Tim's Core'dinations Cardstock, I die cut the Jalopy in red, black, and silver foil for layering.

Using a black cardstock card base, I die cut the heart border along the bottom. Excuse the turquoise cardstock, at the last minute I changed it out for a pink tone.

I glued all the Jalopy pieces in place, and then added a label and number 14 from Remnant Rubs.

Then came lots and lots of Stickles, in every red family tone I had, plus platinum and silver. Then I punched out lots of hearts and added Stickles to them as well.I also pounced Mushroom Alcohol Ink onto pieces of Shrink Plastic for the windows, and used Glossy Accents to attach it, and Crackle Accents on the headlights too.

I embossed the background card (now pink) with a Texture Fade, and inked over the raised portions with various Distress Inks. After all the Stickles were dry, I embellished the Jalopy with some metal pieces. I also stitched the background card along the border, and added a sentiment with Remnant Rubs.

     

 

I'm off to make more Valentine goods! It's another one of my favorite times to make cards and crafts...you know all that red!!! Until next time!

Supplies:

Core-dinations TH Kraft Core Paper Stack	Core′dinations - Tim Holtz Ranger- Metallic Kraft Core - 12 x 12 Textured Kraft Core Cardstock Pack	Sizzix Tim Holtz Bigz Die in Old Jalopy	Sizzix Tim Holtz Thinlets in Shape Strips	Ranger Multi Matte Medium
Sizzix Tim Holtz Paper Punch in Small Heart	Glam Pink Stickles	Ranger Stickles in Neon Flamingo	Ranger Stickles in Magenta	Ranger Stickles in Thistle
Ranger Stickles in Cranberry	Christmas Red Stickles	Ranger Stickles in Platinum	Silver Stickles	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Sanding Grip
Idea-ology Vial Labels	Idea-ology Remnant Rubs in Numbers	Idea-ology Remnant Rub Tool	Idea-ology Remnant Rubs in Special Delivery	Idea-ology Adornments Arrows
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Adornments in Regal	Ranger Inkssentials Shrink Plastic	Alcohol Ink Applicator Tool	Adirondack Alcohol Ink In Mushroom	Ranger Glossy Accents
Crackle Accents	Tim Holtz Sizzix Texture Fades in Airmail and Compass	Tim Holtz Mini Ink Blending Tool	Gathered Twigs Distress Ink	Worn Lipstick Distress Ink
Picked Raspberry Distress Ink	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Shaded Lilac	Ranger Adhesive Foam in Black	Ranger Adhesive Sheets

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

12 Tags of 2016 Remix - January

I've waited until the last minute...again...to get my January tag done for Tim's new 12 Tags of 2016 "Remix". Isn't it such a cool idea to do a revamp of the old tags so we can get into the techniques again and refresh?!! He's a brilliant mind that one!!! So, I've dug through my old tags to refresh my memory as well, and here is my November tag from 2013, and my January tag from 2014.  At first, I thought I would just combine my two tags, but since the November tag had leaves and acorns, I didn't think I would use that theme for a New Year's tag...right?!! So, I started playing with the techniques, as he intended, and came up with this. 

It's not my favorite...can you believe that? I LOVE the background, and that is one of my favorite techniques, BUT I don't think the numbers were a good choice for the chalk technique. Oh well...live and learn.

Once I did the Industrious Metal background, I wanted a bit more color, so I dropped Ranger's Alcohol Ink on some of the sanded places. Then I inked over the raised bits with some Wendy Tree Branch Archival. On the chalk portions, I wanted a clean look around the border of each one so I used a Hickory Smoke and Festive Berries Distress Marker to define the edges of all the designs, hoping I would like it better. Yeah...not really. Then I mounted it onto Metallic Kraft Core.

 

 

Can you believe it's the end of the month?!! There is so much to do and so little time! Off to work now!!!

Supplies:

Ranger Inkssentials #10 Jumbo Manila Tags	Metal Surfaces Foil Tape Sheets	Alterations Pocket Watch & Steampunk Texture Fade Set	Ranger Paint Dabber in Black Tie	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Sanding Grip
Ranger Alcohol Ink In Latte	Red Pepper Alcohol Ink	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival Ink in Tree Branch	Inkssentials Surfaces Tags In Black #10	Distress Embossing Ink
Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Number Block Stamp Set	Stamper′s Anonymous Tim Holtz Stamp Set in Merchantile	Ranger Embossing Powder in Frosted Crystal	Core′dinations - Tim Holtz Ranger- Metallic Kraft Core - 12 x 12 Textured Kraft Core Cardstock Pack	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Marker in Hickory Smoke
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Timepieces	Idea-ology Long Fasteners	Idea-ology Word Bands	Idea-ology Mini Gears	Sprocket Gears
Idea-ology Mini Fasteners

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!