Thursday, February 23, 2012

12 Tags Of 2012 - February

As most of you know...because I am a week late in getting here...Tim has decided to retire the 12 Tags of Christmas, :0( and instead do a tag a month and call it 12 Tags of 2012 :0). I love this idea, although I will miss all the action at Christmastime, but maybe now I can finally get Christmas cards accomplished. I managed to get the February tag accomplished though, and that is saying something considering how I still feel...terrible! My sinus and cold problems tend to linger due to a nasty deviated septum...too much information? Sorry!!! I am looking forward to once again seeing tags from all over the world...thanks InLinkz, and thank you Tim!!!
I have the Cupid die and was just about to use it, but then the doorbell rang and the postman was delivering my new stamps. I opened them up immediately, and the second I saw the train, I started singing "Love Train", so I scratched the cupid and opted for the train. It puffs hearts instead of smoke! I love this stamp!!!
I stained the tag first with Spun Sugar. Since I like using a jumbo sized tag, I had to emboss this twice with the texture fade, but I left some space at the bottom to stamp my railroad tracks.
I gave the tag a few coats of Forever Red Perfect Pearl Mist for added contrast and shimmer, then ran the surface of a Walnut Stain pad over the tags raised images.
I did not have any honeycomb paper (on my list now) so I had to improvise. At first, I tried making my own from some instructions online, but I had no patience and gubbered it all up, so I had to make a new plan. I had a scrap piece of grunge of a not so perfect heart, so it was just right to cover up with tissue tape (shown below). I die cut 6 hearts with glittered paper.
I folded the hearts in half length wise and adhered them back to back. I inked the sides of all the pieces and then adhered the fanned heart onto the tissue taped heart. It's not even in the same field as Tim's, but it's 3D, and that is basically what I needed anyway.
Supplies:
Jolee's Boutique: Vintage Cupid
The Paper Studio: Christmas Glittered Cardstock
From My Stash: ribbon



I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!



Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Artistic Outpost's February Stamp Releases

Card Using AO London Elements, 7 Gypisies Journal Card, and Graphic 45 Embellishments
Card Using AO Diesel Punk & AO Industrial Chic, Graphic 45 Paper, Idea-ology Paper & Salvage Stickers
  Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep...This Just In From Artistic Outpost:
The wait is finally over.  Artistic Outpost is pleased to bring to you four brand new rubber stamp collections that are vintage, edgy, and extremely artful. We are happy to present: Diesel Punk, Charles & Amelia, Industrial Chic, and London Elements.
What is Diesel Punk? What happened to Steampunk?  We still very much love the Victorian magic that is the rage of Steampunk, however, we decided to advance the timeline and the trend to a more modern look.  It’s like Steampunk but with a combustion engine.  To us, Diesel Punk is a style that blends the “edge” of Steampunk with the art and culture of the 1920s, 30s, and 40s. We think of motorcycles, roadsters, red lipstick, trench coats, jet packs, and jet engines.  Three of our new releases evoke our interpretation of this style.
Includes images of good looking guys, a beautiful dame, a kid ready to be a rocketeer, and fast machines to tempt their fates.
Charles & Amelia
Images featuring the king and queen of the skies when flying was more than transportation – it was an adventure.
 Industrial Chic
Backgrounds for any of your projects – steam, diesel, or any other kind of punk.
London Elements
More of our favorite images featuring the fun icons of London.
I will be showing you more projects using the new releases in the coming weeks, but in the meantime please visit the other AO Design Team members and be inspired by their awesome creations using the new stamps.

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!