Rusty Cracked Pistachio Butterfly Tag

Hi there everyone! I hope your Easter was lovely. Ours was wonderful spent with family and new friends. I remembered (After some prompting!) the other day, that I teased those of you a while back who follow my Face Book Page, with a tag I made using Ranger's Tim Holtz new January Distress color Cracked Pistachio, and I never showed you the finished tag! Sorry, but here it is now.

 

I misted the tag with both Tea Dye and Cracked Pistachio Distress Spray Stain. I LOVE this combination and use it a lot. After drying, I inked over the whole tag with Walnut Stain just to see if I liked it, and I did. It made the Cracked Pistachio a darker green tone that I liked. While still wet, I poured Rust Antiquities Embossing Powder over the whole thing, and used my finger to wipe away where I didn't want it. I used the heat tool to melt it, and LOVED how it was turning out. I sewed around the edges, adhered it to some black cardstock, then and stamped the numbers from the new Perspective Stamp Set from Tim and Stamper's Anonymous, using Glacier White Pigment Ink. Then, I misted a piece of Specialty Stamping Paper with Cracked Pistachio, dried it, and then stamped the butterfly in Jet Black Archival. I poured Clear Embossing Powder and a little of the Rust Antiquities on this as well. Once melted and cooled, I used a white gel pen to outline some of the spots on the butterfly. I also misted some Crinkle Ribbon with the Cracked Pistachio. Then I added some metal adornments to finish the tag off.

 

 

 

 

Again, sorry for not showing you the finished tag, and thanks for the couple of emails asking me about it. Please keep me on my toes...I need it! Hope you all have an awesome day!

Supplies:

#8 Manila Tag	Distress Spray Stain in Cracked Pistachio	Distress Spray Stain in Tea Dye	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink In Walnut Stain	Tim Holtz Mini Ink Blending Tool
Ranger Antiquities Embossing Powder in Rust	Ranger Pigment Ink Pad - Glacier White	Stamper′s Anonymous Tim Holtz Stamp Set in Perspective	Inkssentials Specialty Stamping Paper	Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink
Ranger Embossing Powder in Clear	Sakura Gelly Roll White Pen	Idea-ology Game Spinners	Idea-ology Long Fasteners	Rusted Metal Embellishments - Rusted Hearts Set
Idea-ology Adornments Arrows	Heart Charms	Idea-ology Crinkle Ribbon

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

Easter Blessing Cards

I'm back again this week with Easter cards as promised. I haven't let an Easter go by without using my beloved Spring Sprung "Peter Rabbit" stamp set from Tim Holtz and Stamper's Anonymous, since I first purchased it. If you follow my Facebook Page, Anita Houston's Crafty Place, you know that I was so upset a few weeks ago, because I couldn't find this set of stamps anywhere, but alas I did, so I got creating. Thanks for all the encouragement to help me find them!!! If you haven't already liked my page, please do so, as when I reach 500 likes I'm doing a big give away to my likers!
And speaking of likes...here is a link to my favorite Easter tag that I've ever created using Peter Rabbit. I display it all year round.  I LOVE it so.

I stamped these whispy floral things...hehehe...in Ranger's Rose Madder Archival on Manila cards I precut.

I stamped the grasses in Cracked Pistachio and embossed them with Clear Embossing Powder.

I inked the sky in Tumbled Glass Distress Ink, and did the same above steps on the #5 Manila tags. I also inked all the edges in Tea Dye Distress. Then I spritzed a little water onto everything.

I used Tea Dye to add a light stenciling onto Mini Cabinet Cards using the Latticework Stencil.

Peter was stamped in Salty Ocean and embossed with Clear Powder.

I stamped the eggs from the Nature Walk set in Rose Madder, and embossed those as well.

Distress Markers colored in Peter, and I inked everything in Walnut Ink to make them pop, and grunge them up.

I colored the ribbon with Cracked Pistachio Distress Spray Stain...can't get enough of this color!

I used the Elementary Flash Cards for the sentiments and added computer generated words inked in Cracked Pistachio. Then I inked the cards with Tea Dye. I tied on the ribbon, and attached the Cabinet Cards and Flash Cards with Ranger's new Adhesive Strips...love them...and then gave Peter's tie a Stickles treatment.

I decided the cards needed more, so I stamped the butterfly from the Spring Sprung set in Walnut and embossed it as well.

Finally, I watercolored the butterfly using Distress Markers.

     

 

 

Happy happy Easter everyone!!! I wish you the most blessed week, and I thank you for all the blessings you've given me over the years.

Supplies:

Ranger Inkssentials Manila Cardstock	Ranger Manila Tags in #5	Spring Spring Stamp Set	Ranger Archival Ink In Rose Madder	Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Cracked Pistachio
Tumbled Glass Distress Ink	Tim Holtz Mini Ink Blending Tool	Ranger Embossing Powder in Clear	Stamper′s Anonymous Tim Holtz Nature Walk Stamp Set	Ranger Inkssentials Mister
Salty Ocean Distress Ink	Distress Markers Set	Ranger Water Brush - Detailer Tip	Ranger Fude Ball Pen in Black	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink In Walnut Stain
Tea Dye Distress Ink	Idea-ology Mini Cabinet Card	Tim Holtz Collection Layering Stencil in Latticework	Idea-ology Flashcards in Elementary	Ranger Adhesive Strips
Distress Spray Stain in Cracked Pistachio	Idea-ology Crinkle Ribbon	Stickles In True Blue

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!