Tim's 12 Tags of 2015 - February

Hello Everyone,

It's take to take another run at Tim's tag event!! Here is my make for Tim's 12 Tags of 2015 - February

Last month I tried to make mine look as close to his as possible, this month I put on my brave face and tackled his tag with a bit more of my own style. I still used Tim Holtz's products and followed all his techniques, but there's a bit of Pam in there as well! lol

Here are some in-progress shots and a list of products used:

Tim Holtz Bigz die Love Struck

Tim Holtz stamp set Curious Possibility - Tim Holtz stamp set Urban Grunge

Tim Holtz stamp set Flights of Fancy - Tim Holtz stamp set Life's Possibilities

Tim Holtz distress inks Black Soot and Festive Berries

Tim Holtz distress sprays Festive Berries and Fired Brick (for the ribbon) Pumice Stone (for the background)

Tim Holtz distress paint Brushed Pewter and Black Soot

Tim Holtz distress glitter Brushed Pewter - Tim Holtz crackle paint Rock Candy

Ranger Glossy Accents and Ranger Platinum embossing powder

I am entering the following wonderful challenges:

- Tim's 12 Tags of 2015 - February

- Open-Minded Crafting Challenges - #30 - Up in the Air

- Addicted To Stamps - Challenge #131 - Anything Goes
- Fab' n' Funky Challenges - #246 - Charm Us
- Fahionable Stamping - #91 - Black and White with a Hint of Red
- Inspiration Journal - February Challenge - Love is in the Air

That's it for today. Thank you for stopping in and for all the amazing comments. I read and appreciate every single one! If you have any questions, please let me know.

Hugs and Kisses

Hello Everyone!

Today my card is just for fun! I really wanted to do something with with my new Tim Holtz paints, sprays and stains that just arrived from The Funkie Junkie Boutique and some of my favourite Tim Holtz techniques, so this is what I put together. I realize my card doesn't look very Tim Holtz-ish, but his ink products can be used to create any style of card, it's all in how you use them!

For the background layer, I used Tim's paint marbling technique (page 43-vol 3). I used Picket Fence and Antique Linen distress paints and then I used a Crafter's Workshop Woodgrain stencil with some home made texture paste (coloured with DecoArt Tan acrylic paint) to add the pattern. After the paste dried, I lightly swiped it with some Gathered Twigs ink using my blending tool.

The flourish die behind the hearts is Honeysuckle vine from Memory Box which I coloured with Gathered Twigs distress stain. The sentiment is from Heartfelt Creations - stamped with Ranger Archival ink Coffee. The corner piece was made with crafter's clay and a silicone mold and coloured with Gathered Twigs stain and DecoArt Crafter's Acrylic White paint.

In keeping with my New Year's resolution, I have pulled out a Spellbinders border die called A2 Curved Borders to cut the shaped panel behind the hearts. I painted it white and then streaked it with my brand new Tim Holtz Spun Sugar and Victorian Velvet distress stains. I used Crafter's Workshop Damask Flourish stencil with some beige home-made texture paste and then covered it with some Rock Candy distress glitter while it was wet.

The hearts were cut using a Go Kreate set. The bottom heart was painted white, streaked with Spun Sugar and Victorian Velvet stains, spritzed it with Picket Fence spray and then stamped with a Rubbernecker Damask Flourish stamp using Coffee ink. The top heart has two layers, the bottom I created a woodgrain effect using a combination of distress inks, sprays and paints. The top heart was made using a variation of Tim's paint resist technique (page 47-vol 3).

I'm ashamed to say that the flowers are NOT hand made, I did dye them myself though. I used Tim Holtz Fired Brick and Aged Mahogany sprays to get the desired rich red I wanted, I just dipped a small brush directly into the bottle for the perfect application (OK, almost perfect, I did get a little on the stamens. lol). The leaves are from Spellbinders Foliage set.

The tags were cut with Tim Holtz Tiny Tabs and Tag. One was stamped using a Kaisercraft Birdcage stamp and the other was stamped with Spun Sugar and the Rubbernecker Damask stamp and spritzed with some Worn Lipstick spray for contrast. Both tags were edged using Gathered Twigs. The teeny tiny hearts were cut out using a punch and popped up on pop dots.

After the card was finished, I took some Antique Linen and Gathered Twigs distress sprays and flicked a little bit here and there with my brush to get some drops and drips.

I am entering my Hugs and Kisses card into the following wonderful challenges:

- City Crafter Challenge Blog - Week #248 - You Matter
- Stamplorations - February Challenge - Stamps and Hearts
- Inspiration Journal - February Challenge - Love is in the Air

- The Artistic Stamper - February Challenge - Love
- That's Crafty! - Be My Valentine

That's it for today. Thank you for stopping in and for all the amazing comments. I read and appreciate every single one! If you have any questions, please let me know.

Frilly and Funkie - Winter Blooms

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It's time for another fun challenge over at Frilly and Funkie! Thank you so much to everyone who played along with me for the Valen-Twine challenge! I was just drooling over all of the romantic, shabby and vintage projects that you made! You made it really difficult to pick a favourite!

This time Sue is our lovely hostess and she has chosen the theme WINTER BLOOMS. Even though it's the middle of winter, she would like you to take this opportunity to create our own flowers! So, whether you make roses or paper daisies, let's see lots of handmade flowers on your project! Here is my make.

Since it is still winter time where I am, I thought I would do something a little different with my flowers. Something a little darker in colour and deeper in dimension. All three flowers are made using the Tim Holtz Tattered Florals die. I used the script stamp from the Tim Holtz Papillon stamp set to add a design to the petals. I used Ranger Archival Potting Soil and Cobalt for the neutral petals and Ranger Adirondack Snow Cap for the blue petals.

The leaf flourishes were cut using Tim Holtz Garden Greens. I dabbed all of the leaves with some Picket Fence distress paint so I would have some areas to stamp on. The beautiful doily die is from Prima. The button and blue pins are from my stash.

For the background, I stamped a Hessian design from Kaisercraft onto kraft paper and then used some White Gesso to cover some of the areas. I tinted some home-made texture paste using Wendy Vecchi inks, a mix of Forget-me-Not and Sky Blue re-inkers and then applied it through the Tim Holtz Gothic stencil.

The beautiful flower corner piece is from Linda's shop, The Funkie Junkie. It's bronze, so I used a little Adirondack Alcohol ink Snow Cap to shabby it up a bit and make it look antique.

In keeping with my New Years resolution, I pulled out a never-before-used Spellbinders die from the Noble Rectangles set to make the base for my butterflies. I stamped the script stamp with Brushed Corduroy, then edged it with Gathered Twigs. I flicked a bit of water and a bit of Picket Fence with the end of my brush.

I stamped the butterflies once directly on the base using Cobalt and then again on scrap paper and fussy cut them out. I did a bit of highlighting with a white pen and then attached with my Tiny Attacher from Tim Holtz.

This gorgeous lace is also from Linda's shop! Isn't it just absolutely luscious!! Did everyone notice my beautiful new watermark?? Designed by Linda herself, I just love it!!

I am entering my Winter Blooms card into the following wonderful challenges:

- Perfectly Rustic - Challenge #41 - Wings
- Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge Blog - #66 Anything Goes with a Twist - Something with Wings

- Sister Act Card Challenge - #92 - Anything Goes

- Through The Craft Room Door - Feb 10-Feb16 - Anything Goes

- Through The Purple Haze - #77 - Use Some Flowers
- Open Minded Crafting - Challenge #29 - NO Pink and NO Red
- That Craft Place Ltd - Anything Goes
- Stamping Sensations - February Challenge - Anything Goes

- Crafty Calender - February Challenge - Anything Goes

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All of the following products that I used can be purchased at The Funkie Junkie Boutique



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