CC102 with Tim Holtz-Day2

WOW! I just can't tell Ya'll how exciting this class is!  Like many others I didn't have all of the supplies on hand that Tim used so I'm a wee bit behind on my homework...but I'm staying at it and hopefully tomorrow my other supplies will be here so I can catch up. Here is a group shot of what I've done for day 2 so far:

1. Mixed Media
2.Embossing through
3.Stencil Sketching
4.Ink Monoprint
5.Paint Monoprint
6.oops, this is Faux Cracked Glass and it's actually for Day 3 (stay tuned for the rest of day 3)

If you want to learn how to really get the most out of your Distress Products, you really need to check out this class. You have lifetime access to these excellent lessons from Tim. Check it out at OnlineCardClasses .

Thank you for looking!

12 Tags of 2013 with Tim Holtz-Sept

Hello Fellow Crafters!
I've been away from crafting for a while, well actually from blogging about crafting.  During July and August I was making some altered items for my Sons because in August I went to Canada for my Family Reunion! I got to spend 3 weeks with my Mom, my Siblings, my Sons and my Grandkids...it was wonderful!!!  While there I also got to sit down with 2 of my GrandDaughters and teach them some paper crafting techniques...they were so adorable and had so much fun! I'm proud to say my GrandDaughters are naturals and I got them hooked on Tim Holtz, especially his Tattered Floral Die :-)   Here is a photo of them , left to right are Macki, Krystyn and my Niece Carys.

I also taught my GrandDaughters and my youngest Son how to make homemade bread, they all did an awesome job and had fun doing it. Here's a pic of my youngest Son, Brandon's first loaf of bread

ok, one more photo if ya'll don't mind...many of you know my favorite pets are my ducks, many of my friends (and family) call me the Duck Lady LOL  With that said, I just have to share this pic of my youngest Son feeding a wild Mallard Hen at the beach :-)

I have Pekins, Muscovies and Mallards...I've had my Mallard Gals for 5 yrs and they still won't eat out of my hand, this wild gal actually ate right out of my Son's hand..**proud Momma smile**

Ok enough personal stuff for now...on to the main reason for today's post...
If you haven't been to Tim's blog to see his September Tag, go check it out HERE
Don't you just love it?!!!!  I was so tickled that he used my favorite Distress color  Peacock Feathers!

As usual I had to do some improvising, as much as I wish I owned everything put out by Tim, it's just not possible (until I win a lottery LOL), I had also just ran out of embossing paste, YIKES!

I used lightweight spackle instead of embossing paste...in a pinch it does work, however it's not as good as embossing paste. I also don't have Tim's stencils...YET, so I used a Craft Companion stencil, a couple of Dyllusion stencils and a couple of Tim's rubber stamps instead.  The chit chat stickers I used are from his Seasonal line, I chose to use Forever Friends and this tag is going to my best friend. I used Distress Ink in Walnut Stain, Black Soot and Picked Raspberry. I used Distress Stains in Wild Honey, Peacock Feathers. I used Picket Fence Distress Paint.  The stamps I used are Tim's Papillon set and his honeycomb stamp from the Mixed Media Set. I also used the heart from his Idea-ology Classics Adornments set. 

Thank you so much for looking,
Happy Crafting!
Michelle

12 Tags of 2013 with Tim Holtz-April

I can't believe that April is almost over! Spring is here in Southeast Arkansas, the Tulip Magnolia, Roses and Blackberry bushes in the yard are all in bloom and my Plum Trees have itty bitty plums all over them!  I love this time of year :-)  I also love Tim's April Tag...if you haven't seen it, check it out HERE

Aren't his Blueprint stamps awesome?!!  I don't own any of them yet so I chose to go with his Butterflies from the Papillon set. This is still one of my all time favorite Tim Holtz stamp sets. This was my first time using Tim's Distress Paints and I am hooked big time! The colors are amazing, they blend beautifully and they don't leave your surface feeling chalky or rough...Tim nailed it with these paints!

As soon as my set of Distress Paints came in I had to take a photo of them...love Instagram!  I still need to get the 3 Metallic Distress Paints and my collection will be complete.

I laid some distress paint down on my craft mat, spritzed some water onto the pain then pulled my Tag through the paint. I used my heat gun to dry the tag then laid some metallic distress stain on my mat and pulled the tag through it.  Once it was all dry I used a blending tool and applied some distress ink over the tag in blues, greens and browns, spritzed with water, let the water drips flow down the tag and applied the heat gun again.  I stamped the tag with Tim's Grid stamp from the Mixed Media stamp set then stamped the Butterflies from his Papillon set.  I stamped the Butterflies again onto some Wendy Vecchi Clearly For Art Whiteout (I don't have the Clear one yet), cut the Butterflies out and colored the Butterfly in with Aged Mahogany Distress Marker. I applied the heat gun to the Butterfly to help dry the ink and marker, as well as to help bend the wings. I then glued the body portion of the butterfly to the tag using glossy accents.  I took some of Tim's trim, applied distress paint and distress stain to it and looped it through the tag. 

I was going to add a bunch of embellishments but changed my mind, I love the colorful simplicity of this Tag.

Thank you for looking!

12 Tags of 2013 with Tim Holtz

And again I'm getting in just under the wire LOL  I love Tim's Blueprint Stamps  but don't own any of them yet so I had to improvise on this month's Tag. I did go with the Valentine's Day theme since it's February.   If you haven't seen Tim's tag yet, run to his Blog and check it out. The man just amazes me with his creativity. 

For my Tag I used last year's Embossing Folder and Stamp set..don't you adore that Cupid and Ticket? I sure do!  I used Distress Stain for my background, Ranger Archival Ink for my stamping, colored cupid using Tim's Distress Markers and topped it all off with some Ranger Perfect Pearls mist in Perfect Pearl. 

Of course I had to use one of his Papillon stamps and fussy cut it to adhere above the word Love. I used a black marker to print the words Love..Hearts..kiss and hug, Cupid around the edge.

I'm also submitting this Tag to the Inspiration Journal's Spread Some L.O.V.E. February Challenge

Ranger Color Palette Challenge

I sit here typing with fingers that are lovely shades of Red, Pink, Purple and Silver LOL  I had a blast working on my Tag for the Ranger February Color Palette Challenge, if you haven't checked it out..it's on their Blog Here.  I didn't go with a Valentine theme but did use the colors in the palette which to my eye are Pink, Red, Purple, Silver and White.  

The Products I used are:
Ranger's Distress Inks
Ranger's Distress Markers
Ranger's Silver Embossing Powder
Ranger's Perfect Pearls Mist
Ranger's Distress Stains
Ranger Glossy Accents
Ranger Multi Medium Matte

Tim Holtz Tag and Bookplate Die
Tim Holtz Papillon Stamp Set

Seam Binding from my stash

I really enjoyed this challenge and ALWAYS enjoy playing with my stash of Ranger products!

Thanks for looking,

Michelle

12 Tags of 2013 January

I had so many ideas for this Tag but life truly did get in the way and when I was going through my Tim Stamps and came across this one I knew what I was going to end up making.  I adore Tim's January Tag but don't have half of the supplies he used...that Embossing Folder is next on my shopping list!     If you haven't seen Tim's Tag...check it out on his Blog , it's FABULOUS!

Here's my Tag:

Here is a list of the products I used for my Tag:
Tim Holtz Tag and Bookplate Sizzix Die
Tim Holtz Embossing Folder (yikes I can't remember the name but it's flourishes)
Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher Stapler
Tim Holtz Metal Clock Face
Tim Holtz Game Spinner
Tim Holtz Metal Clip
Tim Holtz Tissue Tape
Tim Holtz Metal Crown
Tim Holtz Stuff to Say Stamp Set
Tim Holtz Film Ribbon
Tim Holtz Distress Inks by Ranger in Stormy Sky, Vintage Photo, Weathered Wood, Wild Honey, Scattered Straw
Tim Holtz Distress Markers by Ranger in Weathered Wood
Tim Holtz Distress Stains by Ranger in Chipped Sapphire and Wild Honey

Thank you for looking!

Oh what fun with online Black Friday Shopping!

I could hardly sleep last because I've been excited about the Blitsy black friday sales!  I was up at 5:25 this morning and couldn't wait for the sale to start.  I ordered both of the Tim Holtz Snowflake Dies, his mini cabinet card die, his Cardinal and Poinsettia Die, his Stacked Christmas Words Die, Peacock Feathers Ink pad and Stain, Iced Spruce, Gathered Twigs and the 3 new Metallic Stains...ohhhhhhhhh boy I can't wait for that box to get here!!!  If you haven't checked out the sale you might want to, they've got his Trinket Case, his Idea-ology, District Market and so much more!  If you've never shopped there, it's an awesome store, membership is free, they have new sales on all of the most popular crafting supplies 3 times a week, they ship fast and they have fabulous customer service. They carry Tim Holtz, Spellbinders, Zentangle, Zots, Ranger, 7 Gypsies...just to name a few! Check it out, you won't be sorry!!!

Butterfly Tag

When I saw the Challenge for Simon Says Stamp Challenge was to create a Tag or ACT I knew exactly what I wanted to make.  I love making Tags! Having the Tim Holtz Tag and Bookplate Die makes it so easy...love love love this die! I love Butterflies and Tim's Papillon Stamp set is still one of my favorite go to stamp sets. Pair the stamp set up with his Crowded Attic Papers, Distress Markers and Ranger's Embossing powder and voila! I used Walnut Stain Distress Ink to color the Tag, then stamped it using Tim's Flourish stamp and Ranger's Archival Ink in Coffee.  I colored the Butterflies on the Crowded Attic papers with Distress Makers and then stamped and cut out the largest Butterfly in the Stamp set and adhered it with pop dots. I was going for a "specimen" style look without sticking pins in the beautiful Butterfly (ouch!)  I colored the seam binding with Antique Linen Distress Stain, added one of Tim's Idea-ology pins and adhered some vintage lace to the bottom of the Tag.  I'm entering this Tag into the Simon Says Stamp Challenge.

Thank you for looking!

Time is Measured

As soon as I got this Die (thank you Anita, I love it!!) I knew the first thing I wanted to do with it was make a card for my Mom. My Mom loves to sew, this is perfect for her :-)  I'm entering this card into the Crafty Friends Challenge Blog. The challenge is to use 2 Dies. Technically I used 3 for this card... the Spellbinders Lacey Circles Die, the Tim Holtz Sewing Edge Die and I used the Sizzix Circle Die to cut bronze tulle circles for my little flower. The Sentiment is from the Darcie's Cherish Time Stamp set. The Pearl in the flower is from Want2Scrap. I used Ranger Distress Markers and Bic Metallic Markers to color the items on the sewing edge die cut.

Thank you for looking!