Steampunk Tag

Here's a simple Steampunk Tag I created for a friend of mine.  I used a Tag from Graphic 45's Steampunk Debutante Tags page, Distressed Inks applied with a Tim Holtz Ink Blender and a lovely Chadelier and Dictionary Text stamp from Inkadinkado.

CCC #19

I created a Winter Tag for the Studio L3 Compendium of Curiosities challenge.  I don't own any of Tim's masks yet so I created one with his small snowman stamp.   I used Tumbled Glass Distress Ink, Black Soot Distress Ink, Pine Needles Distress Ink,White Paint, Crystal Stickles and Aqua Stickles along with the Snowman, Snowflakes and Music Sheet stamps from Tim's Mini Holidays 2 stamp collection.  The Christmas Tree is from the Inkadinkado Artistic Holiday Stamp Sheet.

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Stacy's Bog Candy

Be still my heart!!!  Just look at all of that yummy Tim stuff that Stacy is giving away on her blog. Ohhhh would I like to win that!!  There's a link to her blog in my sidebar :-)

Simon Says Stamp- Holiday Blog Hop Challenge

I love making things for the Holidays, especially Christmas! I had to jump in on this challenge, perfect excuse to get in the Christmas mood :-) For this Challenge I decided to use my stamping/paper supplies to create a Christmas Wreath.

I created a digital layout for Edwin and Tilda to skate on, printed it on heavy cardstock and then adhered it to Chipboard for sturdiness. I used one of my favorite Magnolia Stamps from Simonsaysstamp, Edwin and Tilda Skating. I colored them with my Copics, cut them out and adhered them with very thick glue dots to allow a bit of shadow behind them. I used Ranger Stickles on Tilda's collar and cuffs for a bit of sparkle. The Flowers are cut from Basic Grey Papers using Tim's Tattered Florals Die in my Cuttlebug. I added some Stickles to the edges of the petals and used Basic Grey Opaline half pearls in the centers. I finished the wreath off with some sheer ribbon.

 

and a close up

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CCC#13 Grungepaper Flowers

I was thrilled to come across the StudioL3 Challenge Blog and was ready to jump right in. One problem, no Tattered Florals Die! I clicked on a link posted by a fellow crafter for the Croppinsville online store and solved that problem. Not only did they have the Tattered Florals Die, they also had the Grungepaper I needed. The frosting on the cake was that the Tim Holtz Tattered Floral Die was on sale! I ordered those babies and they were here in a day and a half, can you feel my excitement?!

I decided to work with a 4x4 Stretched Canvas. I cut my flower parts using Tim's die and my Cuttlebug. I inked one side of each flower with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and painted the other side with Light Roseberry Acrylic Paint. Once the ink and paint were dry I ran the largest and smallest flowers through my cuttlebug using a Script Embossing Folder that had been inked up with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. I also inked the edges of the pink petals with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. I ran the brown flower though the cuttlebug using the Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, then lightly ran some of the paint across the top and sanded it once dry. After punching holes in the centers of the flowers I wrapped some fuzzy fiber around the back of a screw brad, put the brad through the flowers then trimmed the fuzzy fiber to my liking. I did up a digital layout using Maya's Steampunk Kit from Scrapbookgraphics, adhered it to the canvas using Glossy Accents, inked the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. I adhered brown Ribbon to the edges of the canvas with Glossy Accents then added my Tattered Grungepaper Flower.


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7Kidscollegfund first Blog Challenge

I was so excited to see that 7kidscollegefund had a Challenge Blog! Here is my submission:


I used Basic Grey Lucky paper for my background, along with some Pink Bazzill Cardstock and GP white Cardstock. I ran the white cardstock through my Cuttlebug Swiss Dot embossing folder and used a Martha Stewart Border punch on the pink for some extra "dots". I also used a Martha Stewart punch to make the greenery for the Prima Mulberry Rose. I colored Happy Tilda with Copics in the following colors:
O,C1,E00,E11,E21,E33,E04,E95,E93,R20

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My best friend came to visit for a few days, she tried Copics and Magnolia Stamps for the first time and she was hooked! Donna is a natural with the Copics!! Here are a few of her beautiful cards: