Just for Fun- Material Girls week 1

    At  Just for Fun this week they are asking us to use acrylic or plastic. I hope acetate is considered plastic because that is what I used. I used it on the background to create space to stamp my new Hampton Art stamp. The moving forward stamp is from The Artistic Traveller. I ran a piece of acetate through a Cuttlebug gears folder which I laid over top after highlighting the raised parts on the back with Tsukineko gold ink. You can hardly see it in my scan. I also used  old paper,walnut stain, rusty hinge black soot and antique linen distress inks. Images were stamped with Archival ink.


Thank you for looking. Happy Sunday.

Tim Holtz - 12 tags of Christmas 2009 #4

  Yes, it's another TH Christmas tag. Have patience- we will be finished in time to do Christmas tags 2011. Just kidding - only 8 more to go.For this one Tim had us making a collage background and then the ornament. I didn't have the stuff he used so I improvised. I will be linked up with Kathy and Alison if you want to join in. Christmas in July- Ho Ho Ho!


Thank you for looking and for all of the kind comments .

Hummingbird tale

   When I went to check on the babies today, one of them was perched on the edge of the nest. I came back and took a couple of pictures. After I took this picture they both flew away. They didn't seem to have any problems with flying and there chance of surviving is so much better now. A happy tale I think.

Gingersnap Creations: GC 106: Spicy Supply -packaging materials

 This is my entry for Gingersnap Creations challenge to use packaging materials. I started with a piece of Prima packaging and added black corrugated cardboard on top. The main piece is brown cardboard inked with Colorbox chalk- lime pastel. The lace (Art Impressions) and dress form (Tim Holtz) were embossed with clear ep and swirls (Stampin Up) stamped over with black archival ink. I then ironed off the ep and stamped the dress form slightly off the original. I stamped a TH swirl stamp on the bodice. I cut the buttons from a velvet box liner using a Sizzix die. The bella label came off a package. The flower petals were cut with  Sizzix Die-Daisy's #2 from painted deli paper and corrugated cardboard. The centre button was inked with versamark and then partially inked with archival black. I really like how this turned out. I am also going to join in on the Just for Fun Challenge- Anything Goes.


Thank you for looking.    For those of you following the hummingbird tale I posted another baby picture. It is two posts down. They are growing fast.

"Papillon"

  Grungy Monday has us using paint dabbers and perfect pearls. Go here to see how Tim did it. Over at Simon Says Stamp and Show it is all about flourishes. I used Tim's butterflies and moths stamp with white acrylic paint for my background. I used perfect pearls heirloom gold, blue patina and bronze. I used distress inks- vintage photo, faded jeans and antique linen.  I distressed the tag edges with walnut stain. I stamped the flourishes (Stampin Up)  and Papillon (Quietfire Design) with black Archival ink. I colored the butterfly with Perfect Medium and blue Patina Perfect Pearls. The bling was dyed with Adirondack black alcohol ink and h.gold  p.p.painted over it. The corners are TH ideology.

Thank you for looking!

Growing fast!

  The babies are growing fast. They are so sweet.  It is pretty crowded in that nest.
Happy 4th of July to my friends in the U.S.A. I hope you are having a great holiday.

Tim Holtz - 12 tags of Christmas 2009 #3

 Here we are with tag #3 of 2009. Tim is demonstrating making plaids with alcohol ink. You can see his here. I decided to go with blues for this one. I also edged my tag with solid denim. Go and see what Kathy and Alison have done here.  Happy Sunday!