DRAGONSDREAM TAG IT ON- TIO#75

  This tag is for the DRAGONSDREAM TAG IT ON challenge where the theme is" Birds as You Will". I find it hard to resist "bird stamps" and just keep buying them. Here I have used a set from Stampin Up and a few background stamps from TH. The cages are embossed with graphite ep. I used distress inks and archival inks. 
 It rained so hard here in the night that it woke me up. This morning there was slush on the ground so it must have hailed or snowed. The birds don't seem to mind how cold it is - but I do. We have had a few sunny afternoons but it is starting to feel like Spring got lost somewhere.
I hope it is warmer at your house. Thanks for looking!

My first " configuration box"

51/2" by 51/2" configuration box

close up

I have had this configuration box around awhile and finally I did something with it. What fun these boxes are to play with. I used Adirondack Color Washes Expresso and Butterscotch on all of the pieces. I then went over it with Ranger Stream re-inker using a variety of brushes and sponges. I stamped over that with TH stamps and Archival Ink. All of the items are from my stash. Most have been altered with paint and/ or alcohol ink.
I am entering this in the Gingersnap Creations - Once in a Blue Moon where I am choosing GC67 -Go 3D. I am also entering it for Simon Says Stamp and Show a Lord Tim of Holtz Technique.
Thank you for looking! 

Grungy Monday #4-Texture Fades and Distress

  I made this tag to wish you all a Happy Easter and for  Grungy Monday where Linda has us following Tim's inspiration with Texture Fades and Distress. I have used a flourish  Sizzix Alterations folder for the tag and Halloween words embossing folder for the Happy Easter letters. I used victorian velvet distress ink. The letters were embossed and the tag mounted on TH / Ranger  core dinations paper. I tattered the edges and added a bit of snowcap white paint. The ribbon is TH and the image is from my stash. You can check out Tim's video here.


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Just For Fun- Stars

  Here is my tag for the "Just for Fun" challenge this week which is about stars. I used a Cornish Heritage Farms star background stamp that I stamped with Pearl Ex inference violet mixed with bleach and water onto dark blue paper. I then stamped the same background again with versamark and embossed with graphite embossing powder. I then stamped it with Versamagic chalk white and then sprayed it with silver glitter spray. After I cut out the tag with TH die I went over it with black soot. The star line is a TH stamp, the words are by Elusive images and I don't know who made the face stamp. The star is from my stash and the fingerprint is from when I went to scan the tag. I am glad it was Just for fun.


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December tags start to finish

  Here we are on week 4 of 2008 with our Tim Holtz tag. You can see Tim's here. I have used a picture of my husband with his sister. Rumor has it she told Santa he was very naughty and shouldn't get anything. I have left off some of Tim's embellishing and mine is printed on canvas but not the sticky back kind. If you want to play along link up to Kathy's blog so we can come see.


Thank you for looking!

Gingersnap Creations Spicy Supply Challenge

   Our Spicy Supply Challenge this time was "Mists". I have continued the Asian theme using a stamp set by Stampin Up. I used a Cuttlebug bamboo embossing folder and a TH Alterations rosette die. I have made my mists using perfect pearls and distress inks -old paper with heirloom gold -background, old paper with green patina foreground pieces-bird is painted with turquoise Perfect Pearls mixed with Perfect Ink Refresher. It looks so much better for real when you can see the gold and green glimmer.


   Thank you for looking!

CRAFTY INDIVIDUALS NO.1 CHALLENGE

For their first challenge CRAFTY INDIVIDUALS is asking for "simply square". I have had this CI stamp for a long time and really like it. I have used Tim Holtz Distress Powders for the centre square ( broken china, old paper,black soot and weathered wood) The background is done with Stampington stamps and distress inks ( broken china, old paper, antique linen, old paper and walnut stain). I used a Spellbinders square to mount the centre. 
  Thank you for looking!