Last minute Christmas gifts

I thought I would show you these mini calendars I made using Tim Holtz papers and stamps. The holder is magnetic so they can hang on the refrigerator. They went together really fast and were fun to make.

If you haven't seen it yet, check out the Tim Holtz giveaway that YOURS ARTFULLY is having. We can all use more Tim stuff.

Compendium of Curiosities Challenge- week 25

Here we are at week 25 for the Compendium of Curiosities Challenge 25 where the ever amazing Linda has us doing Scribble Stain Distress. I have used bundled sage, stormy sky and walnut stain distress inks. I used picket fence paint for the snow. The snowman is by Sizzix. The words are by Quietfire Designs. After the frantic pace of the 12 tags of Tim it is nice to get back to the Compendium Challenges.

I hope everyone is ready for the big day and just relaxing now. I still have lots to do.

Thank you for looking! Happy Solstice tomorrow. Bring back the light!

Christmas cards 2010

I am almost finished making and sending Christmas cards for this year so I thought I would share a few of my favorites. Guess who inspired me for these? I wish the 12 tags of Christmas happened mid November. It would make it easier to get in the mood. I have used Stampers Anonymous TH, Artistic Outpost and Crafty Secret stamps on these.

Thank you for looking!

The PLAY DATE CAFE - PDCC 60

Over at The Play Date Cafe they are having another color splash challenge-black and white with a bit of yellow. I have used a die from Tim Holtz-townscapes, a Sizzix embossing folder, and a greeting and punches from Stampin Up. I have missed a few recently so thought I would quickly do a Christmas card. Thank you for looking!

Tim Holtz - 12 tags of Christmas 2010

Now I have really finished the Tim Holtz 12 tags of Christmas event. This is the first year I have managed to complete them and mount them. Too bad. It would have been great to have 4 years worth. This will sit on the shelf to inspire me and remind me of all of the ideas I have yet to try out. Thank you for looking!!

Compendium of Curiosities Challenge- week 24

The challenge for week 24 at Studio L3 was to use Rock Candy Distress Stickles. This chickadee by Impression Obsession is one of my favorite stamps so I wanted to include him in my book. I have used Rock Candy Distress Stickles, Black soot distress ink, black archival ink, and Stampin Up markers. The music is from Scrapblocks and the snowflakes are Stampin Up. Thank you for looking!

Tim Holtz - 12 tags of Christmas 2010 -Day 12

Well I did it ! Twelve days and 12 tags. This has been a lot of fun. I have really enjoyed visiting other taggers and seeing all the amazing work inspired by Tim. Many thanks to Aryjen for hosting the group link making it easier to view other blogs. There were so many ideas shared by Tim that I hope I can repeat at least some of them before they get lost in my head.

Thank you for looking! Your comments are appreciated!