Christmas Page Embellishment

I know it's only August but I had a little spare time and worked on a Christmas layout page embellishment.Take a look:

I began making my embellishment by cuting out the festive greenery and used a little glam on the leaves and pine cone. Then added a small tattered banner and the hanging sign. The sign was stained in Picket Fence then stamped using Ranger Archival Ink. The poinsettia stamp was one from The Craft Lab where I love to go and create many of my projects. I used Tim Holtz Vintage Photo to ink the edges of the sign.

This embellishment is going on this gorgeous music paper from the Festive Collection of Authentique. I loved the music paper so much I couldn't cut it so I decided to trim it just a little all the way around and mount it on red paper from Tim Holtz Nostalgic Collection.

Supplies:

Sizzix - Tim Holtz
   - Hanging Sign
   - Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die = Alterations Collection - Festive Greenery
   - Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die - Alterations Collection - Tattered Banners
Tattered Angels - Glimmer Glam
Wire from my stash
Music paper is from Authentique  - Festive Collection
Paper for the greenery is Core-dinations - Tim Holtz Nostalgic Collection

Linking to:
Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge - No Rules
Make It Monday
Tammy's Scrapin Corner
The Crazy Challenge
Lollipop Crafts

Alcohol Inks Card

A card that I really enjoyed making was made using Adirondack alcohol inks, embossing folder, foil sheet, gears die, and Tim Holtz Mini Gears. It was my first time to use alcohol inks so it was a lot of fun.

I sent the card to a friend with a personal note saying, "You better keep your gears moving or you might get old." Thanks for stopping by - Judy

Linking to:
Simon Says Stamp and Show - Favorite Technique
Make It Monday
Anything Goes Challenge 

Halloween Layout With Paints

Today's feature is a Halloween layout I have completed using paint. The first two tags on the layout have been layered into one object and host a friendly ghost painted with Tattered Angels Glimmer Glam - Pixie Dust and a pumpkin painted with Ranger Distress Crackle Paint - Spiced Marmalade.After the pumpkin dried, it was stained with Vintage Photo to emphasize the cracks from the crackle paint. The crow, cat and pumpkin are all from Tim Holtz Movers and Shapers. The ribbons on the tags were from my stash and stained with Vintage Photo for a vintage look.

This tag features a larger ghost also painted with Tattered Angels Glimmer Glam - Pixie Dust. The pumpkins below the tag are painted with Ranger Distress Stickles - Rock Candy. I heated the Rock Candy and love the bubbles and globs made from the heat. The little owl was a die cut with wiggle eggs added for fun.

All the papers used in the Halloween layout are by Authentique from the Enchanted Collection.

Thanks for stopping by - Judy. Pictures of my grandsons from Halloween 2012 will be added after the big day.

Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge - Paint It Up
Debbiedoo's

Grateful

My sentiments' piece features the stamp set "Always Thankful" from Stampin' Up. I used stains, colored pencils and distress markers and a blending pen in the creation. The natural fiber ribbon was stained and added for texture. I like the way the knot turned out to resemble a piece of barbwire. I plan to use my creation as a tag on a scrapbook page.

Products:

Striped paper is by S E I - Park Buddies

Brown paper is The Paper Company - Fudge Cover

Stamps - Stampin' Up - Always Thankful

Stains are all Tim Holtz Distress Inks:

   Vintage Photo, Rusty Hinge and Wild Honey

Distress Marker - Picket Fence - Tim Holtz

Archival Inks - Monarch Orange to stain ribbon, and Coffee for stamping

Linking to:
Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge - what do you say
Make It Monday
House of Gilli

No Place Like Home Card

I'm sharing a card I created featuring Hampton Art - Graphic 45 Magic of Oz stamps. To keep the card girly, I used Dorothy and her dog, Toto and some paper ribbon that I stained. The card was fun to create and not difficult.

The card started with light brown card stock then I attached some packing paper that had a punched shredded texture. I used it because it mimicked the look of the yellow brick road pattern of the Graphic 45 stamp. I adhered it to the card stock and spread it apart to show the brick road effect.

The paper ribbon was a fun piece found at a local second hand store; I inked the paper ribbon with Tim Holtz Distress Stain - Tumbled Glass, bunched it up and glued with Glossy Accents. The Nestabilities oval die is sprayed with Tattered Angel's Glimmer Mist Chalkboard Medallion with a little bling from my stash. The ribbon was white so I sprayed it with with Glimmer Mist - Frozen lake and gave it a little heat from my heat tool to dry.

Linking to:

Simon Says Stamp and Show - Hey Girl Challenger

Friendship Card

I have a card to share with you that I call "Friendship Card." I used watercolor paper to stamp the rose and the butterfly. On the rose, I used Distress Reinkers, Festive Berries then the Tim Holtz water brush to blend. The butterfly was colored with LePlume II yellow marker and the Tim Holtz water brush to blend.

Stamps:

Rose - LaBlanche

Butterfly - Close To My Heart - Find Your Style

Close to M Heart - Love Flourishes 

Inks:

Flourishes - Ranger Archival - Coffee

Sentiment - Ranger Archival - Black

Rose - Ranger Reinkers Distress - Festive Berries

Punch on card edge - Martha Stewart

Cuttlebug folder - Swiss Dots

Nestabilities - Oval Die

Linking to:

Simon Says Stamp and Show - Hey Girl Challenger

Patriotic Layout With Layers

Both versions are designed with many layers of paper. Below is the second version, it is similar to the first but the bottom border is the reverse side of the same paper. The paper for the layouts is all from Authentique - Glory collection. The red color used to ink the bottom border was Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Barn Door.

Five papers from the Glory Collection were used to create this design:Pride (both sides, United (both sides), Freedom, Liberty and Allegiance. I did also purchase the sticker sheet but am not ready to use those until I add my pictures.

The bunting in the right corner is also made with multiple layers. The ribbon paper was from a local thrift shop that I strained with Tim Holtz Distress Stains Barn Door and Chipped Sapphire. That part was so simple, the ribbon paper took the stain perfect. You can see the two colors better in the top picture.

The heart stamp was created by first creating my own stamp pad. I selected any stamp I wanted to use and stamped it with Archival Ink Pads by Ranger onto the felt pads. Then inked the pad with Tim Holtz Distress Reinkers since I had a patriotic stamp, I chose Barn Door and Chipped Sapphire Ink Reinkers to fill the pad. Now I was ready to stamp on my paper and could reuse the pad many times.

Thanks for stopping by - Judy.

Linking to

Simon Says Stamp and Show