Compendium of Curiosities 3 Challenge

Hi everybody,

Great news! Linda Ledbetter is hosting the 3rd Compendium of Curiosities challenges. I want to play along this time. She has some great sponsors and a wonderful team to showcase each biweekly challenge taken from Tim Holtz' latest book.

This time it is sponsored by Imagination Emporium. You can check out the details here...
http://lindaledbetter.com/2014/04/cc3c01.html

Paint Marbling. Love this technique. So fun and messy and you get different results every time.
It's no secret that I am obsessed with tropical and nautical stuff, so of course, I used my new Nautical Blueprints stamps on my challenge piece. Hope you like it as much as I do.

I made 2 separate marbled sheets, one "water" one "sand".

12 tags of 2013 - October

Hello again,

What a week, this nasty cold/flu bug I have is brutal. It's really encroaching on my creativity ( or maybe it's the cold medication hahaha) Tim's October tag is sure to inspire though, I was a glittering fool. Let's take a look...

Distress paint marbling background with some Distress ink over top to brighten the colors. The weathered clock was glittered with pumice stone and a bit of antique linen. The halloween die set from Sizzix is fab. I love every single one in the package. That's where the pumpkin and the crows came from.

More marbling on the tag, a great stamp from Stampendous was layed on top with black archival ink. The spider web was glittered and adhered with glossy accents, topped off with a murder of crows.

This one was fun too, I cut the tombstone, stained it with black soot then embossed with the cement embossing powder. I cut out the spooky cat ( before inking) so I could add him back in there as an inlay after I glitzed him up. The vine die cut was added to the top. The word (Graphic 45 steampunk spells set) was stamped on clear plastic and stuck on with glossy accents.

I can't decide on a favorite. Which one do you like the best?

You can check out Tim's complete tutorial and other uploaded links here:

http://timholtz.com/12-tags-of-2013-october/

12 Tags of 2013 - June

Hi again,

I wanted to do a quick post for my 12 tags. I'm working the graveyard shift at my "pay the bills" job, so my schedule is a bit jumbled at the moment.  However, it is a great opportunity for entertainment. (Never a dull moment in an inner city emergency department)

Anyway, here is my finished tag for June.  Check out Tim Holtz's blog for a step by step tutorial on the watercolor technique. 

http://timholtz.com/12-tags-of-2013-june/

                                                                                                         The background is Seedless Preserves,Peeled Paint, and Wild Honey

Thanks for stopping by, now go play with your stash.

Enjoy the Journey

Hi Everyone:

While I was on holidays, Richele Christensen had this great post using the compass embossing folder and distress paint.  I loved it so much that I wanted to make my own version of it when I got back home. check out her blog link here:
http://www.californiaartgirl.blogspot.ca/2013/02/distress-paints-journey-tag.html

here is my card that I created

I did the same technique with the distress paints (LOVE THEM!) such creamy smooth paint. I added Dark Brown fluid chalk ink to make it look a little "older". I die cut "enjoy the journey" from black card stock and added the stamped image of the airplane on clear acetate. This one is the reverse side so I could have the plane going the other way.  I made a belt with some fabric tape and cut a "buckle" from card stock.  I just love the background.  Thanks Richele for the inspiration. Your color combination was just yummy.