Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2013 October

Good Evening!

I've got another Tim Holtz inspired tag to share.  If you are a regular follower then you know that I have been playing along with the monthly 12 Tags of 2013 by Tim Holtz.  

October's tag is full of fun and bling.  It features the new Distress glitter.  Check out Tim's version.

I have to confess, I'm not really that into glitter.  It can be messy and hard to clean up.  Don't get me wrong I love me some bling as much as the next crafter but glitter is not a regular visitor to my projects. Once I started my October tag and saw the amazing sparkle of the Distress Glitter I was hooked!  So much so that I actually made two tags this month.

Really is hard to photograph the blingy-ness.  When you pick up these tags and move them back and forth they sparkle and shine.  Just makes me happy to look at them.

The ghost floating over the pumpkin was the first one I created.  Distress Glitters on this one are seedless preserves, pumice stone, and spiced marmalade.  The pumpkin and ghost dies are some original Sizzix that I have had for quite some time.  The frame is the new Ornate Frame.  Loving this die!  So versatile and I'm sure I will be reaching for it quite often.

This is a pretty good shot of the sparkle.

On my second tag is the moon over the pumpkin.  Distress Glitter colors on this one are peeled paint, spiced marmalade, and some Distress Stickles dry glitter in clear rock candy.  I didn't have a yellow distress glitter so I colored the moon with mustard seed and wild honey distress ink and covered with the clear glitter.  This glitter is finer than the distress but still has that bling factor.

We are just about a week away from Halloween.  Almost time for all the ghosts and goblins to come out.  Have a safe and fun Halloween!

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Happy creating!

Hugs,  Sharon

Halloween Crop

Happy Saturday!  Just a quick post to reveal my Halloween costume. Can you say Steampunk baby!

Gear-ing Up for Halloween

Good evening!  Hope you are having a wonderful fall. I have been enjoying the mild day time weather and cooler nights.  Looking forward to the color show of the changing leaves. Also looking forward to the Halloween crop at Chico Scrapbooks. I've been in full Halloween mode getting my costume ready. I'm keeping it under wraps for the big reveal on Saturday but thought I would give you a sneak peek or two.

As you can see I am gear-ing up for a fun and fantastic time!  As I work on more elements of my costume I'll give you some more peeks and then the full reveal at or after the Halloween crop. So stay tuned for more Halloween fun! 

Thanks for stopping by. Hope you are getting some crafty time in. Happy Creating. 

Hugs, Sharon

Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2013 September

Happy Thursday!

Another Tim tag to show you.  I missed creating the August tag so I wanted to make sure I got back in the saddle and tried the September tag.

You can make your own version.  Check out Tim's Blog for all the instructions and step by step photos.  I encourage you to try if you haven't yet.  It's loads of fun and I always learn something new.

Tim's tag was based on layering using his new stencils.  Well, I don't have any of the stencils yet.  Yet. I do however have a stash of stencils that I use for art journaling and other projects.  I always try to create my version using supplies I already own.  That's part of the challenge.

I did stick pretty close to the layout of Tim's inspiration tag.  The Distress Stains I used were iced spruce, broken china, shaded lilac, and antiqued bronze.

Here you can see the stars created with flexible modeling paste and some of the layers created with the stencils.  The round tag was created with a key tag, a alpha stamp and some glossy accents.

Love how the crinkle ribbon turned out with the matching pattern from a stencil.

Another view of the completed tag.

Supplies Used:

Ranger Inkssentials #8 Manila Tag

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Crinkle Ribbon, chitchat

Tim Holtz Distress Stains:  iced spruce, broken china, shaded lilac, antiqued bronze

Tim Holtz Distress Ink:  vintage photo, black soot

Tim Holtz Distress Paint:  picket fence

Ranger Archival Ink:  jet black

Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Papillon Stamp Set CMS106

Crafters Workshop Stencils:  Mini Capricious, Mini Tile Texture

Prima Stencil:  Donna Downy Studios Poppies and Peonies

From my stash:  letter and number stencil, key tag, and metal ruler

Thanks for stopping by.  Hope this inspires you to try your own tags.  Happy Creating!

Hugs,  Sharon

Happy Birthday Door

Hello, thank you for joining me.  Today I have a birthday card I created using the new Bo Bunny, The Avenues.  This is a fun, versatile collection.  Check it out here at the Bo Bunny website.

When I saw The Avenues Doors paper I knew I wanted to create a functioning door with it.  The card base is created with The Avenues Song Bird.   Love the text.

I kept the inside of the card simple.  I used one half of another one of the doors from the Doors paper.

The Happy Birthday greeting is on the front . . . which you can see when you flip the game spinner to open the doors.

To reveal our steampunk guy holding the birthday sign.

The steampunk image is from a Tim Holtz stamp set stamped on Ranger watercolor paper.  I colored his face, hands, and tie.  The etc is a little snippet I had left over from Graphic 45 Typography.  The sentiments are Tim Holtz stamps as well.

Here are some detail shots. 

The door "knobs" are brads and the closure is an Idea-ology game spinner.

Above the door is a die cut from Tim Holtz Sizzix Bigz Pediments.

This Happy Birthday door was so fun to make.  Lots of possibilities for surprises behind these doors.

Supplies used:

Bo Bunny The Avenues Collection:  Courtyard, Doors, Song Bird

Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Stamps:  Simple Sayings, Stuff to Say, Paris Memoir

Tim Holtz Sizzix Bigz Die:  Pediments

Tim Holtz Idea-ology:  game spinner and brad

Distress markers and inks

Ranger Archival Ink

Thanks for stopping by.  Until next time.  Happy Creating!

Hugs,  Sharon

Lucky Girl!

Hello all,

sorry I haven't posted in a bit!  Is it really the end of August already?  Wow!   Just wanted to pop in and share some fun stuff that has been happening.

I am a lucky girl!  Literally.  I have been picked on two blogs recently to get some blog candy!  How cool is that?!

First I got the full set of new inks from Wendy Vecchi.  Yup, she is a Ranger Signature Designer and came up with six new Archival Inks.  And did I say that I got the full set of six?  Wow!  Totally excited when I saw my name and comments.  Big huge thanks to Wendy.  Check out Wendy's blog, Studio 490.  She has lots of great projects, inspiration, and laughs.  Check out these fabulous colors.  Great match for all the Distress inks, paints, etc.  Heaven I tell you!  Thanks again Wendy!

So if that wasn't enough I found myself a winner on another blog!  Another totally inspiring artist is Paula Cheney at One Lucky Day.  Paula is a talented artist and her blog is another spot for great ideas.  She also happens to be the Creative Coordinator for Tim Holtz Brands.  So yup, I got a box full of Tim Holtz and Ranger goodness.  Yahoo!  Trims, perfect pearls, stickles, water color paper, new colors of Distress markers and more.  Thank You Paula, Tim, and Ranger.  So appreciate it!

Yes, I am one lucky girl!  Feeling so blessed these days.  And inspired to create!  So many projects in mind.  I am blown away by the kindness and generosity of the crafting community.  So much product being given away out there.  Thankful!

I have several things in the works that I will be showing you soon.  Please come back and check it out.

I will be teaching some more classes at Chico Scrapbooks this holiday season.  My next class will be a Thankful Wall Hanging on September 15th.  Quick and easy project to bring in some fall/Thanksgiving color.  If you are in the Chico area would love to have you join us.

Be sure to visit Wendy's, Paula's and Tim's blogs for more inspiration.

Have a great evening and a wonderful week ahead.

Happy creating!

Hugs,  Sharon

Scenic Stamping - Crazy, Mad Love

Hello everyone!

I can't stop stamping!  I have fallen completely and madly in love with scenic stamping.  Haven't heard of that?  Well, I didn't know anything about it either until I discovered Anna-Karin at Layers of Ink.  She is an amazing artist.

I was minding my own business just popping in to check out Anna-Karin's latest and then I saw this project:

Whoa!  What's this and how did Anna-Karin create this?  I was getting excited as I read her post and discovered there is a blog called Craft A Scene.  Craft a what?  Of course I just popped right over there to check it out and I was blown away.  

I found out that there are some stamp companies that are devoted scene stamping.  I was hooked!  I have done several projects with paper where I experimented with scenes and perspective.  I was delighted to find out that there are stamps that would do the same thing!

I especially liked the stamps at Stampscapes.  I would go to the website and check out the hundreds of samples and admire the stunning quality.  Kevin Nakagawa, the artist and creator of these scenic stamps designs the images to be used together and overlap to create nature scenes.  Oh, and the bonus here is that I can use my favorite Tim Holtz Distress inks to color the scenes!  A match made in heaven I'm telling ya, ha, ha, ha.

It wasn't until I was in Vegas at CHA and got the chance to visit Viva Las Vegas Stamps that I saw some Stampscapes stamps in person.  I was so happy to discover these stamps on consignment.  Of course I snapped those babies up along with some other nature and scenic images.  I was one happy stamper!

I started with these three nice stamps.  I used two of them along with a tree stamp I already had to create this.

Oh, my this was sooooo much fun!  Very pleased with the results I decided I had to get some more stamps.  So I ended up with this bunch here.

Jumping up and down when the box arrived yesterday!  Right after dinner I ran to my studio and inked these babies up.  I'm telling you this is fun and very addictive.  I can't stop stamping!

First I created these and colored them with Distress Inks.

Then I stamped these but haven't had time to color them  yet.

So many ideas for cards and projects!  

Oh I'm in scenic stampy love!  I can't stop stamping, tee, hee.

Thanks for stopping by!  Would love to hear what you think about these stamps and scene stamping.  Come on you know you want to join me.

Happy Creating!

Hugs,  Sharon