Swoon-worthy Magicals

Oh, just another project built on a background that I could stare at all day...

Supplies:

• The background paper is just a scrap of cardstock left over from an ugly card, LOL
• Stamped with Tim's Scribbles inked with Versamark Dazzle Watermark pad in Champagne then embossed with Ranger EP in Princess Gold
• Lindy's Stamp Gang Magicals sprinkled on using a dry paintbrush.  I used Rudolph's Red Nose and Frolic in the Forest Green.
• Tim's paper doll added-- tree colored using Ranger Oregano alcohol ink
• Tim's Metallic holiday quotations added at bottom

That's it! I think I want to make this into a wall-hanging... I love how it turned out!  

I'll share this at:

• Simon Says Stamp on Monday: Winter Holiday
• City Crafter: Christmas Tree

SOS: Let's play tag!

Oh my goodness, people.  We are in the middle of December.

But that's cool, because we are in the thick of crafting heaven-- no shortage of reasons to craft!  Over at Shopping Our Stash, or hostess, Chris, is saying, "Let's play tag!" She is encouraging the folks of the online craft community to create a tag!  Whether you make a stand-alone tag or place a tag on a larger project, the choice is yours!  So get into your stashiest-stash items and come play tag with us!

Here's my tag:

Supplies:

• Library card base associated with a Christmas book (bonus points!).  I just snipped the corners with scissors and dipped it once in Antique Linen DOx, which is the newest thing on this tag.
• The wreath was made last year or the year before from a wood piece coated with Tim Holtz's Distress Crackle Paste in Picket Fence.  (I wish they still sold that stuff.)
• The wreath was then inked with Peeled Paint Distress Stain (very stashy-- seldom use my stains... and even here, it was used on this project at least a year ago...)
• The Stickles used for the berries on the wreath is now gone.  It was my first Stickles ever, called Xmas Red. I really need to replace it.
• The birds were from an SEI packet from at least 5 years ago called Winter Song.  
• Baker's twine from my jar of ribbon snippets.  
• The wooden "cheer" was from Michael's last year or the year before.  I added Aleene's Snow paste, purchase a few years ago, to the tops of the wreath and the word.

I do love the look of this.  It pretty much all came from my Christmas box, in a small abused plastic baggie!

Come play tag with us at SOS!  For inspiration, drop by my teammates' blogs!  

Joy, hope, & tinsel

Fun phrase!  It sounded really cute while I was having a cocktail yesterday... but it's still cute, right?

...just another tag I completed yesterday for coworkers... this one probably ought to go on a bottle of something...

I am having trouble covering up these backgrounds... looking at this now, I am thinking the saying could have been spread out a little more instead of scrunched at the bottom... but then it might cover the glorious poinsettias!

Supplies:

• Library catalog card base coated with Teresa Collins modeling paste through Tim Holtz's Poinsettia stencil
• Dylusions spray in Vibrant Turquoise sprayed generously on the background.
• DecoArt Metallic Lustre in Gold Rush wiped loosely around the card, then I added it more heavily in the center of the poinsettias to accent the flowers.  LOVE the way this background turned out... makes my heart, like, burst.  Swooony-swoon...
• Tim's Photobooth finds.  I snipped this woman out and smeared Distress alcohol ink mixative in Gold plus blending solution across the image for the vintage appearance and edged it with Frayed Burlap DI to conceal the white edges.
• Image popped up with 3M adhesive foam.
• Tim's Metallic Stickers in Holiday added.  I always add a little Glossy Accents to them to ensure they will stay on my more mixed-media backgrounds.
•  Gold tinsel trim from The Dollar General last year hot-glued to bottom.

I'd like to share this one at the following challenges:

• STAMPlorations December Mixed Media Challenge
  
• Simon Says Stamp on Wednesday: Gift it!
• Watercooler Wednesday: 
  

Let the merrymaking begin

Here's another tag of the handful I am working on for coworkers...  one of the brighter ones!

Supplies:

• Library catalog card base coated with Teresa Collins modeling paste through Tim Holtz's Poinsettia stencil
• Dylusions spray in Fresh Lime sprayed generously on the background.
• Tim's paper doll added.  I colored her winter clothing with Distress alcohol ink in Red Pepper and Meadow and popped her up with 3M adhesive foam.
• I had to add a bit of white Liquitex gesso to the background because this gal wasn't standing out enough on the green background.
• ...then I also decided there needed to be a little snow, so I sprinkled some Shabby White Stampendous frantage and hit it with the heat gun on the reverse side.
• Tim's Metallic Stickers in both the regular set and Holiday added.  I always add a little Glossy Accents to them to ensure they will stay on my more mixed-media backgrounds.  
• Red tinsel trim from The Dollar General last year hot-glued to the bottom.

I'll share her at Tag Tuesday: AG + Lime Green and Simon Says Stamp on Wednesday: Gift it!

Seasons greetings, little boy...

Was hard to cover any of this gorgeous background up...

I made about eight backgrounds last week for tags for coworkers, and I'm chipping away to make them finished products. Here's one of them:

Angle #1...

Angle #2...

Angle #3!

Supplies and notes:

• Library catalog card base coated with Teresa Collins modeling paste through Tim Holtz's Poinsettia stencil
• Lindy's Stamp Gang Moonshadow Mist in Ethereal Emerald sprayed generously on the background
• Tim's Photobooth finds.  I snipped this boy out and smeared Distress alcohol ink mixative in Gold plus blending solution across the image for the vintage appearance and edged it with Frayed Burlap DI to conceal the white edges.
• Image mounted on old green cardstock, edged with Forest Moss DI, then wiped with a baby wipe.  This softened the paper enough to make it appear thicker, like a true mounting board.  The image was adhered directly to the cardstock, and the cardstock was popped up with 3M adhesive foam.
• Tim's Metallic Stickers in Holiday added.  I always add a little Glossy Accents to them to ensure they will stay on my more mixed-media backgrounds.  I also snipped this one to give the banner-look.
•  Tim's mini greenery dies used to cut Tim's metallic craft-core paper.  These bits sucked under the frame.
• Jingle bells from my stash just hot-glued and held upside down so they still jingle!  

That's it for this guy!

I'll share him at the following challenges:

• Try It On Tuesday: Twinkle-twinkle... This Lindy's spray is incredibly shimmery, and of course the metallic craft-core plus the bells could not be shinier!
• City Crafter: Hats... I don't know where this boy got his hat... but I love little boys in hats that look like grown-man hats!
• Happy Little Stampers, December Christmas Challenge:
  

SOS: I like to move it, move it!

Here we are... December!

This week at Shopping Our Stash the challenge is I like to move it, move it... we are encouraging craft hoarders to reduce their stash with us and create a card (or project) with a moving element, such as a shaker, a wobbler, or googly eyes... you get the idea!

The is the second shaker I've ever made...

Supplies and notes:

• Front panel of shaker is Prima acetate from 2008, inked with Distress alcohol ink in Pink Sherbert and Meadow
• 3M foam tape used to adhere the Prima panel to white watercolor paper, with stash sequins (at least three years old) inside.
• Black frame measured and cut from basic cardstock; corners snipped with a basic hole punch.  Frame then rubbed with DecoArt Metallic Lustre in Gold Rush.
• K & Company green trim (five years old) added to the inner edges of the shaker frame, adhered with spray adhesive.  I didn't notice they were crooked until I posted the pictures!  Ewww... see the top left corner of the shaker frame?  Yucky...
• K & Company adhesive bling from years ago added to the top of the shaker.
• Tim's paper dolls
• Roses from my stash
• Tim's Chit-Chat stickers
• Card base stamped with a Prima crackle stamp inked with Distress Embossing Ink and heat embossed with Ranger EP in Princess Gold.
• The corners of the card base were also snipped with a regular hole punch.

Just to get you on the mood:

Haha!  Now go on over to Shopping Our Stash for some awesome ideas... then join in the fun!

Happy Howlidays, 2017

This is the holiday card for our local veterinary office:

HERE is a hound holiday card from 2015, and HERE'S another one.  I thought I made some in 2016 but I guess not... time flies.

Supplies:

• Hand-carved stamp of Millie inked with Ranger Archival Ink in Jet Black on a scrap of white paper (I think it's a scrap of Cansom MM paper)
• Paper inked with DOx in Candied Apple and Lucky Clover through Tim's Poinsettia stencil
• Tinsle trim from The Dollar General last year hot-glued to the base
• I wrote the sentiment with a Faber Castell Pitt

I told the gals at the vet's office that this is like the "ugly sweater" of holiday cards!  So gaudy!

I'll share this hound card at the following challenges:

• Make My Monday: Holiday Inspiration
• Jingle Belles: Metallics