SIMON SAYS STAMP GUEST DESIGNER - TAG IT TIM HOLTZ

I'm delighted to have been asked to be Guest Designer again over at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge.  It's always a pleasure to be part of this fabulous challenge group and the first challenge this month is Tag It - Tim Holtz.  This is right up my street.  Who doesn't love Tim Holtz?  The hardest thing is to choose which of Tim's products to use.

At the same time as being asked to be the Guest Designer I was very lucky to also have won the Wednesday Birthday challenge which offered me a $50 coupon to spend with Simon Says Stamp.  This was a great chance to get some new Tim products some of which I've used in my tags below.

I created two tags and decided to show both as I couldn't decide which one to show.  This is how the tags started out.....

..... And this is how the tags finished.  

Do join in with the challenge - don't forget you also get the chance to win a $25 voucher to spend in store.

Here is a list of the supplies I used to make my tags:

For the Blue Tag :

Stamp Sets 

 

Botanical Collage 

Field Notes CMS396 - which was my new set from my winnings 

Stencil

Plus and Focus from the Botanical Collage set 

Texture Paste

Distress Powder in Pumice Stone

Crackling Campfire Embossing Glaze

Distress Oxides : 

Salvaged Patina 

Unchartered Mariner 

Pumice Stone

Wild Honey

Tim Holtz Ideaology

Collage Paper - Photographic

Paper dolls Mini 

Hitch Fasteners 

Clippings Sticker Book 

For the brown tag:

Stamp Sets

Flower Shop CMS401

Field Notes CMS396

Distress Oxides:

Peeled Paint

Forest Moss

Crackling Campfire 

Crackling Campfire Embossing Glaze

Ideaology

Paper Dolls Mini 

Transparent Wings 

Ticket Book 

Clippings Sticker Book 

 

INSPIRATION STATION #90

Welcome back to Inspiration Station #90 and our visual prompt for you this month should get you thinking.  I've created a tag for my project.  

The background is a gel print of a leaf that my 3 year old grandson did with me.  He loves playing with the gel press and now when we go on walks he's always picking up leaves and saying here you are Grandma this is for your paint!  Precious times! You can see the image of the leaf on the left hand side of the tag.

I used the cute little set from Waffle Flower called Fall Greetings.  The leaves are the top say Hello and have been embossed with Copper Embossing powder.  The pumpkin image doesn't have a cat but does have birds and I've coloured the image in with Tim Holtz Marker Pens.  I still have some that work. 

I've added some naturally hand dyed wool to the top - this was dyed with iron modifier.  It gives a lovely autumnal brown.

CREATIVE ARTISTE MIXED MEDIA #131

Welcome back to another challenge at Creative Artiste Mixed Media challenge.  I have a canvas for you today inspired by the image of the cottage you can see.  It had been something I had seen in a magazine some time last year and I cut it out wanting to use it on some sort of project.   My daughter had been talking about how when she's older and her kids are grown, they are 3 and 7 lol!, she and her hubby would love to move from the farm to a little place by the sea.  This was probably in my mind when I created this canvas.  

I covered it first in white gesso and then played with some old stencils and some texture paste and Distress Ink in Black Soot.  I really need to buy myself some black gesso - I thought I had some but can't find it!  I added extra stamping with some stamps by Studio Light and Waffle Flower.  A company I have purchased garden things from wraps them in this gorgeous tissue paper with the bird on - I've saved lots of it and use it in my collages.  The Imagine sentiment is from Visible Image.  

PEARLY SPARKLES - #124 TRICK OR TREAT

Welcome back to another challenge at Pearly Sparkles - our theme for you this month is Trick or Treat.  But don't panic if you are not into Hallowe'en - you could choose something that is a treat for you to use - maybe a favourite technique or stamp set or even colour.  

I've recently purchased the Moon Masks from Tim Holtz and am having great fun using them on projects.  I've created a tag here which has a nod to Hallowee'n especially as I added the words BOO to it!  This was a very old old Stampin Up stamp from a tiny set I have still kept.  My grandkids love to play with the spooky images. 

I used a variety of Distress Oxide inks for my background including Wilted Violet,  Chipped Sapphire, Black Soot and a touch of Wild Honey. I added the moon to the far edge of the tag just for effect and added some bird stamps from Waffle Flower.  I also added some grass stamps by Alison Bomber from her EAB40 set.  I attached an old Tim Holtz Ideaology potion token and some netting which I inked in purple ink.

I'm adding this into the following:

Craft Rocket - Halloween 

Creative Inspiration - AG 

Crafts Galore Encore - AG 

Halloween Crafts - AG 

Give a crafter a cookie - Round moon and spooky Boo

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - AG 

Inkspirational - halloween cookie inspiration 

Tag Along - Halloween 

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES - EASEL CARD

Our challenge for you this month at Moving Along with the Times is an easel card.  It's been years since I made one of these as my style has definitely changed in the last few years and I find myself making less cards so this was also a challenge for me!

I created my base for my card out of a piece of 12" x 6" old scrapbook cardstock. I simply folded it in half and then half again on the one side.   I have these gorgeous papers by Craft O Clock that are just so lovely I don't want to cut them but I decided today was the day.  I used some of them for the background and the co-ordinating piece for the base.  I cut a tag out of the same paper and added a co-ordinating moth.

Of course I had to add some stamping and I used the grasses from Alison Bomber's set EAB40.  I also added a stamped image of the bird from a Tim Holtz set.  

To help the easel part stand I added a chipboard quote also from Craft O Clock and added a sentiment to the tag so it could be used as a birthday card.  I love the colours of these papers and thought they were so perfect for an October card.  

ADDICTED TO STAMPS AND MORE #527 - CHRISTMAS

It's time for another Christmas challenge here at ATSM and this week I've chosen to create a tag.  I can never have enough tags at Christmas and I've kept all the ones I've used on family gifts over the years. I grab them off them quick once they've opened their presents and save them! 

I do love Mr Frostie from Tim Holtz and here I've given him a slightly more vintage feel.  I used water colour paper to get the effect I wanted.  I used Distress Ink in Speckled Egg, Weathered Wood and Brushed Corduroy as my colours drying each layer with my heat tool before I added another one.  I then added just a tiny spritz of Broken China to the glass mat before adding it to the tag just to add a touch of brighter blue.

I stamped Mr Frostie in Versafine Nocturne and added some White Picket Fence Distress Crayon to the inside of his body and the tiniest bit of Kitsch Flamingo distress crayon for his cheek.  I added some background stamping from the same set of the music and the snowflakes and added Broken China Distress Spritz to the snowflakes. I used a paint marker pen to add some white splatters over the tag.  Finally I found an old Tim Holtz metal tag which I added some white paint to and fixed to the top with some hand dyed thread. 

I'm adding this into the following:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday  AG 

ABC Christmas - S is for Snowman 

Rudolph Day Challenge - AG 

Aud Sentiments - Tag 

NEW LEDGER - JOURNAL PAGE

I've recently purchased the Dina Wakley Ledger journal and am having fun working on such a bigger substrate than I normally do.  My journals are normally either hand made or made from old books and this is the first time I've purchased one.  The pages are a bit too bright and yellow for me so I do tend to use a lot of gesso or paint just to tone them down a bit.

This is my first page in the book - lots of paint, and stamping with a new set by Tracy Evans called Explore Nature.  I really bought it for the wonderful imagery of the Nigella which I have loads of in the garden but I also love the little notes stamps she has included.  I've also added some Tim Holtz stencils and papers and ephemera and, of course, his Leaf Fragments die cuts.  I've made loads of these recently and they are finding their way into lots of projects. 

I thought the sentiment was just perfect for the start of a new journal. 

I'm adding this into the following:

Simon Says Stamp Monday - make your own background 

Allsorts - anything Autumn 

Girlz and the art of letters - J is for Journal 

Inkspirational - leaves 

Snarky Stampers - L is for Leaves 

Creative Fingers - AG 

ADDICTED TO STAMPS AND MORE #526 MAKE YOUR MARK

Welcome back to another challenge at ATSM - Make Your Mark.  I'm sharing a tag with a definite Autumn feel. I started off my tag as below using Tim Holtz leaf stencil.  This is a new addition to my stash and I'm loving using it.  I used two Distress Oxide inks for the leaves Rusty Hinge and Ground Espresso and then covered it in Antique Linen.  

I added some of the Tim Holtz leaf fragments dies I've been playing with recently and then decided to do a mini tag with a stamp from Waffle Flower called Fall Greetings.  I love that little pumpkin.  I added some extra ephemera stamping and the sentiment is from an old Tracy Evans set. I added a brad to the top of the tag and some hand dyed thread.  Yes I still have brads!  

INSPIRATION STATION #89

I love our inspiration photo for you this month at Inspiration Station as I'm in full Autumn mode and looking forward to some cooler weather here in Wales.  I decided to create some home deco with some of Tim Holtz leaf dies Leaf Fragments. 

I used some old packaging - tearing off the top layer to reveal that lovely corrugated inside.  I added some gesso in places. I created the panel on some water colour paper.  I added some Distress Oxide Ink around the edges in Rusty Hinge, Ground Espresso, and Wild Honey.

My leaf stamping were from various sets - an old Clearly Besotted leaf set and some leaves from Tracy Evans at Aallandcreate. 

The leaves were cut out of backgrounds I had lying around - some were mop ups, some were card fronts I hadn't liked and some were stencils backgrounds.  I added some stamping with an old Hero Arts wooden stamp!  I don't often use wooden stamps but some are my old favourites and it's actually nice not to have to look for a block to put them on! I added extra stamping to the background.  

I added some material behind the word Autumn which was also added to the bottom of the piece.  I love these little hangers from Tim Holtz and I found the perfect quote which fit in the space. 

I'm adding this into the following:

Papercraft Crew - Hello Fall

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Texture Tim Holtz 

Crafty Gals - AG Fall 

Paper Rock Scissors AG 

Colorful Options - earthy colours 

Dream VAlley - autumn colours 

A Cut Above - die cuts 

We love stamping - trees and leaves 

Unicorn - Not square 

Four Seasons - Autumn

Outlawz - anything but a card 

Simon Says Stamp - Monday Stamp it 

CREATIVE ARTISTE MIXED MEDIA - #130

Welcome back to Creative Artiste Mixed Media where we want to see your projects with at least 3 difference mediums added to make it clearly Mixed Media.

I'm sharing a journal page today - I recently purchased the Dina Wakeley Ledger Journal - normally I use my own but I fancied having a go at creating on something this large.  The pages are a little too yellow for me so my first thing is to cool them down with either paint or gesso.  I love how this page turned out - I never have an idea of what I want when I start any piece - I just seem to go with the flow and hope things will come to me as I go along.

I found these two Paper Doll Images in my Tim Holtz collection and the page started to make sense.  When I found the quote in an old quote book it was meant to be.  Alison Bomber has taught me to try and tell a story in my pages and that's what I tried here. 

I used Tim Holtz stamps from The Professor and some of his tissue collage paper Photographic.  The little strips of paper that say Tea come from my own family copy of a ration book from World War 2.  I photocopied them rather than use the originals.  

ADDICTED TO STAMPS AND MORE #525 - DIE CUTS/STENCILS

Welcome back to ATSM and our challenge of die cuts and/or stencils.  I've used both here.  I don't often use Die Cuts but if I do they are normally by Tim Holtz and his Leaf Fragments are some of my favourites.  I'm in full on Autumn mode even though I'm a bit early but I'm looking forward to the cooler days after the hot summer we've had here in Wales and the UK.

I started my tag off with an embossing folder.  I haven't used embossing folders in a while and the one I did use was for the first time!  I'm not sure of the make but it gave the 3d effect which was what I wanted. I then added some Embossing Ink over the raised parts and added Crackling Campfire embossing glaze over it.  I then used some Distress Ink in Weathered Wood and water coloured over the remaider of the tag.  I added various stamping by Tim Holtz.

I cut out some of the leaves from some background papers I had made and added extra Crackling Campfire to match the background.  These were also embossed to give the leaves some shine.  I then built up my collage using some tickets from Ideaology and some extra stamps from Tim's set The Professor.

I chose these paper dolls as I thought they suited the quote I found of The Chemistry Club.  I had earlier created some ephemera from book pages and sellotape which just happened to have the names of four gentlemen so I added that to the bottom.  

The ribbon at the top has been hand dyed using indigo plant dye.  I only used a small bit as I'm eeking it out!  

I'm adding this into the following:

Tuesday Taggers - Embossing - Heat Embossed and Embossing Folder 

Unicorn - Not Square 

NBUS - Embossing Folder 

Four Seasons - Autumn 

Simon Says Stamp Monday - get in shape - 

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES #193 FOUR LEGGED FRIENDS

A fun challenge for you this month with us here at Moving Along With The Times - let's see your four legged friends featuring in your projects.

I've used these ever so cute guinea pigs by Anita Jeram from her set Paint The Town from 2022.  It's good to go back and reuse old stamps and show them some love.  I love how messy they are getting with that paint!  

I stamped the images first and then created a soft water colour background with my Winsor & Newton water colour paints. 

I'm adding this into the following:

Retro Rubber - old stamp set - 2022 

Critter Crazy - AG 

Allsorts - All creatures great and small 

LOVE TO CRAFT #94

We are back with our penultimate challenge for 2026 at Love to Craft - don't the years go quickly! 

I'm apologising in advance because my project is a Christmas one - well winter one really. We have had so much hot weather here in Wales that I needed to cool down with a winter project lol!  It's a little accordion book which measures approx 3" x 2".  I used stamps by Tracy Evans Boutique Designs for the berries.  The Christmas carol quote is from Alison Bomber.  The little snowflake is from Tim Holtz Ideaology from a few years ago. 

I love making little books out of packaging and the cover of this was from an Amazon box.  

I've popped it on my Etsy shop and will probably make some similar over the next few months. 

I'm adding this into the following:

Outlawz Christmas - AG 

Outlawz Anything but a card 

12 months of Christmas - AG 

Merry Little Christmas  - AG 

Girlz Creative Christmas - AG