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 

 I'm adding these into the following challenges also:

Creative inspirations - AG 

Paper Rock Scissors - AG 

Lets Craft and Create - AG 

CRAFT challenge - AG 

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.  

I'm adding this into the following challenges:

Cardz 4 Galz - also Easel Card 

Crafty Catz - AG 

Simon Says Stamp Wed - use patterned paper 

Birds, Butterflies, Blooms, I've used all 3 

Daisy Chain Challenge - Autumn 

The Paper Players - Landscapes 

CREATIVE ARTISTE MIXED MEDIA #126

Welcome back to another challenge at Creative Artiste Mixed Media challenge where we love to see at least 3 different mediums on your projects.  

I've created a canvas this week as it's been a while since I did one.  I just really wanted to have a little play and I love how this turned out.

My starting point was some lovely rice paper with the image of the garden gate on it by Studio Light.  I loved the idea of going through that gate and exploring.  I created my background with some new paints I've recently bought from Paper Artsy and they are fast becoming my favourites to use.  I only used a few colours here as I only have 3 so far - I used Steel Grey and Seaglass. I added some texture paste with a stencil and then did some stamping and stencilling using products by Alison Bomber and Tracy Evans. 

I added some extra texture and interest by using some scraps of book pages and ephemera for the butterfly which is one of Tim Holtz's Ideaology butterflies.  I fixed it to some netting. I then found these two Tim Holtz paper dolls and they just reminded me of my grandchildren who are 7 and 3 and just love being out doors exploring so the words I found from Tim's quote books were just perfect.  

I created the circles with the top of the paint pot of Snowflake also by Paper Artsy.  I love how this turned out and it has pride of place on my wall.  

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES #189 - ONE OR MORE BUTTERFLIES

Welcome back to another challenge at Moving Along With the Times and we are on butterflies this month. I'm back in my usual happy place of mixed media for this one.

I am currently working on a large tag book on the theme of butterflies so thought I would share one of my tags.  

It has background stamping with stamps by Alison Bomber and Tracy Evans.  I've added some stamped linen and attached a Tim Holtz Ideaology Butterfly to the material.  There is extra stamping from Creative Expressions set Butterfly Walk by Sam Poole.  I cut out the words No Regret for the top tag from an old dictionary.  

THE MALE ROOM CHALLENGE #208 BLUE AND BROWN

Welcome back to the Male Room Challenge. I'm sad to say this will be my final entry as Design Team member for this challenge.  I've been with Helen and the team for a good few years now but I find I am moving away from card making as they are taking over my craft room with nowhere to send them!  The Male Room doesn't always ask for cards but I find the books and mixed media pieces I'm turning to are not quite always male orientated.  It's fitting therefore that it's my turn to choose the theme for this month and I chose blue and brown.  I've gone full grunge with my card for this one.

I started off using a piece of Kraft Glassine paper by Tim Holtz.  This is something I've had in my stash for years and rarely use it.  I was trying to go for an old leather type look.  I stamped it first with a very old Tim Holtz post card stamp in black and then scrunched it all up.  I added some Speckled Egg Embossing powder but that didn't work on the paper so I just used some Speckled Egg Distress Crayon. I added a few strips of Tim Holtz Washi tape to the side.

I then created the tag with the same stamp and here the Embossing Powder did work.  I added one of Tim;' paper dolls and some gears underneath.  As the clock embellishment had such a large back to it I layered the tag on some dimensions.  The extra stamping is from Creative Expressions - yet another find in my stash I didn't know I had. I wanted a sentiment with a time connotation and finally found this one from Aallandcreate on a stamp set.  Another great find.

This project turned out to be using what I had and it was great to find some new treasures.  I would urge you all to dig through and see what you've got. I layered the card onto some card stock with Ground Espresso Distress Ink edging the border.  Full on grunge! 

I'm adding this into the following:

Cardz4Guyz - Monochrome 

Paper Rock Scissors - lots of papers and lots of cutting

SSS Monday - make your own background 

Make My Monday - card for a guy 

WE love2 Create - AG 

LOVE TO CRAFT -#90 SO MANY CARDS.... LET'S MAKE BOOKS

Welcome back to another challenge from Love to Craft where we love seeing all your projects. 

I  used to just call myself a card maker - but oh I have so many cards cluttering up my craft room.  I can't sell them - sometimes I can't even give them away and I sometimes lose the mojo to create just another card which is going to sit in a cupboard.  What do you all do with your cards?  I'd love to know - drop me a comment.

 

As I've delved into the world of Mixed Media over the years I'm finding it really is my happy place crafting wise especially making little books.  Luckily there does seem to be a bit of a market for me for these and I have been selling them on Etsy much to my surprise.

My latest addition was this little beauty. A little accordion book on the theme of birds.  What I love is that I'm making them with supplies I already have - and recycling old packaging at the same time.  The little cover for this one was made with an old cat food box.  That cardboard is just shouting out to be re-used.    

I used stamps by Tracy Evans Boutique Designs and Tim Holtz.  I also used some of Tim's collage paper called Aviary.  

CREATIVE ARTISTE - #123

Welcome back after our Christmas break to Creative Artiste  Mixed Media. Please note that we are a mixed media challenge so we do want to see lots of different mediums on your projects.

 I hope you got lots of lovely new crafty pieces to play with over the Christmas.  But if you didn't here's an idea for recycling all those pieces of cardboard packaging you may have had come through the door over the festive period.  The cover of my little Treasure Book has been made out of some old Amazon cardboard packaging.  It has been covered both on the outside and the inside with some material which I have stamped.  For the edges I used some of Tim Holtz material washi tape.  Throughout the book I have used a combination of stamps by Tim Holtz, Alison Bomber and Tracy Evans. 

There are 5 individual signatures within the book and they have all been made with old book papers, scrapbook papers, gel press stampings that I have had lying around in my stash.  There are pockets with hand made ephemera pieces, stamping on some of the pages, tags for journaling, space on the pages for journaling, lace, buttons, flowers, all sorts of interesting pieces.  Each signature is bound but they are all separate from one another and from the cover.  That way they are easier for you to get to if you want to use a particular piece.  I've used twine to close the book together with a dangle and a dried flower.

I'm really enjoying making my own books at the moment and a lot of them go on my Etsy store.  You will probably see a lot more of them over the forthcoming months on my blog.

PEARLY SPARKLES - HEARTS #116

Our challenge this month at Pearly Sparkles is Hearts.  I've gone away from the traditional colours for this card and it is actually going to be for hubby.  My background was made with some Distress Oxides in Hickory Smoke and Fossilized Amber and Faded Jeans .  I added some extra stamping using Alison Bombers grasses stamp and also some texture paste.  I created the tag using a very old stamp from Tim Holtz - I spotted it being used on Stampers Anonymous You Tube video and remembered I had the same stamp from about 20 years ago!  I kept the same colours.  

I layered the tag onto some old book pages - as this card is for hubby the pages I used have a significance as one of his favourite places in the world is Rome, especially Piazza Navona which you can just see peeking out. The love word is also an old Tim Holtz one, possible from the same set as the heart.

I'm adding this into the following:

The paper players - love is in the air 

We love 2 create - AG 

We love Stamping - Hearts 

Crafts Galore Encore - AG 

Allsorts - create your own background 

SSS - Wednesday - AG 

ADDICTED TO STAMPS AND MORE #508 BIRTHDAYS

Welcome back after the Christmas break to another Birthday challenge with Addicted to Stamps and More.  I am still in a bit of a Christmas mood as I used some winter foliage for this card.

I masked off the sides and the middle of my background card stock.  I then added some stencilling from a Tim Holtz stencil and some stamping of various berries by Tim Holtz.  The sentiments came from Simon Says Stamp set Wild Birthday. 

I'm adding this into the following:

Double D - Birthdays 

Unicorn - Birthday 

Creative Inspiration - AG 

Aud Sentiments - AG 

THE MALE ROOM - ADD A TAG #206

Welcome back to a new year of challenges with The Male Room.  This month we would like you to add a tag to your project.

I grabbed some cog dies I've hardly used as my starting point.  I used an old Kaisercraft stamp for the background stamping of the background papers together with some number stamps.  The tag was created with the gel press and a stencil and some paint.  I layered it with a few extra tags and added the sentiment from Tim Holtz. Sometimes the men in our lives also need a little pick me up.

LOVE TO CRAFT - #90 - ANYTHING GOES

Welcome back to another challenge from Love to Craft- I hope you all had a peaceful Christmas.  Staying with the Christmas theme just for one more time I'm sharing a card I created using the wonderful stamps from Tracy Evans Boutique Designs.  

I adore how this card turned out and loved the muted colours I ended up using.  The poinsettia stamp was inked onto some vellum paper and then white embossed.  I stamped it twice and then cut out the middle piece of the poinsettia and added some clear gems.  The sentiment is from Tim Holtz.