Helpful Hints #3

Just wanted to share a new way that I am storing my Tim Holtz Distressed ink pads and how I store ideas that I have found on the net. This is also a File folder mini album that I found the directions for on youtube.



Margaret

Merry Christmas

Wanted to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas, and to have a safe holiday season.

Margaret

Tim Holtz 12 Tags of Christmas Tag #4

I can not believe that I finished 5 of the 9 tags so far. That may not seem like much but these are my first tags ever. I am having a ball making them. I have to stop myself and make my Christmas cards. Once again I had to improvise because I did not have the supplies needed.

The snowman is a Sizzix die called "Snowman & Stocking". I did do the crackle paint (never used before). Added "Thickers" in white glitter for the 25. I also used a Sizzix die to cut the plastic snowflakes. The 2 small snowflakes are just a small EK punch. Added beads, ribbon, and a few buttons. Now to make a few more cards tomorrow and get them mailed out, then I can play again.

Margaret

Christmas Cards #4

These are two more of my finished Christmas cards. I have had so much fun finding different types of cards to make. The first is a Criss Cross Card and the second is a regular fold card.

I first saw the Criss Cross Card on youtube and just had to make one. I didn't have a poinsettia punch or die so I used a Sizziz "Leaves" die then cut the leaf apart, embossed and curled the petals. Inked the edges with a darker color and starting with the bigger petals working my way from the outside in. Last added seed beads to the center. The tag holds the greeting and an image. The image was colored with Copic Markers. The top of the tag was cut from the Tim Holtz On the Edge die "Brackets".

This is a regular card form. The image was colored with Copic Markers and accented with Stickles. The image was cut out with a Spellbinders die. The edges of the background was cut with a Martha Stewart punch. Ribbon was added to accent the card.

Margaret

Tim Holtz 12 Tags of Christmas Tag #5

Day 5 tag was fun even if I did not have all the items needed. I did have some package plastic and Alcohol Inks to use but did not have the stamps. So here is what I came up with.


To substitute the stamp pads I just used some printed scrapbook paper. I inked the plastic to get the marbled look. Did not use as dark as he did because my wording would not show through well. The inks used are the Adirondack Watermelon, Current and Citrus. I glued this to a tag that was covered with the scrapbooking paper. The wreath was made with a circle and a leaf punch by EK "Rock Fern". I showed how I did this in a previous post (http://margaret-ilovecrafting.blogspot.com/2011/11/door-wreath-card.html ). I used 3D foam squares to raise the wreath off the tag. I added a ribbon bow and rhinestones to accent the wreath.

Margaret

Matchbook Mini Album

This was my first try at making a Matchbook Mini Album. I first saw this on youtubes Paper Phenomenon's - kathyorta's channel. http://www.youtube.com/user/kathyorta?feature=g-u#p/u/4/XiUsSx-gMEM . This is her cardstock version. It can also be made with paperbags. She is great and very easy to follow. Just wanted to show how mine turned out.

This is the outside with the belly band. The flower was cut from Tim Holtz's "Tattered Florals", and the leaves from Sizzix's "Leaves". Seed beads were used for the center of the flower.

This is the album opened. There are six double sided pocket pages.

Each pocket has an over sized tag that is also covered on both sides. This was a lot of fun to make and will be making more. I really want to try the paperbag one.

Margaret

Tim Holtz 12 Tags of Christmas Tag #3

This is my interpretation of day#3's tag. Once again I did not have a lot of the items needed to make it the way Tim did, but here is mine.

I did not have the stamp or the matching embossing folder. So what I did was using the Gypsy I made a tag the size I was using. Then made the lettering that were suppose to be embossed placed them inside the tag and fit for size. I next deleted the tag and cut the letters with the Cricut in the correct colors. I stamped the bottom words, then used the Xyron to apply the letters. Then misted the tag with Glimmer Mist (Iridescent Gold). The leaves were cut with the Cricut , a few Sizzix Dies and a punch. The edges were inked with Adirondack Caramel ink. Now to work on day #4.

Margaret