WOYWW #228 - Distressed Halloween Tags

Hi, guys! Hope all is well.  It is Wednesday, so I am sharing what is on my work desk with you. Thank you to Julia for all the desk-hopping fun! You will see that I was working on my October Tags for the Tim Holtz Tags of 2013.  I made two of them, one for me and one for a friend.

Here are the finished tags!

Lots of Distress Paint and Distress Glitter happening on these tags!   I really enjoyed painting the ribbon and stamping on it as well.

I look forward to visiting your desks today and seeing what you are working on!  If you haven't taken part in WOYWW, I would highly recommend you join in.  It is so much fun and a great crafting community.

Until next time!

June 2013 Tim Holtz Tag (Distress Marker Fun!)

Hi, guys! Today is the last day of the month, and I am squeaking my June 2013 Tim Holtz tag in! This month Tim focused on using the Distress Markers for watercoloring and other techniques.  I had fun using them to watercolor and splatter ink as well as a few other tips he gave us. This month I decided to have some fun and use some old twill I had on hand.  I saved it from an old shopping bag as I loved the thickness and color.  I used Tim's tool to fray the edges of the twill and used ink along the edges to give it an aged look as well.

As you can see, I did two tags.  I do one for myself each month, and one for my friend Ruth, who loves them, and now visits Tim's blog as well.  Some day, I hope to get her to get her fingers inky, but until then, she can share in the fun this way.  If you haven't tried your hand at these tags, I highly recommend you give one a try! You learn some great techniques, and you have plenty of inky fun!

Hope you have some fun today, and enjoy the remainder of the weekend!

Until next time!

April 2013 Tim Holtz Tag

Hi, guys!  Sorry in advance for the super short post, but time is a-ticking and I want to submit this tag for the Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2013 for the month of April (which is almost up in a few hours!).

This month we learned how to give our projects a patina look using Distress Paints.  I am loving these paints, especially the metallics!  I must say, this tag was a hoot to make as I even got to do some finger painting on the embellishments!  So, Winnie's Inky Fingers are now Painted Fingers!

If you have time, I highly recommend you join in the fun and try making a tag of your own!  I can't wait to see what the May tag will be!

Good night all!  See you soon!

WOYWW 200 (Stamping With Celery Using Distress Paints)

Hi, guys! Hope you all are doing well!  I can't believe it is Wednesday already! You know what that means: I am sharing what is on my work desk with you!  Since I did a lot of cooking for the holiday weekend, I had a celery heart saved to stamp with.  I hate tossing them out and have the hubby remembering that I use them so he now saves them for me. I learned this years ago from Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, and decided to use my Distress Paints, and I think it is a lot easier this way and lot less mess (no need for brushes).

I love how the print looks like old cabbage roses!

With this large sheet of flowers, I will be able to make two large cards.  I completed one today.

This was fun!  I will be able to get a bunch more sheets out of this piece of celery and I am hoping to decorate a matching gift bag too.

I am looking forward to making the rounds and visiting with you today to see what you are working on. Thank you, Julia, for this great fun!  Why not join in and share What Is On Your Work Desk? I would love to see what you are up to!

Until next time!

WOYWW 199 (Distress Paint Easter Card)

Hi, guys! It is Wednesday, so you know what I will be sharing today: what is on my work desk!  Today you will see that I have a variety of Distress Paints out and decided to use them to make an Easter Card. These paints are reactive with water just like the inks and they are very easy to get off your hands which is a bonus for me as some paints need more elbow grease to remove.

Also on my desk is my new Vagabond machine.  Yes, a new one as my old one went to Vagabond heaven due to my own mistake.  I was working on a lot of cards on Saturday evening and I got tired and distracted and made a wrong sandwich and jammed it very badly, to the point that I destroyed a plate in the process.  I was upset, to put it mildly.  My hubby was wonderful and took me to a few stores in search of a new one on Sunday.   I think to prevent myself from doing this again, I will be putting a curfew on my Vagabond use when it is late at night or when I am tired.  Too expensive a mistake to make again!  

Gosh, I knew I loved the machine, but when it was destroyed, I realized just how much I enjoy it and how much I use it.  So all is right in my stamp studio again!

Thank you, Julia, for this fun challenge!  I can't wait to see what others are working on this week!  I highly recommend you share a snapshot or two of what is on your work desk!  You can join in the fun here! It is a blast!

I wish all my WOYWW visitors a very Happy Easter and Passover!  Until next time!

Forever My Love

Hi, guys! Today I am sharing my completed tag for the Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2013.  My tag was tweaked as I did not have the large Valentine Blue Print stamps, but I did have the minis so I used those and embossed two images onto it.  I used my Distress Paints for the background as I was using them for my Valentines.

I used a fun die cut from Tim Holtz Alterations line and used red stickles to make the heart shine.  The ribbon was made by using tissue tape as Tim demonstrated.  What a fun way to make your own ribbon!

I ended up giving my tag to my husband on Valentine's Day with his gift and card.  I promised myself this year I would share them instead of just keeping them all for myself!

If you want to enjoy yourself and learn some cool techniques, I would suggest you join in the fun!

Until next time!

Valentine Using Distress Paints

Hi, guys! Today I wanted to share a card I made for a coworker to give her husband for Valentine's Day. I was lucky enough to pick up all the new Distress Paints this weekend (Merry Christmas to me!).  I decided to use them to make this Valentine.  The paints are super fun and I love that they are reactive with water.  I used Picked Raspberry, Victorian Velvet, Spun Sugar, Barn Door, and Picket Fence.  I used watercolor paper as I made this very wet with the paints and it laid completely flat when I was finished (Yay!).

Supplies:
Stamps: Stampers Anonymous, CC Rubber Stamps
Inks: Black Archival Ink, Versamark Ink, Distress Paints, Black Soot Distress Ink
Misc.: Ranger Gold Embossing Powder, Gems

It was a hit when I brought it in today.  One of my favorite qualities of the paints is the feel of them on paper.  They are so smooth and soft, not like the usual acrylics, and made for very easy stamping on top of them.

I am submitting this card to the SOMETHING MESSY challenge at: http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.com/

It was a lot of fun to make and when I was finished with the paints and embossing, I had an "artful" mess to clean up.  The paints are great as they were easy to get off my hands with my Craft Scrubbie.

Hope you have a great day!  Thanks for stopping by!

WOYWW 193 (MAKING TAGS)

Hi, guys! Hope all is well!  Today I am sharing what is on my work desk (WOYWW) and as you can see I am working on my February Tag for the 12 Tags of 2013 with Tim Holtz.  You can probably spy my new Distress Paints by Ranger that I broke out today.  They are fun to use and I love that they react with water.  One quality I like most is the "feel" of the paint on the surface.  It is smooth and soft, not like normal acrylic paint.

One thing about making these tags is that I end up pulling so many supplies out just for one tag!  It is fun though and I end up with the inky fingers I am known for!

Thanks for visiting today!  I am so enjoying sharing shots of my desk while creating.  Thank you to Julia for this fun activity of sharing!

Until next time!