Fall Tag

Hi Everyone! I hope you are enjoying your day. The weather is getting cooler and Thanksgiving is right around the corner. I want to show you a Thanksgiving tag I made for Tim Holtz's Tags of 2014 challenge. You can see Tim's demo here. I just love the colors this time of year, even though most of the leaves have passed their peak and are falling to the ground.

Isn't this a beautiful pumpkin? I stamped the image on metal and paper pieced it or should I say "metal pieced" it? LOL! The leaves were colored with Distress inks and a water pen. 

For the background I swiped the tag through several colors of acrylic paint that had been spritzed with water. I ran the tag through a leaf embossing folder and enhanced the leaves by sponging Gathered Twigs Distress ink over them. I used the Tim Holtz Collection Bubble stencil over the background and sponged on Versa Mark ink. I then added Candlelight embossing powder courtesy of Sparkle N Sprinkle. 

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope your day is full of good things! 

Entered in Tags of 2014 Challenge - November 

Caught a Bug?

Hi Everyone! I hope your weekend has been a good one. Sparkle N Sprinkle came out with this cute new stamp set recently and I had to have it. With it being winter a lot of us have caught a bug one time or other I am sure. I was so sick at Christmas -- sicker than I have been in ten years! I am glad it did not last long. What a cute set to use to cheer up someone this winter who has caught a bug! I used the stamp set Bugs in a Jar 510 and stamped the jar on acetate. I stamped the lid on a piece of metal sheet and attached it to the top of the jar.

I just HAD to glitter up these bugs, so I used Autumn Medley G1013 glitter on them!

I hope YOU have not caught a bug! Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a wonderful and blessed day.

Challenges entered:

Nut Crafters:  Anything Goes

Paper Crafters Journey:  Vintage/Distress/Shabby Chic

Send A Smile 4 Kids:  Anything Goes 4 Kids

Sister Act:  Anything Goes

Tags of 2014 -- January

Hi Everyone! Happy New Year! I hope your year is filled with good things. I want to share with you the New Year's tag I made for Tim Holtz's January 2014 Tag challenge. I had a lot of fun with this. I did not have a pocket watch die, so I used several Spellbinders dies to create my own. I have been hoarding these Idea-ology gear embellishments for awhile, I must have about 5 packs of these, so I was glad to be able to use them on this tag. LOL! The stencil I used is Tim Holtz's Clock Works.You can see Tim's demo here.

Here is a closer view.

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by. I hope you have a wonderful and blessed day!

Challenges entered

Tim Holtz -- 12 Tags of 2014 -- January
7 Kids College Fund -- Anything Goes
Art Impressions -- Use Something From Your Stash
Crafty Calendar Challenge -- Let's Celebrate
Our Creative Corner -- No More Shopping Sins
Pumpkin Spice -- 2014
Mark's Finest Paper -- Use a Stencil
Suzy Bee's -- Anything Goes
Sweet Pea Stampers -- Anything Goes