Playing Tag with Roben-Marie Smith

Here's one of the life book week 2 bonus projects. Roben-Marie showed how to make quick tags and also shared a couple of tags for us to use. I use a small portion of one of Roben-Marie's tags as the main focal part of this tag and created a background to go with and also used Tim Holtz journey and sentiment background stamps.

ATC Swap July - Bugs

The theme for the Willowing ATC swapsies for July was Bugs!

After discounting the rabbit, I decided to use the stampotique Bee stamp by Jo and the beautiful Dragonfly by Stampers Anonymous - designed by Michelle Ward

I've used lots of distress inks on these two atcs plus a little bit of clear sparkle from a sakura starlight pen on the wings - not sure if you can see that.

Thank for looking,

Karin x

Life Book ATC swap

This is the pair of ATCs I made for the swap on Life Book

They've both arrived now so it's safe for me to share.

More to follow soon...hopefully :-)

Pop-up Cover

This is my cover for Life Book week 7 taught by the lovely Jane Davenport. I've used a mix of tissue papers from Tim Holtz and Seven Gypsies and couple of different serviettes too; matt medium to hold it all in place and coloured with Beach Hut a transparent Fresco paint.

I'm still working on the pop up pieces but hope to blog these soon.

Thanks for looking.

 I really appreciate your comments so please don't be shy.

Karin x

WOYWW 247- Candy Diva

Good afternoon desk hoppers, I have just completed my week 5 piece from Life Book 2014! 

I know I'm jumping about a bit here with it but that's OK, because I can.

I knew this piece was going to take a bit longer for me to get my head around and I ended up using Marieke Blokland's template for this fun piece "Candy Diva". I think I might have been a bit clumsy with my layers, there are so many on here, but I'm not sure you can see them all. 

I'm hoping to catch up a little more with the other Life book weeks, as I'm recuperating from an operation this week. It will take my mind off to wonderful places. :-)

If you'd like to have the low down on snooping at other workdesks around the world nip over to the stamping ground where you'll find all of the details.

Thanks for passing by.

Karin x

Be True To You

Here's my mixed media piece for week 4 of Life Book

the teacher for week four was Kelly Hoernig.

Week four was a bonus week "Be True to you".  

I got a little carried away by creating two pages.

This isn't as bright yellow in real life and the tag colour should have more hints of teal showing.

I'm hoping you'll be able to see the under layer of texture in these larger photos.

Sorry I can't add any details of how these pieces were created as I was following class techniques in creating them. 

Although I did add a couple of twists of my in own.

Paints: Fresco by PaperArtst Zesty Yellow, Limelight, Beach Hut & London Night.

Distress Inks: Peacock Feathers, Black Soot

Tissue Paper Melange & Composer

Plus a few other bits and pieces.

Thanks for Looking,

Karin 

Joy tag card

Here's another quick post, Joy tag turned into a card, as per the tags on Tim's December tag for full details of the various techniques used please see Tim's blog. I'm also entering this card into the Inspiration Emporium December challenge "Joy" Go have a look at what their design has created.

Merry Christmas everyone.

WOYWW? 185 Snowflakes

I've got a bit behind with my Christmas cards this year, time flies by too quickly. So here's a quick post showing you the cards I've made so far today since getting home from work. I've still a few more to do but will try to get around a few WOYWW desks before I get going again.
If you want the details on how to join in the WOYWW and have a snoop at other peoples workdesks have a look at Julia's blog.

The background is stamped with free stamp from Craft stamper and I've used the Tim Holtz snowflake rosette dies

2012 Tags March

Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2012 March Tag

Instead of doing the 12 tags of Christmas this year Tim is doing the 12 tags of 2012, which I think is a great idea, December has always been to hectic for me to join in the fun but one tag a month is a great idea.

I've used the large book-plate stamp for the background using pine needles distress ink. Seafoad EP as the grout for the butterflies, it's a little too bright but it's the closest I have to the cement. Finished off with four Prima flowers held together with a heart shaped brad that had a splash of green alcohol ink. For full details see Tim's blog.

Heart Mobile

I had a wonderful class with Linda Elbourne last Sunday where we made these fabulous Heart Hangings, from a wooden heart mobile kit. Linda is not only an excellent educator she's very entertaining too. The day went by very quickly, with excellent company too. Gabby brought along a very scrummy cake, for us all. Before we knew it was time to go brave the elements again. A big thank you to Francesca for taking me.

My hanging is a bit brighter than this photo but the light quality is bad, if I can get a better photo tomorrow I'll replace this picture.

Who's the lucky one?

Over on Grungy Monday the challenge this week is to use this Tim Holtz technique.

12 Tags of Christmas 2007, Day 7

I love how the background looks like molten larva. I went into distress ink frenzy, great messy fun.

Now you're most likely asking yourselves what this has to do with the title , unless your thinking only one lucky steampunk man will get the key but no that's not the reason.

I'm the lucky one as I won a wonderful prize from Linda on Twitter and these stamps are part of that prize. Thanks again Linda :-)

Papillon Tag

This week on Grungy Monday we've been challenged to do a dabber resist and perfect pearls. I've made my own sprays using perfect pearls and distress re-inkers from instructions Tim's March 2008 challenge. I've used my favourite Papillon stamp set and over stamped with Flourish and phrase stamps.

This also fits in with SSSSC where they want to see a flourish and I'd like to say a fond farewell to Wednesday Stamper, those challenges will be sadly missed.

Forum Birthday Card

This card was for Jo.

Using a stamp that I finally managed to obtain .... the company sadly closed down last year and I missed getting any of their wonderful stamps.

Anyway, back to the card ... I roughly coloured in the stamped image using distress inks and finished it off with a Tim Holtz flourish and that been smothered in Inka Gold (silver dollar and cobalt blue also the Prima flower and attaching brad also had a touch of Inka Gold too!.

This time I remembered to take a photo before sending the card off! Recently most have been posted and in a rush have forgotten to take any pictures.

Artsycrafts special event with Tim Holtz

I'm still floating on cloud nine after attending the most amazing workshop with Tim Holtz.

Tim is such a wonderful, witty tutor the 4 hours of his workshop whizzed by so quickly but I achieved completing this box, apart from attaching the feet in that time.

Tim walked around the room explaining, giving tips and answering questions whilst also obligingly signing various item and having photos taken, all done in a totally unflappable style.

Mario king of kits was at hand with replacement bits and pieces for when things might go wrong.

Alain aka Mr Ranger supplied us with a great kit bag to use for the class which we got to keep afterwards.

I'm so pleased that I took my copy of Tim's book "A Compendium of Curiosities" which he personalised and signed for me.

I'm so grateful to Lin and Leandra for organising this tremendous event, of course it wouldn't have been an ArtsyCrafts event without one of their fabulous classes along with all their wonderful helpers, which I'll tell you about tomorrow.

Inchie for a special person

Stamped onto an acrylic inch with stazon then coloured in using promakers on the reverse, then sealed with seafoam embossing powder. Edged with gold pentouch. If you're wondering who the special person is, clue is in the stamp ;-)

Ball Chain Charm Bracelet

I've made a quick Ball chain charm bracelet to wear for a very special Tim Holtz Artsy Crafts event happening this Thursday. I got the idea from the super talented Lin Brown when I saw these on her blog

This was really a quick make, the beads are covered in the most delicious colbalt blue gloop (Viva decor Inka Gold) and so were my fingers for awhile ;-)

Metal Flower Christmas tag

I made this flower at the October Artsycrafts event and thought it would be great on a Christmas tag, I didn't realise that the middle layer had swivelled around a bit when I took the photo but I'm sure you get the general idea.

To see more metal flowers visit Lin Browns Blog.

Tag for Chris

Here is my final tag for a collaborative forum challenge.

This time I have made one for Chris who chose the theme of children/childhood. I've used Tim Holtz and PaperArtsy Dies, Prima flowers, a feather and dewdrops to embellish this tag. I found the little girl image already cut out hiding under some papers on my desk and can't remember where she came from, the background is a wrinkle free distress and crafty notions spray and stamped using distress inks. Hope you like it Chris.

Tag for Carol

This is my third tag for a collaborative forum challenge.

This time I have made one for Carol who chose the theme of words or quotes. I've used part of a Tim Holtz stamp for the quote inside the Tattered Angels Butterfly chipboard shape which has been painted with two different colours of Viva Precious metal paints then filled with crackle accents. The lace has been coloured with a dye ink pad and embossed using a glittered embossing powder. Unfortunately I can't find the lead to download photos from my camera so this has been scanned. I'm glad to say that the flower has sprung back to shape after being a bit squashed. Hope you like it Carol and sorry it's a bit late!

Quote reads " Life isn't about finding yourself life is about creating yourself."

Spring themed Tag

Wrinkle free distress with a Spring themed tag was the forum challenge for March, which I set. Sorry I'm so late with posting mine girls I got a wee bit behind last month!

The letter S is embossed metal, I think the scanner has made it look black when in fact it's a bright shiny silver colour.

This also fits in with this weeks Tag You're It! theme of "On a bough" thanks for the reminders.