Hi all. It's been busy here with the first term school holidays and Easter but I managed to get this card done during my marathon Easter card making day.
This card is a copy (although not exact) of one in a Print Blocks ad on the back of Scrapbook Creations No. 87. The card was done by Libby Savaille. I really loved it when I first saw it so I bought one of the embossing folders to try it out.
Here is my take:
And here is a close up of some of the detail:
Looks hard right? So not! It's just some paper piecing and addition of some bling on top of embossing! A card like this could really make a great wedding invite. It's quick and easy but very effective.
So, I was given the day to craft today. I made 6 cards in total with three being made from Tim's first Compendium that Drew gave me for our wedding anniversary. The one I want to share first is using the same background I made for Day 10 of the Creative Chemistry class.
This is very different from my normal card and I'm still deciding if I like it. Please let me know what you think.
Right. The circle embellishment is a few different things. I used the base tray to die cut the butterfly from the middle of a chipboard circle. I had created an alcohol ink background on acetate before hand which I adhered behind the circle. Then I filled the cavity with Glossy Accents. I inked the chipboard after the Glossy Accents dried and added a coating of Diamond Stickles. It's hard to see but you can see through the butterfly to the background.
I embossed the Core'dination Distress card stock with a Tim Holtz folder and sanded it. I inked the Day 10 panel with Vintage Photo. Then I wrapped a key with twine and attached another small sentiment with jump rings to the twine. I used Glossy accents to attach the key and the chipboard circle. I added the ribbon and glued the whole thing to the card stock.
Thanks for having a look! Don't forget to let me know what you think and I'd love for you to share this with others you think might be interested.
Now that Mom has gone home (sigh), I am catching up on my homework for my online class with Tim Holtz. Day 3 is all about archival inks. Here are my Day 3 results:
Some close ups of each tag:
This is the Alcohol Ink Agates Technique.
Tag 2 is Archival Resist Technique
Tag 3 is meant to be Stamping with Reflections Technique but I didn't have any Reflections Stamps or an embossing folder that formed a frame so I used what I had and added a repeated stamped image on top. I think this one is my favourite of the 3.
If you want to learn how these tags were done, you can join in on the class (there is still a week to go) at Online Classes. You get lifetime access to Tim's videos, the pdfs and forums. It's worth the money, in my opinion!
Oh yes, I went there...finally! I have been wanting to get these inks for AGES but just haven't done it due to cost or because there were other things I wanted more. So, when I got a gift card for Christmas, I decided to buy the lot of 23 that I had my eye on in an Etsy store. It included two of the fixatives (gold and silver) and then I ordered the other items I needed from SimonSaysStamp who are a fantastic site to purchase from. Contrary to what some of my friends wish - these are not for drinking or licking! I do suggest that you work in a well ventilated area though!
On Monday, I finally had the chance and the energy to try them! Here are the results:
(Materials used: Stampin' Up Whisper White Card Stock, tissue paper in purple, blue and white, Ranger Archival Ink in Jet Black, Diamond Stickles, Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro, hot glue, Hero Arts Stamp and Emboss Collage Background, Tim Holtz Sizzix Die Mini Butterflies Movers and Shapers, Alcohol Inks in Stream, Currant, Wild Plum, Silver, Gold and Sail Boat Blue, misc brads, Clear Embossable Acetate, Tim Holtz Sizzix Springtime Backgrounds and Borders Texture Fade, Vintage Treasures Scrapbooking Dazzles, Pearl Pen in White)
(Materials used: DCWV Cardstock, Gold Glitter Paper, Ranger Archival Ink in Plum, Rhinestones, Vintage Treasures Scrapbooking Dazzles, Plastic packaging, Time Holtz Sizzix Springtime Backgrounds and Borders Texture Fade, Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro, hot glue, Staz On Ink in Jet Black, Tim Holtz Sizzix Die Mini Butterflies Movers and Shapers, Alcohol Inks in Cranberry, Red Pepper, Watermelon, Gold, Butterscotch, Sunshine Yellow and Sunset Orange, Adirondack Alcohol Ink Cardstock, Hero Arts/Sizzix Stamps and Die Cut Message Frames, Gold Twine)
The purple card was done using a clear embossable acetate from Sparkle and Sprinkle while the red card was done using Adirondack Alcohol Ink Cardstock. You will need some form of glossy or slick surface to use these on but they have SOOOOO many applications. Here is a video from the guru himself about how to use them:
He tells you just about everything you need to know about these amazing inks in this video. There are many great videos on YouTube about Alcohol Inks as well if you search for them. I can also recommend Scrap Time as a fabulous site for videos too. Sorry I didn't have any step by step photos this time! I was just to excited to remember :)
What is this EXCITING NEWS I hear you say! Well, if you didn't see it on my FB feed - I've been published!!! Scrapbook Creations Issue 91 has a two page layout with one of my cards! I am beyond excited and very honoured that they chose one of my creations. I would have been jumping out of my skin for just a gallery shot but to have the two pages is more than I could have hoped for.
So run out and get a copy. If you live close by, I'll autograph it for you ;0) You never know, it might be worth something some day! Here's the cover of the issue it's in too:
Thank you so much to all of you who have been so supportive and encouraging. And thanks to all of those who have already celebrated with me! Your words of congratulations have made it even more enjoyable.
Next time, I will have some fun to show you with Claudine Hellmuth's paints and sticky back canvas!
Yep! I was following Tim Holtz's blog for the 12 Tags of Christmas 2011 and leaving comments each day because I absolutely LOVE his work and I was lucky enough to have one of my comments picked to win a prize. Needless to say, I was so excited I could barely speak (a rarity, I know). So what did I get? This:
How awesome is that?! The embossing folders actually have 3 inside (two large and one mini) and look at the ton of stamps! I am so grateful to Tim, Mario and the suppliers for this gift and I am already planning on how to use these on my cards next year :0) Now I just need to get my hands on all of the OTHER Christmas stuff Tim has released - bwahahahahahahaha!
