A Tim Holtz Extravaganza Pocket Card

Yeah, I know extravaganza is probably not the best word to describe a card, but it was the closest fit for what I felt it is... a elaborate production of quality paper products creatively put together in a card to gave to a family member or friend. Ummmm... a bit much, you say. Still, it is a lot of TH.

 The base, tag and the focal image are from the 12x12 Wallflower Paper Stash. You'll also spot some Dapper mixed in those layers. 

In between is paper from Echo Park's Celebrate Spring collection, and a TH Alterations Thinlits Doily cut from Garden Tools of the same EP collection.

Do you remember my Sneak Peeks from January's Creativation 2017 that I moved over to my want list? Well, at least one of those SP made it's way to my craft room... Idea-ology's Botanical Layers. This bird image...

the arch of flowers, and the yellow wild flowers all came from that collection.

I mixed that yarrow piece in with my other florals, popping it up with 3-D foam adhesive. The ferns and berries were cut with Thinlits Garden Greens.

The yellow bloom is a Petaloo Botanica. These are still my top favorite flowers from Petaloo.

Tucked into the layers, you can see some TH Ephemera Thrift Shop. The antique brass corner piece is from my stash, and a beautiful way to finish up a card.

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Birthday Pocket Card with a Tim Holtz Tag

After a glorious five days in Tennessee, we moved onto phase two of our trip, venturing up through Virginia, which was deluged with rain. (That was our original problem and why we switched from going to New York to Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge.) We kept heading north, making it to Chambersburg, PA, where I realized I had an re-occurrence of a heath problem. So, back to home the next day, missing my stop at Surplus City. We did get to drive by, noticing that they had built a new facility twice as large (with probably twice as much fabric and lace, too.) I did manage four stops at Your Scrapbook Superstore in PF, so I really can't complain. All in all, we had a wonderful trip and are back in our craft room and workshop feeling much refreshed (and on the mend, thankfully.)

With our son's birthday tomorrow and me being down a few days, I had to come up with a card... fast! I took one of my Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2013 from January, and used it to make a pocket card.

I made the base from the K & Company 12 x 12 Tim Coffey fall paper pad. It also worked for a mat and two fussy cut pumpkins as a border. The more I work with this paper, the more I love it!

I gave the tag a new bow, removing my original one which I didn't like. This one is a strip of muslin I tore and stained with Rusty Hinge, Spiced Marmalade, and Gathered Twigs Distress Inks. The laser cut chipboard leaf by BoBunny is one of my treasures I found at YSS.

This tag is made from BoBunny's DoubleDot paper in gingerbread vintage. I heat embossed it with Ranger's gold embossing powder, giving it an edge by sponging on the clear embossing ink. 

I added a tiny envelope, also embossed, to the back of my tag for the gift card.

Thanks so much for listening to my ramblings...

I really appreciate you stopping by!

Linda

Curiosity Tag Using Tim's March 12 Tags of 2015 Background

It's a little hard to see, but Tim's background technique from his March 12 Tags of 2015 was my starting point for this tag. I used two of the new Distress colors - Cracked Pistachio and Abandoned Coral along with Iced Spruce and Vintage Photo Distress Paints. These were the first four colors to arrive after I ordered several bottles... (Ros's prompting, LOL)... so I went with them. 

Again, I chose paper from the Kaisercraft Curiosity collection, layering several patterns and scraps with a piece cut with Alterations Mixed Media Thinlits die set. The beautiful antique metal leaf and corner piece are from The Funkie Junkie Boutique. The flowers and green leaves are all from I Am Roses and the foliage was cut from Alterations Spring Greenery Decorative Strip die. The edges are sponged with Black Soot DI.

Thank you for stopping by!

Linda

Tim's Turkeys

You've probably all seen

Tim Holtz's blog yesterday, but in case you missed it, you can catch it here.

I thought his turkey idea was a

winner, and if you are still in need of some table decorations for tomorrow, you just may have enough time to put a few a these cuties together.

Thanks for stopping in today!

Hugs! 

Linda

Tim Holtz Week

It's Tim Holtz Week at Archiver's!

At our store in Akron, you can make a 

free project using Tim's new Halloween Sillouettes Stamp and Texture Fade Embossing Folder. Here's how mine turned out...

After applying Distress Stains
to the stamp, I just pressed it onto the tag with my fingers. Then lining it up with the text on the texture fade, we ran it through the Vagabond. I distressed the edges with the paper distresser and Rusty Hinge DI. The skull and bat were cut with his new Movers & Shapes Die Set.

Here is a close-up of the letter-press
look you get using the stamp and texture fade together. I don't celebrate halloween, but I would love to have the Thanksgiving or the Christmas Sets. Think of the amazing projects you could make using the two products together.
Stop by an Archiver's and have some fun at Tim Holtz Week!
Thank you for stopping by!

A Sewing Room Card

I'm still in awe of the Alterations

 Sewing Room Die. How does Tim Holtz create such marvelous tools?

Of all the Sizzix Dies that I have, The Sewing Room 

has given me more fun in creating... ummm... next to Tattered Florals. Oh well, what can I say... I love Tim Holtz stuff. His products are amazing!

I once again relied on the Pixie Dust Paperie Kits

for the basis of this card. American Crafts Leaf Green Cardstock and October Afternoon's Modern Homemaker - Needle and Thread DP for the background with a bit of machine stitching. Echo Park's Everybody Loves Christmas - Borders for the skirt and scraps for the belt and top. I threaded some beads to make the necklace and glued on a Recollections mini rose.

A couple more scraps for the back of this great

little comic strip piece. I wish I could remember the name of this pink floral paper... only have tiny bits left and would love to have more. Used my Holtz Paper Distresser on these and inked with Ranger's Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

The Martha Stewart punched paper is by 7gypsies called Fernwood. 

Maya Road Leaf  Trinket Pins, a Recollections mini rose and other Etsy purchased roses finish up the corner. 

I'll let you know if I grow tired of using this die... never!

Have a Happy Day!

The Sewing Room Die

As I said yesterday, I've been playing a round

with the new Tim Holtz Alterations Die called Sewing Room. It's a three piece set including the dress form, a button, a spool and is FANTASTIC. This is my favorite new "tool". I purchased mine from an Etsy shop call "its always fabulous"... and the price was!  Check it out. She has lots of Tim Holtz products,  Melissa Frances, 7gypies, Jenni Bowlin and more.

This was my first try. I glued a piece of light weight cardstock to the 

kraft paper then ran it through my Sizzix Vagabond. I then cut the dress section, trimmed it, applied tape and added it to that first double layer. Inked some highlights along the left side with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

I can't remember the name of this paper, but I had a lot of scraps 

in my box. Used more scraps for the border pieces. Trying to thin things down a bit. 

Stuck in a needle and thread from my sewing box.

The banner is from My Mind's Eye, buttons are by American crafts and Baker's Twine.

Did some "accessorizing" with lace, a rhinestone, a mini rose 

and trim. Wish real dress making was as simple! I'd have a closet full!

Have a Happy Day!